Noir and Soul: The Podcast

On this episode, we share our post-election thoughts, discuss the importance of the black vote and how black & brown folks showed up for this election, and ways that we would like to hold our new administration accountable. Instagram -- @noirandsoul Email -- noirandsoul@gmail.com Website -- https://www.noirandsoul.com Follow your hosts - Kiea @fathergod Shaqulia @quliascloset See Eva Longoria's Emotional Reaction To Biden Victory | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFtSvUofTPs Eva Longoria's Apology Tweet https://twitter.com/EvaLongoria/status/1325674617114136576?s=20

On this episode, we talk about what protecting black women SHOULD look like, coming from black women. We explore our thoughts on who is responsible for black women's safety, the matriarchal tone stamped on Breonna Taylor's untimely death, and Megan thee Stallion speaking out on black women's experiences. Instagram -- @noirandsoul Email -- noirandsoul@gmail.com Website -- https://www.noirandsoul.com Follow your hosts - Kiea @fathergod Shaqulia @quliascloset New York Times, Megan Thee Stallion: Why I Speak Up for Black Women https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/opinion/megan-thee-stallion-black-women.html

Hi! We're back with Season Two, starting in October. And, this time around we have some new things happening. Instagram -- @noirandsoul Email -- noirandsoul@gmail.com Follow your hosts - Kiea @fathergod Shaqulia @quliascloset

On this *late* episode, we are recording in the middle of a global pandemic. Covid-19 is impacting each and every one of us, and my guest Taylor and I ramble about all the ways in which we are witnessing this virus unfold. Be advised that this isn't your normal episode.. because life actually isn't feeling too normal right now. Taylor's Plugs - Instagram: @theetaylorrr Twitter: @TellahM TAP IN -- Web: https://noirandsoul.com Instagram: @noirandsoul Email: noirandsoul@gmail.com Shop: https://etsy.com/shop/noirandsoul Share, rate, comment and subscribe! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this episode, we discuss intimate partner violence, ways in which we tend to receive "love and what support could look like for someone experiencing abuse. 1 in 4 women and 1 and 9 men experience severe abuse from intimate partner's in the form of physical, sexual and emotional abuse. Arianna's Plugs - Instagram: @gnome_reepublic / @reevitalizeit Email: reevitalizeit@gmail.com TAP IN -- Web: https://www.noirandsoul.com Instagram: @noirandsoul Email: noirandsoul@gmail.com Shop: https://etsy.com/shop/noirandsoul Share, rate, comment and subscribe! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this episode, your host hits the studio solo. With black history month coming to a close this week, we're talking about race related stress, the ways it effect people of color, studies on epigenetics, and how we could support each other because this is a real thing! Insert Plugs -- Definition from Saddie Baddies @saddie_baddies Tweet from Chika, Rapper - @oranicuhh Literary Excerpt "White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About About Racism" by Robin Diangelo Epigenetics: The Controversial Science Behind Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/03/epigenetics-the-controversial-science-behind-racial-and-ethnic-health-disparities/430749/ TAP IN -- Website: https://noirandsoul.com Instagram: @noirandsoul Email: noirandsoul@gmail.com Shop: https://etsy.com/shop/noirandsoul Share, rate, comment and subscribe! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this episode, we discuss the circumstances of our environment and how to avoid becoming a product of them. My guest shares her experience losing her brother to violence and how it motivated her to give back to the very streets that disrupted her families lives. Keiarah's Plug -- Instagram: _ayekp and Project Heal, DE: @projecthealde Email: projecthealde@gmail.com TAP IN -- Website: https://noirandsoul.com Instagram: @noirandsoul Email: noirandsoul@gmail.com Shop: https://etsy.com/shop/noirandsoul Share, rate, comment and subscribe! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this episode, we discuss generational curses, post partum depression and all things sex ed that no one tells us about. Victoria shares diving into motherhood as a teen and how though their were many challenges, she did not use it as a hinderance to who she is now. Victoria's Plugs -- Instagram: @kvj_n_emj Facebook: K Victoria Johnson TAP IN -- Instagram: @noirandsoul Email: noirandsoul@gmail.com Shop: etsy.com/shop/noirandsoul Share, rate, comment and subscribe! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this episode, we discuss life after the loss of a parent, changing the family dynamics and moving through the many stages of grief. We also hear from our host, Kiea, about the recent loss of her father and what navigating this very new trauma feels like. Taylor's Plugs- Instagram: @msmusicdjour Twitter: @TaylorDJour Website: djourhouse.org Children's Book "Lines, Spaces and Smiley Faces" available at thebookpatch.com TAP IN -- Instagram: @noirandsoul Email: noirandsoul@gmail.com Shop: https://etsy.com/shop/noirandsoul Share, rate, comment and subscribe! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this first (and mini) episode of Noir + Soul you will be introduced to your host, Kiea, and the content of this podcast. We discuss what you can expect to hear in 2020, why you should stick around, and how you can reach me if you want to share your story and be a part of normalizing conversations around trauma. Email me at noirandsoul@gmail.com and follow me @NoirandSoul on Instagram. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app