Becuz Words Matter

In this episode, I sit down with two really good friends of mine Jediael and Ren ! We  talked about new beginnings. When to start, when to finish, when to walk away. S/O to Black creatives : Yetunde and Rana Yetunde IG: Notherealye PORTFOLIO: Yetunde style and fashionjust overall awesome person and fabulous stylist Rana IG: Rarely.rana YOUTUBE: Rain Dollas makeup, cosmetology, hair, fashion, DIY, and lifestyle Things to keep in Mind Take one step at a timePrepare as much as you can Don't fight it (change in inevitable) 

Where have I been for the past 6 weeks?????????

TW (Trigger Warning): Police Brutality, police violence, death, trauma pornPiatek, Lukas, and Leslie Many . “How To Write A Trigger Warning - Important Things You Need To Know!” LOOKSLIKEFILM, 27 Jan. 2019, www.lookslikefilm.com/2019/01/27/how-to-write-a-trigger-warning/.S/O: Shani Bennett SAB Strategies IGSAB Strategies LinktreeSAB BlogJasmine ReedSupreme Life Blog Citations Episode 4

This week we will be talking about having empathy in regards to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Black Creatives S/OJacob Guyton IG: @classified_aliasTakara Smith Youtube: Takara BreannaIG: @takarabreanna or @takarabreannabeautyPeople you should FOLLOW:Crutches and Spice : Rude For A Disabled Person (@Imani_Barbarin)Text ITSWALELA to 61474 (@itswalela) Resources:Brene Brown (Empathy Video)Center for Disease and Control Prevention (CDC)World Health Organization (WHO)Google DocsIMMUNE COMPROMISED PEOPLE IN NEEDWILLING TO HELP IMMUNE COMPROMISED PPL IN NEEDArticles:What the Poor Don’t Need: Financial Literacy (Matt Darling)“This contradiction points to an underlying belief that lower-income Americans don't know how to manage their money as well as the rich do -- when the exact opposite is true. The very nature of poverty means that the poor are often the savviest budgeters of us all. This is borne out of necessity. If you have limited income, the daily tradeoffs you face prompt you to watch your finances more closely.”Poor People Are Financially Literate. They Just Need More Money (Damon Young)“I’m sharing this today because, of the myriad misconceptions of what it is to be poor, the most common is the belief that the main thing keeping people without money is a lack of understanding of how money works. It is also the most violent belief because implied is that if you’re poor, it’s your fault; it’s something you did or didn’t do. It’s God’s punishment for some elusive misdeed. If only you didn’t buy those Js. If only you saved $5 a week. If only you read this book. If only you downloaded that app. If only you didn’t celebrate that birthday. If only you had dinner with Jay-Z.”

Description:This week we are talking about the WHY or inspiration behind my podcast ! Other Black Creatives:BalancingWithBBhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPlCai9aCDQgoyyCRbrSxCwThe 5Guys Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-5guys-podcast/id1491770708Ta-Nehisi Coates has an incredibly clear explanation for why white people shouldn’t use the n-wordhttps://www.vox.com/identities/2017/11/9/16627900/ta-nehisi-coates-n-word

Just a bunch of 20 somethings talking about love!My guests on the episode:Jamaya Jones Nia Perkins Sara Rodrick John-Otis Blanding Joshua WilsonPlease Subscribe and it would be greatly appreciated if you rate this show on Apple Podcast !

Becuz Words Matter is a bi-weekly conversation with Njeri Bennett, a 20-something, trying to explore the use of words through books, articles, TV shows, movies, and pop culture. Music By: Jacob Guyton Email: ClassifiedAliasMusic@gmail.com