Meet James Pogson, LinkedIn’s Poet Laureate: Part 2 | E 42
Episode Summary:
The sisters’ convo with James Pogson was so good that it couldn’t all fit into one episode! Ergo: here’s part 2. In this follow-on, Sharon, Lisa, and James continued chatting up a storm (as West Indians do, lol), delving into racism, microaggressions, code switching, and working while Black. And, of course, sharing a few more jokes about West Indian parenting.
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5 Key Quotes:
- “Black Narratives Matter.”
- “There’s always been a stigma around being Black.”
- “Black women, hats off to you. Cause I’ve seen some of the stuff that Black women have to deal with.”
- “We need to look beyond the color of our skin. We need to look at our narratives.”
- There is no such country as Black. There is no such language as Black. You need to define yourself beyond “I’m Black.”
By The Numbers:
- 0:32 – The conversation continues with our first ever guest, James Pogson
- 2:33 – Code switching
- 5:55 – Working while Black
- 12:03 – Navigating white spaces and white privilege
- 16:50 – Freelancer life
- 22:58 – Caribbean parents, and “the look”
- 21:49 – Defining Blackness
- 41:31– Speaking Caribbean patois/dialect and #CaribbeanLinkedIn
Resources:
- Follow James on LinkedIn