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Sharon Hurley Hall is an anti-racism activist, writer, and educator. Firmly committed to doing her part to eliminate racism, she is the Founder and Curator-in-Chief of Sharon’s Anti-Racism Newsletter.

In this twice-weekly online publication, Sharon writes about existing while Black in majority-white spaces, and amplifies the voices of other anti-racism activists. She has written and ghostwritten articles for companies and non-profits looking to show up authentically with their DEIB and JEDI content. She is the author of Exploring Shadeism, and the essay collection, I'm Tired of Racism.

Sharon holds MA degrees in Media and Cultural Studies, and in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. ...more

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So, Are We Actually Listening to Black Women? - SARN Minis #77

So, Are We Actually Listening to Black Women? - SARN Minis #77 Transcript

Hi, I'm Sharon Hurley Hall. Welcome to the Sharon's Anti-Racism Newsletter podcast, SARN Minis.

I recorded this one on the road, so you may hear a little traffic noise in the background, but I realised something as I was browsing LinkedIn today: I don't want to talk about algorithmic bias anymore.

I've talked about it for year

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“The experience of slavery is the bedrock on which Caribbean society has been founded.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall, Exploring Shadeism

tags: colorism, colourism, diversity, enslavement, ethnic-studies, ethnicity, shadeism, slavery

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“To be white in the Caribbean is to have money, power, and the freedom to do anything or nothing - it is, in many cases, to occupy the top rung of society.”
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tags: barbados, caribbean, ethnicity, race, racism, slavery

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“There is a lot of pressure on women to
conform to a certain image – shadeism itself is another manifestation of that.”
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“The experience of slavery is the bedrock on which Caribbean society has been founded.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall, Exploring Shadeism

tags: barbados, caribbean, ethnicity, race, racism, slavery

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“There is a lot of pressure on women to
conform to a certain image – shadeism itself is another manifestation of that.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall, Exploring Shadeism

tags: barbados, caribbean, ethnicity, race, racism, slavery

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tags: barbados, caribbean, ethnicity, race, racism, slavery

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“The experience of slavery is the bedrock on which Caribbean society has been founded.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall, Exploring Shadeism

tags: colorism, colourism, diversity, enslavement, ethnic-studies, ethnicity, shadeism, slavery

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“Anybody who thinks that shadeism does not exist is not being honest.”
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