episode 67: Feminine Prowess

Published: March 25, 2019, 4 a.m.

Episode Image by @Iamkreyol (& D. Irvin Photography) Theme song HoodGrown by David-James @davedashjames_ https://soundcloud.com/davedashjames Transition music Nathan Peters @mztrwlsn @mrwilsonbeats https://soundcloud.com/mrwilsonbeats TAG THE ARTIST: Laetitia Ky @laetitiaky @laetitia.ky FOR US BY US: Girls who code www.girlswhocode.com WORD ON THE STREET: Art and change Black Mentifact and a Sense of Place http://magazine.art21.org/2019/03/20/black-mentifact-and-a-sense-of-place/#.XJZxhhNKjOQ What’s Changed Since the Guerrilla Girls Began Calling Out Art-World Sexism in 1985? https://garage.vice.com/en_us/article/kzdjpa/guerilla-girls-new-exhibition A Museum Hires a Full-time Therapist https://hyperallergic.com/491210/a-museum-hires-a-full-time-therapist/ Swizz Beatz to Present New Award for Social Justice at Bronx Museum Gala http://www.artnews.com/2019/03/19/three-new-awards-to-be-presented-at-this-years-bronx-gala-by-swizz-beatz/ Boston news Here's what happened at the hearing on education funding reform in Massachusetts https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2019/03/22/education-promise-act-patriots-players 1st Boston-Area Recreational Pot Shop Set to Open https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/1st-Boston-Area-Recreational-Pot-Shop-Set-to-Open-NETA-Brookline-507542911.html Women’s history and future Pulling a Rosie': The legacy of Boston's most controversial marathon runner https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-marathon/2019/03/22/rosie-ruiz-boston-marathon-cheat In Yet Another Money Move, Cardi B Wants to Trademark 'Okurrrr' https://theglowup.theroot.com/in-yet-another-money-move-cardi-b-is-trademarking-okur-1833491446 HISTORICAL KING PINS: Edmonia Lewis https://americanart.si.edu/artist/edmonia-lewis-2914 https://www.pbs.org/video/edmonia-lewis-she-inspires-c4riu7/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg6i6PN8mf0 https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/gQJi3NKm3VagLg UNSUNG HEROES/history moves: https://www.theestuaryprojects.com/ The Combahee River Collective http://circuitous.org/scraps/combahee.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combahee_River_Collective https://combaheerivercollective.weebly.com/ GOOD LOOKS (interview): Joelle Fontaine https://iamkreyol.com/ REALTALK: Varsity blues/ college admissions scandal http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/03/college-admissions-scandal-fallout.html https://www.cnn.co m/us/live-news/college-admissions-cheating-felicity-huffman-lori-loughlin/index.html ANNOUNCEMENTS: Rate, review and subscribe to us on APPLE podcast Check out our white wall review. Would you like to support the show? Become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/hoodgrownaesthetic Daughter of Contrast www.daughterofcontrast.com/ @daughterofcontrst Amber @ambersafro HIT US UP! If you’re an Artist or a small business owner, you would like to be interviewed on the show please email us and send us a short bio, images and media handles.