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- 400 - The 'Jim Crow Mentality' Of Social Media Trolls
Between growing public interest in the racial justice movement, a polarizing political landscape and folks trapped indoors for nearly nine months now, online activism is at an all time high. Accordingly, white supremacists who spew vitriolic and violent language and ideas also abound across social media platforms. This week Ron Dawson joins us to discuss his recent essay, "There’s a Jim Crow Mentality on Social Media,” which outlines his experiences combating racist trolls and threats of violence online. Later, diversity trainer Risha Grant joins us to discuss her idea that "radical acceptance" of our diverse selves makes us more valuable personally and professionally.
Tue, 10 Nov 2020 - 50min - 399 - Why Body Positivity Must Include Black Bodies
The body positivity movement has been extremely important in combatting our country's fatphobia and teaching us all to love our bodies just as they are. Kelsey Miller, founder of "The Anti-Diet Project," is this week's guest and joins us to explain “How Whiteness Killed the Body Positive Movement.” Miller shares her learning journey about white privilege and intersectionality and she says the body positivity movement must heed the work and labor of Black fat positive activists in order to keep the movement growing. We also chat with Elijah Li, founder of SOULE magazine and the SOULE Foundation about why it's important for Black LGBTQ+ folks to see reflections of themselves in a world that is both anti-Black and anti-queer.
Thu, 22 Oct 2020 - 35min - 398 - Using Light-Skin Privilege To Disrupt An Unjust System
This week writer Leigh Green discusses her compelling op-ed, "White Supremacy in Me: Light-skinned and part of the problem," where she acknowledges the privileges associated with her skin tone, and challenges other light skin folk to begin the work of using their proximity to whiteness to disrupt an unjust system and spark a revolution. Later, we speak with Peter Mercurio and Danny Stewart, who adopted their son after finding him abandoned in a New York City subway. They join us to tell their story and talk about Peter's heartwarming book "Our Subway Baby," which details their family's journey.
Wed, 14 Oct 2020 - 40min - 397 - Strength, Survival, And Black Families
Nefertiti Austin was adopted by her grandparents when she was a kid because her parents struggled with addiction. She joins us this week, as a single parent of two adopted children, to discuss her book, "Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting." And we talk about her New York Times piece, "Grandparents, Kin and Play Cousins: The Soul and Survival of Black Families," which explores how African American families' use of fictive kinship ties and multigenerational structures have helped families survive through generations of violence, struggle and oppression. Later in the show, award-winning poet and Louisville native Joy Priest joins us to discuss her new book of poetry, "Horsepower," which was awarded the Donald Hall Prize for Poetry.
Tue, 29 Sep 2020 - 49min - 396 - What White Parents Should Know About Transracial Adoption
Abby Johnson, the anti-abortion activist who recently spoke at the Republican National Convention, found herself at the center of controversy after a video of her went viral. In it, she said her adopted Black son was "statistically" more likely to grow up to be a criminal than her white sons who would likely grow up to be innocent nerds -- and thus police would be right to racially profile and stop him. Her racist comments sparked conversations about transracial adoptions (adoptions where the adoptive parents/guardians are white and the adoptees are BIPOC). Transracial adoptee author Melissa Guida-Richards joins us this week to talk about her essay, “Abby Johnson’s Video Shows the Problem With White Parents Adopting Children of Color,” and she joins us to offer advice for white parents who adopt child of color. Later, we speak with Graham Ambrose of the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting for an update on the recent financial settlement in the Breonna Taylor case.
Tue, 22 Sep 2020 - 40min - 395 - 'Kitchen Table Wisdom' For And From Gay Men
Navigating life as gay man in a homophobic and heteronormative society can be emotionally and spiritually taxing. This week author Britt East joins us to discuss his insightful new book, "A Gay Man’s Guide to Life," full of what he calls “kitchen table wisdom” to help gay men endure and thrive in an anti-queer world, by loving themselves more and by loving others as well. Later in the show, speculative fiction author and publisher Olivia Raymond joins us to discuss the creation of her Black publishing house, Aurelia Leo, her new anthology, "Dominion," and why Black characters in speculative fiction works are vital for all communities.
Sat, 19 Sep 2020 - 42min - 394 - Interracial Household Dynamics In 2020
As a historian of environmental justice and African American history, writer Faith Ashmore –- who is a white woman in an interracial marriage -– says she possesses the academic and intellectual knowledge to contribute to conversations about recent police killings with her Black husband but not the emotional knowledge. This week we discuss "What An Interracial Household Looks Like After George Floyd’s Murder.” Later, we speak to writer Allison Gaines about recent commemorations of the 19th amendment and how not everyone got to cast a ballot when women were granted the right to vote.
Fri, 11 Sep 2020 - 51min - 393 - Young Adult Fiction Author Arvin Ahmadi
Young Adult (YA) fiction is a literary tradition that has largely lacked diversity when it comes to the race and sexuality of its main characters. Author Arvin Ahmadi's new book, "How It All Blew Up," has a queer Iranian American teenager protagonist. He joins us this week to talk about how other authors of YA novels can be more inclusive of diverse communities and identities.
Thu, 03 Sep 2020 - 34min - 392 - 'The Chi' Star Jasmine Davis
Lena Waithe’s dramatic television series "The Chi" has garnered a strong following and has received critical praise since premiering on the Showtime network three years ago. Its season finale aired last week. This week we have a lively and insightful conversation with actress and model Jasmine Davis, who joined the cast of The Chi this season, to discuss her character Imani who is a multi-layered Black trans woman that is tender, loving and all kinds of fierce.
Wed, 26 Aug 2020 - 40min - 391 - In Praise Of Quiet Allies
The word "ally" is frequently heard in the fight for racial justice, usually used by a white person seeking to declare just how "not racist" they are. This week, our guest Bridgette L. Hylton joins us to explain why she says “If You’re a Real Ally, You’ll Keep It to Yourself,” which she recently wrote about for Medium.
Wed, 19 Aug 2020 - 40min - 390 - 'Performing Black Harmlessness' Isn't Worth It
Educator and writer Rodney Fierce thought that performing a type of muted Blackness would shield him from the usual pitfall and roadblocks of discrimination, microaggressions and racism. He was wrong. Fierce joins us this week to discuss his essay "The Price of Being Pleasing," and explains why performing Black harmlessness isn't worth the cost.
Thu, 13 Aug 2020 - 36min - 389 - Interrupting Our Own Unconscious Biases
This week we're joined by Chad Anderson, co-director of the new documentary “Dog Valley,” which details the largely unknown story of the brutal kidnapping, rape, torture and murder of gay college student Gordon Church in Utah in 1988. Later, we're joined by Michelle Silverton, author of ”Mom, Why Don’t You Have Any Black Friends,” and TEDx Talk, “We Are Not A Melting Pot: How to Stop Talking About Implicit Bias and Start Talking About Race." She discusses her work as a diversity educator and trainer and why she tells her white clients that in order to constructively talk about race in America, they must start by discussing and examining their own whiteness.
Mon, 03 Aug 2020 - 42min - 388 - Loving Black People, Loving Black History
This week Jarvis Houston, the US spokesperson of tech startup I Love Black People joins us to discuss how the app helps Black people find businesses, accommodations and other services that are Black owned and the safest and most welcoming of Black people throughout the world. And in this week’s feature interview, Jermaine Fowler, creator, producer and host of "The Humanity Archive" podcast joins us to discuss his mission to expose listeners to history's unsung heroes and hidden figures, while emphasizing that Black people have been an integral part of world history.
Wed, 29 Jul 2020 - 40min - 387 - Live Streaming The Revolution
This week we return to coverage of the protests and uprisings that are still happening in Louisville in response to the police killings of Breonna Taylor, David McAtee and others. We're joined by independent journalist Chea K. Woolfolk, who tells us about the recent arrests of live streamers covering the protests. We question why her charges varied so severely from a white live streamer who was arrested alongside her, and she talks about how she doesn’t plan on letting her upcoming court case stop her from bringing truth to the people of Louisville.
Wed, 15 Jul 2020 - 42min - 386 - The Role Of New Media In Protest Coverage
Recent uprisings around the country have made it clear to many citizens the importance of new media and amateur journalists in ensuring that folks to know what is happening on the ground, and keeping people updated in real time, without a corporate bias. This week former meteorologist and independent journalist Tara Bassett joins us to discuss her legendary career in journalism, how animal rights activists can better engage with intersectional movements, and how it’s never to late to come out and live your truth in the world.
Tue, 07 Jul 2020 - 46min - 385 - Celebrating Pride Online
With Pride festivals across the country being rescheduled or cancelled because of the Coronavirus outbreak, LGBTQ folks are finding inventive ways to celebrate Pride Month virtually. This week we speak with model, social media influencer, and Pop/R&B singer Teraj about his career, how he celebrated Pride virtually this year with the South Florida Pride Collective, and how queer and trans folks can celebrate Pride while amplifying the freedom calls of #BLM.
Thu, 25 Jun 2020 - 45min - 384 - Breaking Stereotypes One Storybook At A TimeTue, 16 Jun 2020 - 43min
- 383 - How The #FeedTheWest Initiative Is Responding To Unrest In Louisville
Taylor Ryan of Change Today, Change Tomorrow joins us this week to spotlight #FeedTheWest, an initiative which provides food and educational resources to African Americans in west Louisville affected by food deserts. The lack of access to food in the West End was made worse last week by the abrupt closing of a vandalized grocery store -– the only major grocer in the neighborhood. Later in the show, author Alexander Watson shares adventures from his recent book "River Queens: Saucy boat, stout mates, spotted dog, America."
Donate to support this and future episodes of Strange Fruit.Wed, 10 Jun 2020 - 55min - 382 - How Black Moderates Are Complicit In White Supremacy
This week we continue discussing the high profile killing of 26-year-old ER technician Breonna Taylor by Louisville police officers. We are joined by Dr. Ricky Jones, head of the University of Louisville's Pan-African Studies department, who tells us why he thinks Black moderates helped kill Taylor and others like her, including Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd.
Fri, 05 Jun 2020 - 49min - 381 - The Death Of Breonna Taylor
The March 13 shooting death of 26-year-old EMT Breonna Taylor by Louisville Metro Police Department officers has gained national attention in recent weeks and is sending shock waves throughout the city of Louisville and the nation. Strange Fruit is devoting the next several episode to coverage of Taylor’s case. This week we are joined by writer, activist, and renowned debate coach Shauntrice Martin, who helps us outline what we know about the case so far, as we work understand everything that led to Taylor's unjust death - starting with the use of a "no-knock" warrant.
Thu, 28 May 2020 - 49min - 380 - Microaggressions On The Job
Because racist microaggressions can be unsettling, oppressive and emotionally exhausting, especially when they happen in the workplace. Accordingly, many people of color try to be intentional about the places they work, so as to avoid such interactions. Freelance writer Jessica Hoppe thought she did just that when she obtained a position to create original and authentic Latinx web content for her new company. She was wrong. Hoppe joins us on this episode to discuss how she navigated on-the-job microaggressions and explain that many companies claiming they want authentic diversity are really just reinforcing stereotypes.
Thu, 21 May 2020 - 33min - 379 - Mass Incarceration And The Children Left Behind
This week we discuss the prison industrial complex and the far reaching impact mass incarceration has on the families, children and loved ones left behind by those who are behind bars. Journalist and author Sylvia A. Harvey joins us to talk about her book "The Shadow System: Mass Incarceration and The American Family."
Thu, 14 May 2020 - 25min - 378 - Finding Black Joy During A Global Pandemic
This week we're joined again by activist Amber Butts of Black Youth Project to discuss the innovative ways Black folks are finding joy and creating community during the COVID lockdown. Later, we speak with newly minted Dr. Dennis Johnson the recent "zoombombing" of his virtual dissertation defense, which was hacked by someone who posted racist and pornographic content.
Donate to support this and future episodes of Strange Fruit.Thu, 07 May 2020 - 35min - 377 - You Talk Like A White Boy
This week we chat with sketch comedian and writer Brandon Anderson who explores the confusion of being Black but told, "you talk like a white boy." In our Juicy Fruit segment, we discuss the Kenyan governor who’s including bottles of cognac in his city’s COVID-19 care packages.
Wed, 29 Apr 2020 - 31min - 376 - A Love Letter To Natural Hair
This week, social justice filmmaker and author St. Clair Detrick-Jules joins us to discuss her new book "Dear Khloe: Love Letters to my Little Sister," for which Detrick-Jules interviewed and photographed over 100 intergenerational Black women about their hair journeys and the embrace of their natural hair.
Donate to support this and future episodes of Strange Fruit.Mon, 20 Apr 2020 - 52min - 375 - Living Fully And Dying Wisely
With recent reports that Black Americans are being disproportionately infected with and dying from COVID-19, on this week's show we reflect on the health and lives of ourselves, our loved ones, and our entire communities -- and we talk about how to properly prepare for the inevitably of death, whether it is expected or abrupt. Co-founder of Louisville's Before I Die Festival and end of life planning advocate Justin Magnuson joins us to discuss National Healthcare Decisions Day and the importance of "dying wisely."
Fri, 17 Apr 2020 - 43min - 374 - What Is Kwanzaa Crawl?
This week we talk with Kerry Coddett & Krystal Stark of Kwanzaa Crawl, an annual bar crawl for Black-owned businesses in Brooklyn and Harlem that covers 30 bars. Founded in 2016, Kwanzaa Crawl host over 8,000 crawlers and has raised over $250,000 for businesses in Brooklyn and Harlem.
Donate to support this and future episodes of Strange Fruit.Tue, 07 Apr 2020 - 41min - 373 - The Day My Mother Yelled Don't Shoot
This week we talk with writer and poet Miguel Machado about his compelling and vulnerable essay, "The Day My Mother Yelled Don’t Shoot," in which he recounts his startling interaction with police in front of his mother’s Long Island home one morning. Confronted by cops and held at gunpoint after being locked out of the house, Machado describes a bone-chilling experience he says is all too familiar for Black and brown men – and their mothers.
Donate to support this and future episodes of Strange Fruit.Tue, 31 Mar 2020 - 34min - 372 - Playwright And Poet Idris Goodwin
This week we talk with award-winning playwright and poet Idris Goodwin, who was recently named Director of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College. Goodwin, former Producing Artistic Director at StageOne Family Theatre in Louisville, tells us how he got his start as a BreakBeat poet – and explains what BreakBeat poetry is. He is the author of a recently released poetry collection "Can I Kick It?" and will premiere his new play "Ali Summit" at Actors Theatre of Louisville in 2021.
Donate to support this and future episodes of Strange Fruit.Tue, 24 Mar 2020 - 41min - 371 - Strange Fruit For Strange Times
Things may be shutting down and folks my be staying in because of COVID-19, but this new episode of Strange Fruit will help pass the time as you (hopefully) practice social distancing. As the coronavirus outbreak negatively affects communities throughout the country and across the globe, "social distancing" - limiting our in-person interactions with others as a way to stop or slow down the spread - is the recommended way to limit its impact and safeguard our own health and the health of our loved ones and neighbors. But social distancing is not without collateral damage. This week we discuss the impact of social distancing on our most vulnerable populations and ways we can all cope amidst this global crisis.
Donate to support this and future episodes of Strange Fruit.Wed, 18 Mar 2020 - 33min - 370 - Actors Theatre Leader Robert Barry Fleming
This week we're joined in the studio by Robert Barry Fleming, the newest Executive Artistic Director at Actors Theatre of Louisville. We chat about his robust career in theater and film and Fleming shares his commitment to making Actors an accessible and welcoming space for all people to enjoy. He also reveals what theatergoers can expect from the 44th Humana Festival of New American Plays, which opened this month and runs through April 12th.
Donate to support this and future episodes of Strange Fruit.Tue, 10 Mar 2020 - 30min - 369 - Let's Stay Together (But Sleep Apart)
We can all agree that a good night's rest is important to productivity, happiness and overall health. But have married and partnered couples been doing it wrong? This week writer Angela Lashbrook joins us to discuss the benefits of "separate togetherness" and makes the case for lovers sleeping apart instead of sharing a bed, which she explores in her piece, “It's Time to Embrace the Sleep Divorce.” Later, we speak with Steven Underwood who contends in an essay that “Bisexual Fathers Can Undo the Damage We Inherit From Our Dads." Because they escape the biphobia and monosexist projections Black bisexual men experience, and because they defy socializing of fatherhood as domineering and sometimes violent, Underwood says that bisexual dads can save us all. Strange Fruit
Donate to support this and future episodes of Strange Fruit.Tue, 03 Mar 2020 - 46min - 368 - Teaching Black Students Within Racist School Systems
Our celebration of Black History Month continues and we begin by speaking with Baltimore-area educator Brittany Willis about the perilous plight of Black youth in the American education system - and how she came to realize that in order to save Black children she had to stop being their teacher. Next up, we talk about the relationship between Black fathers and their sons, as Chicago-based tech and political writer Keith Reid-Cleveland reveals how it took years to learn to love and forgive the father he didn’t meet for the first time until he was twelve years old. For Juicy Fruit, we’re joined again by linguist Grant Barrett of the American Dialect Society to discuss 2019’s Word of the Year and all the words and phrases that had everybody talking for the last decade.
Donate to support this and future seasons of Strange Fruit.Tue, 25 Feb 2020 - 59min - 367 - Black Women And Girls Slayed The Decade
This week, we recognize Black History Month by reviewing all the ways Black women and girls have been dominating the last decade in fields including politics, entertainment and sports, with culture writer Donnie Belcher, who outlines them in her feature “10 Incredible Years: The Decade in Review for Black Women." Later, we speak with New York Times reporter Emily Flitter, whose recent piece, “This Is What Racism Sounds Like in the Banking Industry,” sheds light on the discrimination and inequality she says is "baked in" to the banking industry.
Tue, 18 Feb 2020 - 35min - 366 - Polyamory Isn't Just For White People
This week we’re joined by writer and social media manager Sarah Thomas. In a recent think piece for Black Youth Project, Thomas says that despite well-received representation in popular films and television shows, polyamory, kink and other once-taboo areas of romance and sexuality are primarily only socially acceptable for white folks to explore. Thomas says that since enslavement, Black bodies -- especially those of Black women -- have been scrutinized, and today those bodies are prevented from safely exploring the liberatory practices of sex-positivity that many white people enjoy.
Wed, 12 Feb 2020 - 34min - 365 - Why Colorblind Doesn't Cut It In Corporate America
As a Puerto Rican woman and member of the LGBTQ+ community, architect and design professional Yiselle Santos Rivera has always been drawn to firms and companies that advocate diversity. This week she joins us to discuss why in corporate America, it’s okay and even important to “see color.” Later in the show, writer DarkSkyLady reminds us that Anti-Black Behavior Is Not Exclusively White, as we discuss the viral case of author Natasha Tynes’ prejudicial targeting of a Black woman subway worker in New York City.
Tue, 04 Feb 2020 - 58min - 364 - Confessions Of A White Liberal
This week Shya Scanlon, a self-described white liberal who penned the essay “I, Racist: Confessions of a White Liberal,” tells us how and why he began the hard work of acknowledging and unlearning the racist ideas he wasn’t aware he held.
Tue, 28 Jan 2020 - 38min - 363 - Non-Binary Motherhood
Washington Post reporter Samantha Schmidt followed Braiden Schirtzinger, a non-binary person, through their pregnancy and early motherhood. Schmidt joins us to talk about the story.
Fri, 24 Jan 2020 - 32min - 362 - The Magical Queer Love Interest Of Color In Fiction
This week on the show: Ashia Monet on queer love Interests of color and the white gaze (https://medium.com/@ashiamonetb/queer-love-interests-of-color-and-the-white-gaze-8928b7b5e6ad), and Sydney Balloue on what the "realness" ballroom category means now that passing isn't the goal for most LGBTQ people (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/opinion/ball-culture.html).
Tue, 14 Jan 2020 - 59min - 361 - 'You're Pretty, For A ______ Girl'
We’ve all heard the childhood rhyme about sticks and stones breaking bones, but in reality the seemingly-innocuous words and phrases we use to describe one another can hurt. Words can affect on our sense of self-worth or subconsciously reflect the value we find (or don’t find) in others. This week writer and world traveler Renée Cherez Wedderburn points out how hearing phrases like, “you're so pretty for a dark-skin girl,” from other Black women causes unintentional harm. It's the topic of her essay “How the Language We Use Perpetuates Oppressive Systems.” Later in the show, writer Jonita Davis revisits the podcast to discuss the challenges she faced as a Black woman and adjunct professor teaching white college students at a conservative Midwestern university.
Tue, 24 Dec 2019 - 40min - 360 - Who Gets A Redemption Story In America?
From Paula Deen, to Brock Turner, to Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, we live in a society that allows many white people who commit racist, violent or illegal actions to be punished lightly and quickly forgiven. This quickness to forgive is present in both the court of public opinion and also within the country’s political and judicial systems. This week we challenge notions of instant white redemption and second chances with Marley K, an author and advocate whose essay asks, “Why Does A White Man’s Legacy Trump A Black Man’s Trauma?"
Tue, 17 Dec 2019 - 23min - 359 - Practical Magic for Patriarchal Times
Have you ever just wished that you could wave a wand and all of the oppression, injustices and traumas in the world would just disappear, like magic? Author Ariel Gore, a self-described social justice witch, says that not only is it possible, but she’s written a magical guide to show us just how to do it. "Hexing the Patriarchy: 26 Potions, Spells, and Magical Elixirs to Embolden the Resistance" contains more than two dozen incantations, recipes, and rituals collected from actual witches from various traditions. Gore joins us this week to discuss her own journey to social justice witchcraft and shares how feminist magic can help uplift and empower the disenfranchised. Later in the show we have a provocative conversation regarding race, interracial unions and social justice with writer Madena Maxine. We talk about why white folks in interracial marriages should care about anti-racism work, which is what she examines in her deeply personal essay "Racial Trauma & My Interracial Marriage."
Tue, 10 Dec 2019 - 57min - 358 - The Importance Of Telling LGBTQ+ Stories
Telling the histories and lived experiences of Black LGBTQ+ people is beneficial not only for the future generations who hear or read these stories, but is vital to our own survival as well. This week, professor and author Dr. E. Patrick Johnson returns to the show to discuss his new book, "Honeypot: Black Southern Women Who Love Women," which introduces readers to a variety of Black Southern queer women who shared with Johnson the stories of the joy, pain, terror and triumphs that have colored their lives. Later, Jordan Williams stops by the studio to talk about his compelling short feature on the online platform Queer Kentucky. Williams discusses his journey to self-love and self-acceptance as a queer Black man and talks about how he coped with the lack of racial diversity while growing up in Hardin County, Kentucky.
Tue, 03 Dec 2019 - 52min - 357 - You Might Not Be Racist, But Are You Antiracist?
Lots of folks may consider themselves to be “not racist” -- a sort of personal, private declaration -- but is that enough in these volatile political times? Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, a leading scholar on race and discriminatory policy in America, says that the true goal is to be actively “antiracist.” Kendi is a New York Times bestselling author and the founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University. He joins us this week to discuss his new book "How To Be An Antiracist," in which he analyzes law, history, ethics and science to contextualize his own journey toward awakening as an anti-racist. Later in the show we talk to culture writer Jonita Davis about the growing phenomenon of Black women in motorsports culture and motorcycle clubs, which she highlights in her feature “Yes, Black Girls Ride Too.”
Tue, 26 Nov 2019 - 55min - 356 - What's It Like To Be An Abortion Call Center Operator?
Abortion remains a hot button issue in these political times, as some states race to restrict or ban abortion, while others race to protect it. In some regions of the country, citizens rely on abortion call centers to ask questions about abortions, locate providers, and schedule the procedure. Operators also sometimes help callers figure out how to get there or how to pay for it. The telephone staff at The Women’s Centers provide an important service for potential clients of a network of five abortion providers in the Mid-Atlantic and New England states, and in Georgia. This week author Lux Alptraum joins us to shed light on what it's like to work at an abortion call center. Later, in honor of National Inspirational Role Models Month, Fruitcake and frequent guest Aaron Weathers joins us to recognize two inspirational figures in his life.
Wed, 20 Nov 2019 - 32min - 355 - Swimming While Muslim
This week we talk to Rowaida Abdelaziz about her essay, "When Swimming As A Muslim Becomes A Political Act." And UofL student activist Finn DePriest joins us to talk about the importance of finding queer role models.
Tue, 12 Nov 2019 - 27min - 354 - When You Work Twice As Hard But Still Feel Like An Impostor
In 1978 a landmark study revealed that many accomplished and highly ambitious women suffered from a psychological condition coined impostor syndrome: a tendency to minimize achievements, chalk up accomplishments to luck, and hold an overwhelming fear that they will eventually be discovered as frauds. While this study was groundbreaking, it primarily focused how the impostor phenomenon manifests within educated, middle to upper class white women. This week we speak with therapist and educator Lincoln Hill about why impostor syndrome is worse for women of color, and how such studies fall short by overlooking the unique experience of being simultaneously Black and a woman in professional settings. To start this week’s show, we’re joined for hot topics by educator and mentor Shauntrice Martin, and we discuss school safety, controversial Halloween costumes for kids, and the recent revelation that all modern humans originated in Botswana on the continent of Africa.
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 - 46min - 353 - Silence, And The Power Of Breaking It
This week we talk with Mathangi Subramanian about her family, her work, and her recent essay, "The Day My Outrage Went Viral: Racist attitudes against my Brown daughter energized me to raise my voice." (Read it here: https://zora.medium.com/the-day-my-outrage-went-viral-7ad1257d7ff9) In Juicy Fruit: Calling the cops when someone steals your illegal weed, and casting news about Sony's upcoming Cinderella retelling.
Tue, 29 Oct 2019 - 24min - 352 - How Pastors Police Black Women's Bodies
We talk this week with Emma Akpan about how certain Black religious institutions expect Black women to conform to white supremacist ideals -- especially when it comes to sexuality, motherhood and family structures. She explores it in her recent essay, "I’ve Lost Faith in the Way the Black Church Polices Women’s Bodies." And October 14-18 was the YWCA's Week Without Violence -- part of a global movement within the organization to end gender-based violence. YWCA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo joins us to explain that work.
Fri, 18 Oct 2019 - 37min - 351 - Experiencing Race Outside The Black & White Binary
Most often in America, when we talk about issues of race, racial tensions, and racialized politics, it's within a Black and white paradigm. But what is it like for someone to grow up and become socialized within this country whose ethnic identity doesn’t fall within this binary? This week we speak with writer Eda Yu about her essay on identity for Vice, “Finding Asian Identity in a Black and White America,” in which she discusses navigating this racial and ethnic conundrum and how she finally began to grow into and actualize her authentic Asian American self.
Sat, 12 Oct 2019 - 36min - 350 - Strange Fruit: The Case Against Whuppings
Corporal punishment describes using physical punishment intended to cause pain as a means of discipline. The most common version of this practice involves hitting or spanking children. Black folks commonly call it getting or giving a “whupping.” The phrase “spare the rod, spoil the child” is often cited as a sort of religious mandate for such physical discipline of children (even though the popular idiom isn’t actually in the Bible). And despite research to the contrary, there are still many Black parents who contend that hitting their children will turn them into good adults, teach them respect, and protect them for the lure of social ills. In her book “Spare the Kids: Why Whupping Children Won’t Save Black America,” Dr. Stacey Patton asserts that whupping Black children has far-reaching, seldom-discussed consequences, including producing traumatized children that are prone to higher suspension and expulsions rates in school, interactions with the criminal justice system, mental health issues, and foster care placements. Dr. Patton joins us this week to make the case for why Black parents, and others who raise and care for children of color, should replace corporal punishment with nonviolent, positive discipline.
Mon, 07 Oct 2019 - 33min - 349 - We Stan (And Interview) Legendary Filmmaker Patrik-Ian Polk
Director, screenwriter, and producer Patrik-Ian Polk has been creating phenomenal Black LGBTQ content for film and television audiences for nearly two decades, starting with the 2000 feature film "Punks," which he wrote, directed and produced.
Polk is best known for his groundbreaking television series "Noah’s Arc," which ran for premiered in 2005 and ran for two seasons on the Logo cable channel. The series featured gay Black and Latinx characters and highlighted many social issues including same-sex marriage, queer parenthood, HIV/AIDS awareness, and gay bashing. Logo TV recently made the entire series available for free on their YouTube channel.
This week we got to speak with the visionary and queer icon about his 20-year career as a filmmaker, director, and producer of Black and Queer art, and we got to fan out and tell him just how much his work has brought us joy, given us LIFE and allowed us to see ourselves like we were never able to before.Sun, 29 Sep 2019 - 39min - 348 - Some Of Her Best Friends Are Straight...
Lambda Award-winning writer and activist Michelle Tea has always considered herself “radical queer,” – those outside-of-the-mainstream LGBTQ folks who have nothing left to lose and make their own rules about everything.
As she describes it in an essay for Buzzfeed, for Tea and the queer friends she shared a radical subculture with, “that meant prioritizing freedom, glorifying poverty, experimenting with our bodies in every way possible. The possibility of having children was raised only to highlight how absurd that would be….[we] mostly viewed kids as a potential drag on [our] liberties, or simply an impossibility.”
Which is why almost everyone who knew her was shocked when she suddenly decided to get pregnant and become a parent at 40 years old – while single, uninsured, and living in an expensive city and working a somewhat unstable job. Spoiler alert: It’s now several years later and parenthood has ultimately worked out well for Tea and she’s learned some important lessons and made some unexpected (straight!) friends along the way. She shares her adventures on this episode.Later in the show, Chicago-based rapper and actor Mykele Deville stop by the studio to discuss his role as Verb in the rousing production of Idris Goodwin’s “Hype Man: A Break Beat Play” at Actors Theatre of Louisville, which runs thru October 13th.
Sat, 21 Sep 2019 - 46min - 347 - Forming Intergenerational Friendships In the Queer Community
What are some of the barriers that prevent intergenerational bonding and mentorship among LGBTQ people? What are some of the factors that hold us back from sharing knowledge and wisdom between folks of different age groups within the queer community? This week we explore intergenerational mentorship and queer concepts of chosen family. Philadelphia Inquirer photo journalist Heather Khalifa introduces us to a black trans woman and her fiancé who act as stand-in parents to LGBTQ youth in their Philadelphia neighborhood. Andrea Lamour-Harrington has opened her home to struggling LGBTQ young people since the 1980s, and as the “mother” of the House of Lamour she has mentored some eighty-seven “children.” Later, Writer and former ActUp NY activist James “Jim” Finn notes that there is a popular perception that intergenerational friendships don’t exist among gay men and other queer people. In his essay “LGBTQ Generations — Mentoring and More,” Finn says that queer folks’ hesitation to mentor youth is rooted in internalized homophobia and deep-seated societal stereotypes that posit older gay men as sexual threats to younger men, and says that his life has been enriched by his friendship with a gay college student more than 30 years his junior.
Sat, 14 Sep 2019 - 34min - 346 - Strange Fruit: The Intersection Of Race And Family Dynamics
Conversations about the intersections of identify can be awkward, uncomfortable and sometimes emotionally exhausting -- especially when discussing race and gender. And especially when these conversations have to happen between parents and their children.
To that end, this week we chat with parents who are having very intentional conversations with their respective family members about ways the world assigns value to -- or holds stereotypical expectations of -- women of color. We’re joined this week by two thought-provoking writers. Author Kay Bolden explains “Why Women in My Family Don’t Scrub Floors.” And later, Canadian writer Anam Ahmed is the mother of two biracial girls – one who shares her Pakistani brown skin and another whose skin and hair more closely resembles the complexion of her Dutch-English-Canadian husband, which she writes about in “My Biracial Children Are Noticing We’re Not All the Same Color.” Support Strange Fruit! Visit donate.strangefruitpod.orgFri, 06 Sep 2019 - 35min - 345 - Strange Fruit: Black & Queer Stories In Fashion News
From its practical and everyday uses, to Black celebrities and fashion icons donning it on red carpets, the durag is finally getting its just due. Fashion & beauty editor Jamé Jackson of TheBlondeMisfit.com joins us this week talk to us about her essay, "How the Durag Became a Political Statement." It illuminates the cultural and political significance of the durag, and how it’s always represented much more than just a hair accessory.
Later in the show we switch gears and turn our attention -- and the conversation -- to last spring’s Met Gala where fashion theme was “Camp: Note on Fashion.” Jackson explores the queer, black and urban roots of camp, and argues that ideas around and performances of camp belonged to Black and queer communities long before it became popular at the annual ball.
In our Juicy Fruit segment, we’re surprised by just how long many Americans will go without changing their underwear.
Strange Fruit is listener supported. Click here to chip in: donate.strangefruitpod.orgFri, 30 Aug 2019 - 46min - 344 - The Segregated History Of Our Summertime Spaces
The official end of summer and LGBTQ pride season is fast approaching, but there’s still time to have some fun at some events in the region.
Now in its third year, OUTLOUD Musical Festival in Nashville features 14 LGBTQ+ artists across two stages, including headliners Greyson Chance, Kim Petras and Gia Woods.
OUTLOUD creator and producer Jack Davis joins us at the start of this week’s show to tell us what to expect at the festival happening on September 14.
We also speak with friend to the show Mike Slaton, Executive Director of the Louisville Pride Foundation, about the Louisville Pride Festival coming up on September 21. The event is free and this year's headliner is performer Todrick Hall.
In our feature interview, we explore the notoriously segregated history of swimming pools and other public spaces dedicated to leisure and enjoyment. Dr. Victoria Wolcott joins us to discuss her insightful piece “The Forgotten History Of Segregated Swimming Pools And Amusement Parks" published by The Conversation, and her book “Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters: The Struggle over Segregated Recreation in America.”
Support Strange Fruit at donate.strangefruitpod.orgSat, 24 Aug 2019 - 46min - 343 - Black Queer Comics Lead the Way At Midwest Queer Comedy Fest
We talk about queers in comedy, and why on earth pants made for men have more pockets than those made for women.
Sat, 17 Aug 2019 - 57min - 342 - Is The South A Safe Place For LGBTQ People?
We talk about misperceptions of the South as a place that's less welcoming than the rest of the country for LGBTQ people.
Sat, 10 Aug 2019 - 51min - 341 - Tarell Alvin McCraney, And Black Art For Black PeopleSat, 03 Aug 2019 - 1h 06min
- 340 - The Bar Is A Traditional LGBTQ Safe Space. But What If You Don't Drink?Sun, 28 Jul 2019 - 45min
- 339 - Mental Health Help For Students and ActivistsSun, 21 Jul 2019 - 47min
- 338 - Mental Health Matters
Poverty, racism, and trauma can lead to poor mental health. Poor mental health can lead to behaviors that get kids in trouble in school, and make adults less likely to be able to function well in the world. July is Minority Mental Health Month, and we're talking about how to break this cycle.
Mon, 15 Jul 2019 - 59min - 337 - #MeToo Means Men, TooSun, 07 Jul 2019 - 50min
- 336 - The Decline And Resurgence Of Black FarmersSat, 29 Jun 2019 - 51min
- 335 - How Aunts Are The Unsung Heroes Of Black Families
Writer Brandon T. Harden on how aunts are the unsung heroes of black families. Plus, why New York City's Legal Aid attorneys are tending bar or driving Ubers to make ends meet.
Sat, 22 Jun 2019 - 35min - 334 - How The Kentuckiana Pride Festival Can Be More InclusiveFri, 14 Jun 2019 - 54min
- 333 - Strange Fruit: Mothering While Black
From maternal mortality to "the talk," black motherhood can be fraught with danger and fear. We talk with author Dani McClain about the politics of black motherhood, and her essay, “I Won’t Let Racism Rob My Black Child of Joy.” Then we speak with Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet, Executive Director of Merck for Mothers, a global initiative to reduce maternal mortality worldwide.
Fri, 07 Jun 2019 - 41min - 332 - Marginalized Groups Need Spaces Just For Us
The healing necessity of POC-only spaces within a racist society (and why we should stop saying "people of color," when we really mean black people).
Fri, 31 May 2019 - 43min - 331 - How Much Privacy Should We Give Our Kids?
In her essay, "'Children do not deserve privacy,' and other abusive myths masked as good parenting," writer Amber Butts examines the complicated feelings she holds for the ex-stepfather who raised and provided for her. She joins us to talk about what good parenting looks like today, and how caregivers should re-examine the parenting metrics they inherited from previous generations.
Fri, 24 May 2019 - 41min - 330 - Black Southerners And The Eviction Crisis
Journalist Max Blau, author of "Black Southerners Are Bearing the Brunt of America’s Eviction Epidemic" joins us to talk about who is getting evicted, where, and why.
Sun, 03 Mar 2019 - 32min - 329 - Life After Conversion Therapy
This week we’re joined by Tanner Mobley, Director of Ban Conversion Therapy Kentucky, and Mikhail Schulz (also known as award-winning drag entertainer Vanessa Demornay), who is a self-described survivor of conversion therapy. Schulz and Mobley agree that not only is conversion therapy torture, it's also dangerous, and it promotes the idea that LGBTQ people can and should change who they are.
Fri, 22 Feb 2019 - 31min - 328 - Why Ellen Was The Wrong Person To Pardon Kevin HartSat, 16 Feb 2019 - 44min
- 327 - 'The Green Book' Comes To The Louisville StageSat, 09 Feb 2019 - 50min
- 326 - TV, Tech, And Trans Visibility With 'Pose' Star Angelica RossFri, 01 Feb 2019 - 51min
- 325 - 'Pipeline' Actors On Bringing Black Lives To The StageSat, 26 Jan 2019 - 44min
- 324 - Strange Fruit: Your Auntie’s Vintage Fur Is More Than Just A CoatFri, 18 Jan 2019 - 45min
- 323 - Strange Fruit #276: Happy Birthday, Kaila!
Novelist Brian Keith Jackson on his NYT essay, "I Cross My Legs. Does That Make Me Less of a Man?" South African HIV activist Krishen Samuel on his piece, "Becoming a Real Gay Boy: Gender vs. Sexuality" And birthday wishes for our own Dr. Kaila Story!
Fri, 11 Jan 2019 - 37min - 322 - Strange Fruit #275: How The Jezebel Trope Hurts Us All
Guests: Dr. Tamura Lomax, author of "Jezebel Unhinged: Loosing the Black Female Body in Religion and Culture;" writer Matthew Thompson on his essay, "The messy relationship between f*ggots & the Black American pop diva.”
Fri, 04 Jan 2019 - 55min - 321 - Strange Fruit: Comic Sampson McCormick On Breaking Barriers
Our featured guest this week is black gay stand up comic Sampson McCormick. And Jai's sister-in-law stops by to discuss whether Santa needs a makeover.
Mon, 24 Dec 2018 - 54min - 320 - Strange Fruit #273: Are You A Transgender Ally Even When It's Not Easy?Fri, 14 Dec 2018 - 34min
- 319 - Strange Fruit #272: 'Why Is My Wheelchair A Negative?'
In the 5th grade, Ola Ojewumi was diagnosed with a heart condition that made it difficult for her heart to properly pump blood throughout her body. By 11 years old, Ola was a double transplant recipient, with a chronic illness and limited mobility who relied heavily on a wheelchair. She became a person living with disability.
For many years Ola despised being disabled and tried to hide her disability. Now, she is the founder of the global education nonprofit organization, Project ASCEND, which provides college scholarships and and civic engagement opportunities to low-income and disabled youth.
This week we speak with Ola about her disabled black girl magic--her struggles, triumphs, and how she shows the world what it means to live with disabilities, not in spite of them.
And in Juicy Fruit: A Harvard professor says that if you eat more than six french fries at meal time then you've been overeating.
And PETA wants us to start feeding two birds with one scone.
Fri, 07 Dec 2018 - 32min - 318 - Strange Fruit #271: Looking Forward On World AIDS DayFri, 30 Nov 2018 - 55min
- 317 - Strange Fruit #270: Flamin' Hot Cheetos And Menthol Smokes
We’re keeping it light this week with a full episode of Juicy Fruit, featuring a hodgepodge of hot topics.
Sun, 25 Nov 2018 - 36min - 316 - Strange Fruit #269: When Your Moms Are White (And You're Not)
Morgan Rumple is a black woman who was adopted as an infant by a white lesbian couple who lived in a nearly all-white community in Indiana. She joins us to discuss her experiences as a transracial adoptee and how her parents navigated homophobia, racism, and cultural differences.
Sat, 17 Nov 2018 - 43min - 315 - Strange Fruit #268: Yes, We're Still Talking About Who Can Say The N-Word
Writer Olga Maria Segura challenges other Latinx folks to think more critically about using the word.
Sat, 10 Nov 2018 - 27min - 314 - Strange Fruit #267: Getting Away With Murder?Fri, 09 Nov 2018 - 28min
- 313 - Strange Fruit #266: Strange Fruit: A Bloodcurdling Conversation With 'Dracula' ActorsSat, 27 Oct 2018 - 33min
- 312 - Strange Fruit #265: A Conversation With LGBTQ Historian David Williams
David Williams shares secrets from Old Louisville's history, just in time for Halloween. Juicy Fruit: Remy Ma says it's okay for non-black people of color to say the n-word. Really, though?
Mon, 22 Oct 2018 - 38min - 311 - Strange Fruit #264: 'Hey Fren!' Internet Sensation Zoie FentySun, 14 Oct 2018 - 36min
- 310 - Strange Fruit #263: How Where You Live In Louisville Affects Your Grocery Bill
Why does the cost of basics at Kroger vary depending where you are in Louisville? It's an issue of supply and demand, but it's one that ends up affecting low-income people across the city. In this week's episode of Strange Fruit, we talk to Bailey Loosemore of the Courier Journal about a recent story that looked at the cost of grocery staples at Kroger grocery stores around Louisville.
Mon, 08 Oct 2018 - 46min - 309 - Strange Fruit #263: 'Rape Jokes' Comic Cameron EspositoSun, 30 Sep 2018 - 39min
- 308 - Strange Fruit: On Queen Sugar, Pie Is More Than Just PieFri, 21 Sep 2018 - 35min
- 307 - Strange Fruit #260: Sam Sanders Gives Us A MinuteSat, 15 Sep 2018 - 47min
- 306 - Strange Fruit #259: With Allies Like These...Fri, 07 Sep 2018 - 39min
- 305 - Strange Fruit #258: What's It Like To Answer Racist 911 Calls?
It seems like every week we hear about white people calling the police on black people for racist reasons. A 911 operator tells us what it's like to be on the other end of the line.
Fri, 31 Aug 2018 - 36min - 304 - Strange Fruit #256: Toxic Black Fatherhood On TV
Was your dad an Uncle Phil, or a Dr. Huxtable? Writer Kieran Scarlett says cruel and impatient TV dads reflect reality for many black sons.
Fri, 24 Aug 2018 - 41min - 303 - Strange Fruit #255: It's Funny Because It's True (A Conversation With Dylan Marron)
Dylan Marron's "Every Single Word" series uses humor to point out an absurd lack of representation of non-white people in Hollywood.
Fri, 17 Aug 2018 - 38min - 302 - Strange Fruit #254: Expanding The Definition Of 'American Boys'
Soraya Zaman's "American Boys Project" is a photography collection (and upcoming book) featuring portraits of transmasculine people throughout the country. Through it, Soraya hopes to expand our ideas of who trans men and transmasculine people are, and can be. Soraya joins us this week to tell us more, along with Lazarus Letcher, whose portrait is included in the work. And poet and choreographer Uwazi Zamani joins us with the story behind his phenomenal spoken-word piece, "Parades." (Content Note: There is strong language in the poem, which is recited at the link, and also played in its entirety about 29 minutes into our show this week.)
Fri, 03 Aug 2018 - 42min - 301 - Strange Fruit #253: Honestly We'd Be Eating Chocolate AnywayFri, 27 Jul 2018 - 30min
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