Ep 86: Summer Heat

Money and Nikeeta are kicking off Pride month 2020 the best way they know how: with a jam packed new episode of QueerWOC!. Money shares 4 journal prompts inspired by one of Audre Lorde’s most well known diary entries. Nikeeta shares 10 @PrisonCulture suggestions for the movement to end police. We celebrate the nonpareil cultural powerhouse Grace Jones as QueerWOCof the Week and catch up with one another about what we’ve been up to in the times of COVID and Revolution. Where to find us: IG & Twitter - @queerwocpod FB - https://www.facebook.com/QueerWOCpod/ Tumblr - www.QueerWOC.com Listen to us on Soundcloud, Stitcher, Castbox, PocketCasts Contribute to QueerWOC via CashApp: $QueerWOCPod Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/queerwocpod Love us out loud by doing The R’s: Rate, Review, Request, Repost, Retweet, and Reply! Use the hashtag #QueerWOC to talk all things the podcast Send us an email or submit your Curved Chronicles: QueerWOCpod@gmail.com QueerWOC of the Week: 00:10:42 Model, Singer, Actress, and Author (Beverly) Grace Jones More on Grace https://pitchfork.com/features/from-the-pitchfork-review/9708-as-much-as-i-can-as-black-as-i-am-the-queer-history-of-grace-jones/ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/sep/20/grace-jones-i-cant-be-bought-people-hate-that-interview Community Contributors: 00:26:23 Shoutout to the new patrons : Cee, Kaitlin, Janet, Delasha, Mona, Ayoola, and Tisha On the cashapp: Natalia Borders are Fake Shout outs: Kileen, TX; Lumberton, NC; & Cincinnati, OH New Reviews @alexlanemiller Alex Riza81 Mental Moment with Money 00:36:55 Self Preservation is an act of political warfare Audre Lorde. August 1987 Journal Prompts: What is the difference between overextending yourself and growing? What accomplishments have you forgotten to appreciate? What is joyful in your life? Make a list of 5 things that felt satisfying this week What ways are you working to save your life? How might that connect you to or save someone who shares an identity with you? That, is political warfare) Word 00:58:22 https://thenewinquiry.com/summer-heat/ Topic: 01:32:42 We are actually best friends… wow! Curved Chronicle: 01:41:40 Send us your curved chronicles to QueerWOCpod@gmail.com