Ep.11 - DQ & GG - Black Lives Matter Pt. 1

Joining us for Episode 11, we have DQ & GG (some in the cheer world and beyond may know them as DeQuane and Alicia though)! In our Black Lives Matter Part 1 episode, we wanted to dive right into being comfortable with the uncomfortable for the purpose of using this platform to inform and educate about racism in and out of cheerleading, the fears and excitement of being new parents, and some of the steps we can all take to help everyone around us find equity.

Mark Thru Recommended Resources for Self-Education for Combating Racism and Hate:

Podcasts: 1619 - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/23/podcasts/1619-podcast.html Lynching in America - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lynching-in-america-podcast/id1244297911

Books for Kids/Families: Just Ask - https://www.amazon.com/Just-Ask-Different-Brave-You/dp/0525514120#ace-3379618840 The Crayon Box that Talked - https://www.amazon.com/Crayon-Box-that-Talked/dp/0679886117 The Skin You Live In - https://www.amazon.com/Skin-You-Live-Michael-Tyler/dp/0975958003 One Big Heart - https://www.amazon.com/One-Big-Heart-Celebration-Different/dp/0310767857 Herstory - https://www.amazon.com/Herstory-Women-Girls-Shook-World/dp/1534436642

Movies/TV Shows/Videos: Self Made | Story of Madam CJ Walker (Mini-series) Netflix Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (YouTube Series) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8jUA7JBkF4 13th (Documentary) Netflix Just Mercy (Movie) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7MxXxFu6fI Good Hair (Chris Rock Documentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpgIJUW0VxE

General Knowledge: Black Inventors - https://www.history.com/.amp/news/8-black-inventors-african-american Tulsa Race Massacre - Black Wall Street - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_race_massacre

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Intro Music: Clarke Specialties

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