Welcome to our final episode of Season 2! In today's episode, we share our feelings on how we feel about today’s modern view on how Black acceptance has affected us growing up a millennials and where our minds are at now as adults. Later in the show we share some gems on how we get through this roller coaster of life.
Timestamps
0:11 Intro
3:06 Episode overview
4:00 How does slavery still effects us in 2021
5:46 Saying the word 'Nigga'
15:47 Necessary codeswitch
16:45 Open book Millennials
19:21 School & slavery
21:19 Lack of pride & belonging
25:30 Cultural trauma cycle
27:37 Hope for future generations
30:08 Policing of Black communities
34:00 "Is this a safe area?"
35:49 Dehumanization of Black men
39:09 Being ashamed of your own kind
42:43 SMM—Single mom leaves kids alone to provide
62:01 How to stay sane in an insane world
62:08 Find an outlet
63:22 Focus on the little bits of good
64:00 Write out your chaos
64:34 Know that everyone has their levels
65:23 Someone always has it harder than you
66:42 Forgive & forget more often
67:44 Celebrate your wins
68:30 Accept things as they are if you have no control over it
70:28 Weekly Recommendations
82:55 Outro