10. Challenging the Status Quo with Jamilah Lemieux

The Secret Lives of Black Women

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🗓️ 26 September 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Charla and Lauren have used Twitter to follow people they admire while learning information that they might not have found elsewhere. That’s why watching our guest Jamilah Lemieux challenge the status quo has been a thrilling longtime activity. In this conversation Charla and Lauren find out exactly how she has been able to fight the trolls while also maintaining a sense of self. They also get into topics like abortion, motherhood and what it really means to get older. You can find more about The SLBW at https://www.instagram.com/theslbw/ You can Pre-Order Charla’s comedy album at https://linktr.ee/charlalauriston Follow SLBW on Twitter and Instagram @theslbw Find Jamilah Lemieux @JamilahLemieux on Twitter and Instagram This episode is sponsored by Lola (www.mylola.com code: SECRETLIVES), Birchbox (www.birchbox.com/SECRETLIVES code: SECRETLIVES), and Acuity (www.acuityscheduling.com/secretlives).

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0:00.0	Charlotte you've got some exciting news. I do! I'm coming out with a comedy album.
0:05.1	What's it called? It's called karate.
0:07.2	Tell us more. Don't be coy. I won't. I've been working on it for a little while now. I was really I went on my first tour to work on this album I'd never toured before like a little baby and I'm really proud of it.
0:20.0	It's available for preorder now you can get it on Charla Larson.com,
0:25.6	and soon you'll be able to buy it on iTunes
0:29.8	or stream it on Spotify.
0:32.3	You can just go to my website for it. Yeah go to
0:34.7	Charlotte's website charllarnston.com for more information we are just I'm so
0:39.6	proud of you baby this is like been a long time coming a long time coming and I cannot be more overjoyed. I'm
0:46.8	pre-ordering right now for myself for other people you should do the same. We all need more Shala in our lives your gift
0:54.7	pre-order so that it debuts at number one on iTunes karate
1:01.6	So the best thing I can do for myself and for my child and for other people, you know,
1:07.3	black women in particular, is to advocate for me because when I do that I make it easier especially in public spaces for other people to advocate for themselves.
1:19.0	I'm irreverent about certain things that maybe aren't their light because I just want people to feel
1:23.3	normal talking about them so like the way I tell my abortion story or dating you know as
1:28.6	a parent or any number of things is just really kind of like yeah you know I just
1:32.1	want you all to feel that this is okay.
1:35.0	I think dudes that don't, I'm ready to drag right now.
1:40.0	I'm ready to drag right now.
1:41.0	I think dudes that don't think about a woman's pleasure are coming from a place of immaturity and
1:46.0	insecurity.
1:47.0	If you would like to learn, you better ask me some questions.
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