Black Gaze

Sep 26 2023 38 ep. 56 mins 6
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Two women in academia, raising questions and breaking down perceptions, from a Black point of view. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/black-gaze/support

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Hip Hop Education

Sep 26 2023 73 mins  
Dr. Porcher & Dr. Bertrand, co-host with Dr. Kelly Allen & Dr. Edmund Adjapong to discuss the celebration of 50 years of Hip Hop and the importance and power of Hip Hop Education. Dr. Kelly R. Allen is an Assistant Professor of Curriculum Studies in the College of Education and Human Development at Augusta University. Informed by her experiences as a high school social stu

Colorism

Sep 06 2023 87 mins  
Dr. Bertrand and Dr. Porcher, co-host with Rev. Dr. Akosua Lesesne to discuss colorism. They have a critical family conversation about the discrimination and violence that dark skin Black folx experience. Rev. Dr. Akousua Lesesne provides a call to action on how we can show up better for dark skin folx. Rev. Dr. Akosua Lesesne is an educational design leader and creator of a teach

It's Black Brilliance for Me: Black History 365

Aug 22 2023 44 mins  
Dr. Porcher & Dr. Bertrand co-host with Dawnavyn James to discuss Black Brilliance and the importance of teaching Black History everyday all day! Dawnavyn James is an early childhood, elementary, and Black history educator, adjunct professor, and Black history researcher. She promotes the importance of Black history education in early childhood and elementary classrooms and is

Black Reproductive Justice

Aug 08 2023 47 mins  
Dr. Bertrand and Dr. Porcher co-host with Kay Coghill to discuss Black Reproductive Justice. Kay leads us in a critical conversation about how we can truly support Black birthing people not just with our words, but with our actions. Kay Coghill (they/them) is an abortion doula based in Richmond, Virginia, and on the Richmond Reproductive Freedom Project board. They are a Ph.D. cand

Black Joy

Jun 27 2023 48 mins  
Dr. Bertrand and Dr. Porcher co-host with Damaris Dunn to define and discuss Black Joy! The future Dr. Dunn taught us that Black joy is the politics of refusal. We all can learn how to embody and hold on to our joy! Get into this episode! Damaris is a doctoral candidate in the department of Educational Theory and Practice at the University of Georgia's Mary Frances Early Colleg

Triple B's on Em': Black, Big & Beautiful

Jun 14 2023 76 mins  
Dr. Porcher & Dr. Bertrand, co-host with Dr. Dywanna Smith, to discuss the lack of fat love in the Black community, classrooms, & schools. This episode is a conversation, we are having with Black folx at our kitchen tables, about the harm we have caused to Black folx in fat frames, and how we can show up better for them. We also discuss how to love ourselves in every iterat

Hella Healing Grief

May 31 2023 81 mins  
Dr. Bertrand and Dr. Porcher have the privilege of co-hosting with Dr. Farima Pour-Khorshid and Yaribel Mercedes to discuss the multifaceted-ness of grief, and how to begin and/or continue on our journey of healing. We share our transparent experiences of grief personally and professionally, and how we are on our own healing journeys. We hope that you will explore how grief is pres

Rest is a Form of Resistance

May 16 2023 53 mins  
Where have the Queens of Black Gaze been? We have been resting and resisting capitalism and non-melanated domination. Dr. Kisha Porcher & Dr. Shamaine Bertrand, lean on the work of Tricia Hersey; specifically her book, Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto. We share our hearts about the ways in which we are resting and renewing our spirits daily, while resisting grind culture. Our an

Black Mother Scholars: Being a Whole Mama in Academia

Jul 06 2022 74 mins  
Dr. Porcher has a critical conversation with Dr. Bertrand about her personal experiences as a Black Mother Scholar. As a new Black Mother Scholar, Dr. Porcher gleans wisdom from Dr. Bertrand about her journey of becoming a Black Mother Scholar. We define mothers as all people who identify as mothers. Black Mother Scholars are Black Women working in academia (or any space) as mother

Critical Conversations in the Classrooms: Shootings & Anti-Black violence

Jun 21 2022 59 mins  
Dr. Porcher & Dr. Bertrand, co-host with Chanea Wells Bond and Dr. Courtney Rose to discuss ways to engage with students in classrooms (K-12 and teacher education) after anti-Black violence and shootings.  Chanea Wells Bond is an educator, a teacher and an eternal student. Her current graduate work focuses on increasing access to dual credit and advanced academic opportuni