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Published: Sept. 29, 2021, 7 a.m.

The 'token black girl' is a concept with which we\u2019re depressingly all too familiar, and have been for too long now. We are often the representative woman of colour. With that has often come an underlying expectation to be 'the black one' \u2013 to live the sassy, loud, eye-rolling, punchline-delivering, surface level stereotypes afforded to the black women we see in the white TV and film world. We understand that the consequence of messing it up is messing it up for everyone who looks like us in the future and that is a heavy burden to carry.

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Resources:

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How to support BLM: https://www.timeout.com/things-to-do/how-to-support-black-lives-matter

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Therapy Sources: Primary Care Physician, Employee assistance programs and therapyforblackgirls.com

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Self defense: https://beyonddefense.net

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OTHER LINKS:

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https://www.mhanational.org/31-tips-boost-your-mental-health

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https://blavity.com/black-women-cannot-be-all-things-to-all-people-at-all-times?category1=opinion&category2=news

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Audible Book: B00LEUADLQ Confessions of a Token black girl

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token-black-women-tv

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can-being-the-token-give-women-and-minorities-a-competitive-edge

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https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tokenism-double-sided-coin

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Socials: Interact with us!

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Listen & Subscribe: https://wavve.link/igotproblems/episodes

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4vxFpB8ofKwqqjUjtncPVg

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IG: igotproblemspod

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Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/igotproblems

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Production Notes:

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Produced by Dolapo of the "Terminal 234" podcast

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Edited by Host: Sandra [IG: coitraveler]

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Co-Host #1: Annabelle [IG: msjudy_1028]

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Guest #1 Details: Nesha Taylor

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About: Owner of TACT Therapy, LLC

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IG: nesha_taylor

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SC: nesha_taylor

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