Nov 17, 2023
In this week's Black World News, Kehinde
Andrews discusses the MET police's nonsense claim that the use of
the political term "coconut" is a hate crime following a MET tweet
(since removed) in the form of a protest poster of Rishi "Rish"
Sunak and Cruella Vader-man. He argues that terms of political
critique like "coconut" and "coon," which point out agents of White
Supremacy especially if they are Black and Brown aren't racist
terms and slurs. We must continue to defend our history, language,
political critique, and ultimately our Black political
thought.
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Check out the MIP YouTube Channel
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In this week's guest interview, Kehinde
Andrews talks with Dr Kadian Pow about her part-autobiographical
book "Stories of Black Female Identity in the Making:
Queering the Love in Blackness." It looks at how different
aspects of love have shaped Kadian's Black feminine identity, from
family lessons to romantic love to love of Blackness and community.
Using anecdata from early life to her 30s, tracing themes of
feminism. They also discuss her teaching Black Studies, her
Black-owned business, respectability politics, and her transition
from being a former born-again Christian.
Her new book also part-inspired a mini summit event next Saturday,
November 25th at Birmingham City University (BCU Curzon Building,
B4 7BD) called "Black Women & Undoing Sexual
Shame" (18+), organized by Black Ballad, event tickets are
available here (For support: if
you're a BCU student email Kadian.Pow@bcu.ac.uk and if you need help
email support@blackballad.co.uk).
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Kadian is currently a lecturer in Sociology and Black Studies at
Birmingham City University (BCU), where she teaches courses in both
Sociology and Black Studies with Kehinde Andrews (and his former
PhD student). Her interest includes Black feminism,
intersectionality, TV and social media, the sociology of Black
natural hair, sexuality, and queer studies. She's also the creator
of Bourn Beautiful Naturals (BB Naturals), a Black-owned
solution-based skincare company.
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BLACK WORLD NEWS
LINKS
Kehinde's tweet response to MET investigation call out for
person holding "coconut" poster (MET tweet has been
removed)
https://twitter.com/kehinde_andrews/status/1723630406577029137
MIP tweet of poster
https://twitter.com/makeitplainorg/status/1723690666025230351
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GUEST INTERVIEW
LINKS
Kadian's Link Tree
https://linktr.ee/kadianpow
Kadian's Black-owned company creation: Bourn Beautiful
Naturals (BB Naturals)
https://bournbeautifulnaturals.uk/
Stories of Black Female Identity in the Making: Queering
the Love in Blackness (Black Studies)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stories-Black-Female-Identity-Making/dp/1915271452
Mini Summit Black Ballad: Black Women & Undoing Sexual Shame - SAT
NOV 25
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-women-undoing-sexual-shame-tickets-749380746987
Black Ballad (UK-based lifestyle platform that seeks to
tell the human experience through eyes of Black British
women)
https://blackballad.co.uk/
Policing terms like House Negro insults Black political
thought
https://make-it-plain.org/2021/02/19/policing-terms-like-house-negro-insults-black-political-thought/
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Guest: @luddite_in_training (IG) @kadianpow
(T)
Host: @kehindeandrews (IG) @kehinde_andrews
(T)
Podcast team: @makeitplainorg @weylandmck
@inhisownterms @farafinmuso
Platform: www.make-it-plain.org (Web) |
www.youtube.com/@MakeItPlain1964
(YT)
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THE PSYCHOSIS OF WHITENESS: Surviving the Insanity of a Racist
World
By Kehinde Andrews
Buy the Book:
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/316675/the-psychosis-of-whiteness-by-andrews-kehinde/9780241437476