Season 2, Episode 2: The Revolution Will Not Be Cancelled

Anasa and Calvin are feeling sad about Dave Chappelle. What do we do when people we want to root for disappoint us? How do we hold courageous conversations on important issues that call people IN rather than cancel them, allow space for growth and learning, but still center the dignity and humanity of those who have been harmed? Tell us what you think! Plus: a new feminist hip hop album not to miss, Calvin’s current futurist anime fave and more culture recs to give you hope in times of (r)evolution! 

Also don’t miss this episode’s Spotify playlist #LoveforAll Mixtape where we highlight some of our favorite Black womxn artists, particularly queer, trans, femme, masc, and nonbinary musicians. Send us your recommendations! @thebigwepodcast on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and hello@thebigwepodcast.com 

#DaveChappelle #Sayhername #Rapsody #Carole&Tuesday #BlackLove

Anasa and Calvin are feeling sad about Dave Chappelle... What do we do when people we want to root for disappoint us? How do we hold courageous conversations on important issues that call people IN rather than cancel them, allow space for growth and learning, and still center the dignity and humanity of those who have been harmed?

Show Notes: 

• Anasa’s “rant” on Money, Abundance, and REPAIRations

• Pendarvis Harshaw’s “Town Anthem” in collaboration with Oaklandish 

• All the Worst White People Love Dave Chappelle’s Sticks & Stones 

• The “Alphabet People”: On Dave Chappelle and His Comedy of Errors 

• Did Dave Chappelle Use Those Sticks & Stones to Build Himself a Lazy 'Shock Value' Box?

• “I’m a black Feminist and I think Call Out Culture is Toxic” - Loretta Ross 

• “What is/isn’t transformative justice?” - adrienne maree brown

• “Muted: Beyond R Kelly” playlist by adrienne maree brown on Spotify 

• The North Pole 

• Anasa & Calvin’s shirts in the episode art are inspired by this poster by Matice Moore and Shreya Shah 

Credits

Producer, Weyam Ghadbian
Post-production Audio Engineer & Editor, Paola Marizan (mar-ee-tzan) who is taking care of our post production audio editing and sound engineering 
Big thank you to the folks at United Roots Youth Impact Hub in Oakland -especially our studio Sound Engineer, Desmond Holt, and Galen Silvestri and the whole crew for the studio space and the amazing work they do in the community! 
Music: Creatives Day from Nashville, featuring Patrick Brooks aka “Kadence Pat” and Andronicus Hawkins aka “Nikus Beatz” 

#LoveforAll Mixtape

In this episode’s Spotify Playlist #LoveforAll Mixtape we elevate Black queer, trans, femme, masc, nonbinary and other womxn musicians in this playlist about LOVE for ALL. A companion piece for Season 2 Episode 2 of the Big We Podcast: thebigwepodcast.com 

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