EPISODE · Oct 8, 2020 · 55 MIN
CAROL TONGE MACK won’t keep (polite) silence
from Modern Minorities · host W!ZARD Studios
Carol left the island of Antigua when she was 13 - for the bright lights of NYC. After growing up in Bronx, Carol studied at Middlebury college, and soon found her becoming a young mother. Now an Assistant Dean at the University of Cincinnati, Carol is an educator, Black feminist, student advocate, and proud mother - who’s in the business of changing lives, and making sure her kids make it home to her safely. She’s the author of “Being Bernadette: From Polite Silence to Finding the Black Girl Magic Within.” - and an advocate for challenging the norms of polite silence, which hurts us all. You’ll love hearing Carol’s stories, told with a unique mix of love, humor, wisdom - and most of all endurance. Hers is not just the story of a Black woman, but a uniquely American one. LEARN ABOUT CAROL BOOK: “Being Bernadette...” goodreads.com/book/show/36995927-being-bernadette Instagram: @careebbeanqueen, @tongemackenterprises Twitter: @deanmack91 erasingtheisms.org MENTIONS AUTHOR: Michael Eric Dyson michaelericdyson.com TV: “The Jeffersons” (1975) - imdb.com/title/tt0072519 MUSIC: “Brenda’s Got A Baby” (2Pac) - youtu.be/NRWUs0KtB-I MUSIC: “Keep your head up” (2Pac) - youtu.be/XW--IGAfeas MUSIC: Michael Bolton TV: “The Incredible Hulk” (1977) - imdb.com/title/tt0077031 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Carol left the island of Antigua when she was 13 - for the bright lights of NYC. After growing up in Bronx, Carol studied at Middlebury college, and soon found her becoming a young mother. Now an Assistant Dean at the University of Cincinnati, Carol is an educator, Black feminist, student advocate, and proud mother - who’s in the business of changing lives, and making sure her kids make it home to her safely. She’s the author of “Being Bernadette: From Polite Silence to Finding the Black Girl Magic Within.” - and an advocate for challenging the norms of polite silence, which hurts us all. You’ll love hearing Carol’s stories, told with a unique mix of love, humor, wisdom - and most of all endurance. Hers is not just the story of a Black woman, but a uniquely American one. LEARN ABOUT CAROL BOOK: “Being Bernadette...” goodreads.com/book/show/36995927-being-bernadette Instagram: @careebbeanqueen, @tongemackenterprises Twitter: @deanmack91 erasingtheisms.org MENTIONS AUTHOR: Michael Eric Dyson michaelericdyson.com TV: “The Jeffersons” (1975) - imdb.com/title/tt0072519 MUSIC: “Brenda’s Got A Baby” (2Pac) - youtu.be/NRWUs0KtB-I MUSIC: “Keep your head up” (2Pac) - youtu.be/XW--IGAfeas MUSIC: Michael Bolton TV: “The Incredible Hulk” (1977) - imdb.com/title/tt0077031 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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