Episode 33: Stay Woke
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This week in Episode 33 EightyTwo NinetySix, Gabrielle and Ashley discuss how they learned about Blackness and Black history, if there is such a thing as being too "woke," what culture aka "for the culture" means to them, and why there can sometimes be disconnects throughout the African diaspora within the context of Black is King and the discussion around it.
Life Hack: Azlo + Novo for business banking
In Our Own Words: (there are lots of books this time y'all): The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, Dead Aid by Dambisa Moyo, Antigua by Jamaica Kincaid, Color Me English by Caryl Phillips, Half Of A Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Black Skin, White Masks + Wretched of the Earth by Franz Fanon, The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley, The Philadelphia Negro by W.E.B. DuBois, Behold The Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
Caption This (Music):
G: “Shine already, it’s time already” - Already by Beyonce, Shatta Wale & Major Lazer
A: “It's an unequal sequel/No matter where I be/There's no place safe for me” - I Just Wanna Live, Keedron Bryant
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