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UNDISTRACTED With Brittany Packnett Cunningham

Beyoncé’s Renaissance, According to Four Brilliant Black Women

UNDISTRACTED With Brittany Packnett Cunningham

The Meteor, Collective Media

News, News Commentary, Society & Culture

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

“This started off as a conversation about Beyoncé,” says host Brittany Packnett Cunningham, “but like her music, it became about so many other things: the evolution of womanhood, our queer siblings, spiritual sexuality and giving Black women their things.” So settle in and listen to legendary music writer Danyel Smith, NPR reporter Ayesha Rascoe, and theologian Candice Benbow talk about it all—from the politics of Beyoncé to why her music means so much right now. There are belly laughs, tears, and moments of deep acknowledgment. But first, this week’s UNtrending news.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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10Ks B. And Hey y'all, it's Brittany. So a few days ago, right after the album dropped and y'all

1:11.9

already know which one my husband asked me how does

1:15.3

Beyon say make you feel I immediately responded like the baddest

1:20.1

she is alive if you know me, like if you really know me, you know that in and of itself is a triumph.

1:29.0

Will Smith recently admitted something. He said disappointing people is my

1:34.9

central trauma. And when he said it, I cried like buckets of tears and that quote

1:40.8

has been etched in my brain for the last week because self-esteem, that all-important

1:46.2

love for oneself that has been and remains a lifelong journey for me. There was a time I had debilitatingly low self-esteem and

1:56.4

climbing my ass up out of that hole has been a long therapeutic, humbling, sometimes

2:02.1

terrifying, but ultimately gratifying journey.

2:05.8

We should recognize that this isn't just some self-help mumbo jumbo.

2:10.0

Patriarchy thrives when women feel like crap about ourselves.

2:14.4

White supremacy depends on some of us believing

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