Joining us for Episode 11, we have DQ & GG (some in the cheer world and beyond may know them as DeQuane and Alicia though)! In our Black Lives Matter Part 1 episode, we wanted to dive right into being comfortable with the uncomfortable for the purpose of using this platform to inform and educate about racism in and out of cheerleading, the fears and excitement of being new parents, and some of the steps we can all take to help everyone around us find equity.
Mark Thru Recommended Resources for Self-Education for Combating Racism and Hate:
Podcasts:
1619 - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/23/podcasts/1619-podcast.html
Lynching in America - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lynching-in-america-podcast/id1244297911Books for Kids/Families:
Just Ask - https://www.amazon.com/Just-Ask-Different-Brave-You/dp/0525514120#ace-3379618840The Crayon Box that Talked - https://www.amazon.com/Crayon-Box-that-Talked/dp/0679886117The Skin You Live In - https://www.amazon.com/Skin-You-Live-Michael-Tyler/dp/0975958003One Big Heart - https://www.amazon.com/One-Big-Heart-Celebration-Different/dp/0310767857Herstory - https://www.amazon.com/Herstory-Women-Girls-Shook-World/dp/1534436642Movies/TV Shows/Videos:
Self Made | Story of Madam CJ Walker (Mini-series) NetflixUncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (YouTube Series) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8jUA7JBkF413th (Documentary) Netflix
Just Mercy (Movie) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7MxXxFu6fIGood Hair (Chris Rock Documentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpgIJUW0VxEGeneral Knowledge:
Black Inventors - https://www.history.com/.amp/news/8-black-inventors-african-americanTulsa Race Massacre - Black Wall Street - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_race_massacre--
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Intro Music: Clarke Specialties
Host: Scott Borgmier
Co-Host: Lauren BorgmierEditor: Scott Borgmier
Producer: Scott BorgmierExecutive Producers: Scott & Lauren Borgmier
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