Making The Table: Black Women Podcast

Ep. 09 Checking In! Summer is Here!

Thimery, Jasmine, and Sunny check-in with each other. Summer is here!

Ep 08: Double Standards (Sports, Race, & Gender)

In this episode the Jasmine, Thimery, and Sunny delve into the topic of double standards in sports, gender and race. They discuss the ways in which BIPOC are often held to different standards than their white counterparts, and the challenges they face in breaking through barriers. The hosts also explore the historical context of these double standards, and how they reflect broader societal issues related to sports, gender, and race. This thought-provoking episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in social justice and intersectionality.

Ep 07: You Deserve Rest & Self-Care

Historically the BIPOC community has navigated life void of rest. But at what cost? Rest rejuvenates and empowers people for a FULL life. Self-care is not selfish! Can you commit to rest this week? Book Referenced: Rest is Resistance by Tricia Herse Available on Amazon: https://a.co/d/fBedZyY In Rest Is Resistance, Tricia Hersey, aka the Nap Bishop, casts an illuminating light on our troubled relationship with rest and how to imagine and dream our way to a future where rest is exalted. Our worth does not reside in how much we produce, especially not for a system that exploits and dehumanizes us. Rest, in its simplest form, becomes an act of resistance and a reclaiming of power because it asserts our most basic humanity. We are enough. The systems cannot have us.

Ep 06: Black Women and Entertainment

Join the MTT Podcasters as they discuss Blackness, Gender, and Media. Quotes from the show: "The entertainment industry has played Black people for YEARS!"-Sunny "Jaime Lee Curtis didn't really have that much of an impact in her film did she?"- Paris "I don't feel like (Auntie Angela) has ever been given the credit that her body of work deserves."-Jasmine "How folks behave when they don't get the reaction they expect, shows their true colors"-Thimery References: Angela Bassett and the Oscars https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leylamohammed/angela-bassett-jamie-lee-curtis-oscars-snubbed Decolonization is not a Metaphor https://clas.osu.edu/sites/clas.osu.edu/files/Tuck%20and%20Yang%202012%20Decolonization%20is%20not%20a%20metaphor.pdf Deconstructing Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/UCB_McNair_Journal_2012_wc.pdf

Ep 05: Ethnic Studies and Advocacy with guest Professor Oscar Medina

Interview with Professor Oscar Medina, cultural practitioner. Oscar is a Chicano leader from California who became an educator against all odds. Oscar teaches and advises online graduate students in the Social Justice and Community Organizing (SJCO) M.A. program. Before working at Prescott College, Oscar was a high school social studies teacher and environmental literacy coach. He taught courses in government, Ethnic studies, and urban agriculture. His teaching practices are informed by critical pedagogy, Ethnic studies, social justice education, and participatory action research.