00:00We're honoring 100 woke women across various fields, from the celebrities who use their
00:08platforms to raise awareness to the everyday women who started the Black Lives Matter movement.
00:13And joining us are two women from that list.
00:15Please welcome in-studio creator of the viral hashtag, OscarSoWhite, April Rain, and VP
00:22of National Community Alliances for Teach for America, Brittany Packnett, also joining
00:27us via Skype.
00:27Hey, ladies.
00:28We're thankful that you guys show up, but there's also this thing of your safety.
00:33Have you ever been concerned about your safety because of your activisms?
00:37It happens from time to time.
00:39I know there are others who are definitely literally on the front lines of the Black Lives
00:44Matter movement and the women's movement that are dealing with those issues all the time.
00:48For me, I think it's mainly just because of those regular trolls.
00:52And so you sort of have to put precautions into place.
00:55Like, they're very often, I won't tweet that I'm at a place until I'm about to leave that
00:59place so that I don't give a lot of notice.
01:02But, you know, there's something about women, especially Black women, who are hyper-visible.
01:08And so we have to be just smart about what we're doing, what we're seeing, where we are,
01:13and, you know, just being very mindful of our surroundings at all times.
01:16How would you suggest that more people can get involved with a cause that's close to their
01:20heart?
01:20You know, it's really easy.
01:23I mean, Oscar So White started with one tweet.
01:26I think the most important thing is to pick what you're passionate about and speak out about
01:31it.
01:31You know, I have an obscene number of Twitter followers now.
01:34I didn't two years ago when this started.
01:36But I was factual.
01:39I was consistent.
01:41I was passionate.
01:42I was authentic.
01:43And I think if you do those four things, if you have those four things in mind, that
01:47you can do anything that you want to.
01:49You know, it's different now because we have social media.
01:52So you literally don't have to stand on a corner with a soapbox anymore to get your point
01:56across.
01:57You can go on social media, whatever platform you choose, and really make a difference.
02:02And so I encourage everyone that feels strongly about something to speak out with their voice
02:08and to make it heard.
02:09Thank you, April.
02:11Brittany, you know, we did two cover shoots.
02:12One was in Los Angeles.
02:13One was in New York.
02:14Brittany, tell me about the sisterhood you felt at the New York cover shoot.
02:19It was incredible.
02:20We were in the room with the women who led the Women's March, Tamika and Janae and Carmen
02:27and Linda.
02:29Joy Reid was there.
02:30And we got to sneak a peek at some of the L.A. pictures.
02:34And so certainly it was a moment of sisterhood.
02:37I think we were all excited and completely humbled to be in the space.
02:42But then to be in the space with people that you really respect, people that you've built
02:45friendships with, and who really have each other's back virtually and in person as we
02:50continue to do our work, it means so much.
02:53Those were really special moments that I will take with me for my entire life.
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