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The Blue RecordApr 14, 2024
33 - How Spelman Alumnae Are Stopping Cop City
What do you know about Spelman's history of activism? Probably less than you should. Simple freedoms like being able to wear jeans on campus, pants on Founder's Day, have your natural hair out as a member of Glee Club, and even to have a Black woman president were earned because of the important and yet widely unknown work of student activists. To begin the much-needed process of archiving such stories, TBR's Director Love Lundy and Archive Team Member Jasmine are joined by Spelman Alumnae and radical organizers Ari Brazier, Eva Dickerson, and Jill Cartwright. They discuss the protests they were involved in during their time at Spelman, their current work in the Stop Cop City Movement, and give encouragement to current Spelman students looking to get involved in radical organizing.
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For The Record: Spelman Going Global
From activism during the Vietnam War to solidarity with the people struggling against South African apartheid, Spelmanites have a rich history of engaging with global issues. In today's episode of For The Record -- a Blue Record miniseries -- members of the archives team, Jasmine and Gabrielle, explain why our activism must continue as humanitarian crises continue to pop up across the globe. They are also joined by special guest and Spelman student, Rokiyah Darbo, who was behind one of Atlanta's biggest and first protests in support of Palestine. Tune in to learn more about the urgency of crises happening currently in Tigray, Haiti, Palestine, and Sudan.
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Resources:
Bisan (Journalist Covering the War in Palestine)
Reading Material:
Congo
Gaza
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For The Record: The Spelman Prototype
Spelmanites of past and present have lamented or adhered to the idea of the "Ideal Spelman Woman." Is she thin, light-complexioned, snobbish, and always sharply-dressed as the media has attempted to portray? Our hosts don't think so. Gabrielle, Chloe, and Alexandra of the Archives team trace back where exactly this stereotype of the Spelman woman came from, correct common misconceptions about Spelmanites, and discuss the responses to the exciting $100,000,000 donation to Spelman.
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Resources:
Afrekete (Spelman's LGBTQIA+ Organization)
Adodi (Morehouse's LGBTQIA+ Organization)
BLAQ (CAU LGBTQIA+ Organization)
Bisan (Journalist Covering the War in Palestine)
Spriggs-Burroughs (Drama & Dance Ensemble for AUC Artists & Creatives)
Reading Material:
Congo
Gaza
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32 - Defining Love (Is It Sapphic, Tho?)
Valentine's Day is quickly approaching, so we gathered our expert panel of lover girls -- Fina, Love, Shiloh, and Del -- to discuss their own personal definitions of love. Why does our society seem to only focus on romantic love, and what does it mean to be a Black femme showing your girlfriends some affection? In addition to answering these questions, our hosts also dive into the discourse surrounding the recent The Color Purple movie musical, discussing whether the sapphic relationship between Celie (Fantasia) and Suge (Taraji P. Henson) was properly portrayed on screen.
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31 - That Sacred Place, Which is Spelman
For decades, Sister's Chapel has been a cornerstone of the Spelman community, its walls echoing with the laughter, tears, and whispered prayers of generations of Spelmanites. To shed some light on the Chapel's significance, as well as highlight the work of Sister's Chapel staff and student leaders, we are honored to be joined today by two incredibly special guests: Reverend Dr. Neichelle R. Guidry, Dean of Sisters Chapel, and Reverend Whitney R. E. Bazden Bond, the program coordinator for the Thriving in Ministry Initiative.
In their conversation with our host and Director of The Blue Record, Love Lundy, Reverends Guidry and Bond discuss their work in making Sister's Chapel a safe space for all students, how Spelman alum have supported and sometimes pushed back against the Chapel's evolution, and the resources the Chapel provides to students of all creeds and religious backgrounds.
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30 - The Director's Table
Welcome to the Director's Table. Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a leader at Spelman? Or felt like you were alone in questioning the social politics one must navigate to reach a leadership position? Well, in today's episode, we invite you to join the Director's Table, where our hosts -- Fina and Shiloh -- are joined by The Blue Record's executive director -- Love -- to talk all things leadership at Spelman. Some of the topics that are touched on in this discussion include delegation, vulnerability, rejection, and teamwork.
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For The Record: Homecoming Wouldn't be Homecoming Without...
In today's episode of For The Record -- a Blue Record miniseries -- Jasmine and Janae of the Archives team are joined by Director of Comms Shana to answer the age-old fill-in-the-blank: "Homecoming Wouldn't be Homecoming Without _____." Our fantastic trio of hosts discuss their homecoming essentials, including self-expression, safety, and gifts from alumna. They also reflect on this year's homecoming lineup and share their dreams for their own future alumnahood.
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29 - The Oppurtunist
Have you ever wondered why it seems like some majors get more opportunities than others? Or considered changing your major because you felt there weren’t enough resources available to you? In this episode of the Blue Record, our hosts Fina, Shiloh, and Love reflect on opportunity distribution at Spelman and explore how mandatory courses like Braven can feel more suited to C-Suite career paths, leaving out students who want to pursue other things. Our hosts also share some of the career resources available at Spelman that you can utilize if you’re feeling unprepared for life after graduation.
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For The Record: What Makes a Good Student
As college students, we’re always wondering what can do to succeed in our courses —- and wishing we could hop into our professor’s minds to know their idea of what a good student is, too. In this episode of For The Record, archive team members Chloe, Jasmine, and Alexandra explore the idea of a good Spelman student and how that idea has changed over the years. Additionally, our hosts are joined by Spelman College Faculty legends Dr. Cynthia Lee Spence and Dr. Andrea Lewis who share their perspectives as professors on what makes a good student.
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28 - Room and Board: The Reality of Living at Spelman College
The Blue Record: Season Four. We're addressing a long-time concern of the Spelman Community - housing. One of our hosts Del joined by Director & Director's Intern Love & Alexandra discuss the costs, safety concerns, and general difficulties that come with living in Atlanta to attend Spelman College.
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For the Record: Spelman & the West End in Community Partnership
Tai (she/they), Macy (she/her), and Alyshea (she/her) come together to discuss their unique relationship to the West End community that Spelman resides in. They talk about the community's status as a food desert and how difficult it can be to access nutritious food for both commuter and on-campus students. The three share ways in which Spelman as an institution can be a better neighbor to the West End and how Spelman students can make an impact on those who reside here.
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27 - The Reality of Being Queer/Trans at Spelman w/ LaKia of Black Feminist Rants
LaKia Williams (she/her) of Black Feminist Rants joins Alexandra (she/her) and Sydney (they/she) to interview them about what it's really like being queer/trans at Spelman. They discuss the insidious way that white supremacy creeps into HBCUs and the gendered relationship between Spelman and Morehouse. Alexandra and Sydney speak about how the Women's Research and Resource Center pushes Spelman to be more radical in its love for all students, including those who are queer and trans. LaKia speaks to her experience at a PWI and how HBCUs are important cultural and educational spaces. Thank you, LaKia, for being a guest interviewer!
Black Feminist Rants is an independent podcast that centers new voices in the Reproductive Justice and Black Feminist movements, especially those of Black women, femmes, and queer people. BFR believes that Reproductive Justice is the path towards liberation and it requires new, innovative, and creative organizing efforts. Black Feminist Rants is leading cultural and narrative shift around the way we discuss abortion access, reproductive autonomy, and racial justice. BFR understands that this movement requires the work of students, activists, abortion providers, sex workers, and thought leaders to fight back – and win.
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For the Record: Stop Cop City
Tai (she/they), Macy (she/her), and Alyshea (she/her) are joined by Annaya (she/they) to discuss Atlanta's Cop City. They outline exactly what it is, what the Stop Cop City movement is, and why everyone should care about this issue. They also reflect on the condescending forum held by Mayor Andre Dickens in the AUC to talk about Cop City. They also give some action items for how to get involved in Stop Cop City. The week of action for Stop Cop City starts March 4 and ends March 11, so check out this calendar to find events to participate in.
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26 - Self Love: Black Hair Being Resistance
Alexandra (she/her) and Sydney (they/she) discuss their personal journeys with their hair, texturism, and the Natural Hair YouTube industrial complex. They reflect on the Crown Act and the wild standards of new school hair stylists. Alexandra and Sydney talk about the rigidity of standards for Black men's hair and the role of the hair salon or barbershop in the Black community.
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For the Record: Georgia Midterm Elections, Spelman’s Voter Advocacy, and the Modern Spectacle of Politics
Tai (she/they), Macy (she/her), and Alyshea (she/her) unite to discuss the Georgia midterm election results and voting suppression. They talk about living in a Black city within a white state, the bipartisan nature of US politics, and their personal experiences with exercising their right to vote. The For the Record team delineate the issues they watch out for and Spelman’s relationship with voting advocacy.
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25 - Rapper's Delight: A Look into Hip Hop Culture and Its History at Spelman
Alexandra (she/her) and Sydney (they/she) talk about hip-hop culture, the devastating impacts of gun violence, and politicians’ relationship to rap. They also spotlight the Spelman College Women in Hip-Hop Collective and how capitalism insidiously affects how women can show up in hip-hop. Alexandra and Sydney consider what they see as the future of hip-hop.
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For the Record: Gatekeeping, HBCU Culture, and the USC Majorette Team w/ Olivia Musoke
For the Record returns for the new season! Tai (she/they) leads a new team: Kyarah (she/her), Macy (she/her), and Alyshea (she/her). They are in conversation with Olivia Musoke (she/her), the current captain of Mahogany N Motion, about the creation of the first majorette team at University of Southern California and what that means for the boundaries of Black culture. Olivia also gives an insight into how majorette culture has been a guiding light for her experience at Spelman.
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24 - Dr. Helene Gayle, an Affordable Spelman, and Pouring into Black Women
Join Elizabeth (she/her), the Director of TBR, and Tai (she/they), the Director of Archives, as they interview Dr. Helene Gayle, Spelman’s newest president. Learn why Dr. Gayle chose to come to Spelman, her goals for making Spelman more affordable, and her plans for the housing crisis. Dr. Gayle also talks about her dream for Spelman’s relationship with the West End and supporting fine arts majors at Spelman.
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23 - So You Think Feminism Is Inclusive?
Welcome to Season 3 of The Blue Record! Join our new hosts, Alexandra (she/her) and Sydney (they/she), as they discuss how (white liberal) feminism fails the most marginalized. They touch on everything from Taylor Swift to Afrekete to the sociopolitical implications of buying from Shein. Alexandra and Sydney turn to Spelman's own relationship with feminism: its successes (the Women Center) and its failures (gender-exclusive language).
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22 - TBR After Dark
Where do we go from here? Join our retiring director, Shaquavia Straughn, host Diop Russel, brand manager Njeri Waititu, and TBR Blog's editor-in-chief Jacobi Reddix in this energetic episode that celebrates the finale of Season Two. It gets really real this time around. We gave our 'Blue Record baddies' the opportunity to reflect in the raw - to express their gratitude and grievances with their alma mater Spelman College. As Spelman College enters a new era, we look into ideologies, new and old, that may not serve the community moving forward. Most importantly, the crew establishes those traits they want to carry into their post-graduate life.
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21 - Big Alumna Energy 2.0
It's that time again—and it's so hard to say goodbye! Ananda is joined by Princess, Director of Tech Ops, for The Blue Record's first in-person recording and second annual alumnae reflection episode. They reflect on their time at Spelman (and Zoom University), TBR's second season, and their hopes for adulthood and the future of The Blue Record. Cheers to the dynamic and enduring class of 2022.
The Blue Record will return Fall 2022.
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20 - Founders Day REALLY Live!
It's a very special Founders Dav here at the illustrious Spelman College. In this episode, some new and familiar voices discuss events affecting Spelman's livelihood from April 11th, 1881, beyond. We highlight some common reasons for approaching Spelman as an educational institution and the deep hopes spelmanites have for the institution to sustain itself and its students. Also. this was the first Founders Day celebrated live, in living color, in two years - an unprecedented cultural shift for Spelman College. Are you ready for the shift?
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For the Record: ShaQuanda Cotton, Activism, and the School to Prison Pipeline
The For the Record team explores and unpacks the history of the school-to-prison pipeline within the AUC and the punitive educational reality for Black students of all ages around the country. They bring in activist ShaQuanda Cotton (@iamshaquandacotton) to discuss her personal experience with the school-to-prison pipeline.
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19 - The COVID Episode
For the two year anniversary of COVID, Diop & Ananda are joined by special guest Tasha Walters (TBR's director of PR) to chronicle the pandemic-necessitated changes to Spelman's in-person academic experience. Candidly, they discuss institutional and interpersonal shifts, the stigma and ableism that impact students who test positive and go on to have long haul symptoms, and balancing safety with compassion and community care.
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For the Record: Black Feminist Love
Happy Women's History Month (and Black Women's History Month, part 2)! The For the Record team discusses how the Spelman experience redefines platonic and self love, music's role in Black communal joy, feminist musical activism's shaping of love in the AUC, and the celebration of Black Love Day.
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18 - The Siblinghood Episode
In this Valentine's (and Black History Month) episode, Ananda & Diop are joined by special guest Love Lundy (TBR audio engineer extraordinaire) to discuss siblinghood and sisterhood at Spelman and in the AUC. Together, they explore how Spelman's community can engage love radically and capaciously, especially regarding trans & non-binary students and non-heteronormative bonds.
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17 - The Black Excellence Episode
How do HBCUs as institutions foster neoliberalism? How do Black women in hostile academic and professional spaces curate community? Who are we when we do not attribute our worth to our labor? How do we give grace and trust in a burnout culture? The Blue Record's Director, Shaquavia, joins Diop & Ananda for a discussion unpacking the entwined forces of Black excellence and Black capitalism.
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For the Record: An Interview with Taylor Dews
Elizabeth, Isis, and Tai interview the imitable Taylor Dews, a senior at Spelman, a Social Justice Fellow, and First President of Spelman's NAN collegiate chapter (@spelman_nan_). The FTR team asks Taylor to discuss student activism, the original Atlanta Student Movement, the current crises facing Black students across the United States, and self-care for those in engaged in movement work.
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16 - The Respectability Politics Episode
On this Very Special Episode, Ananda & Diop chronicle current HBCU student activism for the archive, discuss the complex history of Spelman's many traditions, and ponder the role of respectability in Black movement work.
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For the Record: Homecoming Fashion
For the Record is back! Elizabeth returns with newcomers Lena, Tai, and Isis to explore the history of self-expression during the AUC's homecoming season.
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15 - The Homecoming
What's the move? Diop and Ananda break down the legendary past, evolving present, and forthcoming future of the ultimate HBCU experience: homecoming.
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14 - The Comeback
Welcome to season 2 of The Blue Record. Join our new hosts Diop and Ananda as they discuss the complexities and joys of back to school season in the AUC, student-led community care efforts, and what they look forward to in the coming renaissance of Black life.
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13 - Big Alumna Energy
It's the end of the road for the Blue Record's founding team. Listen in as Kayla, Gabby, and Hollis reminisce about their time at Spelman and say their final goodbyes to the podcast. Tears may or may not have been shed in the making of this episode.
For the Record: A Legacy of Grace and Compassion
Diop, Shaquavia, and Elizabeth reflect on a tumultuous news week, loss in their personal lives, and how the Spelman sisterhood has gotten them through it.
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12 - Founders Day LIVE!
Happy Belated Founders Day! In honor of our one-year anniversary, the Blue Record team wanted to do something special. Join us as we discuss traditions, history, and sisterly love. This was our first Youtube Live and we hope you enjoy it!
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For the Record: Interview with Kendra Johnson, the Founder of Afrekete
Afrekete is a well-known organization on Spelman's campus these days, so the Archives team decided to have a chat with the person responsible for forming it! Diop, Shaquavia, and Elizabeth ask Kendra Johnson, the founder of Afrekete, about how she came of age at Spelman, how she started the club, and what she would tell her younger self. Listen in and send us feedback at bluerecord@spelman.edu. Also, you can visit our website thebluerecordpodcast.com
11 - The Blacker the Berry...
For the Record: Queering Valentines
Valentine's day may have passed, but love month is still going on! Diop, Osargue, and Elizabeth discuss communal love and non-traditional Valentine's day celebrations on a very festive episode of For the Record. Listen to the end to hear a special sneak peek of next month's interview.
Special thanks to Osargue Otebele for drafting this episode outline!
10 - Black Love Builds
Happy Valentine's day! In this special episode, Kayla, Hollis, and Gabby talk about how black love can mean a lot of different things. What does black love mean to you? Tell us on Instagram or Twitter @thebluerecord! And email us at bluerecord@spelman.edu. You can find more information about the podcast and our team at our website, thebluerecordpodcast.com.
09 - Year in Review
Gabby, Hollis, and Kayla rehash all the moments that made this year, uh, special.
08 - The Next Four Years
For the Record: Finding Your Creative Self
BONUS: Interview with Dr. Brownlee
07 - Making, Studying, and Exhibiting Art at HBCUs
Hollis, Tasha, and Destinee delve deep into the history of art culture in and around the AUC, as well as other HBCUs across the country.
06-Navigating Unfamiliar Terrain with The Wiz
Main Inspiration:
The Wiz Redux; or, Why Queer Black Feminist Spectatorship and Politically Engaged Popular Entertainment Continue to Matter
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For the Record: #SayHerName Continued
The archives team is back for another mini-episode! This time, Diop, Shaquavia, and Osarugue wrap up their last conversation on #SayHerName by revisiting some recent history and examining what it means to resist.
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05-Back to School?
The Blue Record team breakdown the pros and cons of college education in this special back to school episode! To the incoming class of 2024, welcome and good luck! We hope this episode can give words to all the different experiences collegiate black women are having across the country.
Check out our newest blog post here.
Resources:
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Despite Being the Most Educated, Black Women Earn Less Money at Work
- Black women are earning more college degrees, but that alone won’t close race gaps
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For the Record: Why's it so hard to #sayhername?
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04-Black Girls in Digital Spaces
Our summer series gets wrapped up with a dynamic discussion of internet culture's many facets. From B.Simone to hoteps to the newly re-named "accountability culture," Gabby and Hollis pick apart it all in order to figure out where black girls fit in.
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03-Black Girls IRL
Happy Juneteenth! This episode is the first of our two-part summer series that's all about Black girls in digital spaces. Hollis, Kayla, and special guest Princess break down all the "IRL" aspects of internet culture and its effect on black women. Stay tuned next month for the completion of the conversation! Connect with us on Instagram and Twitter @thebluerecord
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