REWIND: You're Not Worth It, But My Light Bill Is

You Had Me at Black

Society & Culture, Black Stories, Personal Journals, Arts, Performing Arts, Black Storytelling, Storytelling Podcast, Documentary, Black History Month, Black Podcast, Black Voices

4.0 • 982 Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2019

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

After an inappropriate situation at work, Brea her asserts her right to be the Angry Black Woman.

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0:00.0	Hey, welcome to you had me at Black. I'm Brittany Abrahams. We're just one week away from the premiere of our newest season, which drops March 6th.
0:12.0	Till then, we're revisiting some of our favorite stories from the past.
0:17.0	This week's story comes from Bria, who reclaimed her right to be the angry black woman
0:22.0	after a traumatic experience at work.
0:25.0	Here's what happened.
0:27.0	I want you to greet all this
0:28.0	and all this. You're listening to you had me at Black. Black.
0:44.0	Light in the heart of the city.
0:46.0	Man, listen, man.
0:48.0	Yeah.
0:50.0	Yeah.
0:51.0	This is you have in Black and we live baby.
0:57.0	All right, so in January of 2016, I'm hired to work at this nonprofit organization.
1:03.0	They help 16 to 26 year olds from low income,
1:05.9	crime and assault rating backgrounds turn their life around.
1:08.3	About 60% of the students are black males
1:10.5	and they tell me that I'm pretty for a dark skin girl daily.
1:14.0	There's his one student named Keenan.
1:17.0	He's a year younger than me and I'm 25 at the time.
1:20.0	Keenan is known for smashing on staff members but never fear super black girl is here.
1:23.8	And I'm determined to get through to him.
1:26.6	I see him skipping class one day, and I'm like, where are you going?
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