Marcie Alvis-Walker, Patricia Taylor, Lettie Shumate & Tasha Hunter

In episode three of a four-part series during Black History Month, we celebrate BLACK WOMEN. I am joined once again by Marcie Alvis-Walker from @blackcoffeewithwhitefriends and special guests Patricia Taylor from the popular blog and instagram account ‘Some Thoughts from Your Black Friend’; author and therapist Tasha Hunter and Historian Lettie Shumate from @sincerely.lettie.

In this conversation, we continue our discussion about distorted ideas and images of Black women throughout history; from the asexual mammy image to the hypersexual jezebel stereotype to black women as the backbone of society. This episode is not for young ears, and for those of you who have sexual trauma as part of your story should approach this episode with caution, as the history we share could be triggering.

The tragic story of Sarah Baartman is shared as we discuss how her story weaves throughout the history of the voyeurism and consumption of Black women’s bodies.

Guests very candidly and openly share their own stories of learning to embrace their Black bodies while being under the white gaze and how they have had to fight to love and accept the skin they are in.

Finally, my guests share their own personal Black women ‘SHE-ROS’ who they feel fully encompass mind, body, and spirit.

Challenge for Followers & Listeners:

Find black female representation in places that have often held that space for white women

Resources:

Representation: When Your (Brown) Body is a (White) Wonderland

“The Significance of Sarah Baartman”

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35240987

Sara “Saartije” Baartman

https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/sara-saartjie-baartman

Connecting with Guests:

Marcie Alvis-Walker

https://www.blackcoffeewithwhitefriends.com/