Black Women on the Future of Twitter and Building Generational Wealth

Our Body Politic

Diaspora Farms, LLC

News Commentary, Documentary, Society & Culture, Government, News

4.8 • 658 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Farai is joined by Karen Attiah, Our Body Politic contributor and columnist for the Washington Post, and Dr. Sarah J. Jackson, Presidential Associate Professor of communications at the University of Pennsylvania and coauthor of Hashtag Activism: Networks of Race and Gender Justice, to discuss what Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover could mean for women of color users. Then, we reach into the archives for a past conversation between Farai and Mellody Hobson, co-CEO of Ariel Investments about how race relations inform financial security and the vitality of providing financial literacy for people of color.

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0:00.0	Hi, folks, we are so glad that you're listening to Our Body Politics.
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0:31.5	You can find out more at OurBodypolitic.com slash donate.
0:35.5	We're here for you, with you, and because of you.
0:38.5	Thank you.
0:43.4	This is Our Body Politics.
0:48.6	I'm Fari Chidea.
0:50.1	This week we're kicking off the show with a special roundtable to talk about Elon Musk's rocky takeover of Twitter and what that means for the future of Black Twitter.
0:59.2	I've invited show contributor and Washington Post columnist Karen Atia to lead the conversation.
1:04.1	Take it away, Karen.
1:05.7	Thanks, Farai. I am super excited to be here.
1:09.3	So, each week on the show, we bring you a roundtable called
1:12.3	Sipping the Political Tea. And joining me this week is Professor Sarah J. Jackson, Presidential
1:18.8	Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and co-author of hashtag activism,
1:25.2	Networks of Race and Gender Justice. race, and gender justice.
1:29.3	Welcome, Professor Jackson.
1:32.0	Thanks so much for having me to both of you.
1:39.4	And, of course, our very own Farai Chidea, creator and host of our body politic, is joining us today.
1:41.0	Hey, Farai.
1:44.7	Hey, hey, Karen, and I'm very proud of you for your powerlifting.
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