Money and Nikeeta ride the wave of excitement after meeting one of their Black Feminist foremothers, Barbara Smith. Nikeeta got a haircut. Money can’t stop quoting ‘Black Panther’. This episode, Nikeeta and Money apologize for misgendering, Money shares when you should check on a friend, and they both interview organizer, author, and activist Barbara Smith.We will be at #PodinLiveNYC on Saturday, April 21st at 4pm at Von 3 Bleecker StreetNew York, NY 10012Hosted by Tea with Queen and J., PodinLiveNYC is a podcast meetup for listeners, podcasters, and other independent creatives. RSVP for FREE here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/podinlivenyc-podcast-meet-up-tickets-44528362531 Contribute to QueerWOC: https://www.paypal.me/QueerWOCBecome a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/queerwocpodUse the hashtag #QueerWOCSend us an email: [email protected]Thanks Chyla and Desiree for becoming new Patrons! Love to Diamond for the PayPal donation and Asteir for showing us love!Barbara Smith is a lesbian feminist and socialist who has played a significant role in building and sustaining Black Feminism in the United States. Since the early 1970s, she has been active as a critic, teacher, lecturer, author, scholar, and publisher of Black feminist thought. She has also taught at numerous colleges and universities over the last 25 years. Smith's essays, reviews, articles, short stories and literary criticism have appeared in a range of publications, including The New York Times Book Review, The Black Scholar, The Guardian, and The Nation. Barbara has a twin sister, Beverly Smith, who is also a lesbian feminist activist and writer.Catch her on twitter at @THEbarbarasmithhttp://www.smithcaringcircle.com/Money shares a #BlackMentalHealthMatters PSA about when to check on your friends. Even we mess up! We apologize for misgendering a community member and hold ourselves accountable. Kick us in the butt when we need it!Learn more about the Poor People’s Campaign here: https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/A link to the Combahee River Collective Statement: http://circuitous.org/scraps/combahee.htmlBooks Barbara mentionedZami: A New Spelling of My Name - A Biomythography by Audre LordeA More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History by Jeanne TheoharisThe Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne TheoharisHome Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology by Barbara SmithHands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts by Women in SNCC by Faith S. HolsaertHow We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective by Keeanga-Yamahtta TaylorSubmit your Curved Chronicles to [email protected]Follow Money| IG/Twitter @MelanatedMoneyFollow Nikeeta| IG/Twitter @AfroBlazingGuns