Black Feminist Rants

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Ballroom Culture as a form of Liberation #BlackYouthSexuality w/ Caleb Strickland Feb 01, 2023

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Welcome to the Black Youth Sexuality season! We’re kicking it off with Caleb Strickland (he/they), a sociologist, Morehouse student, and member of the House of Juicy Couture. He talks about the lack of sex ed in Arkansas, the history of ballroom, and how ballroom helped him explore his gender expression. They explained the importance of community in ballroom and their theory of the matrix of liberation.

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Check out Marlon Bailey’s works, Butch Queens Up in Pumps: Gender, Performance, and Ballroom Culture in Detroit and “Black Gay (Raw) Sex” to learn more about ballroom and its relationship with HIV/AIDS
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Producer: LaKia Williams

Audio Engineer & Technical Support: Annaya Baynes

Ep. 38: Financial Activism: Investing in the Future We Want to See w/ The Black Doula, Sabia Wade Jan 25, 2023

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Sabia Wade (she/they), doula, entrepreneur, and angel investor, joins Black Feminist Rants to give the rundown on what angel investing is, putting money into the futures we want to see, and what luxury can mean for Black people. Sabia discusses how they got their start as a doula, putting your ego aside when you’re doing the work, and platonically raising kids with her friend. They also share about their new book coming out later this year and the publishing process.

Action Items:

Be sure to check out Sabia’s website to keep up-to-date with everything they’re doing.
Pre-order Birthing Liberation at any of the sites listed here.
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Credits:

Producer: LaKia Williams

Audio Engineer and Technical Support: Annaya Baynes

Ep. 37: Youth-Led Contraceptive Access Programs Dec 14, 2022

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Learn about how organizations are increasing access to birth control through youth-led advocacy! Rochelle Rodney (she/her), the Director of Advocacy for the New York Birth Control Access Project (NYBCAP) joins Black Feminist Rants in discussing the work that NYBCAP does to make birth control as accessible as possible for New Yorkers. Rochelle talks about the emergency contraceptive in vending machines initiative, helping young people do advocacy, and pharmacist-dispensed birth control.

Action Items:

Support the great work that NYBCAP does!
Apply to be in the fall cohort of NYBCAP’s Associate Board.
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Credits:

Producer: LaKia Williams

Audio Engineer and Technical Support: Annaya Baynes

Ep. 36: Abortion Funds Are Still Funding Abortions in States Where Abortion Is Illegal w/ Chasity Wilson (New Orleans Abortion Fund) Nov 30, 2022

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Chasity Wilson (she/her), the Executive Director of the New Orleans Abortion Fund (NOAF), joins Black Feminist Rants in discussing the struggles of doing work that is so intertwined with your lived experience. Chastity also shares her experience leading an abortion fund post overturn of Roe v. Wade (Dobbs decision) and being the first Black Executive Director of NOAF. LaKia and Chasity talk about how Chasity balances being a first-time mom and Executive Director of an abortion fund.

Action Items:

Check out the New Orleans Abortion Fund to find resources for getting an abortion and donate so they can keep doing amazing work!
Go to Access RJ to learn more about how they help people seeking care in California and support them with a donation! Since the Dobbs Decision over half of the people ACCESS RJ have been from outside of California, including: Texas, Arizona, Louisiana and more!
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Credits:

Producer: LaKia Williams

Audio Engineer and Technical Support: Annaya Baynes

Ep. 35: Birth Work in a Colonial Context w/ Sarah Michal Hamid Nov 16, 2022

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Sarah Michal Hamid (she/they), a doula and birth worker, joins Black Feminist Rants in discussing what birth work entails, the impact of settler colonialism on reproduction in the past and present, and the importance of doulas operating outside of the capitalist health care system. Sarah and LaKia talk about how all forms of reproductive health care need to be high quality for everyone.

Action Items:

Check out Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii to support native Hawaiian health care.
Support Kalauokekahuli to help native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders receive reproductive health care.
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Credits:
Producer: LaKia Williams

Audio Engineer & Technical Support: Annaya Baynes

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Ep. 34: Self-Managed Abortion with Abortion Pills Oct 12, 2022

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Self-Managed Abortion is a necessary component of abortion care. Join BFR Host, LaKia, as she provides vital information on self-managed abortion using abortion pills: what it is, how it works, and resources to make your experience as positive as possible. LaKia also discusses how the Western medical industry prioritizes profits over people and attempts to erase the history of community care around abortions.

Celebrate Self-Managed Abortion (SMA) Fest hosted by Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity (URGE).

Action Items:

If you or someone you know needs support on self-managing a miscarriage or abortion, call or text The Miscarriage + Abortion Hotline at 1-833-246-2632. Also, visit their website and Instagram!
If you need a free, confidential helpline to get info on your rights regarding self-managed abortion, contact the If/When/How Repro Legal Helpline!
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Credits:

Producer: LaKia Williams

Audio Engineer: LaKia Williams

Editor: Camryn Jackson

Ep. 33: Finding an Identity outside of Work/Organizing, Therapy, and Repro's need for Pay Equity [Rant] Aug 17, 2022

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Black Feminist Rants lives up to its name in this episode with host, LaKia Williams, discussing (or ranting, depending on how you view it) her recent experiences starting therapy, finding an identity outside of the reproductive justice movement/non-profit work/organizing, and the need for Repro organizations to pay employees a living wage.

LaKia discusses her recent conversations in therapy surrounding feeling like her entire identity is centered around the work she does, something that she believes is common for young Black women, who are taught that they need to succeed at any costs. LaKia discusses working through unlearning this and the pains that comes with it.

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If you are interested in submitting to be a BFR Storyteller for the upcoming Black Youth Sexuality Season, visit this link for more information. If you have any questions please contact Annaya (she/they) Annaya@blackfeministrants.com

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Ep. 32: Providing Abortions is Community Care w/ ObGyn, Abortion Provider, and RJ Advocate Dr. Jamila Perritt, MD Jun 22, 2022

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Dr. Jamila Perritt (she/her), an abortion provider, OBGYN, and Reproductive Justice advocate, joins Black Feminist Rants in discussing the impact of abortion bans on patients, trying to use medicine as a tool for liberation, and the concept of fetus viability. Dr. Perritt is the president and CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health, an organization that educates and organizes health care providers to shape legislation and practice and advance access to reproductive health care for all communities.

Action Items:

Support Physicians for Reproductive Health at https://prh.org.
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Credits:

Producer: LaKia Williams

Audio Engineer: Annaya Baynes

Ep.31: Philanthropy's Responsibility to the Reproductive Justice Movement w/ Brandi Collins-Calhoun Jun 01, 2022

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Brandi Collins-Calhoun (they/she), a doula, writer, and RJ activist, joins Black Feminist Rants in discussing philanthropy’s role in Reproductive Justice (RJ) movement spaces, the evils of capitalism, and the nitty-gritty of funding RJ organization’s who do the work. Brandi is the Senior Movement Engagement Associate for the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP). NCRP is a philanthropic watchdog that ensures that funders and philanthropic organizations are being held accountable for their funding practices. Brandi also shares their experience as a teen mom and how she found community in the RJ movement.

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Action Items:

Donate to the Third Wave Fund, who resources (provides funding to) youth-led, intersectional, gender justice movements to advance the community power, well-being, and self-determination of young Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color (BIPOC).
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Check out National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy at https://www.ncrp.org
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Producer: LaKia Williams

Audio Engineer: Annaya Baynes

Ep. 30: Navigating Multiple Abortions as a Young Person w/ Larada Lee-Wallace May 11, 2022

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Larada Lee-Wallace (she/they), an abortion storyteller and organizer, joins Black Feminist Rants in a discussion on accessing abortion care multiple times, in different states, as a young Black person. Larada is an Advocates for Youth Abortion Out Loud organizer and ACCESS RJ board member. Larada shares their experiences accessing abortion care, the barriers they experienced, adverse experiences with healthcare providers, and how people can best support people in getting abortion care.

An incredible thank you for our sponsor for this episode, Feminist Women’s Health Center! Feminist Women’s Health Center, is an independent abortion clinic and Reproductive Justice organization that also provides a wide-range of reproductive services including: trans affirming care, HIV testing and treatment, birth control, and so much more. Become a wellness patient today!

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