Candace Rucker on being angry and eloquent
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This week, Candace Rucker (she/her) challenges the thought that we are only one type of ally, advocate, or activist— instead, we can be fluid by going in and out of feelings and actions. You will learn: 1. How it feels to be marginalized and misunderstood due to mixed race and queer identity 2. Why she historically got really, really angry when thinking about being Black in America 3. Why she's such a fan of intersectionality and who she'd love to meet
🎙️ Connect with Candace:
💻 Sources and resources:
- The intersectionality wars | Vox.com piece about how and why Kimberlé Crenshaw coined intersectionality
- Stan Lee: A Life (Centennial) - Bob Batchelor | Bookshop.org
- Journal of a Black Queer Nurse - Britney Daniels | Bookshop.org
- Black Friend: Essays - Ziwe | Bookshop.org
- Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America - Michael Harriot | Bookshop.org
(Disclaimer: Gender Sexuality Info, LLC may receive a small commission from you purchasing from the Bookshop.org links, which helps to provide free educational services like this podcast)
Host Charlie Ocean, MSW (they/them), has a background in LGBTQ+ training, community organizing, and technology. Guest episodes feature at least one allyship tip, including tailored questions based on the guests' unique intersecting identities. You can follow Charlie on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Substack.
Creators and Guests
Host
Charlie Ocean, MSW
Pronouns: they/them. Neuroqueer LGBTQ+ speaker, trainer, consultant, podcaster, writer...
Guest
Candace Rucker
"Whenever I thought of being Black in America, it made me really, really angry, and I didn’t understand why until I realized that a lot of the history that I had learned was of our suffering and of our hardships and not really of our successes."
