Making Us Matter

In this episode, I've brought another two of my fave Black women together to chat with me about the virtual high school they founded, Making Us Matter. This school is very important to me because I believe in the mission and I am an educator with the program! Within this episode we are speaking about the school they started, what is taught, the importance of Black educators, breaking the stigma about therapy in the Black community, reprioritizing Black knowledge, beauty standards and much more! Recommendations of the Week: Eghosa's suggestions - book - Parable Of The Sower by Octavia E. Butler; documentary - The Black Power Mixtapes; movie - The Forty-Year-Old Version (you won't hear these in the audio due to tech issues. Gertrude's suggestions - advice- Seek therapy and heal your traumas. If you are Black, do your best to find a Black therapist who understands your position in this world. Eghosa mentions Foresight Therapy as an affordable option to seek a therapist if you don't already have one. Alexandria's suggestion - Celebrate Black History month by thanking a Black educator or influential person in your life for their contributions to your success. Words are powerful but only if they are heard. If you would like to support Making Us Matter or even become an educator, check out their website www.MakingUsMatter.com where you will find lots more information. Also, follow @MakingUsMatter on all the socials! Support this podcast! Do you like what you hear? Consider becoming a listener supporter a one of 3 supporter levels so that I may continue to bring you fun and informative episodes, invite new guests and increase the quality of this podcast https://anchor.fm/alexandria-j-smalls/support Please be sure to subscribe/follow this podcast on your streaming service so that you are always first to know when new episodes arrive! You can follow Interrupting Racism Podcast on Instagram with the handle @interruptingracismpodcast on Twitter @IntruptinRacism or email at [email protected]