Higher Unlearning
Higher Unlearning is a space where Brianca Wright and Le’Otis Boswell Johnson analyze and discuss the traditions, systems, and ideals that have infiltrated the Black experience. Take a moment to enter the hosts minds as they dissect life beyond the concept of blackness. These conversations serve as a catalyst to aid listeners in beginning the process of intentional self-reflection.
Episodes
10 episodes
Where the Money the Reside
“You can't cripple a man and then criticize the way that he walks” - Dr. Billy Ray Close In this episode Brianca, Le’Otis, and guest Arsene Frederick and Kintevous “KJ” Collins discuss the impact of classism within the black ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:00:25
For the Culture?
“Black culture is a fight. We want to hold on to what we are, but sometimes the things that we are can be totally negative. You have to think: can't we try something new and not be seen as suspect?” - Donald Glover WELCOME B...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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52:20
The Way These Systems Set Up...
“None of us alone can save the nation or the world. But each of us can make a positive difference if we commit ourselves to do so.” - Cornel West In this episode Brianca and Le’otis attempt to distinguish the difference betw...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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50:35
"Black Jesus"
“The White savior industrial complex is not about justice. It is about having a big emotional experience that validates privilege” -Teju Cole In this episode Brianca and Le’otis discuss how the white savior industrial complex...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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49:29
Leap of Faith
“We have a potential power in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power towards good ends” -Mary MCleod Bethune In this episode Brianca and Le’otis discuss the...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:09:33
Am I a Threat?
“When children attend schools that place a greater value on discipline and security than on knowledge and intellectual development, they are attending prep schools for prison” -Angela Davis In this episode Brianca and Le’otis...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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45:12
Poor Lil Tink Tink
“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them” James Baldwin In this episode Brianca and Le’otis discuss the theory of Adultification of Children and how the worl...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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50:13
Find your Wings
Caged Bird - Maya AngelouIn this episode Brianca and Le’otis discuss the abstract and vast concept of Conceptual Incarnation. The discussion covers systemic and personal barriers, and most importantly, how to begin to find your f...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:04:07