Intersectionality in the American South

Charity Woods Barnes—founder of the Reproductive Justice Resilience Project—re-centers women of color as fundamental in building a movement for reproductive justice that champions abortion rights yet goes beyond the abortion legality framework upended by Dobbs v. Jackson. Consequently, reproductive justice and resiliency are shown to go hand in hand among Black women, leading Barnes to call for balancing stories of oppression with stories of Black women’s strength. In this episode, she helps listeners to rethink advocacy for reproductive justice as a wholistic project, demanding one to both have and live out reproductive justice principles for the purpose of communal healing. Follow us on instagram @intersectsouth or visit our website at  https://sites.gsu.edu/intersectsouth/

When Chickenheads Come Home To Roost was published in 1999, Joan Morgan used the vehicle of Hip Hop to birth a vision for Black feminism that would render her a “pioneer.” After 23 years, Morgan celebrates Hip-Hop’s formative role yet pushes beyond its bounds for a larger vision of Black feminist thought while continuing the work of conferring liberatory frameworks for black and brown women. In this episode, Morgan unpacks this by reckoning with her cultural impact, negotiating her whole self within the academy, making space for multiple feminisms within Black feminism, and sharing her work as a scholar-practitioner as she directs NYU’s Center for Black Visual Culture.Check out her work at NYU's Center for Black Visual Culture: https://cbvc.nyu.edu/Follow us on instagram @intersectsouth or visit our website at  https://sites.gsu.edu/intersectsouth/

Exploring the intersectionality of oppression, this podcast discusses the impact of racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, and anti-immigrant sentiment in the lives of Atlanta residents and BIPOC individuals in the South. They delve into the importance of self-care and joy as resistance, perspectives on healing, and the significance of finding joy amidst chaos.

Dr. Elizabeth West, Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey, Tanya Washington-Hicks, and Desmond Goss discuss the power of intersectionality, its role in politics, and the importance of self-care as a form of radical resistance. They explore how intersectionality addresses social issues, builds unity for collective resistance, and supports a movement centered around black women's interests.

Unpacking the impact of oppression on Atlanta residents, exploring personal experiences of intersectionality. Discusses the power of intersectionality through a personal story of mistaken identity as a university professor. Encourages listeners to subscribe and acknowledges sponsors.