Black Queer Baddies: On Freedom, Regimes, & The Hunger Games

Hey, hey, hey! We haven’t forgotten about y’all; especially not in the season of Pride and Juneteenth!

This week, we have a wide-ranging discussion on the intersections of Black queerness and our battles for freedom and liberation throughout history and in narrative storytelling. We engage with real-life Black queer baddie activists in concert with some of our favorites Black queer baddies in sci-fi & fantasy media to zero in on the current challenges of regime, imperialism, racism, xenophobia, anti-immigrant sentiment and policy, islamophobia, potential war, colonialism, white supremacy, and antiblackness.

In the midst of so much chaos and oppression, we are really trying to understand how we get free y’all, and we are doing that the best way we know how; through storytelling and black worlding. Come on in the room, community.

Let’s get it!

What we Cover

• How Black Queerness as a framework and lens can help us to see beyond the bounds of white supremacy.

• What does it mean to position Black Queer storytelling at the forefront of liberation?

• How Black Queer authors, characters, and activists always lead the way in revolution

• The Black Queer nuances within presenting Black queer characters in storytelling

• Are we racing to Panem and the Hunger Games as a society?

• How do we get free?

Literature & Media to Check Out

• Mortal Instruments - Diana Wrayburn from Cassandra Claire’s Dark Artifices Trilogy

• Lafayette Reynolds - True Blood

• Louis de Pointe du Lac - Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire Television Series

• Zoelle - Oathbound, The Legendborn Cycle by Tracy Deonn

• Great Cities Series by N.K. Jemisin

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Disclaimer for Explicit Content:

Please be advised: This podcast may contain explicit language and discussions that are intended for mature audiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

At Black Worlding, we believe in honest and open conversations, even if that means occasionally using strong language or discussing explicit topics. Our goal is to provide a safe and inclusive space to explore diverse voices and narratives, including those that may challenge conventional boundaries.

We appreciate your understanding and continued support. Thank you for joining us on this journey of exploration and celebration of diverse voices in literature and media.