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Just a Taste of the BOTM Newsletter
Even Hustlers Need a Nap
Based on the episode Self Care Motivation 101
October 4, 2019
We don’t know how often you’re gonna get Audre Lorde and 2 Chainz in the same conversation, but that’s what we do around here when the topic is Self Care. And honestly, we couldn’t think of a better topic for our Season 1 finale.
Shit got deep and personal, and hopefully we gave y’all some background on what we do and why we do it. The grind is real, but so is our love for Southern Hip-Hop. And if you don’t get anything else out of this week’s dialogue...it’s correctly knowing the difference between the grind and the hustle, and when to GO SIT DOWN SOMEWHERE and rest.
Seriously, this Self Care thang ain’t no joke, no fad, no game…this is about self preservation and maintaining space to keep being your/our best selves. We thank you for taking this 20-episode journey with us, and for all the support and love along the way.
We’re also THRILLED to announce that Season 2 of Bottom of the Map is in the works, so stay tuned for more details on that. BOOM. In the meantime, you can still catch us in the real world (see dates below), so be sure to holla when you see us outchea...
As usual, the playlist and reading list are below! Read on...and don't forget to take care of YOU!!
Christina’s Playlist
Regina’s Reading List for Episode 20: "Self Care Motivation 101"
Lizzo, "Self Love Has to be Rooted in Self Preservation, Not Just Mimosas and Spa Days" (NBC News, April 19, 2019)
Sarah Mirk, "Audre Lorde Thought of Self-Care as an 'Act of Political Warfare" (Bitch Media, February 18, 2016)
Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider (Penguin, 1982)
Niquel Terry Ellis, "Nap Ministry Provides Safe Space for Rest and Self Care in Atlanta" (USA Today, August 31, 2019)
Deep in Thought: Surviving Atlanta's Missing & Murdered Children Cases
Based on the episode Thought Process: Surviving Silent Terror
July 12, 2019
This week’s episode was heavy from the jump! Where do we start?!?!?
From the beginning of Bottom of the Map we knew we wanted to talk about the Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children Cases (1979-1981) and how they impacted Atlanta, plus shine a light on how some of our favorite Hip-Hop artists spoke to the moment in different ways. It’s not an easy topic to jump into, but we couldn't ignore it either.
So we knew that to tell this story for real, we needed some extra voices.
Without getting too deep in our feelings, we just wanna thank each of you who listened to the episode and also give some special shout outs to Monica (Kaufman) Pearson, Dr. Maurice Hobson, and Dee Dee Hibbler (aka Peaches) for pulling up on us and sharing all types of wisdom—on the city, on the music, and just what it was like to live through that kind of terror in Atlanta.
This episode is special to us in a lot of different ways, and we hope after hearing it you feel the same way. Scroll down for the reading list and playlist.
Thanks for listening, and we’ll catch y'all next week!
-Regina & Christina
Christina’s Playlist
We love you, Ms. Peaches!!! Dee Dee Hibbler aka Peaches, stopped by WABE to drop some knowledge (and some funny stories) on us. She's a gem!
Regina’s Reading List for Episode 8: "Thought Process: Surviving Silent Terror"
James Baldwin: The Evidence of Things Not Seen (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1985)
Toni Cade Bambara: Those Bones are Not My Child (Vintage, 1999)
Tayari Jones: Leaving Atlanta (Grand Central Publishing, 2002)
Kevin Quashie: The Sovereignty of Quiet: Beyond Resistance in Black Culture (Rutgers Univ. Press, 2012)
Maurice Hobson: “The Sorrow of a City,” seen in The Legend of the Black Mecca (UNC Press, 2017)
Audra D.S. Burch: “Who Killed Atlanta’s Children?” (The New York Times, April 30, 2019)
AND ONE MORE THING... we proudly support people of color in the media. Hell, we ARE people of color in the media...and we want to see more! That's why we're so excited for the upcoming Asian American Journalists Association convention, because PEOPLE OF COLOR NEED BETTER REPRESENTATION IN THE MEDIA. (We needed to say it again in all caps for the folks in the back.)
On 8/3 the Bottom of the Map squad will be in the house at AAJARepresent, a day-long program for creators of color and their allies in news and entertainment media. Join Christina Lee and Floyd Hall as they speak at the workshop: “Power to the Podcaster: Finding your Audience in a Crowded field” SAVE $25 BY 7/15! Visit aajarepresent.eventbrite.com for more info.
