The Blue Record

Tai (she/they), Macy (she/her), and Alyshea (she/her) are joined by Annaya (she/they) to discuss Atlanta's Cop City. They outline exactly what it is, what the Stop Cop City movement is, and why everyone should care about this issue. They also reflect on the condescending forum held by Mayor Andre Dickens in the AUC to talk about Cop City. They also give some action items for how to get involved in Stop Cop City. The week of action for Stop Cop City starts March 4 and ends March 11, so check out this calendar to find events to participate in. - Edited by Zariah Taylor - Visit us at https://www.thebluerecordpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @thebluerecord Email us at bluerecord@spelman.edu

Alexandra (she/her) and Sydney (they/she) discuss their personal journeys with their hair, texturism, and the Natural Hair YouTube industrial complex. They reflect on the Crown Act and the wild standards of new school hair stylists. Alexandra and Sydney talk about the rigidity of standards for Black men's hair and the role of the hair salon or barbershop in the Black community.  - Visit us at https://www.thebluerecordpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @thebluerecord Email us at bluerecord@spelman.edu - Edited by Zariah Taylor

Tai (she/they), Macy (she/her), and Alyshea (she/her) unite to discuss the Georgia midterm election results and voting suppression. They talk about living in a Black city within a white state, the bipartisan nature of US politics, and their personal experiences with exercising their right to vote. The For the Record team delineate the issues they watch out for and Spelman’s relationship with voting advocacy. - Visit us at https://www.thebluerecordpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @thebluerecord Email us at bluerecord@spelman.edu - Edited by Samantha Porter

Alexandra (she/her) and Sydney (they/she) talk about hip-hop culture, the devastating impacts of gun violence, and politicians’ relationship to rap. They also spotlight the Spelman College Women in Hip-Hop Collective and how capitalism insidiously affects how women can show up in hip-hop. Alexandra and Sydney consider what they see as the future of hip-hop. - Visit us at https://www.thebluerecordpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @thebluerecord Email us at bluerecord@spelman.edu - Edited by Zariah Taylor

For the Record returns for the new season! Tai (she/they) leads a new team: Kyarah (she/her), Macy (she/her), and Alyshea (she/her). They are in conversation with Olivia Musoke (she/her), the current captain of Mahogany N Motion, about the creation of the first majorette team at University of Southern California and what that means for the boundaries of Black culture. Olivia also gives an insight into how majorette culture has been a guiding light for her experience at Spelman. - Visit us at https://www.thebluerecordpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @thebluerecord Email us at bluerecord@spelman.edu - Edited by Samantha Porter

Join Elizabeth (she/her), the Director of TBR, and Tai (she/they), the Director of Archives, as they interview Dr. Helene Gayle, Spelman’s newest president. Learn why Dr. Gayle chose to come to Spelman, her goals for making Spelman more affordable, and her plans for the housing crisis. Dr. Gayle also talks about her dream for Spelman’s relationship with the West End and supporting fine arts majors at Spelman. - Visit us at https://www.thebluerecordpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @thebluerecord Email us at bluerecord@spelman.edu - Edited by Zariah Taylor

Welcome to Season 3 of The Blue Record! Join our new hosts, Alexandra (she/her) and Sydney (they/she), as they discuss how (white liberal) feminism fails the most marginalized. They touch on everything from Taylor Swift to Afrekete to the sociopolitical implications of buying from Shein. Alexandra and Sydney turn to Spelman's own relationship with feminism: its successes (the Women Center) and its failures (gender-exclusive language).  - Visit us at https://www.thebluerecordpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @thebluerecord Email us at bluerecord@spelman.edu - Edited by Samantha Porter

Where do we go from here? Join our retiring director, Shaquavia Straughn, host Diop Russel, brand manager Njeri Waititu, and TBR Blog's editor-in-chief Jacobi Reddix in this energetic episode that celebrates the finale of Season Two. It gets really real this time around. We gave our 'Blue Record baddies' the opportunity to reflect in the raw - to express their gratitude and grievances with their alma mater Spelman College. As Spelman College enters a new era, we look into ideologies, new and old, that may not serve the community moving forward. Most importantly, the crew establishes those traits they want to carry into their post-graduate life. — Visit us at https:// www.thebluerecordpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @thebluerecord Email us at bluerecord@spelman.edu

It's that time again—and it's so hard to say goodbye! Ananda is joined by Princess, Director of Tech Ops, for The Blue Record's first in-person recording and second annual alumnae reflection episode. They reflect on their time at Spelman (and Zoom University), TBR's second season, and their hopes for adulthood and the future of The Blue Record. Cheers to the dynamic and enduring class of 2022. The Blue Record will return Fall 2022. — Visit us at https:// www.thebluerecordpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram and twitter @thebluerecord Email us at bluerecord@spelman.edu

It's a very special Founders Dav here at the illustrious Spelman College. In this episode, some new and familiar voices discuss events affecting Spelman's livelihood from April 11th, 1881, beyond. We highlight some common reasons for approaching Spelman as an educational institution and the deep hopes spelmanites have for the institution to sustain itself and its students. Also. this was the first Founders Day celebrated live, in living color, in two years - an unprecedented cultural shift for Spelman College. Are you ready for the shift? Visit us at https:// www.thebluerecordpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram and twitter @thebluerecord Email us at bluerecord@spelman.edu