Come Get Your White People

Religion in this country is generally separated by race and Wanda asks about your God. A liberatory God is a big God, a God that is too big to fit inside of Whiteness. So consider what you believe about your God and the message you receive from your church.   Learn more about Lead The Shift™, Start By Talking's 12-month licensing program that embeds a proven framework for anti-oppressive supervision inside your organization, here: https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/lead-the-shift   Learn more about the Anti-Oppressive Bystander Leadership Education (A.B.L.E.) Institute at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-institute   Sign up for Leadership Without Harm at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/leadership-without-harm   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

This episode is a continuation of the conversation started in the last episode. Wanda reiterates how poverty is used to sustain oppression and shares what you can do to take action against it. Please see the list of resources below. Food Feeding America's food bank locator: https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank FoodPantries.org and AmpleHarvest.org for local produce and pantry lists. 211 (United Way's helpline) - local food aid and housing resources.     Community Fridges and Mutual Aid https://mutualaidhub.org   Summer EBT and Community Eligibility Provision No Kid Hungry text line: text "Food" or "Comida" to 304-304   Financial Support modestneeds.org findhelp.org   Utility LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) for energy bills: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/low-income-home-energy-assistance-program-liheap Affordable Connectivity Program for reduced-cost internet: https://www.fcc.gov/acp   Mental Health and Dignity Resources 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline   https://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/   Mental health support centering marginalized folx Therapy for Black Girls at https://therapyforblackgirls.com/ The Loveland Foundation at https://thelovelandfoundation.org/ Inclusive Therapists at https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/   Learn more about Lead The Shift™, Start By Talking's 12-month licensing program that embeds a proven framework for anti-oppressive supervision inside your organization, here: https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/lead-the-shift   Learn more about the Anti-Oppressive Bystander Leadership Education (A.B.L.E.) Institute at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-institute   Sign up for Leadership Without Harm at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/leadership-without-harm   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda discusses the current government shutdown and how it affects SNAP benefits. We are reminded that poverty is not a character flaw. Come back next week for the rest of this conversation, including an overview of the list of resources below. Food Feeding America's food bank locator: https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank FoodPantries.org and AmpleHarvest.org for local produce and pantry lists. 211 (United Way's helpline) - local food aid and housing resources.     Community Fridges and Mutual Aid https://mutualaidhub.org   Summer EBT and Community Eligibility Provision No Kid Hungry text line: text "Food" or "Comida" to 304-304   Financial Support modestneeds.org findhelp.org   Utility LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) for energy bills: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/low-income-home-energy-assistance-program-liheap Affordable Connectivity Program for reduced-cost internet: https://www.fcc.gov/acp   Mental Health and Dignity Resources 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline   https://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/   Mental health support centering marginalized folx Therapy for Black Girls at https://therapyforblackgirls.com/ The Loveland Foundation at https://thelovelandfoundation.org/ Inclusive Therapists at https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/   Learn more about Lead The Shift™, Start By Talking's 12-month licensing program that embeds a proven framework for anti-oppressive supervision inside your organization, here: https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/lead-the-shift   Learn more about the Anti-Oppressive Bystander Leadership Education (A.B.L.E.) Institute at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-institute   Sign up for Leadership Without Harm at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/leadership-without-harm   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

*TRIGGER WARNING* This episode contains content about suicide that may be triggering for some individuals. Listen with care.   We're living in a really hard time, and some folx are feeling it more than others. There is a lot going on in the world today so be sure to check on yourself and your people. We are going to have to depend on each other to survive.   Learn more about Lead The Shift™, Start By Talking's 12-month licensing program that embeds a proven framework for anti-oppressive supervision inside your organization, here: https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/lead-the-shift   Learn more about the Anti-Oppressive Bystander Leadership Education (A.B.L.E.) Institute at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-institute   Sign up for Leadership Without Harm at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/leadership-without-harm   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda talks about Charlie Kirk, focusing on 4 specific points. White Supremacy doesn't love anybody, even the people it gives allowances to. If you are in alignment with White Supremacy there's always a chance it will harm you next.   Learn more about Lead The Shift™, Start By Talking's 12-month licensing program that embeds a proven framework for anti-oppressive supervision inside your organization, here: https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/lead-the-shift   Learn more about the Anti-Oppressive Bystander Leadership Education (A.B.L.E.) Institute at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-institute   Sign up for Leadership Without Harm at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/leadership-without-harm   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

To complete this series on Lead The Shift™, Wanda talks about what accountability in leadership actually looks like, and how organizations can build systems that last.   Learn more about Lead The Shift™, Start By Talking's 12-month licensing program that embeds a proven framework for anti-oppressive supervision inside your organization, here: https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/lead-the-shift   Learn more about the Anti-Oppressive Bystander Leadership Education (A.B.L.E.) Institute at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-institute   Sign up for Leadership Without Harm at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/leadership-without-harm   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda goes deeper into the discussion of Lead The Shift™, Start By Talking's new licensing program. She shares how organizations typically handle "harm" in ways that protect the institution, not the people who have been harmed. Learn about the real cost of harm and what leaders can do for true organizational change.   Learn more about the Anti-Oppressive Bystander Leadership Education (A.B.L.E.) Institute at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-institute   Sign up for Leadership Without Harm at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/leadership-without-harm   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda talks about Start By Talking's new licensing program, Lead The Shift™. In this episode, and over the course of the next few episodes, you'll learn why this program was built and what you can do to build an anti-oppressive culture in your organization that actually lasts.   Learn more about the Anti-Oppressive Bystander Leadership Education (A.B.L.E.) Institute at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-institute   Sign up for Leadership Without Harm at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/leadership-without-harm   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda discusses Return to the Land, a group of White Supremacists with a plan to build a Whites-only community in Arkansas. Hear Wanda's reaction to this, and her prediction about the group and the community they want to establish.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda shares a story and discusses the "male loneliness epidemic." She explains how White Supremacy reaches everything and the ways that Black Women are disproportionately affected.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

We've spent years coaching, confronting, and reimagining leadership through our signature Anti-Oppressive Supervision™ training. Now, we're scaling up—way up.   In this episode of Come Get Your White People!, we're pulling back the curtain on the evolution of AOS: from a deeply personal, cohort-based program to an organizational intervention.   We talk about evolution, legacy, and liberation—and why this shift is about more than business. It's about building systems that remove harm from leadership and keep anti-oppression rooted at the center.   Ready to turn supervision into strategy—and scale change without selling out?   Yeah, us too! Listen in!   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda shares how Start By Talking is responding to feedback on creating, developing, and sustaining an anti-oppressive leadership strategy. She discusses the new One-Day VIP offering for leaders who know they can't supervise the same way anymore.   Start By Talking LLC proudly introduces Leadership Without Harm: A One-Day Rebuild! This private, VIP service will help leaders and supervisors uncover the ways that "professionalism"  makes leadership an either/or game with the people you supervise. For more information, click here.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda discusses The Anti-Oppressive Supervision Program and explains how and why it is evolving. Learn how you can join the next cohort and embrace the power of inclusive leadership.   Learn more and register for Cohort 9 of The Anti-Oppressive Supervision Program that begins June 2, 2025 at: https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/anti-oppressive-supervision   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda and Lissa wrap up their discussion of the movie Sinners. They discuss the relatability of the characters and praise the movie for being unapologetically Black.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda and Lissa continue their discussion of the movie Sinners. They talk about the relationships of the characters and what scenes stood out to them.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda and Lissa discuss the movie Sinners. They share their initial reactions to the film, and why they found it so impactful.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda talks about how to build a conscious, real community and the importance of taking action. She also provides a few questions for you to ask yourself this week.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda continues her conversation with former client Danielle Riley. Danielle shares how her life has changed since her coaching and talks about the actions she continues to take as a direct result of her work with Start By Talking.   Learn more about Danielle at @daniellerileyy   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda talks with former client Danielle Riley. They discuss Danielle's experience working with Start By Talking, how things have changed in her life since her coaching, and how she still applies what she learned in her life today.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

In part 2, Wanda shares more about the offers Start By Talking currently has available. Hear how you can start, or continue, your anti-oppressive journey.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda reminisces on the first five-ish years of Start By Talking and shares what is going on now.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

This episode is for every person who is yelling, "Where are the Black folx?" Wanda shares where Black folx are, and outlines the liberatory work you need to do.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda discusses the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show and explains why your reaction to it is connected to racism. She shares her thoughts on the multilayered, nuanced show and the ways it was a message to America, not just Drake.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda wishes everyone a happy Black History Month! She talks about how she is celebrating and shares other rambling thoughts.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda shares about life lately, what Start By Talking is up to, and what to expect this year. Email us any topics you would like to hear discussed, and join us on the road to liberation, because it is time for change.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]  

Wanda and Lissa are diving into the SBT vault to revisit a timeless conversation. If you're a newer listener, you might have missed the original three from 2021, where we introduced the groundbreaking Five Profiles of White Womanhood. This December, we're bringing these episodes back to encourage honest self-reflection. Which profile resonates with you? Happy listening!   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda and Lissa are diving into the SBT vault to revisit a timeless conversation. If you're a newer listener, you might have missed the original three from 2021, where we introduced the groundbreaking Five Profiles of White Womanhood. This December, we're bringing these episodes back to encourage honest self-reflection. Which profile resonates with you? Happy listening!   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda and Lissa are diving into the SBT vault to revisit a timeless conversation. If you're a newer listener, you might have missed the original three from 2021, where we introduced the groundbreaking Five Profiles of White Womanhood. This December, we're bringing these episodes back to encourage honest self-reflection. Which profile resonates with you? Happy listening!   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda and Lissa are diving into the SBT vault to revisit a timeless conversation. If you're a newer listener, you might have missed the original episode three from 2021, where we introduced the groundbreaking Five Profiles of White Womanhood. This December, we're bringing these episodes back to encourage honest self-reflection. Which profile resonates with you? Happy listening!   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda explains that White women don't know how to build community because they have been socially conditioned to not value what it would take to do that. Hear why blue bracelets don't help, and what you need to do instead to build a liberatory community.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda discusses the results of the 2024 Election and shares what it means for us all. She talks about how people are feeling and what you should do now.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]  

Wanda shares what is coming up in November. Hear about the exciting and important things happening in November, and how you can get involved.   Learn more about The Swan Center for Advocacy & Research's Anti-Violence Professionals Appreciation Week at https://www.swancenteradvocacy.org/apaw   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda talks about her recent experience at Buc-ee's. She shares how she felt there and how she was reminded just how comfortable White Supremacy is.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

*TRIGGER WARNING* This episode contains content about violence that may be triggering for some individuals. Listen with care.   Wanda discusses Diddy again and shares how Diddy is just a very small player in White Supremacy. The fact is that this system will never honor Blackness as it is currently set up.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]  

As we wrap up this month's discussion about Blackness, Wanda tells you what Blackness is. If you have a problem with Blackness, your problem stems from what Whiteness strategically does.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]  

Wanda and Lissa are taking a break this week to celebrate Lissa's birthday! They'll be back next week to wrap up this month's series on understanding Blackness.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]  

Wanda continues discussing Blackness, with a focus on racial socialization. Learn about Harro's Cycle of Socialization, and hear another journal prompt for you to focus on this week.   Find more information on the Cycle of Socialization here: https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/2021-02/Cycle%20of%20Socialization%20HARRO.pdf   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]  

Wanda explains why we have to talk about Blackness. She offers two questions for you to consider as you explore what you think you know about Blackness.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]  

Wanda shares why one of the most important things a Black Entrepreneur can do is to have a community space. She discusses the coaching and community offered by Start By Talking and how you can find a safe community there.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]  

We continue highlighting Black Entrepreneurs and Wanda talks with Kierra Taylor. Kierra is a multi-talented published author who shares the story of her journey into entrepreneurship.   If you'd like to learn more about Kierra, connect with her on Instagram @blu_b3auty and on Facebook. You can purchase her book, Sticky Situations, at www.stickysituationsgg.com.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]  

This month, we are highlighting Black Entrepreneurs. In this episode, Wanda talks with Alli Brice, owner of Gracious Devine, a home health care business. Alli shares her experience with entrepreneurship and what differentiates her business within the healthcare industry.   If you'd like to learn more about Gracious Devine Home Health Care, visit www.graciousdevinehomehealthcare.net   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]  

Wanda shares a love letter for Black Women. Black Women, as we get closer to November, it is important for you to take care of yourself with rest, nourishment, and community.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]  

Wanda discusses everything that happened in June. She shares the goals that they had, the plans that they made, and what all they accomplished.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]  

Wanda is joined by wordsmith and storyteller Marlon Bradley. Marlon shares his experience with Black Cowboy culture and what he learned as the son of a Black Cowboy.   Connect with Marlon on Instagram @mbradleythewordsmith and Patreon.   BBC: The Black Cowboys of the Mississippi Delta https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p07qcdvs/the-black-cowboys-of-the-mississippi-delta   Black Cowboys podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/black-cowboys/id1552923641   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda provides an introduction to the upcoming series that will explore the history of Black Cowboy and Cowgirl culture. You'll hear from various people with unique experiences as we disrupt the idea of the White, Western Cowboy.   BBC: The Black Cowboys of the Mississippi Delta https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p07qcdvs/the-black-cowboys-of-the-mississippi-delta   Black Cowboys podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/black-cowboys/id1552923641   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]  

As Wanda wraps up the conversation about Diddy, she reminds us that we need to stop conflating queer relationships with sexual predatory behavior.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]  

Wanda continues the discussion about Diddy and reviews the full timeline of events to outline the facts in this situation.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]  

Wanda talks about Diddy and how the recent news is more evidence of all the ways the collective has become comfortable not believing Black women.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]  

Wanda discusses the recent TikTok trend, the Black wife effect, and competency. She considers what it means for the collective to see, react to, and reiterate really harmful elements of our history.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]

Wanda continues her conversation about what is happening at universities. She points out that  these students are disrupting systems and co-creating worlds we all deserve, and it is contagious.   Join the Anti-Oppressive Advocacy® Online Course at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/able-course   Join the Practice Liberation Academy at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/practiceliberationacademy   Learn more at https://startbytalking.mykajabi.com/   Email questions to [email protected]