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Dating White

Jun 25, 2021

We are all surrounded by media representations that center white people. When these narratives become tropes in storytelling, so much harm can be done to BIPOC, especially in the way that our attractions are formed. In this episode, Stephanie Quintana shares multitudes of herself and her experiences that span culture,...


Jun 18, 2021

It took 25 whole seasons to deliver a Black Bachelor, history making indeed with an enormously diverse group of contestants to boot. There was loads to celebrate until… racism. Myisha + Nkechi are here to discuss it all: the colorism, the lack of screening for racist contestants, Rachel Kirkconnell in antebellum...


Jun 11, 2021

On this episode of Dating White, Nkechi + Myisha chat with Alexandra Ofori-Atta about trying to find connection through online dating in COVID, the challenges of being someone's first non-white partner and the allure of the sad white guy (something they all relate to). Listen to hear amazing anecdotes about the...


Jun 4, 2021

In this episode Nkechi and Myisha examine what was said and unsaid when Oprah interviewed Meghan and Harry back in March. Was too much burden placed on Meghan to explain the racist events that led to her family leaving the Royals behind? And just how much sympathy should we even expect from a royal legacy of colonial...


May 28, 2021

As a Black woman of mixed race, Shaquille Heath has a lot of experience navigating microaggressions pointed at her Blackness (is she Black enough?) and her long term partnership with a white man. In this episode, Shaquille describes what it was like growing up in Utah and how working in tech and then the arts has...