On Our Terms with Ismatou Bah
After growing up in a Guinean-Muslim home in Queens, earning scholarships to attend an elite Prep school and New York University, and eventually landing in the world of tech, Ismatou has felt forced to compartmentalize her various identities and life experiences. But as she charges through her 20s, she’s learned that those disparate experiences are the things that render her perspective unique.
So welcome to On Our Terms–the place where those disparate identities converge, convene and come home—featuring your host, Ismatou Bah, the big sister who fucks up so you don’t have to.
On Our Terms with Ismatou Bah
Mummy… Black Excellence Is Corny AF ft. Cahleb Derry
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Be Brave! What's on your mind?
Ismatou and Cahleb sit down to chat about the phenomenon of “Black Excellence.” They get into their own journeys towards Black Excellence, their critiques of it, and why its ultimately corny.
Follow us on all socials @onourtermspod and your host Ismatou @uotamsi on IG.
You can find Cahleb on IG @cmuulaaa and his blog CD radio HERE
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Follow us on all socials @onourtermspod and your host Ismatou @uotamsi on IG.
You can find Cahleb on IG @cmuulaaa and his blog CD radio HERE
Rate us 5 stars if you're a brave one fr
Intro
Why WE specifically are critiquing Black Excellence
Becoming disillusioned with Black Excellence
Talented tenth
The last straw
The competition for "Best Black"
The birth of + issue with Black Excellence
Defining yourself by institutions
Competition in the podcast space
Black imbeciles + true freedom
Who's checking in on Black women?
Infantilization of Black men
Why WE are critiquing this
These are not my ancestors dreams
Generational differences
Whats IS Black Excellence
Stereotypes
The problem with Black Excellence
Sitting in the contradiction
Challenge to Essence
Outro