Equitable Wellness for Black Women and Femmes w/ Dr. Lanice Avery

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Dr. Lanice Avery is giving greatness in this episode! Y’all we talked about Black women and femme’s freedom, gendered and racial socialization, and how our identities around ourselves and relationships are detrimental to our well being. Dr. Lanice brings hope, education, and reminders that Black women and femmes have always been about joy, liberation, and pleasure. It’s just who we are!

ABOUT DR. LANICE AVERY

LANICE R. AVERY, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of psychology and women, gender, and sexuality studies at the University of Virginia. She earned her PhD in the joint program in psychology and women’s studies at the University of Michigan. Her research uses multiple methods to explore Black women’s inter- sectional identities, sexual socialization, and how the negotiation of hegemonic gender ideologies and racial stereotypes are associated with adverse psychological and sexual health outcomes. The primary aim of her research is to promote healthy racial, gender, and sexual development among socially marginalized and stigmatized groups.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT

• The role Black women and femmes played in the creation of whyte supremacist, hetero patriarchal, and capitalist like infrastructures.
• Why Black women and femmes are scrutinized at the most extreme levels of law and surveillance.
• The expectation of uplift everyone to the detriment and death of yourself. Eww...
• The difference between Black feminine and masculine ideologies.
• How the media shapes our view of ourselves and the world around us.
• How the media perpetuates oppression, we internalize it, then oppress ourselves.
• Even in our empowerment, we are still being reminded of how we are subjugated as a humanity
• Black women will always be free for choosing our own erotic power, joy, and pleasure.
• Why Megan Thee Stallion is winning!!!! What we need to learn from her & what we can heal.

CALL TO ACTION

• Read "Pretty hurts": Acceptance of hegemonic feminine beauty ideals and reduced sexual well-being among Black women by Dr. Avery

EPISODE TRANSCRIPT

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HL-dl1iKSRYbgRe8jjALQZ2vs54-5lgU/view?usp=sharing

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