In the Blackseat is an unfiltered view of the Black experience, as told by Black people. Join us as we discuss everything from raising Black children to Black hair to being Black in the diaspora - this is a no holds barred exploration of the beauty, pain and diversity of being Blackity Black in the world today. In a world that stays trying to tell us who we are, we are controlling the narrative.
S3 E7 | In the Blackseat | Interracial Relationships
This episode is a first in the Blackseat - non-Black people have been invited to participate in the discussion. This episode is launching on the day we celebrate the birthday of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Laws prohibiting interracial relationships were deemed unconstitutional in June 1967, just nine months before Dr. King’s assassination. Nearly six decades later, while these relationships are more accepted, racism in this country means that there can still be tr...
10 Aug 2022
S3 E6 | In the Blackseat | A Conversation with Michael Harriot
One of the best contemporary storytellers is in the Blackseat for this episode. I got a chance to sit down with THE Michael Harriot! He is everything you think he would be - funny, sharp, self-deprecating, intelligent, all of the good adjectives. We talked about his path to where he is now, whether Black folks should share certain parts of our culture, his views on integration and his stint as an organized crime boss. Oh, and he bought a plantation. Whaaaaaaaaaaa???? Buckle up ...
3 Aug 2022
S3E5 | In the Blackseat | The Curious Case of Identity, A Conversation with Dr. Jeanne Aston-Baynes
Dr. Jeanne Aston-Baynes is a professor of Africana Studies at Eastern Washington University, near Spokane, Washington. During our initial conversation, when she mentioned where she worked, it sparked something: isn't that where Rachel Dolezal taught? "Yes, I shared an office with her." Yep, she shared an office with the infamous professor who made news as a white woman who had been pretending to be Black (referring to herself as transracial). That's when I knew I HAD to have her in the Blac...
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