BLM: Desiree Adaway | Exploring the Intersections of Race, Culture and Class

The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Srinivas Rao

Society & Culture

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

This is a touching yet powerful episode in which Desiree Adaway dares to venture into the intersections of race, culture and class with the intention of finding a means of liberation. Desiree is the principle of The Adaway Group, a consulting firm that works with multi-racial teams. During our discussion, she shares a strong perspective on equality and talks about how racism, sexism and systematic supremacy have affected not only her life but millions of others around the world.

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0:00.0	There are definitely stories and mythology that this country has woven around black men.
0:09.0	And there's mythologies and stories that have been woven around black women as always being caregivers and always
0:17.0	taking care of everybody because we literally have taken care of the world.
0:22.3	Maya Angelou said something pretty harsh in the 70s
0:26.8	on an interview and she said, you know,
0:28.9	black women have literally nursed this country.
0:31.8	We nursed literally at our breasts, white men who we knew then would grow up and
0:39.0	kill our sons.
0:42.0	And for me, that right there in a very painful heart to hear, nut- nutshell is life for black women in this country.
0:57.0	I'm Strenny Rao and this is the unmistakable creative podcast where you get a window into the stories and insights of the most innovative and creative minds who started movements, built thriving businesses, written best selling books, and created insanely interesting art.
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1:47.0	Desiree. Welcome to the Unmistakable Creative. Thanks so much for taking the time to join us.
1:50.0	Thanks for inviting me. Happy to be here.
1:52.0	Yeah, it is my pleasure Happy to be here.
1:52.6	Yeah, it is my pleasure to have here.
1:54.2	So I actually have known about your work for a very long time.
1:58.2	Pamela Slim, who has been a guest here multiple times.
2:01.0	So it was actually talked about your friendship friendship and I remember thinking I was like okay you know what now I want to get this story from Desiree side I want to hear about this friendship so we'll get there but before we do I want to start asking where in the world did you grow up and what impact that
2:14.4	that end up having on the choices that you ended up making with your life?
2:17.6	Wow that's a great question. I actually grew up in Chicago. My mom is still there. I was actually there last week. So I was born and
2:25.6	raised in Chicago, Illinois. And I grew up in the very far south side, 132nd as far as south as you can go in the city and still be in the city and it had a really
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