According to Weeze

In this episode Mario, a retired police officer who served on the Atlanta PD force for 13yrs, offers us a look from the perspective from inside police culture. He talks about the most effective way we can create the change we want to see when it comes to policy and policing, and how we’ve been focusing on the wrong thing. Mario shares about the various ways police are trained and...where they aren’t, and poses some great questions for us all to reflect on. It’s not just about the police, it’s about the systems and policies. That’s where our focus should be.

ABOUT WEEZE

Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.  

IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT

• How police officers are trained to engage with the community in general, when there’s a threat, and when a weapon is present.
• A discussion on cultural competency training and how it’s optional, but should be mandatory.
• What we’re missing and where we need to focus our attention in order to shift policies and laws.
• Taking the time to research council members and getting involved in our community to create change.
• The focus we also need to put into raising our children so they grow up with the education and awareness of how to be effective leaders.

CALL TO ACTION

Research the council members in your area and get to know who they are. Take the time to look at their political history and vet them. Use this education as your voting superpower. 

FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED 

Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com

IG: @accordingtoweeze

The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy

FOLLOW MARIO TO STAY ENGAGED

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MUSIC CRED.

“Dreams & Nightmares Instrumental” prod. by The Beat Bully

“The Other Side of America Instrumental” prod. by MerOne Music

In this episode Lisa and Weeze have a deep discussion on the problematic behavior of Jessica Krug. They talk about the ways in which Jessica, a whyte woman, extensively and intentionally chose to study Black + African cultures of the diaspora and co-opt Black, Hispanic, and Latinx as her racial-ethnic identities. Not only did she assume these identities, she took professional academic positions, opportunities, and grants away from the people they were meant for. Then she decided to "out" herself and apologize for it.

ABOUT WEEZE

Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.  

ABOUT LISA

Lisa Betty (she/her) is a Ph.D. Candidate in History at Fordham University. She teaches on themes of labor, migration, and diaspora in the Americas, the Caribbean, and Africa. Lisa's dissertation research contributes to the growing body of scholarship on the Caribbean diaspora, with a focus on Jamaican migrants, in Cuba and the United States from the 1930s through the Cuban Revolution. She has worked in the field of nonprofit advocacy serving in organizations that advocate for children, families, immigrants, and incarcerated people, and leads antiracist teaching workshops. Proud of her family's southern and Jamaican roots, Lisa contributes to the development of safe, sustainable, and healing spaces for Black and Brown people. 

IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT

• A full breakdown of Jessica Krug’s problematic behavior and how she wore Blackness for her own pleasure.

• The weaponization whytness by reinforcing characterizations and stereotypes of Black identity.

• How academia encouraged Jessica’s performance and elevated her.

• Why reparations is so important and necessary for the Black community.

CALL TO ACTION

Find an Africana Studies department in your local university and read + share one thing a Black or African Diaspora academic has written. Make sure to tag them and Weeze at @accordingtoweeze and @whichwayweeze!

FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ACTIONABLE

Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com

IG: @accordingtoweeze

The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy

FOLLOW LISA TO STAY ACTIONABLE

In this episode, Weeze is interviewed by a Never Again News Network “NANN” correspondent. They talk about the purpose of the According to Weeze podcast, NANN, and how both serve as tools to facilitate effective conversations in order to move us toward liberation. Weeze also gets personal when she’s asked a series of questions pertaining to her everyday life.

ABOUT NANN

To protect our guest's anonymity, we’ve changed their voice & we’ll call them "Correspondent Slip 'N Slide." Correspondent Slip 'N Slide is a correspondent for NANN, (Never Again News Network) an anonymous Black Collective tracking timely news that matters.

NANN is a weekly roundup of news you need to know in order to stay safe, defend your democracy, and make our country more equitable and just.

ABOUT WEEZE

Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility. 

IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT

• How the According to Weeze podcast is here to educate and liberate, so we can dismantle systems of oppression and honor our humanity.
• What the NANN newsletter is and why you should subscribe so you can stay up to date on what's happening around the world AND how it's affecting melanated folk's bodies. 
• Our secret guest interviews Weeze and gives us some personal deets on her life. Get the scoop!!! 

FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ACTIONABLE

Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com

IG: accordingtoweeze

The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy

FOLLOW NANN TO STAY ACTIONABLE

Website: https://nowyouknow.podia.com/nann

IG: @udontknownann

MUSIC CRED.

“Dreams & Nightmares Instrumental” prod. by The Beat Bully

“The Other Side of America Instrumental” prod. by MerOne Music

Hey y'all, welcome to the According to Weeze podcast. This is a quick minisode announcing the release of the podcast and letting y'all know that there was a name change. Originally it was going to be At the Intersection but since there were so many of those, I️ decided to keep it consistent and name the pod According to Weeze. Stay connected and tune in each week!

ABOUT THE ACCORDING TO WEEZE PODCAST

Hosted by Louiza "Weeze" Doran, According to Weeze is a podcast founded on the belief that we exist at the intersection of our complex identities, politics and socio-cultural systems! Each week Weeze engages in complex, yet candid conversations focused on socio-political and personal matters in hopes of finding a way forward in community. The only way to dismantle oppression is to dissect it, so meet her at the intersection and learn how to create a just, equitable, and inclusive society.

ABOUT WEEZE

Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility. 

FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED 

Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com

IG: accordingtoweeze

The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy

MUSIC CRED.

“Dreams & Nightmares Instrumental” prod. by The Beat Bully

“The Other Side of America Instrumental” prod. by MerOne Music