Black Women Be Knowing
A podcast for Black women teaching in the 'burbs and the rest of y'all, too!
We’re diving deep into the experiences, truths, and magic that no one else gets but us. Tune in as we unpack it all—unfiltered, unapologetic, and undeniably US.
Black Women Be Knowing
The Weight That We Carry
The Jezebel and the Sapphire are caricatures of Black women that continue to cause harm today. Hang out with us as we discuss these enduring caricatures and the stereotypes they have planted in society as well as the treatment of Black women they have caused. From Megan the Stallion and Sojourner Truth to Black women educators, there is a consistent invisible weight that we carry as we try to navigate a world stacked against us.
Find the scholarship we discuss here:
Sharena Stevenson's "Black Female Educator: Underappreciated, Overworked, and the Indelible Quest for Agency Within the Educational System" https://irl.umsl.edu/dissertation/1428/
Tyah-Amoy Roberts' "Black Woman Ungendered: How Society Failed Megan Thee Stallion" https://ojs.stanford.edu/ojs/index.php/theword/article/view/1983
This is difficult work that we're doing, and even though we can't always be with you to bear witness, trust us, we know... Welcome home!
