Life UN•dissertated: Recent Episodes
Latasha N. Eley Kelly, Ph.D.
The Millennial Black Professor, LLC (MBP) was birthed from a desire to make meaningful contributions to and about Black culture and society. Under this umbrella, Dr. Latasha N. Eley Kelly - The Real MBP - launched the Life UN•disserated podcast.
Honoring the fact that Black people and our experiences are not a monolith, Life UN•disserated is a space that acknowledges topics and issues impacting our everyday lives as not only culturally relevant, but valid, important, and worthy of deep consideration, toward continued healing and joy. Using personal experience, current events, an academic lens, and real talk, Dr. Eley Kelly presents a variety of topics from Black love and Black body politics to what’s happening in The Shade Room and on Black Twitter.
The MBP is excited to present fresh, authentic, thought-provoking content that looks, sounds, feels, and is all our own. Bringing you representation that matters and demonstrating the fullness of Blackness one episode at a time. Making it make sense by making it plain. Giving you Life UN•dissertated.
In today's episode, The MBP UN•dissertates reclaiming our time. Content Warning: This episode includes references to sexual assault beginning at 02:07. References: https://apnews.com/article/2020-tokyo-olympics-track-and-field-raven-saunders-769bc8c5816d9a228463c530ff04e1b6 (https://apnews.com/article/2020-tokyo-olympics-track-and-field-raven-saunders-769bc8c5816d9a228463c530ff04e1b6) https://www.epi.org/blog/black-womens-labor-market-history-reveals-deep-seated-race-and-gender-discrimination/ (https://www.epi.org/blog/black-womens-labor-market-history-reveals-deep-seated-race-and-gender-discrimination/) https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a36789007/shacarri-richardson-is-now-the-fastest-woman-in-america/#:~:text=Woman%20in%20America-,Sha%27Carri%20Richardson%20Is%20Now%20the%20Fastest%20Woman%20in%20America,her%20biological%20mother%20passed%20away.&text=In%20just%2010.64%20seconds%2C%20Sha,Richardson%20became%20a%20household%20name (https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a36789007/shacarri-richardson-is-now-the-fastest-woman-in-america/#:~:text=Woman%20in%20America-,Sha%27Carri%20Richardson%20Is%20Now%20the%20Fastest%20Woman%20in%20America,her%20biological%20mother%20passed%20away.&text=In%20just%2010.64%20seconds%2C%20Sha,Richardson%20became%20a%20household%20name) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPi9kJHJfxO/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/CPi9kJHJfxO/) https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/why-black-women-are-saying-no (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/why-black-women-are-saying-no) https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-suni-lees-gymnastics-gold-win-means-to-hmong-americans (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-suni-lees-gymnastics-gold-win-means-to-hmong-americans) https://www.thebalancecareers.com/know-how-to-tap-into-employee-discretionary-energy-1918095 (https://www.thebalancecareers.com/know-how-to-tap-into-employee-discretionary-energy-1918095) https://www.vogue.com/article/simone-biles-cover-august-2020 (https://www.vogue.com/article/simone-biles-cover-august-2020) https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/20/18542843/intersectionality-conservatism-law-race-gender-discrimination (https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/20/18542843/intersectionality-conservatism-law-race-gender-discrimination) — Like what you hear? Check out ways to support The MBP https://www.themillennialblackprofessor.com/supportthework (here). To stay up on the latest episodes, check out IG: @lifeundissertatedpodcast. For all things MBP, follow IG: @themillennialblackprofessor and visit themillennialblackprofessor.com.
In today's episode, The MBP UN•dissertates The CROWN Act. Content Warning: This episode includes references to physical violence and sexual assault beginning at 03:38, 05:08, and 05:34. *3/19/2022 correction and update to note that https://www.instagram.com/p/CbQCWoCOA-s/ (Federal Bill H.R. 2116, CROWN Act of 2022, passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 18, 2022 and now awaits a vote by the Senate). https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/hr2116 (The bill was introduced to Congress on March 19, 2021, sponsored by Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey's 12th congressional district.) Visit thecrownact.com to learn more about The CROWN Act. Click https://campaigns.organizefor.org/petitions/help-make-hair-discrimination-illegal (here) to sign the petition. Spread the word and remember that July 3 is National CROWN Day - a celebration of Black Hair Independence. References: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250046572?tag=macmillan-20 (Byrd, A. D. & Tharps, L. (2001). Hair story: Untangling the roots of Black hair in America.) https://scholarship.law.uc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1388&context=uclr (Hamilton, A. (2021). Untangling discrimination: The CROWN Act and protecting Black hair. Universityof Cincinatti Law Review, 89(2), 483-508.) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edc69fd622c36173f56651f/t/61f0805915c8b8103a894e58/1643151452487/JOY_DOVE_CROWN_AEA5infograhic_FINAL_1.25.pdf (https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edc69fd622c36173f56651f/t/61f0805915c8b8103a894e58/1643151452487/JOY_DOVE_CROWN_AEA5infograhic_FINAL_1.25.pdf) https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35240987 (https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35240987) https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/body-politics#:~:text=FEMINISM%20AND%20BODY%20POLITICS,-Body%20politics%20was&text=It%20arose%20out%20of%20feminist,for%20reproductive%20rights%20for%20women (https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/body-politics#:~:text=FEMINISM%20AND%20BODY%20POLITICS,-Body%20politics%20was&text=It%20arose%20out%20of%20feminist,for%20reproductive%20rights%20for%20women) https://www.essence.com/hair/tignon-laws-cultural-appropriation-black-natural-hair/ (https://www.essence.com/hair/tignon-laws-cultural-appropriation-black-natural-hair/) https://www.nps.gov/ethnography/aah/aaheritage/frenchama.htm (https://www.nps.gov/ethnography/aah/aaheritage/frenchama.htm) https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/insecure-issa-natural-hair (https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/insecure-issa-natural-hair) https://www.thecrownact.com/ (https://www.thecrownact.com/) https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/02/swimming-caps-for-natural-black-hair-ruled-out-of-olympic-games-alice-dearing (https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/02/swimming-caps-for-natural-black-hair-ruled-out-of-olympic-games-alice-dearing) https://www.today.com/style/tv-anchor-tashara-parker-goes-viral-natural-hairstyle-air-t196371 (https://www.today.com/style/tv-anchor-tashara-parker-goes-viral-natural-hairstyle-air-t196371) https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/brandon-scott-baltimore-mayor/2020/12/29/98071362-3efb-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html (https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/brandon-scott-baltimore-mayor/2020/12/29/98071362-3efb-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html) https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2731&context=oa_dissertations (Powell, N. M. C. (2017). Colorism bias in hiring decisions: Disentangling the effects of hair type and skin tone (Publication No. 1732) [Doctoral dissertation, Wayne State University]. Digital Commons. ) https://www.amazon.com/Caste-Origins-Discontents-Isabel-Wilkerson-ebook/dp/B084FLWDQG (Wilkerson, I. (2020). Caste: The origins of our discontents.) — Like what you hear? Check out ways to support...
In today's episode, The MBP UN•dissertates Black body politics. References: https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/assault#:~:text=Definition,Physical%20injury%20is%20not%20required (https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/assault#:~:text=Definition,Physical%20injury%20is%20not%20required) -- Like what you hear? Check out ways to support The MBP https://www.themillennialblackprofessor.com/supportthework (here). To stay up on the latest episodes, check out IG: @lifeundissertatedpodcast. For all things MBP, follow IG: @themillennialblackprofessor and visit themillennialblackprofessor.com.
In today's episode, The MBP UN•dissertates mentorship. Read Ingrid Wilson's full article, "Mentorship and the Black Community" at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mentorship-black-community-ingrid-wilson-chrl-cms. Check out musician Toni Jones at https://www.instagram.com/iamtonijones/?hl=en. Reference: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/mentorship?q=mentorship (https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/mentorship?q=mentorship) -- Like what you hear? Check out ways to support The MBP https://www.themillennialblackprofessor.com/supportthework (here). To stay up on the latest episodes, check out IG: @lifeundissertatedpodcast. For all things MBP, follow IG: @themillennialblackprofessor and visit themillennialblackprofessor.com.
The MBP kicks off Black History Month by sharing what it means to live Life UN•dissertated. Like what you hear? Check out ways to support The MBP https://www.themillennialblackprofessor.com/supportthework (here). Be sure to like, rate, and subscribe - whatever you do on the platform you’re using to make sure our voices stay on their necks and continue to be heard - for the culture. To stay up on the latest episodes, check out IG: @lifeundissertatedpodcast. For all things MBP, follow IG: @themillennialblackprofessor and visit themillennialblackprofessor.com.