Wednesday, 13 April 2016

Make Me Pretty, EP 2

After weeks of intermission, its finally here! 

Tonight we present to you our first ever two-part radio drama series entitled "Make Me Pretty", an original Dear Black Girl Narrative. 

This play is geared towards Black girls between the ages of 10 and 12, discussing the issues of colorism within the Black community, while occurring on a school's playground. 

Despite the fact that the target audience are young Black girls, the young at heart can still enjoy this piece we have put together.

Without further ado, here's episode 2 of "Make Me Pretty".



Make Me Pretty, EP 1

After weeks of intermission, its finally here! 

Tonight we present to you our first ever two-part radio drama series entitled "Make Me Pretty", an original Dear Black Girl Narrative. 

This play is geared towards Black girls between the ages of 10 and 12, discussing the issues of colorism within the Black community, while occurring on a school's playground. 

Despite the fact that the target audience are young Black girls, the young at heart can still enjoy this piece we have put together. 

Without further ado, here is Episode of 1 of "Make Me Pretty".





Who Taught You To Hate Yourself?

Good morning beauties,

It's Wednesday, April 13, 2016. There will be no other day like this in the universe - so make it count. 

This morning we are happy to share that our small project that we have been working on for the last 3 weeks is finally completed and ready to be exposed to the world - YOU, our listeners. We hope that you will be touched by it as we were certainly moved by the outcome of it all. Stay plugged into the blog for more! The release will be sooner than you think!

With that being said, we'd like to leave you with our usual weekly dose of encouragement from an original Black activist himself, Malcolm X, whose words flowed like streams of living waters to motivate the Black community and all persons of color. 

Who taught you to hate yourself?

Love yourself, Black girl. No one else will do it for you. 

Peace & love,
DBG 



Thursday, 7 April 2016

Thursday's Reminder: Black Girls Rock!

WE'RE BAAAAAAACK!

Well... not exactly. BUT we're back for this short time! 

The ladies of Dear Black Girl have been cooking up something special for you guys - due to be released some time next week! Stay posted to the blog for more soon to come! 

With that being said, we hope you ladies are having a beautiful rainy Thursday morning. According to old fables, rain represents showers of blessings; so get ready to be blessed abundantly today even if it's only small mercies (like waking up this morning to read this post lol). 

We want to bless you even the more today by leaving you with an inspiring song by one of favourite Black songstresses Jazmine Sullivan. Remember that you are a work of art & masterpiece.

Stay strong, Black girl; stay beautiful & stay independent because Black girls rock! 



Monday, 14 March 2016

"The Dynamics of Today's Hook-Up Culture"

The ladies of Dear Black Girl discuss the dynamics of today's hook-up culture. In this episode,we wanted to spice things up a bit and produce something different for YOU our listeners! We had such a great time with our guest, the lovely Simmone Bowe,life coach, transformational speaker and activist. We hope that you enjoy! Without further ado:


 https://soundcloud.com/dear-black-girl/ep-4-the-hook-up-culture





Saturday, 12 March 2016

Happy Saturday!

Hey beauties,

This week Monday marks the last day and final episode of our miniature podcast series, that we've created for our radio class this semester. (We know, we're bugged too!)But not to worry! Dear Black Girl has a surprise coming soon!
This Monday will also mean that we are one step closer to the finish line of the semester - 4 more weeks left! Do you feel summer in the air? Because we surely do! LOL.
On Friday, we sat down with a real phenomenal woman to discuss the issues and shortsights of "The Hookup Culture in Today's Generation". We had an awesome time in the studio, clapping back at imbedded societal ideologies and even raising questions about the feminism movement and its effects on the dynamics of relationships. We delved into how young women and men really feel about the "side chick" phenomenon and its benefits and ill-effects. 
This episode is going to be hot! We can smell the tea brewing from a mile away. *squints eyes* 

Want to catch the entire thing? Tune in Monday night at 9 pm! The Soundcloud link will be attached to the blog! 
Listen to all of our previous episodes by clicking this link.

#staypluggedinformore #womenempowerment #dearblackgirl 



Monday, 7 March 2016

"The Psychology of Victim Blaming & The Dynamics of Rape Culture"

The ladies of Dear Black Girl discuss the psychology of victim blaming and the dynamics of rape culture. In this episode, we had a serious conversation with our guest, Psychologist Kavita Garakaparthi, who is such a beautiful individual inside and out. We hope that you are educated about how rape victims are affected after listening to this piece. We were definitely touched by this topic. Enjoy! Without further ado:

https://soundcloud.com/dear-black-girl/ep-3-the-psychology-of-victim-blaming-rape-culture