AAVE, code-switching and digital blackface

This is episode three, the final episode of the mini-series, "Carieal Doss, Forever 18." Carieal passed just weeks before her high school graduation with the rest of Parkway West's class of 2020. This episode details her mother Johnetta's response to Carieal's passing, including her struggles with mental health, the projects she has created in remembrance of Carieal and more. 

This is episode two of the mini-series, Carieal Doss, Forever 18. Carieal passed just weeks before her high school graduation with the rest of Parkway West's class of 2020. This episode details the media's response to Carieal's murder, its impact on the Doss family, and more.

This is episode one of the mini-series, Carieal Doss, Forever 18. Carieal passed just weeks before her high school graduation with the rest of Parkway West's class of 2020. This episode tells the story of the tragic night she was killed, as well as the aftermath from her mother, Johnetta Doss' perspective. 

In this episode, Bri dives into the topic of what's on the top of our head; hair. She shares not only other people's experiences but her own as well and expressing the true value and beauty of having black hair.

In this episode, we define African American Vernacular English [AAVE] and its historical roots, discuss our personal experiences with AAVE and explain the harmful phenomena of digital blackface. 

This episode stands as an introduction to It’s Not Black and White, a podcast focused on discussing race-related topics as black and white women, in the hopes of cultivating open conversations.