Do non-Black English speakers rely on the idea of Blackness being accessible without the consequences of actually being Black? What is “white normativity” and how can it invade identity groups who want more equality and legal protections? How do Black people’s speech and actions get equated into queer culture as a whole, and what is lost without distinctions of mainstream queer culture and black queer culture?
On this week’s episode of The Byline, a joint project between The Phoenix and WLUW 88.7, host and engagement editor Dana Prodoehl is joined by Phoenix opinion writer Avaya Hall to discuss these questions and more.
Listen to The Byline — the story behind the stories you read — every Friday wherever you get your podcasts.
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View all postsDana Prodoehl, an engagement editor at the paper, is a third-year majoring in global studies with a double minor in marketing and international business. When she’s away from her wonderful adobe apps she enjoys chatting to anyone who will listen and consulting the moon for the horoscopes.
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View all postsAvaya Hall is a first-year student majoring in anthropology and political science with minors in English and multi-media journalism. Avaya loves covering anything that allows her to see into people’s passions or brain dump about her current obsessions. Born and raised in rural Missouri, she enjoys exploring the city, reading, watching trash tv and holding conversations well past their end date.











