https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/talk-some-shit--5365331enSociety & CultureCopyright Hannah L. Drakehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9ec498a5986033bdb2ad93626006c5e1.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/talk-some-shit--5365331Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:42:10 +0000Hannah L. DrakeHannah L. Drakecontact@hannahldrake.comReal Talk about racism, politics, and feminism - unfiltered and unapologetic.yesepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rise--62608186This moment where life has brought us together.  
Where we stand ready to rise and greet the dawn.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62608186Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:42:02 +0000Hannah L. DrakeThis is our moment. Do not fear it. Embrace it.   This moment where life has brought us together.   Where we stand ready to rise and greet the dawn.This moment where life has brought us together.  
Where we stand ready to rise and greet the dawn.]]>232election,poetry,spokenwordcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/will-smith-and-the-shattered-fragments-of-black-men--49266126
I am so tired of seeing Black men in pieces. I am not celebrating the fragments of Black men.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49266126Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:28:09 +0000Hannah L. DrakeHow many Black men pretend that they are okay when they are not okay? How many Black men are trying to smile through the pain? How many Black men spend years swallowing down sadness, pretending they are fine? If we are going to construct narratives,...
I am so tired of seeing Black men in pieces. I am not celebrating the fragments of Black men.]]>862blackmen,chrisrock,mentalhealth,selfcare,willsmithyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dear-white-women-it-s-not-you-it-s-me-i-m-breaking-up-with-you--49094611https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49094611Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:31:39 +0000Hannah L. DrakeIt would have been too much like right for Jane Campion to leave Black women out of her speech. Leave Black Women Alone! As the saying goes, it is not you, it is me. Throughout history up until today, you have always been who you are, and it is my...911blackwomen,janecampion,serenawilliams,venuswilliamsyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-it-comes-to-the-murder-of-breonna-taylor-there-is-no-glass-half-full--49029026https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49029026Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:47:14 +0000Hannah L. DrakeWhy must the road to reform be paved with our bodies, bones, and blood? Why must we fight through rage before we ever get to redemption? There is no silver lining when I look at the murder of Breonna Taylor and the aftermath.1000yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/black-joy-is-an-act-of-defiance--48936067https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48936067Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:31:01 +0000Hannah L. DrakeFor 2022 choose your peace. Find your joy. As Black people, we must put boundaries around our joyful moments and protect them at any cost. Do not continue to allow this world to rob you of your joy. You are free to pursue a life of happiness, which...626blackjoy,blackpeople,happiness.,joy,peaceyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/karen-is-you--48785334https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48785334Fri, 18 Feb 2022 15:46:40 +0000Hannah L. DrakeJust looking at Karen, she seems harmless. She is often very unassuming and is non-threatening in appearance. While the Karen memes are sweeping across the internet and becoming a part of our lexicon, it is important to note women like Karen are...765becky,karen,whitewomenyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-letter-to-black-women--48725218https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48725218Mon, 14 Feb 2022 13:41:53 +0000Hannah L. DrakeIt’s difficult sometimes because we know the reality of being Black in America and it easy to forget about things like love and joy and laughter and peace. But we all need those things. Sometimes because the world has been so harsh it is difficult to...366blackwomen,love,valentinesdayyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-like-bob--48656494
Be Like Bob! Or better yet, be like you in all your magnificence!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48656494Wed, 09 Feb 2022 13:04:11 +0000Hannah L. DrakeI challenge you for 24 hours to Be Like Bob. If you catch yourself apologizing for nothing whatsoever, ask yourself, “What would Bob do?” If you want to call your statement stupid before you say it, ask yourself, “What would Bob say?” When someone...
Be Like Bob! Or better yet, be like you in all your magnificence!]]>654yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-am-not-a-person-of-color-i-am-black--48626913https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48626913Mon, 07 Feb 2022 14:47:09 +0000Hannah L. DrakeJust because we are minorities does not mean that we view our struggles the same. Many Persons of Color are anti-Black. Many minorities will side with a White person if it means they can be near the proximity of Whiteness. I am not a POC. I am Black.800andrewyang,personofcolor,pocyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/black-women-do-not-exist-to-save-you--48620546https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48620546Mon, 07 Feb 2022 04:03:54 +0000Hannah L. DrakeWe cannot nurse you through racial discord. We cannot hold your hand through fighting racism because both our hands are too busy fighting to save our lives and family’s lives. Throughout history, we have left breadcrumbs of our resistance. We have...167blackwomenyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-not-move-off-the-sidewalk-holding-your-space-in-a-white-world--48600996https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48600996Sat, 05 Feb 2022 14:57:24 +0000Hannah L. DrakeMy challenge for Black people and People of Color, particularly Black women and Women of Color, is to hold your space. I challenge you for the next 24-48 hours to be aware of your body in spaces and do not move for a White person or make any apologies...1051donotmoveoffthesidewalkyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-is-time-we-had-a-white-history-month--48586902https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48586902Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:00:21 +0000Hannah L. DrakeIf they are working overtime to hide REAL HISTORY ask yourself why? When people work so hard to hide something ask yourself what are they trying to hide? It is time for White people to learn White History.724blackhistorymonth,whitehistoryyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fix-it-black-girl--48571929https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48571929Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:21:01 +0000Hannah L. DrakeWhy are Black women always called in to "fix it?" Black women are not the clean up women. Black women are not required to fix it.317blackwomen,fixitblackgirl,writesomeshityesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/there-will-be-no-cookies--48555702
I am not today, tomorrow or EVER going to hand out cookies because White people see the humanity of Black people. I am not baking cookies because you have seen the light and understand Black people are oppressed in America. I am not handing out cookies because you have removed your rose-colored glasses and have decided to stand with Black people fighting for justice. I will NEVER hand out cookies because you have chosen to treat Black people like human beings worthy of freedom, equity, and righteousness.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48555702Wed, 02 Feb 2022 12:36:54 +0000Hannah L. DrakeOh, my. I’m sorry. Here, there will be NO cookies. NO ONE is handing out cookies for you doing the RIGHT THING. It is almost like me handing a chocolate chip cookie to the sun and saying thank you for shining. I am not today, tomorrow or EVER going...
I am not today, tomorrow or EVER going to hand out cookies because White people see the humanity of Black people. I am not baking cookies because you have seen the light and understand Black people are oppressed in America. I am not handing out cookies because you have removed your rose-colored glasses and have decided to stand with Black people fighting for justice. I will NEVER hand out cookies because you have chosen to treat Black people like human beings worthy of freedom, equity, and righteousness.]]>682allies,allyship.,whitefeminism,writesomeshityesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/imagine-your-history-being-so-horrible-you-want-to-ban-people-from-learning-it--48547256https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48547256Tue, 01 Feb 2022 23:41:25 +0000Hannah L. DrakeImagine your history being so horrible you want to ban people from learning it. This Black history month it is time for America to face its true history.319blackhistory,blackhistorymonth,whitehistoryyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/black-women-it-is-okay-to-let-go-of-your-cape--48522829
So, please, Black women, know this is your moment. This moment is about you and your peace, happiness, and love. This moment is not about anyone else. This moment is about you. You are under no obligation to be Superwoman. It is okay to tell this world that you are giving up your cape.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48522829Mon, 31 Jan 2022 14:54:36 +0000Hannah L. DrakeI am challenging Black women to reclaim you. Reclaim yourself. Find your peace and your center. Reclaim the true meaning of self-care before the world took it and commercialized it. As Audre Lorde said, “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence; it is...
So, please, Black women, know this is your moment. This moment is about you and your peace, happiness, and love. This moment is not about anyone else. This moment is about you. You are under no obligation to be Superwoman. It is okay to tell this world that you are giving up your cape.]]>690cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dear-white-people-you-cannot-legislate-your-way-out-of-discomfort--48424063
When laws like the Individual Freedom bill and others we have seen around the country are written, they are never about Black people. The White is simply silent. White people create these laws for White people. But you cannot legislate your way out of discomfort.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48424063Mon, 24 Jan 2022 13:26:13 +0000Hannah L. DrakeI find it funny yet typical that White people want to legislate their way out of discomfort. Since they cannot control the undeniable truth, they will attempt to control how it makes them feel. When laws like the Individual Freedom bill and others...
When laws like the Individual Freedom bill and others we have seen around the country are written, they are never about Black people. The White is simply silent. White people create these laws for White people. But you cannot legislate your way out of discomfort.]]>651criticalracetheory,crt,rondesantiscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/before-you-quote-dr-king-to-feel-good--48326929https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48326929Mon, 17 Jan 2022 12:00:02 +0000Hannah L. DrakeBefore you rush to Google on Monday to search for a quote that you can post by Dr. King, I would ask that you look at the totality of his life and message and hold it up to the way you live your life. Do not merely quote words that make you feel good...786drking,hannahdrake,martinlutherking,martinlutherkingdaycleanfull