Anger: The Black Woman's 'Superpower'

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🗓️ 15 May 2019

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

A Sapphire isn't only a jewel—it's also cultural shorthand for an angry black woman. In this episode, we look at where Sapphire was born, and how the stereotype continues to haunt black women, even successful, powerful ones.

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0:00.0	This is Coach Witch, I'm Jean Demby.
0:19.8	And I'm Karen Grigsby-Bates sitting in for Shrine this week.
0:22.5	And that was the late, great Aretha Franklin with her classic Think.
0:26.7	Now why were listening to it, Jean?
0:28.6	Because it's a bob, obviously.
0:30.1	It is that, yes.
0:31.4	But this is the warning of an angry black woman trying to give a heads up to her man before
0:36.0	he steps in.
0:37.0	It's so bad there is no turning back.
0:39.3	And this is a hint about what we're going to be talking about this week, the angry black
0:43.4	woman.
0:44.4	Jean, do you know what a sapphire is?
0:49.5	You mean like the gemstone?
0:51.5	Yeah, it is that.
0:53.5	It's also my burst stone.
0:54.9	So you know, around September.
0:55.9	What happened to you?
0:56.9	September, okay.
0:57.9	Yeah, you can just pull a package in the mail.
0:59.6	That'll be fine.
1:00.6	But I got your KGP.
1:02.6	No pressure.
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