Tayler (she/her) sits down with Shayla Lawson (they/them), author of the new book How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir. Tune in as Shayla talks about Blackness as nonbinary, shares an argument for lowercasing the b in Black, and so much more on the African Diaspora.

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Check out Shayla’s other books:

This is Major: Notes on Diana Ross, Dark Girls, and Being Dope (2020)

I Think I’m Ready to See Frank Ocean (2018)

Books that Shayla is reading:

Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin

Take Care of Yourself by Sophie Calle

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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.

Original music by @iam.onyxrose

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How to Live Free in a Dangerous World with Shayla Lawson