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#ThatBlackCouple Ep 24 – “Lizzo, Black Feminism, and Everything We’ve Missed in the Last 4 Months”
This rapid-fire episode takes on a myriad of topics that have taken place while we were on a 4-month hiatus.
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#ThatBlackCouple Ep 23 – “Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Black Dating Life”
In this special episode of #ThatBlackCouple, we team up with Mo and Jasmine from the Parenting is Political podcast to give a primer on polyamory and tear apart some of its common misconceptions.
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#ThatBlackCouple Ep 22 – “Millennials and Interracial Dating”
In this special episode of #ThatBlackCouple, we invite a few friends in for a panel discussion on all things interracial dating.
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#ThatBlackCouple Ep 21 – “It’s The New Year and I Ain’t Changing $#!t!”
Every year on New Year’s Day, people come up with New Year’s Resolutions for goal setting. We rebuke this notion that all the work we were doing last year wasn’t enough and take pride in not feeling the pressure to change.
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#ThatBlackCouple Ep 20 – “Black Sleep Matters”
Sleep is one of the most important facets of human life. Unfortunately, access to sleep isn’t equal. Like everything else, it has racist undertones and histories. In this episode, we explain why Black sleep matters and how differences in access to sleep shapes our daily lives.
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#ThatBlackCouple Ep 19 – “Stop Whoopin Your Kids”
Parenting remains one of the most important and difficult jobs many people will ever have. And, learning how to discipline children without the use of corporal punishment can take some unlearning of the habits and norms many of us grew up with. We’ll talk about whooping, spanking, beating, etc. in this episode. Legggoo!
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#ThatBlackCouple Ep 18 – “Do Good Work and Don’t Be Trash”
There will always be those people who aren’t doing the work for the right reasons. Sometimes, people are seeking status and fame rather than justice for all people. We are going to talk about that (and them) on this episode. Get into it!
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#ThatBlackCouple Ep 17 – “Janelle Monae-osexual”
Jenn has an unhealthy obsession with Janelle Monáe so of course we made an episode about it. We also examine queerness and what it means in the lives of young Black folx today. Legggoo!
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#ThatBlackCouple Ep 16 – “When White People Call the Police”
It’s time for us to have a serious conversation about white people using the police as their personal bodyguards. (more…)
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#ThatBlackCouple Ep 15 – When White People Like You
In this episode, Jenn and Daren discuss what it means when white people show admiration and appreciation for Black content producers and activists. There are layers to this.
In the first segment, Jenn and Daren read a listener submitted question (the topic of this episode) and clarify that this question speaks to a larger question of the power of the status quo. (more…)