<p><strong>In this episode we discuss:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Why Clarkisha wrote the book: <em>Fat Off, Fat On: A Big Bitch Manifesto</em></li> <li>What fatphobia is, how it shows up, and how intersectionality plays a role</li> <li>The Kent Test that Clarkisha created to evaluate representation of women of color in media</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Clarkisha&#39;s Bio:</strong></p> <p>Clarkisha Kent is a Nigerian-American writer, culture critic, former columnist, and up-and-coming author. Committed to telling inclusive stories via unique viewpoints from nigh-infancy, she is fascinated with using storytelling and cultural criticism not as a way to “overcome” or “transcend” her unique identities (as a FAT, bisexual, and disabled Black African woman), but as a way to explore them, celebrate them, affirm them, and most importantly, normalize them and make the world safe enough for people who share them to exist.</p> <p><br></p> <p>As a University of Chicago graduate with a B.A. in Cinema and Media Studies and English, she brings with her over seven years of pop culture analysis, four years of film theory training, and a healthy appetite for change.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Her writing has been featured in outlets like Entertainment Weekly, Essence, The Root, BET, PAPER, HuffPost, MTV News, Wear Your Voice Magazine, and more. She is also the creator of #TheKentTest, a media litmus test designed to evaluate the quality of representation that exists for women of color in film and other media.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Currently, Kent is working on finishing a memoir, a novel about a Black female outlaw, and a TV comedy pilot about an immortal familiar. </p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Connect with Clarkisha:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://clarkishakent.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://clarkishakent.com/</a><br></li> </ul> <p><br></p> <ul> <li><br><a href="https://www.feministpress.org/books-a-m/fat-off-fat-on#:~:text=Fat%20Off%2C%20Fat%20On%3A%20A,free%20her%20from%20gender%20essentialism." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.feministpress.org/books-a-m/fat-off-fat-on#:~:text=Fat%20Off%2C%20Fat%20On%3A%20A,free%20her%20from%20gender%20essentialism.</a><br></li> </ul> <p><br></p> <ul> <li><br><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fat-Off-Big-Bitch-Manifesto-ebook/dp/B09QPJZ1QS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=fat+off+fat+on+clarkisha+kent&qid=1652746850&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.amazon.com/Fat-Off-Big-Bitch-Manifesto-ebook/dp/B09QPJZ1QS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=fat+off+fat+on+clarkisha+kent&amp;qid=1652746850&amp;sr=8-1</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Connect with Rorri:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Connect on Linked In:<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rorri-geller-mohamed-lcsw-75004076/">⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rorri-geller-mohamed-lcsw-75004076/⁠⁠</a></li> <li>Join the email list: <a href="https://mailchi.mp/b02360d4b5a6/sul4h5by2y">⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/b02360d4b5a6/sul4h5by2y⁠⁠</a></li> <li>Interested in DEI leadership development or DEI support for your organization? Send an email to [email protected]</li> </ul>