Your Angry Neighborhood Feminist

This week, Madigan discusses feminist author and activist, Alice Walker, best known for her novel The Color Purple. This episode uncovers the good (and the problematic) sides of a feminist icon. Share your thoughts, or a topic that you want the show to take on! Email: neighborhoodfeminist@gmail.comSocial media:    Instagram: @angryneighborhoodfeministGet YANF Merch! https://yanfpodcast.threadless.com/JOIN ME ON PATREON!! https://www.patreon.com/angryneighborhoodfeministSources:Main Source: https://salempress.com/Media/SalemPress/samples/walker_pgs.pdfMy Father's Country Is the Poor: https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/10/04/specials/walker-poor.html?_r=1&oref=sloginWhen I Had My First Abortion: Or, I Was Spared To Be Here For You: https://alicewalkersgarden.com/2022/06/when-i-had-my-first-abortion-or-i-was-spared-to-be-here-for-you/“Beauty”: https://www.oleanschools.org/cms/lib/NY19000263/Centricity/Domain/166/Beauty.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s mini episode, Madigan discusses Trump’s decision to remove a federal database which kept track of police misconduct, as well as the explosive (and humiliating) meeting between Trump, Vance, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy that occurred this week. Do you have a topic that you want the show to take on?   Email: neighborhoodfeminist@gmail.comSocial media:    Instagram: @angryneighborhoodfeministGet YANF Merch! https://yanfpodcast.threadless.com/JOIN ME ON PATREON!! https://www.patreon.com/angryneighborhoodfeministSources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMNAos1hotI&t=3shttps://www.blackenterprise.com/trump-justice-department-deleted-police-misconduct-database/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/justice-department-shuts-down-federal-law-enforcement-misconduct-tracker/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/ukraine-us-relations-trump/681880/https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/28/trump-zelensky-meeting-transcript-full-text-video-oval-office/https://time.com/7263291/zelensky-trump-oval-office-showdown-us-ukraine-world-leaders-react/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode, Madigan revisits an episode from Black History Month 2020, where she (and former co-host Keegan) tell the tragic story of how a once-thriving Black community in Oklahoma was demolished after unfounded accusations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Madigan covers the confirmation of RFK Jr. as the secretary of US Health and Human Services, the tragic murder of Sam Nordquist, and the most recent threat of book bans across the nation. BOOK BAN LINKS:https://pen.org/book-bans/5-ways-fight-book-bans/Send a Letter: https://pen.org/dont-censor-america/Donate: https://pen.org/give-to-pen/?utm_source=pensite&utm_medium=5wayspageReport a Book Ban: https://pen.org/book-bans/report-a-book-ban/Do you have a topic that you want the show to take on?   Email: neighborhoodfeminist@gmail.comSocial media:    Instagram: @angryneighborhoodfeministGet YANF Merch! https://yanfpodcast.threadless.com/JOIN ME ON PATREON!! https://www.patreon.com/angryneighborhoodfeministOther Sources:https://uifightdepression.psych.uic.edu/ui-center-on-depression-and-resilience/understanding-the-menstrual-cycle-effect-on-mental-healthhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-administration-book-ban-092458809.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEgcR9yB2nFV60CJzLrWLKPGd2oJjqaTzxPOgHbwMWBNkkyfCYxhTszAzKJTE3TeWNjubjTTExNA9uxpX-K1tP0fwqg7IZXbmP4gzzWCY1HJ5RGHqT2pYhKNbbPveGS_visD0p5SU1qLLGIfsLruWPjtxwDlUaFMUCuemFGh8Vkchttps://www.vulture.com/article/julianne-moore-book-banned.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Madigan tells the tragic story of the MOVE Bombing, which occurred in West Philly in 19985 after long-standing tensions between the Philadelphia Police and a predominantly Black activist group grew to a fever pitch. This is the first and only time the US government has bombed their own citizens, and the event left 11 people dead.I HIGHLY recommend checking out my main source for this week's episode, the podcast MOVE The Untold Story of an American Tragedy, available on Audible.https://www.audible.com/pd/MOVE-The-Untold-Story-of-an-American-Tragedy-Audiobook/B0DCC8KXNQDo you have a topic that you want the show to take on?   Email: neighborhoodfeminist@gmail.comSocial media:    Instagram: @angryneighborhoodfeministGet YANF Merch! https://yanfpodcast.threadless.com/JOIN ME ON PATREON!! https://www.patreon.com/angryneighborhoodfeministOther Sources:https://communistusa.org/interview-ramona-africa-1985-police-bombing-move/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/22/move-bombing-black-children-bones-philadelphia-princeton-pennsylvaniahttps://libguides.ccp.edu/c.php?g=519877&p=3555565https://www.phillytrib.com/news/timeline-of-the-move-organization-leading-to-may-13-1985/article_91170189-7446-5a6b-97cc-db04660d69a6.htmlhttps://hsp.org/blogs/fondly-pennsylvania/civil-rights-and-rise-frank-rizzo-1960s-philadelphiahttps://collaborativehistory.gse.upenn.edu/stories/move-osage-avenuehttps://libguides.ccp.edu/c.php?g=519877&p=3555671https://www.religionnewsblog.com/11182/the-move-disaster-may-13-1985https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/05/13/406175991/what-its-like-to-live-on-the-block-that-philadelphia-bombed-30-years-agohttps://web.archive.org/web/20070820195409/https://time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,946962,00.htmlhttps://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/05/13/406243272/im-from-philly-30-years-later-im-still-trying-to-make-sense-of-the-move-bombinghttps://www.phillytrib.com/news/timeline-of-the-move-organization-leading-to-may-13-1985/article_91170189-7446-5a6b-97cc-db04660d69a6.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Madigan discusses more Trump B.S., including his executive order to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico, how a four year old trolled him on national television, and his off-the-wall remarks about his plans for Gaza. Finally, she touches on what she believes are the most poignant moments of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show. Do you have a topic that you want the show to take on?   Email: neighborhoodfeminist@gmail.comSocial media:    Instagram: @angryneighborhoodfeministGet YANF Merch! https://yanfpodcast.threadless.com/JOIN ME ON PATREON!! https://www.patreon.com/angryneighborhoodfeministSOURCES:https://19thnews.org/2025/02/elon-musk-son-oval-office/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/13/trumps-gaza-plan-what-it-is-why-its-controversial-and-globally-rejectedhttps://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/feb/11/john-oliver-jon-stewart-trump-monarchy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This year's Black History Month's theme is "African Americans and Labor", and Madigan is focusing on mass incarceration, prison labor, and modern slavery in the United States by discussing the history of Black labor after the 13th Amendment and beyond. Do you have a topic that you want the show to take on?   Email: neighborhoodfeminist@gmail.comSocial media:    Instagram: @angryneighborhoodfeministGet YANF Merch! https://yanfpodcast.threadless.com/JOIN ME ON PATREON!! https://www.patreon.com/angryneighborhoodfeminist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Madigan discusses Donald Trump's executive orders regarding mass deportation, and the BS tariffs he's attempting to enforce on Canada. Do you have a topic that you want the show to take on?   Email: neighborhoodfeminist@gmail.comSocial media:    Instagram: @angryneighborhoodfeministGet YANF Merch! https://yanfpodcast.threadless.com/JOIN ME ON PATREON!! https://www.patreon.com/angryneighborhoodfeminist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Madigan discusses the history of DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) programs and affirmative action in the United States, and what the Trump administration is doing to demolish these programs.Do you have a topic that you want the show to take on?   Email: neighborhoodfeminist@gmail.comSocial media:    Instagram: @angryneighborhoodfeministGet YANF Merch! https://yanfpodcast.threadless.com/JOIN ME ON PATREON!! https://www.patreon.com/angryneighborhoodfeminist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode, Madigan covers day one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing to become the US Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the story of a tragic collision between an airline and military helicopter, resulting in the deaths of many.Do you have a topic that you want the show to take on?   Email: neighborhoodfeminist@gmail.comSocial media:    Instagram: @angryneighborhoodfeministGet YANF Merch! https://yanfpodcast.threadless.com/JOIN ME ON PATREON!! https://www.patreon.com/angryneighborhoodfeminist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices