Interrupting Business As Usual

Nikki Blak
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Interrupting Business as Usual is the weekly resource for folks who've awakened to oppression, injustice, and the b******t of the status quo and are looking for ways to live, work, parent, build, and lead in more subversive, disruptive, and liberated ways. We talk life, business, purpose, and liberation — for the newly aware and long-time interrupters alike. If you're ready to rise to your next level, as the most liberated version of yourself, you're in the right place. Let's interrupt business as usual.

  1. 3D AGO

    Ep 73: We Believe Survivors, So Why Does This Keep Happening?

    We say we believe survivors. And for the most part, we do. But if that's true… why does the same harm keep happening in liberation spaces? Why do the patterns stay the same - even in communities that claim to know better? In this episode, Nikki breaks down why belief without action changes nothing, how accountability gets avoided, and what it actually requires to interrupt harm in real time. In This Episode Why believing survivors isn't enough The real cost of accountability (and why most people avoid it) The 4 key questions that make "complicated" situations less complicated What you need to ask yourself if you're serious about liberation What to do if you want to support survivors but you're scared of "getting it wrong" Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Everything.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ Where do we go from here? To learn more about what you heard on the podcast today, visit nikkiblak.com. TAP HERE to work privately with Nikki TAP HERE to subscribe to the free weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution for more exclusive content Follow Nikki on IG: @nikkiblak

    16 min

  2. APR 12

    Ep 72: Why Sexual Violence Persists in Progressive Movements

    Sexual violence keeps showing up in progressive spaces, activist communities, and liberation movements - and the question isn't how did this happen? It's why does this keep happening? In this episode, Nikki breaks down how power, socialization, and a lack of real accountability allow harm to persist, even in spaces that claim to be about justice. She shares why progressive movements keep protecting power instead of people and what it actually takes to interrupt that cycle. In This Episode Why this harm is predictable, not shocking How movements reproduce the same power structures they claim to resist The gap between knowing what's right and actually transforming What you need to examine if you're serious about liberation Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Everything.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ Where do we go from here? To learn more about what you heard on the podcast today, visit nikkiblak.com. TAP HERE to work privately with Nikki TAP HERE to subscribe to the free weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution for more exclusive content Follow Nikki on IG: @nikkiblak

    36 min

  3. APR 5

    Ep 71: How to Radicalize Your Family Without Starting a War

    If your family is parroting Fox News talking points, reposting propaganda, defending harmful policies, or just avoiding politics altogether, you've probably felt the tension. You want to say something. But you don't want to ruin dinner. You don't want to make it awkward. You don't want to damage the relationship. So you stay quiet. In this episode of Interrupting Business As Usual, Nikki breaks down how to radicalize your family, without turning every gathering into a battlefield. Because if you're not talking to them, someone else is. And that someone may be reinforcing the very ideologies you're hoping will disappear. In This Episode, You'll Learn: How to have anti-racist conversations with conservative or apolitical family members Why trying to "win the debate" backfires How to plant seeds instead of escalate conflict The power of asking better questions Why stories change hearts more than statistics When and how to set boundaries How consistency creates long-term change Want More Support? If you need a structured framework for leading anti-racist conversations at the dinner table, TAP HERE to revisit Episode 51: Holiday Survival Guide — How to Lead Anti-Racist Conversations at the Dinner Table with Family That episode includes Nikki's signature Confident Conversations Framework to help you navigate high-stakes family dynamics with clarity and confidence. For a deeper dive into how to set loving, effective boundaries, TAP HERE to revisit Episode 52: Teach People How to Treat You by Setting Boundaries Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Everything.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ Where do we go from here? To learn more about what you heard on the podcast today, visit nikkiblak.com. TAP HERE to work privately with Nikki TAP HERE to subscribe to the free weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution for more exclusive content Follow Nikki on IG: @nikkiblak

    32 min

  4. MAR 29

    Ep 70: Respectability Politics and White Womanhood

    A lot of white women have been taught that change happens by being polite. By being reasonable. By doing the "right" things and trusting that the system will respond in kind. But what if that's the very thing keeping oppressive systems in place? In this episode, Nikki breaks down how respectability politics shapes white womanhood, why it disconnects you from power, and what it actually takes to move beyond it. Mentioned in This Episode TAP HERE to listen to Episode 25: Why We Have to Be Radical to Be on the Right Side of History In This Episode What respectability politics really is How white womanhood is conditioned to be polite, non-threatening, and compliant How respectability reinforces oppression instead of disrupting it What to do without respectability TAP HERE to register for the March 30th workshop, What This Political Moment Is Asking of White Women and Femmes This is a rare live training on how to move beyond guilt, good intentions, and reactive activism - and start making sociopolitically aligned decisions. Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Everything.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ Where do we go from here? To learn more about what you heard on the podcast today, visit nikkiblak.com. TAP HERE to work privately with Nikki TAP HERE to subscribe to the free weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution for more exclusive content Follow Nikki on IG: @nikkiblak

    32 min

  5. MAR 22

    Ep 69: Why White Women Are So Politically Isolated

    "I feel alone in this." If that thought has been running through your mind lately, you're not imagining things. A lot of white women and femmes are experiencing a deep sense of political isolation right now - in their families, friendships, workplaces, and communities. But this isn't random. And it's not just personal. In this episode, Nikki breaks down why that isolation exists and what actually needs to happen to move out of it.  Mentioned in This Episode TAP HERE to listen to Episode 27: What We Get Wrong About Community In This Episode Why political isolation feels so intense right now Why being "the only one who cares" will burn you out What it actually takes to find your people and build power TAP HERE to register for the March 30th workshop, What This Political Moment Is Asking of White Women and Femmes This is a rare live training on how to move beyond guilt, good intentions, and reactive activism - and start making sociopolitically aligned decisions. Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Everything.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ Where do we go from here? To learn more about what you heard on the podcast today, visit nikkiblak.com. TAP HERE to work privately with Nikki TAP HERE to subscribe to the free weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution for more exclusive content Follow Nikki on IG: @nikkiblak

    36 min

  6. MAR 15

    Ep 68: Why Liberal Feminism Can't Stop Fascism

    Authoritarian politics are gaining ground, yet many people feel like they're doing everything they were taught to do — voting, posting, donating, speaking out — and none of it seems to be stopping the slide. So what's going on? In this episode, Nikki breaks down why liberal feminism was never built to confront power in the first place, and why that makes it dangerously ineffective in moments like the one we're living through now. In This Episode You'll Learn: The core limitations of liberal feminism and white feminism How the White Urgency Cycle sabotages movements The difference between activism and organizing Why voting matters - but isn't enough on its own TAP HERE to register for the March 30th workshop, What This Political Moment Is Asking of White Women and Femmes This is a rare live training on how to move beyond guilt, good intentions, and reactive activism - and start making sociopolitically aligned decisions. Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Everything.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ Where do we go from here? To learn more about what you heard on the podcast today, visit nikkiblak.com. TAP HERE to work privately with Nikki TAP HERE to subscribe to the free weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution for more exclusive content Follow Nikki on IG: @nikkiblak

    35 min

  7. MAR 8

    Ep 67: Stop Asking Black People to Fight What You Won't Fix

    Every time the state escalates its violence, the same pattern repeats: A new crisis erupts, people are shocked, outraged, grief stricken, and activated. And white progressives flood the inboxes of Black educators, activists, and organizers demanding to know: What should I do? What should I say? Where should I donate? Can you explain this to my family? In this episode of Interrupting Business As Usual, Nikki breaks down why asking Black people to guide you through every political crisis is not solidarity — it's anti-Black consumption. If you are still waiting for a Black person to tell you how to act and the exact next steps to take, you have not yet learned the first lesson of solidarity. This episode challenges white liberals and progressives to stop outsourcing the work that comes with awakening, stop relying on Black women's labor, and start building the skills and initiative necessary for real collective liberation. In This Episode, You'll Learn: Why relying on Black educators for constant guidance is harmful How anti-Blackness shows up in "well-meaning" activism The history of birthright citizenship and Black resistance in the U.S. Why Black immigrants are disproportionately targeted by deportation and ICE What solidarity actually requires from white people How to take initiative without waiting for a script Your Assignment This Week Join an organization and show up consistently. Initiate a race-related conversation in your white circles. Identify one way you've relied on Black people for direction — and replace it with direct action. You do not need another resource. You need a practice. If this episode resonates, continue the work with: Episode 9 (interrupting reliance on Black women's labor) Episode 19 (challenging the myth of inherent Black activism) Episode 16 (building concrete activist skills) This isn't about consuming more content. It's about becoming someone who doesn't need to be handheld through liberation. Stop asking Black people to fight what you won't fix. Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Everything.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ Where do we go from here? To learn more about what you heard on the podcast today, visit nikkiblak.com. TAP HERE to work privately with Nikki TAP HERE to subscribe to the free weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution for more exclusive content Follow Nikki on IG: @nikkiblak

    31 min

  8. MAR 1

    Ep 66: Why White Feminism Will Never Protect You from ICE, Cops, or the State

    In this episode of Interrupting Business As Usual, Nikki breaks down why white feminism will never protect you from state violence and what you need to build instead. If you're shocked that the same system that brutalized George Floyd is now executing white citizens, you weren't paying attention to the pattern. The system isn't broken. It's working exactly as designed. White feminism was never a threat to power. And when the state escalates its violence, white feminism reaches for optics every single time. Pink hats. Safety pins. Red lipstick. Rebel birds. But symbols do not stop ICE raids. Outfits do not close prisons. And intentions do not protect communities. In This Episode, You'll Learn: Why white feminism cannot protect you from ICE, policing, or the carceral state How white urgency cycles replace strategy and organizing The function of state violence and why it was never meant to protect you Why infrastructure, not optics, is the only real protection What organizing actually looks like in this political moment Your Assignment This Week I close the episode with four direct calls to action: Join one local political or abolitionist organization and attend a meeting. Make a material contribution - money, time, or a skill - without expecting praise. Identify one illusion of safety you've been clinging to and release it. Revisit Episode 37 "The Work Can't Wait: Why Now Is the Time to Interrupt Oppression" to learn about the danger of postponing action and get more support with moving from performance to practice. Take the "How White Is Your Feminism?" quiz to assess where white feminist conditioning is still shaping your politics. Because white feminism cannot protect you. But collective organizing can. If you've been depending on symbolism, guilt, or performative resistance, this episode is your invitation to build capacity instead. Press play. Then lock in. Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Business as Usual.⁣⁣⁣⁣ Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Everything.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ Where do we go from here? To learn more about what you heard on the podcast today, visit nikkiblak.com. TAP HERE to work privately with Nikki TAP HERE to subscribe to the free weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution for more exclusive content Follow Nikki on IG: @nikkiblak

    28 min
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Interrupting Business as Usual is the weekly resource for folks who've awakened to oppression, injustice, and the b******t of the status quo and are looking for ways to live, work, parent, build, and lead in more subversive, disruptive, and liberated ways. We talk life, business, purpose, and liberation — for the newly aware and long-time interrupters alike. If you're ready to rise to your next level, as the most liberated version of yourself, you're in the right place. Let's interrupt business as usual.

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