A Chat w/ That Black Couple

Hi everyone! Today we have Dr. Jenn and Darren with us who are the hosts andcreators of “ThatBlackCouple” podcast. Jenn is queer, androgynous Black woman, anabolitionist, a lover of all Black people, and an Assistant Professor at Syracuse University in theDepartment of Political Science. Jackson’s research is in Black Politics with a focus on BlackFeminist movements, racial threat, gender and sexuality, and political behavior. Jenn’s Bio:Jenn M. Jackson (they/them) is a queer, androgynous Black woman, an abolitionist, a lover of allBlack people, and an Assistant Professor at Syracuse University in the Department of PoliticalScience. Jackson’s research is in Black Politics with a focus on Black Feminist movements,racial threat, gender and sexuality, and political behavior. They are a columnist at Teen Vogueand the author of the forthcoming books BLACK WOMEN TAUGHT US (Penguin RandomHouse, 2024) and POLICING BLACKNESS (University of Chicago Press, 2024). Jackson haswritten peer-reviewed articles at Public Culture, Politics, Groups, and Identities, Social ScienceQuarterly, and the Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy. Jackson received their doctoral degreein Political Science at the University of Chicago in 2019. Daren’s Bio:Daren W. Jackson (he/him/they) is an asexual novelist and storyteller who offers narratives aboutindividuals who are overlooked in mainstream literature. A recent MFA graduate from The NewSchool for Liberal Arts in NYC, he is hard at work on his debut novel. This mild-mannered,Southern California native is a die hard fan of all things Marvel or Star Trek. Daren’s bookreviews have been featured at the Chicago Tribune and his editorial work has been featured onVSB and VIBE. ThatBlackCouple:ThatBlackCouple podcast is a podcast about the realities of Blackness and adult life.Their goal is to create a space for Black millennials to discuss and embody adult life on theirown terms.