Blair Imani Wants You to Get Smarter

Queerology: A Podcast on Belief and Being

English - June 08, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 273 ratings
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Blair Imani is a critically acclaimed historian, author, educator, and influencer living at the intersections of black, bi-sexual, and Muslim identity.

Blair’s viral microlearning series, Smarter In Seconds, demonstrates her signature style of making abstract concepts more concrete in a well-researched, well-presented, and concise manner.

Also, Blair is the author of Read This to Get Smarter: About Race, Class, Gender, Disability, and More, Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream, and Modern HERstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History.

Blair’s work centers women and girls, global black communities, and the LGBTQ community. She is dedicated to making the world a better place and amplifying the voices and work of those fighting the good fight.

Topics Discussed:

Faith and Identity: Too many identity labels and faith-based assumptionsBecoming Muslim: Right path to express self-understanding externallyIslam Education: Beautiful and innovative approach to replace fear, bullyingPuzzle Piece: Perfection eludes people of faith, but being Muslim fit in perfectlyChristian Parents: Not there to tell you what to think, but how to thinkAbility vs. Disability: Intelligence is how information is absorbed and duplicatedIndividualism: People are not always ordained to have basic human rightsHuman Interaction: Set boundaries and treat others with respect to build trust

Links and Resources:

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Smarter In Seconds

Read This to Get Smarter: about Race, Class, Gender, Disability, and More

Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream

Modern HERstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History

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