Mariquita takes us through the data of the food media world and how marginalized voices are depressingly underrepresented. Natalia talks you through colonialism in food – and discussions about authenticity that made her grow. Finally, they end with some ways to walk the walk and cookbook recommendations! Follow and support today’s hosts: Natalia: Instagram // […]
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Colorism: From Then to Now We’ll be getting into the history of colorism, how it crops up in modern places like Bridgerton and the royal family, as well as skin lightening products. This episode includes a trigger warning for rape, discrimination, and body image. If any of these topics are difficult for you, please proceed
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Feminist Book Club: The Podcast got a bit of a makeover this week! Introducing our new podcast contributors: Renee – @feministbookclubbox or @bellerenee on Instagram Lucy – @lucygraceeee on Instagram and Twitter Phalin – @phalinoliver on Instagram and TikTok Natalia – @stitchcraftnwizardry on Instagram, @natsanpol or @fmnstbookclub on Twitter Christine – @readingismagical and @loyaltybooks on
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Kate Hope Day is the author of If, Then and her newest novel is IN THE QUICK. She holds a BA from Bryn Mawr College and a PhD in English from the University of Pittsburgh. She was an associate producer at HBO. She lives in Oregon with her husband and their two children. Connect with
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Luvvie Ajayi Jones is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker and podcast host who thrives at the intersection of comedy, media, and justice. Her debut book I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual was released to critical acclaim, hitting the New York Times bestselling list at #5. Her new book Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual
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Sonya Renee Taylor is the Founder and Radical Executive Officer of The Body is Not An Apology, a digital media and education company committed to radical self-love and body empowerment as the foundational tool for social justice. Sonya has shared her work as an award-winning Performance Poet, Activist, and educator in numerous countries and on
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Catherine E. McKinley is a curator and writer whose books include the critically acclaimed Indigo, a journey along the ancient indigo trade routes in West Africa, and The Book of Sarahs, a memoir about growing up Black and Jewish in the 1960s to ’80s. She’s taught creative nonfiction writing at Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia
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Tami Charles is the New York Times Bestselling author of All Because You Matter, and numerous books for children and young adults. Her new novel, Muted, published February 2nd with Scholastic Press. Inspired by true events, Muted is a fearless exploration of the dark side of the music industry, the business of exploitation, how a
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Ariella Elovic is an illustrator, author, and founder of @thecheekyblog: an online platform through which she seeks to combat the shame so many of us feel in relation to our bodies. Her work has been featured by The New Yorker, Teen Vogue, and Buzzfeed. Her debut book, CHEEKY: A Head-to-Toe Memoir, just came out from
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Rachel Ricketts is a queer, multi-racial Black woman. As a global thought leader, racial justice educator, healer, speaker, and writer, she hosts intersectional racial justice workshops worldwide, including her renowned Spiritual Activism series. Rachel cultivates change by fusing her experiences as an attorney, trained anti-racism educator and grief coach with her spiritual certifications in breathwork,
Koa Beck is the former editor-in-chief of Jezebel. Previously, she was the executive editor of Vogue.com and the senior features editor at MarieClaire.com. Her literary criticism and reporting have appeared in TheAtlantic.com, Out, The New York Observer, TheGuardian.com, Esquire.com, Vogue.com, MarieClaire.com, among others. In 2019, she was awarded the Joan Shorenstein Fellowship at the Harvard
KJ Dell’Antonia is the former editor of Motherlode and current contributor to The New York Times, as well as the author of How to Be a Happier Parent. She lives with her family on a small farm in Lyme, New Hampshire, but retains an abiding love for her childhood in Texas and Kansas. Her latest
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