S7E7: Black Creativity and The Controversy Around Black is King

Cultivating H.E.R. Space: Uplifting Conversations for the Black Woman

Cultivating H.E.R. Space

Education, Self-improvement

4.7 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Lady, have you seen Black is King? Whether or not you are a Beyonce fan, this visual album is a work of art and art is meant to generate conversation. In today’s episode, Terri and Dom provide an overview of the commentary and controversy. While we acknowledge there are many themes that can be explored, Dom and Terri pride themselves on staying in their lane and will leave certain topics to the experts and your own research. But fear not, if you have been listening to H.E.R Space you know the ladies emphasize lifting up Black women. This episode will focus on highlighting some of the amazing Black women creatives involved in the project to make sure we know their names.

Quote of the Day:
"We have always been wonderful. I see us in the world's most heavenly things. Black is King. We were beauty before they knew what beauty was."
-Yrsa Daley-Ward (Yersa)
co-writer of Black is King and author of "bone" and "the Terrible"

Takeaways:
Creatives to follow:
Zerina Akers
Tiwa Savage
Jenn Nkiru
Yrsa Daley-Ward
Warsan Shire

TalkBack Tuesday with Dr. Dom
Wisdom Wednesdays with Terri
H.E.R Space Sanctuary

Resources:
Melanin and Mental Health
Therapy for Black Girls
Psychology Today
Therapy for QPOC

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0:00.0	Hey Lady, it's Dr. Dom here.
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0:32.0	FM to get started. on this week's episode in
0:35.2	her space thinking about my nieces or thinking about other brown girls and brown boys and brown gender
0:47.7	non-conforming kids who can look at this visual album and see beauty in blackness, right? But then also because of Beyonces like mainstream popularity,
1:06.8	children of other races and ethnicities
1:10.2	get to also witness how beautiful black culture is.
1:17.0	Today's episode is sure to provide you with motivation, inspiration, or even a fresh perspective. If you have any aha moments or if you
1:26.7	feel comforted throughout the episode, Lady, please leave us a review and tell us what we're doing
1:31.2	right so we can stay on track.
1:32.8	Also we release episodes every Friday so be sure to subscribe on iTunes and visit
1:37.8	Hirschpace.com and into your email address to get updates about our live events
1:42.3	and all of the new beginnings that we have for this
1:45.1	year.
1:46.1	Welcome to Her Space, a podcast dedicated to uplifting women like you. We're your hosts. Dr. Dominique Broussard, a college
1:57.0	professor and psychologist, and Terry Lomax, a techie and motivational speaker. In a world where black women are often misrepresented and misunderstood,
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