Black Women's Dept. of Labor
A project and podcast by Taja Lindley examining the intersections of race, gender and the double entendre of labor: to work and to give birth. Formerly known as the Birth Justice Podcast NYC. Episodes available every other Wednesday. Produced by Colored Girls Hustle and supported by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project.
Black Women's Dept. of Labor
BJP NYC Prelude: What to Expect on the Birth Justice Podcast NYC
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Taja Lindley
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Season 1
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In this pre-season (and pre- series!) prelude episode, the Birth Justice Podcast NYC host Taja Lindley shares what brings her to this podcast project, and what you can expect to hear and experience in Season 1 and beyond.
Links to information and resources that Taja references in this episode:
- [Book] Killing the Black Body by Dorothy Roberts
- [Book] Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
- [Article] Exam Rooms and Bedrooms: Navigating Queer Sexual Health on Rewire News
- Taja Lindley’s A Blade of Grass Fellowship Project: The Bronx Birth Justice Tribunal
- NYC Public Artist in Residence Program overview, including the culminating project for her first year: The Bronx Birth Justice Gathering (which was postponed due to COVID)
- [Organization] Southern Birth Justice Network and their Birth Justice Bill of Rights
Hosted by Taja Lindley
Produced by Colored Girls Hustle
Music, Soundscape and Audio Engineering by Emma Alabaster
Support our work on Patreon or make a one-time payment via PayPal
For more information visit BirthJustice.nyc
This podcast is made possible, in part, by the Narrative Power Stipend - a grant funded by Forward Together for members of Echoing Ida.
