39. Joquina Reed

In today’s episode and am speaking with my one of the funniest, and most intelligent Black women in my community, Joquina Reed. We discuss: Institutional racism Joquina’s superpower and kryptonite The Triad (white supremacy, patriarchy, and capitalism) How whiteness and white supremacy harms Race being a social construct The importance of intellectual humility Divesting from Whiteness My name is Joquina Reed. But you all most definitely can call me Kina. By far one of the most important hats, I wear in life is being a fabulous aunt to 8 nieces and nephews! In addition to being Nanny Kina, I am also a DEI consultant and facilitator, researcher, learning strategist, and community advocate. Every day I wake up committed to moving us all closer to the goal line of shared humanity. I often find my words feel limited by not speaking my fore-parents tongue, but I still speak. I enjoy sticking my hand in soil to remind myself the universe is both bigger than I am and still enlarged by my acts. I’m constantly looking for opportunities to help others enlarge themselves and step out of the boxes they no longer fit. As a life-long learner and educator, I affirm the words of my great ancestor, Anna Julia Cooper, “The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class – it is the cause of humankind, the very birthright of humanity.” Follow Joquina on IG here at The Anti Blackness Reader  Follow Joquina’s on IG here @ Divesting from Whiteness  Listen to Joquina’s podcast Divesting From Whiteness

In today’s episode and am speaking with my one of the funniest, and most intelligent Black women in my community, Joquina Reed. We discuss:

Institutional racism
Joquina’s superpower and kryptonite
The Triad (white supremacy, patriarchy, and capitalism)
How whiteness and white supremacy harms
Race being a social construct
The importance of intellectual humility
Divesting from Whiteness

My name is Joquina Reed. But you all most definitely can call me Kina. By far one of the most important hats, I wear in life is being a fabulous aunt to 8 nieces and nephews! In addition to being Nanny Kina, I am also a DEI consultant and facilitator, researcher, learning strategist, and community advocate. Every day I wake up committed to moving us all closer to the goal line of shared humanity. I often find my words feel limited by not speaking my fore-parents tongue, but I still speak. I enjoy sticking my hand in soil to remind myself the universe is both bigger than I am and still enlarged by my acts. I’m constantly looking for opportunities to help others enlarge themselves and step out of the boxes they no longer fit. As a life-long learner and educator, I affirm the words of my great ancestor, Anna Julia Cooper, “The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class – it is the cause of humankind, the very birthright of humanity.”

Follow Joquina on IG here at The Anti Blackness Reader 

Follow Joquina’s on IG here @ Divesting from Whiteness 

Listen to Joquina’s podcast Divesting From Whiteness