Race Matters #184 Black Thoughts Matter
Oct 22, 2025
Dr. Chelsea Watego, a Munanjahli and South Sea Islander scholar and author, joins Samantha Haran and Ethan Lyons for a compelling conversation. Chelsea emphasizes the importance of welcoming rage as a catalyst for love and honors the legacy of Black feminist radicals. She discusses the power of cultural solidarity, connecting Indigenous struggles from Palestine to West Papua. The conversation dives into the ethics of writing, collective critique, and the necessity of expressing Black emotions freely. Chelsea passionately encourages listeners to craft their stories on their own terms.
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Think Out Loud In Public
- Use multiple public formats to think out loud and refine ideas with communities.
- Share drafts in different media to gain clarity and improve your arguments before publishing.
Build Collective Writing Practices
- Center communal reading and writing groups to produce stronger work.
- Set ethical parameters for intellectual property and teach people how to give and receive critique.
Relational Knowledge Beats Individualism
- Western academic rules often clash with Indigenous knowledge systems' relational ethics.
- Collective processes produce different, often stronger, knowledge than individualistic university norms.
