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We Are Our Sisters’ Keepers: Black Girls and Women Empowering Each Other in the Millennium
Black History Month Talk Radio Mini Series
February 7, 2018 – February 28, 2018
Join the National Girls and Women of Color Council, Inc. and Complexity Talk Radio, Inc. for the launch of their new talk radio show Visibility.
Visibility will launch on February 7, 2018 at 8:00 pm EST on Complexity Talk Radio, Inc. beginning with a mini series titled “We Are Our Sisters’ Keepers: Black Girls and Women Empowering Each Other in the Millennium.” Mark you calendars and join us live on the following dates.
Episode Titles
Date: February 7, 2018
Show Title: We Are Our Sisters’ Keepers
Description
We are all members of the village and play certain roles through various customs, practices, beliefs, etc. Roles include ensuring that girls and woman are supported across the board, psychologically, emotionally, physically and socially – to ensure the growth and well-being of each other on various dimensions. Girls and women of the village possess unique talents which are used to provide support, nurturing, protection, guidance, and help, to advance, celebrate, embrace, empower, inspire, motivate, etc. girls and women as they travel on their journeys. Historically Black women have embraced the sisters’ keeper philosophy through slavery, reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Civil Rights Era and into the Millennium.
Join us for a discussion on how Black women and girls, as their sisters’ keepers can work together to maintain the village, build relationships with each other through support, nurturing, sharing, guidance, etc. to ensure that the psychological, emotional, physical and social well-being and growth of all girls and women of the village are addressed. Topics include historical perspectives, voices, visibility, unity, being unbreakable, traumas, race, colorism, education, perseverance, psychic prisons, socioeconomic issues, homelessness, poverty, higher ground, health, and abuse among other topics.
Date: February 15, 2018
Show Title: Love, Intimacy, Sexuality and the Black Woman, Part I
Description
This show will focus on Black women in love and loving, platonic and romantic relationships, intimacy and sexuality. Topics will include loving and nurturing relationships, choices, soul mates, friends with benefits, intimacy, sex, compassion, stereotypes, voices, loving with great passion, emotions, passion, satisfaction, gratification, expressing needs, wants, and desires, etc.
Guest: Dr. Kat Smith
Date: February 21, 2018
Show Title: To Be Young Gifted and Black
Description
This episode focuses on girls, pre-teens and teens and the love, support, nurturing, and guidance needed as they grow into young women. Topics include self-love, self-esteem, self-identity, self-pride, and self-respect (Foundation of I Am Beautiful Global) and the National Girls and Women of Color Council, Inc.’s Pillars of Character for Girls, Pre-Teens, and Teens. Additional topics include quality education, nutrition, health, race, color, disparate treatment of black girls, racism, colorism, defying negative stereotypes, bullying, peer pressure, family, friends, dating, community service and the role the Village plays in their psychological, emotional, physical and social well-being and growth.
Date: February 22, 2018
Show Title: Black is Beautiful: Defining Yourself for Yourself Authentically
and Unapologetically
Description
Black is Beautiful focuses on Black women being their authentic selves unapologetically. The manner in which we choose to express our Blackness individually is a personal choice and one that should not be open to ridicule, criticism, shaming or gossip. Topics will include one size does not fit all, the authentic you, leave my hair alone, identity, career choices, lifestyles, hobbies, social circles, black pride, interests, interracial dating, etc. Additional topics include learning to authentically define yourself for yourself in your pursuit of happiness and embracing the uniqueness and diversity of Black women.
Date: February 24, 2018 (Saturday at 10:00 am EST)
Show Title: Love, Intimacy, Sexuality and the Black Woman, Part I
Description
This show will focus on Black women in love and loving, platonic and romantic relationships, intimacy and sexuality. Topics will include loving and nurturing relationships, choices, soul mates, friends with benefits, intimacy, sex, compassion, stereotypes, voices, loving with great passion, emotions, passion, satisfaction, gratification, expressing needs, wants, and desires, etc.
Date: February 28, 2018
Show Title: Unity Among Us, For Us and By Us
(Black Women and Girls Advancing, Celebrating, Embracing and Empowering Each Other in the Millennium)
Description
The discussion will focus on how Black women can advance, celebrate, embrace and empower each other professionally, academically and personally in the millennium. Topics will include unity, jealousy, understanding what is a stake, why unity among us, for us and by us can make the difference, understanding why we must focus on lifting each other through various measures including friendship, social circles, professional organizations, church, community. The discussion will also focus on how we can encourage and teach young black girls, pre-teens and teens to advance, celebrate, embrace and empower their peers.
Listeners will be able to listen live and call in to ask questions, comment or share.
If you are interested in appearing as a guest, please complete the form below and we will contact you.
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Website: Visibility
National Girls & Women of Color Council, Inc. (NGWCC) 
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