16. "So You Struggle With Double Consciousness"

Summary: In this episode, the So-Called Oreos podcast discusses moving between black and white spaces based off the concept of "double consciousness" by W. E. B. Du Bois. Rachel speaks on the challenges of coming from a majority black community to going to a PWI for school, Kia explains how she has come to terms calling her all white town "home" after 20 years, while Amari and Janae express not feeling a deep connection to their hometown and having internal displacement. The four women talk about code switching in order to survive in corporate America as well as to fit in with black people who already have a preconceived notion of you. The question arises whether you can be 100 percent yourself with a nonblack partner before Rachel gives tips on mentally preparing yourself before entering a new space and Janae addresses a letter on making friends as an adult when all your friends are in relationships. Make sure you tune in until the end to see how the hashtag #CheatOnHim2020 came to be about! Thank you for your support and as always please continue to subscribe, share and follow us on social media! Email: socalledoreos@gmail.com Twitter: @socalledoreos Instagram: @socalledoreos Facebook: www.facebook.com/socalledoreos/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCMDdVCa3…iew_as=subscriber Audience Survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQL…A8rq69gQ/viewform