Ep 42: Head on a Swivel

The Stoop

Hana Baba and Leila Day

Identity, International, Thestoop, Blackness, Storytelling, African, Personal Journals, Africanamerican, Blackidentity, Blackart, Journalism, Society & Culture, Black, Diaspora, Blackculture

4.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Lately, some of us have been watching our back. It's not something we always want to admit, but the current vibe is triggering. We're back, a new season, and today we get a bit personal. We meet two people with different takes on maneuvering their neighborhoods where there aren't too many Black kith and kin in sight.

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0:00.0	This is my voice. It can tell you a lot about me and I'm not changing it for anyone.
0:08.0	In NPR's Black Stories, Black Truths, you'll find a collection of NPR episodes centered on the Black experience.
0:17.0	Search NPR Black Stories, Black Truths, wherever you get podcasts.
0:22.0	Hey Lila, hey Hanah.
0:25.0	We are back.
0:27.0	Whoa, season five.
0:30.0	How you feeling?
0:31.0	I'm feeling good. I think it's time.
0:32.0	So much has been happening. It is time. It is
0:35.6	definitely time. A lot has been happening. And one thing we are really
0:39.2	excited about this season is to welcome our new listeners.
0:42.5	Hello!
0:43.6	We've had some really great recognitions this year,
0:47.2	really positive.
0:49.3	We were featured by the New York Times and CNN.
0:53.0	And B.
0:54.0	I think that it's been a great year.
0:59.0	Okay, Lila, let's just stop Lila.
1:01.0	We gotta pause.
1:02.8	Yeah, I mean, I do think we need to stop.
1:06.0	We can't just try to act like everything is okay right now.
1:09.6	I know, it's something that we always do.
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