26 episodes
Still, Black Womxn Rise Maimouna Toliver
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- Society & Culture
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5.0 • 6 Ratings
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'Still, Black Womxn Rise' (SBWR) is about centering the voices and unique intersectional experiences of Black womxn in the 'aid/development/humanitarian' sector. The show is hosted by Maimouna Toliver, whose successful career in the 'aid' sector has focused on advancing issues of gender equity and social inclusion. Each week, Maimouna welcomes Black womxn who will share personal stories around a variety of issues from colorism, to sexual orientation, to feminism.
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Black Womxn & Community
For this final episode of Season 2, I gather three amazing Black womxn: Jamila White, Chiyedza Nyahuye, and Itzbeth Menjívar. We discuss the challenges and value of community for Black womxn. Check out BlakQuity (founded by Jamila) and BridgePeople LLC (founded by Itzbeth)!
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Black Womxn & Love
On this episode, I gather three amazing Black womxn: Melanie Cunningham (https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-cunningham-12752624/), Itzbeth Menjívar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/itzbeth/), and Nikeita Lea (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikeita-lea/). We unpack the question: 'Is love a political choice for Black womxn?'. Check out Itzbeth's services at Bridge People LLC (https://www.bridgepeople.us/about-1) and Afro-Mayan Wisdom (https://www.afromayanwisdom.com). Check out Nikki's podcasts 'Profound Convos' and 'Soothing Souls', and her website Nikki Lea Speaks (https://www.nikkileaspeaks.com).
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Black Womxn & Sex
On this episode, I speak with Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah about Black womxn and sexuality. Nana is a feminist activist, writer and blogger. She is the author of the book 'The Sex Lives of African Women: Self Discovery, Freedom, and Healing'. Nana is also the cofounder of 'Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women' (https://adventuresfrom.com/), an award-winning blog that focuses on African women, sex, and sexualities. And she is the co-host of the deeply engrossing podcast, 'Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women' (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adventures-from-the-bedrooms-of-african-women/id1568731295) !
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"I had to put my hair away": Black Womxn & eurocentric Beauty Standards/Part 2
I am joined by my friends, Lanice C. Williams (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lanicewilliams/), Evelyn Sallah (https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelyn-sallah-she-her-hers-1b1564a7/), and Nana Apenem Hanson-Hall (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nana-apenem-hanson-hall-drph-mph-74606614/) for a conversation about the ways eurocentric beauty standards have impacted their personal and professional lives as Black womxn.
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Black Womxn & eurocentric Beauty Standards
On this episode, I speak with Dr. Lori Nixon-Bethea (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-nixon-bethea-phd-lpc-07b6b844/) about the consequences of dominant eurocentric beauty standards for Black womxn. Dr. Nixon-Bethea is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of New Jersey and is a nationally board certified counselor and an approved clinical supervisor through the Center for Credentialing and Education. She is the owner of a private counseling practice—Intentional Hearts Counseling (https://drlorinixon.com), and she teaches as an Assistant Professor of psychology and Counseling at Georgian Court University in Lakewood New Jersey. In 2019, Dr. Nixon Bethea released her first children’s book, Riley’s Worry Away: A Children’s Book About Worrying (https://drlorinixon.com/books/). Dr. Nixon-Bethea’s expertise has been quoted in Cosmopolitan magazine, Very Well Health, and Shape magazine.
Check out the following super informative articles on the history of eurocentric beauty standards, and their harmful effects on Black womxn:
https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/mental-health/eurocentric-beauty-standards-black-women
https://marquettewire.org/4036381/featured/moses-eurocentric-beauty-standards-damaging-to-black-people/
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A Black Womxn's 'Eat, Pray, Love'
On this episode, I speak with Itzbeth Menjívar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/itzbeth/) about the importance of rest for Black womxn, and her own year-long sabbatical. Itzbeth is the Founder of BridgePeople LLC (https://www.bridgepeople.us), an organization that partners with socially-minded leaders and organizations committed and ready to eradicate all forms of injustice through cross-cultural relational competencies, human-centered culture transformation, and inclusive and embodied leadership development.
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Customer Reviews
Listen, listen, listen
This is a podcast to share widely. Critical conversations about experiences anyone and everyone in this sector needs to hear and absorb. It is a call to action to this industry to not just do better but to drastically change and transform.
A must!
Every episode of this important and no doubt painful labor should be required listening for everyone in the sector. And if the candor, extraordinary insights, and sobering experiences of these panelists and guests does not transform the aid sector, then perhaps it’s truly without hope.
Powerful and so important
This is a really important and much needed storytelling project about Black women in the international aid and development sector and the rampant racism they experience.