Tuesdays Tea is a podcast dedicated to celebrating, uplifting, motivating—or simply “spilling the tea” on issues and topics that impact the lives of African descended communities across the diaspora, including Black singularity, “traveling while Black,” gender, Black feminism, hair, parenting, relat…
In this episode, hosts Jaronda and Yndia discuss whether the life, iconography and legacy of Sarah Baartman provide an appropriate link to understanding Black female sexuality, beauty, and “thottyness” in pop culture vis a vis Beyonce and Nicki Minaj with their guests, Dr. Kinitra Brooks (“Searching for Sycorax” & “The Lemonade Reader”), Dr. Janell Hobson...
In this episode, Jaronda, Yndia and their guest Dolores Ortiz, MSW discuss doing the socially good work of supporting and improving Black and Brown communities. They explore the benefits and challenges of doing nonprofit and philanthropic work, and the politics of “showing up” in these spaces as women of color. Dolores Ortiz is a Macro...
In this episode, we dive into the current controversy over the casting of Halle Bailey, a multi-talented young African descended singer, songwriter and actress as Ariel in an upcoming live action remake of the Disney film, “The Little Mermaid.” We reflect on our own history with Disney films, the company’s racist history and its efforts...
Happy 6th Episode! Tuesdays Tea, A Podcast is international, baby! As a thank you to the show’s listeners in the UK, Germany, Spain and France; South Africa and Nigeria; Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Grenada; and across the U.S., hosts Jaronda and Yndia share audience comments, “spill the tea” and answer questions sent via...
In this episode, we are engaged in a deep discussion on the “state” of race, community policing and the criminal justice system with guest Dr. Lorenzo Boyd, author, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Director of the Center for Advanced Policing, criminal justice consultant and Assistant Provost of Diversity and Inclusion at the University of New...
Listen in as we share our nostalgia of School Daze and discuss our college experience and what it was like to attend a PWI (Trinity College) and a HBCU (Spelman College). We reflect on our decisions to go to college in the U.S., our family’s engagement in the process and why going to college was...
Listen in as we share our nostalgia of School Daze and discuss our college experience and what it was like to attend a PWI (Trinity College) and a HBCU (Spelman College). We reflect on our decisions to go to college in the U.S., our family’s engagement in the process and why going to college was...
In this episode, we contend with the topic of Black love as self-love with guest Dr. Natasha Gordon-Chipembere—book author and contributing writer (for the Tico Times and other media outlets such as Essence Magazine), university professor, and founder of Tengo Sed Writers Retreat in Costa Rica—and discuss the hurdles and personal strategies for engaging in...
In this episode, hosts Jaronda Miller-Bryant, PhD and Yndia Lorick-Wilmot, PhD discuss Black hair and the Natural Hair Movement in terms of how it’s defined, its significance in communities of color, recent legislation for Black hair protections, cultural appropriation, and whether the Natural Hair Movement is part of contemporary identity politics.
In this first episode of the podcast series, we are introduced to our hosts Jaronda Miller-Bryant, PhD and Yndia Lorick-Wilmot, PhD as they discuss the significance of Black sisterhood and what it means to be family (or “fam-fam”).
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