On this Special Delivery episode of Race & Rosé - "MBAPPE!!! Race, Equity & the (Men's) World Cup" - Pristina and Daedra get deep in the World Cup weeds, talking all things identity and fútbol (a.k.a. soccer). A lot went down during this World Cup (as well as in the lead up to it, not to mention after it ended) on the race and identity front (and D…

In this Special Delivery episode, "I'm Home, Baby - Race & Rosé Does New Orleans," P & Daedra travel to New Orleans with their Audio Engineer and Producer, Lana Shea and their Content Curator, Brandy Lewis (thanks for the episode title inspo). The four discuss their experience(s) in New Orleans, including an incredibly special tour led by a mystery…

In this special delivery episode - "Special Delivery: Racism x The Royals, Part II - The Queen is Dead, Long Live Colonialism" - Pristina and Daedra discuss the recent death of Queen Elizabeth the II, or rather the long legacy of British colonization and imperial domination that the late queen and her family represent. If you haven't listened to th…

In "Insurrection Eve - Part 2" - the second part of one-year-later, post-mortem on the January 6th, 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol - we discuss the government response to (or lack thereof) and the racial and voting implications of the insurrection. In the event that you missed it, in Part 1, we took a walk down memory lane to January 6th, 2021, …

Happy Western New Year! We're back after a looooong hiatus with another Special Delivery: Insurrection Eve - Part 1. In this episode, we will take a walk down memory lane to January 6th, 2021. We will discuss the timeline of events leading up to the now-infamous U.S. Capitol insurrection. In the event that you missed it, we covered this event one y…

On this special delivery episode of Race & Rosé (this is another in-between-seasons special delivery ya'll), we discuss Juneteenth - the day that the last enslaved persons were formally freed in Galveston, Texas on June 19th, 1865. We cover the history behind the holiday and a bit on how it's related to Critical Race Studies (more to come on this i…

In this episode of Race & Rosé (this is an in-between-seasons special delivery ya'll), "Special Delivery: Racism x The Royals," we discuss the recent Oprah x Meghan Markle interview. We initially only planned on covering the British Royal Family's (and the United Kingdom's/Great Britain's) history of colonization and enslavement. But, the interview…

In episode 4, "Black History Month Part 3" (the final episode of Season 0), we explore the links between Black history and the stories that we have been told - and are still being told - about ourselves and about Blackness in this country. We investigate the link(s) between Black history and media, representations of the Black family, incarceration…

In episode 3, "Black History Month Part 2" we take the deepest of historical deeeeeep dives, discussing the history behind the history of Black History Month ("BHM"). We talk about Carter G. Woodson, the creator of Negro History Week (the predecessor to BHM), Abraham Lincoln, and Frederick Douglass. We may even spend a good amount of time dragging …

In episode 2, "Black History Month Part 1" we discuss Black History Month, media, marketing, PR and "the culture." We also delve into the interconnectedness of all forms of racism in the United States, and specifically address the racism plaguing the Asian American community, considering both its deep historic roots and its recent surge.…

In part 2 of episode 1, "Are Ya'll Okay?" we will continue our discussion of the white supremacy, white privilege, and racist symbolism present at the January 6th storming of the U.S. Capitol. We will also talk about the vast difference in the ways that police prepared for and responded to the white insurrectionist mob that stormed the Capitol on J…

In this episode, we will discuss the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6th and the white supremacy that motivated this event. This is apt, considering that we are now witnessing the fallout from the storming: the congressional impeachment trial for former President Trump, the only president to ever have been impeached twice. Cheers!…

Greetings everyone! Welcome to the Race & Rosé Podcast. In this first episode you will get to meet your hosts, Daedra Staten and Pristina Alford. We will tell you a little bit about our backgrounds as well as why we decided to launch this podcast, and why we drink so much rosé. Cheers!Av Pristina Alford + Daedra Staten

This is the Race & Rosé promo reel! Listen to some hot takes from your hosts, Pristina Alford and Daedra Staten. We are so excited to share Race & Rosé with the world!Av Pristina Alford + Daedra Staten