In continuation of our recent series on Black World History we are revisiting the history of Aboriginal people and Australia. There is so much history we weren’t able to cover and still aren’t able to dive into but we felt this one needed a deeper dive to better understand the long history of the Aboriginal History and their journey to be treated as citizens. This one is an amazing history lesson, and you won’t want to miss this.  Disclaimer: Shayla and I are not historians, we just find value in the history of the diaspora. Although we would love access to more in depth historical artifacts to validate our findings on Google. Google is all we have, but we wouldn’t be Melanated Intellects if we didn’t dive into the stories of the African Diaspora anyway. With this said, please enjoy and allow this to spark your curiosity to do your own research and dive in further to these important moments/times and chapters in history.  Timeline: 1900's - Racism. No Way! Aboriginal Massacres: https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/history/australian-aboriginal-history-timeline/massacres#:~:text=1837,with%20more%20than%20200%20killed. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/mar/04/the-killing-times-the-massacres-of-aboriginal-people-australia-must-confront https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/mar/06/conspiracy-of-silence-how-sabotaged-inquiries-fed-massacre-denials

In continuation of our recent series on Black World History we are revisiting the history of Aboriginal people and Australia. There is so much history we weren’t able to cover and still aren’t able to dive into but we felt this one needed a deeper dive to better understand the long history of the Aboriginal History and their journey to be treated as citizens. This one is an amazing history lesson, and you won’t want to miss this.  Disclaimer: Shayla and I are not historians, we just find value in the history of the diaspora. Although we would love access to more in depth historical artifacts to validate our findings on Google. Google is all we have, but we wouldn’t be Melanated Intellects if we didn’t dive into the stories of the African Diaspora anyway. With this said, please enjoy and allow this to spark your curiosity to do your own research and dive in further to these important moments/times and chapters in history.  Timeline: 1900's - Racism. No Way! Aboriginal Massacres: https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/history/australian-aboriginal-history-timeline/massacres#:~:text=1837,with%20more%20than%20200%20killed. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/mar/04/the-killing-times-the-massacres-of-aboriginal-people-australia-must-confront https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/mar/06/conspiracy-of-silence-how-sabotaged-inquiries-fed-massacre-denials

Happy Holidays Intellects! Tis the season and we know there is a lot weighing heavy on our minds these days. In this episode we unpack why it is important to acknowledge Holiday Blues and different ways to set boundaries to be proactive about them. It is no secret that the world looks very different for us than generations before and pre pandemic, so even if it doesn’t apply this year, you’ll want to take a listen for you or just in case there is anyone you  know that is struggling with grief, financial stress, mental health, or even just the pressure that comes with what society considers as living up to expectations of the holidays. Remember you matter and we have articles and resources provided below and on prior episodes.    Death Spike on Christmas Day:  https://www.us-funerals.com/deaths-spike-on-christmas-day/ Forbes: Black Americans and Holiday Blues https://www.forbes.com/sites/maiahoskin/2020/12/07/black-americans-are-more-venerable-to-what-some-dismiss-as-the-holiday-blues/?sh=10eb00ec7d90 Why We get Depressed during Holidays https://www.healthpartners.com/blog/why-we-get-depressed-during-holidays/ Mental Health and Holiday Blueshttps://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2014/Mental-health-and-the-holiday-blues#:~:text=Approximately%20755%20of%20overall%20respondents,pressure%20and%2057%25%20unrealistic%20expectations. National Hopeline Network, Suicide & Crisis Hotline 1-800-442-HOPE(4673)

Hello Intellects! In this episode we cover the new Netflix Documentary, Black Beauty Effect. This documentary covers the history behind the black experience as it relates to our fashion, makeup and skin care and the influence it has had on the rest of the world in the past and today. So we decided to discuss our experience with this topic as 2 melanated women and how we’ve been impacted and how we became who we are. You won’t want to miss this!

Ya'll this is a good one! In this episode we revisit an old episode on Self Love and take it a step further and unpack our views as it stands today and a few things we wanted to elaborate further on last time. We often times hear about Self Love and Self Care but I don't think we spend enough time unpacking what each really mean and how they can show up in a relationship with yourself and with others. Take a listen! You won't want to miss this!

Hello Intellects! We are back for another season! As always on this episode we are covering what we have been up to these last few months and what you can expect this season! You'll definitely want to listen as we have some changes coming this season! Its good to be back and cheers to another season!

We're back with another bonus episode. In this episode we are discussing Part 2 of the Netflix documentary, African Queens a new series narrated by Jada Pickett, which we hope will be back to cover more on pre-colonial African royalty. In this series, the doc covers Queen Njinga, and her life long journey to protect her people from colonization specifically from the Portuguese at this time. This documentary isn't like any other we've had the pleasure of covering so be sure to take a listen!

We're back with another bonus episode. In this episode we are discussing the Netflix documentary, African Queens a new series narrated by Jada Pickett, which we hope will be back to cover more on pre-colonial African royalty. In this series, the doc covers Queen Njinga, and her life long journey to protect her people from colonization specifically from the Portuguese at this time. This documentary isn't like any other we've had the pleasure of covering so be sure to take a listen!

In this episode Shayla and I review the Peacock Documentary the Rebellious Life of Rosa Parks. This documentary went viral a while back and we are sitting down to unpack the true story of Mother Rosa and her impacts to the civil rights movement and overall American History. Mother Rosa, is nothing like that small paragraph we read in the history books and so much  more and you won’t want to miss this episode to learn just how much we really didn’t know about the remarkable life of Mother Rosa.

It’s Not Black History Month: When it comes to headwraps in America. What do you know about them? In this episode we discuss Tignon Laws and the American History behind Black women and head wraps. Why these laws were implemented and how we pushed back unapologetically.  We also circle back and cover updates around The Crown Act and a recent campaign Sponsored by Dove and LinkedIn to eliminate hair discrimination in the workplace. You won't want to miss it! https://www.dove.com/us/en/stories/campaigns/crown-linkedin.html https://www.nps.gov/ethnography/aah/aaheritage/frenchama.htm https://www.essence.com/hair/tignon-laws-cultural-appropriation-black-natural-hair/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/j5abvx/black-womens-hair-illegal-tignon-laws-new-orleans-louisiana https://wams.nyhistory.org/settler-colonialism-and-revolution/settler-colonialism/fashionable-rebellion/