Tania’s Take race, culture and the culture of race

Tania Richard

A Black woman who is an Antiracism Educator and pop culture enthusiast examines the intersection between race, culture and the culture of race to encourage listeners to be antiracists and celebrate the Black experience.

  1. Memoir Black Girl from a White Suburb is Published TODAY

    09/02/2025

    Memoir Black Girl from a White Suburb is Published TODAY

    Tania's memoir, Black Girl from a White Suburb: Finding My Light, Using My Voice, is out TODAY, Sept 2nd! This episode is a conversation with Tania and award-winning writer Gayle Brandeis (owner of Secret World Books) about Tania's process and experience writing the book. Buy Black Girl from a White Suburb: books2read.com/u/4jz0A5 @06:18-Tania reads an excerpt from the memoir. @19:43-Tania talks about her time performing at The Second City. @23:23-Tania discusses the structure of the memoir. @32:55-40:00-Audience Q&A @40:02-Tania talks about writing about people who are still alive, and her husband shares inspiring words

    46 min
  2. And Just Like That and Gilded Age

    08/08/2025

    And Just Like That and Gilded Age

    Tania talks about two HBO Max shows. AJLT has overstayed its welcome and overused its privilege. The Gilded Age features an exquisite scene in episode 7 that serves as an excellent example of oppression, allyship, and the power of art. @taniastake on Instagram Pre-order Black Girl from a White Suburbs: books2read.com/u/4jz0A5

    20 min
  3. Suburban Black Girls Take Over the World

    07/03/2025

    Suburban Black Girls Take Over the World

    Tania and actress/activist Zakiya Young compare notes on their experiences growing up in predominantly white suburbs, their journeys toward finding belonging, their solo shows, and their activism. Follow @taniastake, @officialzakiyayoung on Instagram Subscribe: Black Girl From a White Suburb: The Blog! https://taniastake.substack.com/publish/post/164566879

    50 min
  4. On Patty Lupone and Accountability

    06/01/2025

    On Patty Lupone and Accountability

    Tania's Take on Patty LuPone's comments in the New Yorker magazine, and the backlash, with late-breaking news, and two takeaways that relate directly to Patty's behavior. *Broadway talk with applications for any community or profession. Pre-order Black Girl From a White Suburb: Finding My Light Using My Voice by Tania Richard  https://books2read.com/u/4jz0A5 Black Girl From a White Suburb: Finding My Light Using My Voice: The Blog! https://taniastake.substack.com/publish/post/164566879

    21 min
  5. Bullying Is Not Protest

    04/24/2025

    Bullying Is Not Protest

    Tania reminds listeners that there is more than one way to resist the current times. She shares her take on cultural appreciation vs. appropriation, the five stages of an apology, and how to identify and challenge your bias by sharing how she "broke the bias" she had against Canadian actors. (No Canadians were harmed in the making of this episode.) Plus, a glimmer about taking advantage of free trials. Follow Tania @taniastake on Instagram. Follow, Rate, and Share Tania's Take!

    14 min
  6. On Diversity, Belonging, Interruption and Activism

    03/14/2025

    On Diversity, Belonging, Interruption and Activism

    Tania is back to keep the conversation going in these challenging times. In this episode, she discusses how the conversation around diversity is for everyone, redefines what it means to belong, explains the importance of admitting when you're wrong, how to be a systemic interrupter, and how to activate your activism. PLUS! Tania announces her memoir, Black Girl From a White Suburb: Finding My Light, Using My Voice, is coming out soon and wants YOU to join her on her book launch journey. Follow Tania @taniastake on Instagram Share Tania's Take episodes and spread the word!

    9 min

  7. 07/30/2024

    Black Girl From a White Suburb LIVE

    Tania performs an excerpt from her upcoming memoir Black Girl From a White Suburb: Finding My Light, Using My Voice in Steppenwolf Theatre's LOOKOUT series. Thanks to Jeremy Owens, producer of You're Being Ridiculous @taniastake @taniawritesmind

    15 min

  8. 02/22/2024

    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion One-on-One Coaching

    Tania speaks with her one-on-one coaching client and friend, Kel Haney. You'll get a sense of how their work has developed over the past two years and continues to challenge and transform them both. They cover the issues surrounding Robin DiAngelo's White Fragility, how "bad ideas can't wait," approaching DEI with a "humans first" mentality, how white supremacy is rooted in all of us, and what we can do about it. Tania's Take offers keynotes and specialized interactive workshops in addition to one-on-one coaching. Follow @taniastake on Instagram

    35 min
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A Black woman who is an Antiracism Educator and pop culture enthusiast examines the intersection between race, culture and the culture of race to encourage listeners to be antiracists and celebrate the Black experience.

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