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Ayisha Elliott

Ayisha Elliott’s podcast Black Girl From Eugene is raw and uncensored monologues and conversations about living while Black in the PNW. Listen locally at 11 am Sundays on Facebook Live; simulcast on KEPW 97.3 FM. Audio found on all major podcasting platforms. You can support BGFE at Patreon.com/Blackgirlfromeugene_1.

Author: Ayisha Elliott

The Oppression of Suffering

A COVID meditation on the pandemic and the system’s attacks on the body

Guest Viewpoint 2 months ago

A violent attack, PTSD, anxiety, oppression, COVID, depression — we, as a society, are entrenched in a myriad of suffering, experienced collectively, voluntarily or not. The byproduct … Continue reading →

Loss

Our humbled truth

Guest Viewpoint 4 months ago

The time of COVID — 2020, 2021 — was incredible for many many reasons. One poignant reason, I think we can agree on is loss: … Continue reading →

But, context.

Historical context, Black bodies and vaccines 

Guest Viewpoint 7 months ago

“This country is under structural transformation. In a very real way. Our worth and our value is not supposed to be compared to the worth … Continue reading →

The Protectors

Where are the men in stopping the Texas abortion ban?

Guest Viewpoint 8 months ago

This piece may howl conformity of gender roles, and even assume sexuality, and it is not directly intended to do so. However, I’m going to … Continue reading →

Triggered?

It’s time the Olympics gets its act together

Guest Viewpoint 10 months ago

For the first time in recent history, a number of Black athletes are speaking up about how they’ve been treated, are currently treated and how … Continue reading →

Choose Kindness

Kindness and niceness are not the same thing

Guest Viewpoint 1 year ago

There’s a debate about the truth behind being “nice” and being “kind.” Nice is polite, a gesture that is for the most part an empty … Continue reading →

Out Loud

Name white man's violence

Guest Viewpoint 1 year ago

Tragedy strikes — again, and then again. After the initial shock from the swift return to the realities of pre-COVID white man violence towards any … Continue reading →

Interracial Dating

It still requires that both sides be committed to a lot of work

Guest Viewpoint 1 year ago

I don’t speak for everyone, but I will say a good majority don’t disagree with the statement that interracial dating is difficult. Black and white dating … Continue reading →

Examine Your White Privilege

The Jan. 6 insurrection calls attention to the need to examine unconscious participation in systematic racism

Guest Viewpoint 1 year ago

Dear White People: We all witnessed the uncorked anger of white people feeling robbed of their privilege.  White privilege, for white people, is hard to … Continue reading →

Inaction on Courage

Some things haven’t changed since the Civil War

Guest Viewpoint 1 year ago

The distribution of votes in this neverending election is screaming something else other than a democracy in crisis. Most people who voted saw this election … Continue reading →

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Ayisha Elliott

Ayisha Elliott’s podcast Black Girl From Eugene is raw and uncensored monologues and conversations about living while Black in the PNW. Listen locally at 11 am Sundays on Facebook Live; simulcast on KEPW 97.3 FM. Audio found on all major podcasting platforms. You can support BGFE at Patreon.com/Blackgirlfromeugene_1.

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