Gris-Gris and Gospel
from Black Girl, Other Hosted by Charisse
Growing up Black in America, church wasn't just a Sunday tradition; it was often the center of gravity for the whole family & its community. For generations, the Black church has been more than a place of worship; it's been a source of community, mutual aid, and political organizing, especially in eras when few other institutions were built by and for Black people. In many ways, the church is integral to the Black experience in America. But that picture is shifting. Today, 22% of Black adults are religious "nones" aka not affiliated with any religion, including a small share who identify specifically as atheist or agnostic. And among younger generations, that number climbs even higher; roughly a third of Black Millennials and over a quarter of Black Gen Z now say they're unaffiliated. So where are those women on our screens? For all the strides Black women have made in television and film, the nonbeliever, the skeptic, the woman who's walked away from the church is nearly nonexistent. In this episode of Black Girl, Other, Dom, a writer from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, discusses what it was like growing up with a Baptist mother and a grandmother who practiced Voodoo, and how that upbringing shaped her path to becoming non-religious. The conversation then opens into an illuminating discussion about being demisexual in a hypersexual world.
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