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Black Girl Book Club

Black Girl Book Club

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Roommates and friends Jordan and Lauren come together biweekly to discuss readings and topics about the power of being a woman of color. Each month, they’ll choose a book or essay — written by, for, or about women of color — and use it as a framework to discuss their own lives as young black women. Join them for conversations about race, gender and pop culture, as well as a variety of silly segments, rapid-fire question rounds, snacks, drinks, and a host of special guests.
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In the season two premiere, Lo and Jo sit down with a special guest: Nkechi Njaka. Nkechi is a creative brand and lifestyle consultant, with a background in neuroscience, dance and nutrition. They chat about her mindfulness practice, manifesting the things you want in life and the importance of releasing trauma from the body. Plus! Lo and Jo get in…
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This week, Lo and Jo tackle the role that race plays in their dating lives, and chat about their experiences in interracial relationships, as well as the fetishization and dismissal they've experienced on dating apps. Plus, a brief appearance by a special guest, the breakdown of a "Twerk Shop" and your vagina grabbing president invades our Shit Whi…
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This week, Lo and Jo chat about a hot button issue for black women: hair. They discuss the styles they've worn over the years, as well as the responses others have had to their hair choices. Plus, Lo and Jo put each other in the hot seat, where Lo reminisces about her first crush and Jo tells the story of her first kiss(es).…
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Drawing on several essays from Naked: Black Women Bare All About Their Skin, Hair, Hips, Lips and Other Parts, Lo and Jo discuss their relationships with their bodies, and explore the assets they love as well as the parts they’ve struggled with. They also chat about their awesome Black History Month panel discussion at Reddit, Lo’s bedridden week w…
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After reading the *brief* novel We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Adichie, Jo and Lo chat about how they became feminists, and the influence that feminism has had over their lives. They also discuss their experience at the Oakland Women's March, Jay (Bae) Ellis's compliments to BGBC, and take their first stab at a rapid fire question round (…
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