Black Women Have Been Left Out of #MeToo

Episode notes

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This week, Tre’vell and Jarrett talk to former A&R executive Drew Dixon about the documentary “On the Record.” In it she comes forward to tell her story of an alleged sexual assault at the hands of hip hop mogul Russell Simmons. 

We’ll discuss the intersectionality of race and gender Black woman face in the hip hop community and the ways in which misogynoir, white supremacy and toxic masculinity work to silence Black woman in the #MeToo movement. 

Please note, this episode includes a frank discussion about the emotional and psychological trauma of sexual assault.

But first…

Pass the Popcorn

This week, we enter into an entanglement with the news story about Will and Jada. You don’t need the last names. You know which Will and Jada. If you somehow missed this story in the news cycle you can catch it here. 

DIS/Honorable Mentions 

This week, Jarrett gets things started with an Honorable Mention to Victor Jackson, a Black lgbtqia icon in the making. You can check out “He Belongs to the City” here.  

A special mention goes out to the late Naya Rivera who tragically drowned this week during a Lake Piru trip with her son. Naya’s role as “Santana,” the bisexual and talented teen on the hit Fox show “Glee,” remains iconic. 

Other mentions that sit in a more nebulous state include Viola Davis on the cover of Vanity Fair as well as the first African American photographer to shoot a cover for the esteemed magazine, Dario Calmese. We don’t know what took them so damn long but kudos to Dario and we can’t help but Stan Ms. VIOLA DAVIS!

PHOTO BY DARIO CALMESE; STYLED BY ELIZABETH STEWART.

Keeping that same energy, Tre’vell has a mention for producer Tony Cervone who recently revealed that Scooby Doo’s Velma was always intended to be a lesbian. 

Lastly, an honorable mention for Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Old Guard on Netflix. If you’re not watching it…catch up here. 

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