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On May 3, 2022 people took to the streets in protest of the U.S. Supreme Court's leaked draft revealing a preemptive decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Hundreds of signs in support of reproductive rights flooded Foley Square, New York City, but one sign in particular stood out amongst the crowd. W27 Correspondent, Dana Flores, interviewed Angela Fremont, an abortion survivor, activist, and artist who stood firmly holding a sign reading, "I SURVIVED AN ILLEGAL ABORTION in Birmingham, Alabama in 1969 #NeverAgain." This is her story.

This is a special episode of TTOFIT where we have discussions about what it means to be in a book club and reconnecting with reading in the past year.

Content Warning: this episode has descriptions and audio from racial violence and dsicussions of sexual assault and rape.

Did you ever stop to think if the term Karen has roots in nationalism? Join us while we discuss how historically weaponizing white femininity against BIPOC people and minorities has led to today's Karen.

On February 28, 2021, The 78th Golden Globe Awards aired on television. Many of the nominees and winners were somewhat controversial because it seemed diverse on the surface, but was it really? On March 15, the 93rd Academy Awards had a slightly more diverse group of nominees, echoing the same issues from the 2015 #OscarSoWhite movement of awareness started by April Reign.

There are spoilers for Moxie and Sound of Metal in this episode.

What is HFPA? 2021 Golden Globes group has no Black members https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-02-21/hfpa-golden-globes-2021-who-are-the-members (LA Times)

Full LA Times coverage of the Golden Globes: https://www.latimes.com/topic/golden-globes

It Could Be the Most Diverse Oscars Ever, but the Problem Isn’t Solved https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/movies/oscars-diversity.html (NYT)

Oscar Nominations 2020: Still So White https://www.vulture.com/2020/01/oscar-nominations-2020-still-so-white.html

The Future Belongs to Minari's Steven Yeun https://www.gq.com/story/steven-yeun-april-cover-profile (GQ)

Golden Globes See Diverse Slate of Winners as Streamers Keep Gaining https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/28/movies/live-updates-golden-globes-highlights (NYT)

IG account that exposed the GG: https://www.instagram.com/deuxmoi/?hl=en

During the month of February we celebrated love, and we celebrated Black history. Join us for a flavor-filled conversation as we invite three guests to share their unique perspectives on food as a love language in Black culture. COVID-19 has changed Gen Z's relationship with cooking--from loaves of banana bread to baked feta pasta, but in the Black community, food has always been center stage. It's how we celebrate, how we remember and how we create long-lasting bonds.

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Lauren Brown

@grooveyards

Khyla D’Shaye

@khyist Self help & Motivation

@lafemmenoire.co Luxury skincare for black women

Ashleigh Simpson

@ucleigh

Keys La’Ché

@keyslache

@flavorbehavior Young NYC foodies https://www.flavor-behavior.com/

Shouts Outs in episodes:

L.A. @immortalisedbydesign

Prince @privce

Infused Sweet Plantains @flavorfoodco

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Sources and Related Media:

Articles Mentioned:

https://civileats.com/2015/09/03/why-food-belongs-in-our-discussions-of-race/

https://www.foodandwine.com/news/black-communities-food-as-protest

https://www.blackfoodie.co/the-humble-history-of-soul-food

https://africanamericancultureslp.weebly.com/food.html

Are we ready to move on from the facade of the #girlboss? Join us today as we try to figure out if girlboss is a good or bad thing and who it is.

Please contact us if you are an FIT student who would like to join the W27 newspaper team! No experience needed.

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Related media and sources:

How Working Parents Share Parenting and Household Responsibilities (Pew Research Center) https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2015/11/04/raising-kids-and-running-a-household-how-working-parents-share-the-load/

Who Gets to Be a #GirlBoss? by Jane Harkness (Medium) https://medium.com/athena-talks/who-gets-to-be-a-girlboss-89a1ec4af96f

Work as identity, burnout as lifestyle - Vox Conversations (Ezra Klein podcast) https://open.spotify.com/episode/0sCNzc0bRiisT7ZXS2PjBW

COVID-19: a Gender Lens https://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/resource-pdf/COVID-19_A_Gender_Lens_Guidance_Note.pdf

The Wing Founder Audrey Gelman Resigns as Staff Protests (NYTimes) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/style/the-wing-ceo-audrey-gelman-resigns.html

What If Women Had the Power? The Power by Naomi Alderman book review (The Atlantic) https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/10/what-if-women-had-the-power/543135/