Dismantling Racism and All The Other Isms
With DiDi Delgado, Debby Irving, Fiyah Angel, NANDI K., SHAMELL BELL Phd, and sandy broadus
Don't miss the last version of the live Dismantling Racism workshop
Sunday & thursday sessions available
Thursdays 7:30-9:30pm EST Starting March 11th!
Sundays @ 3-5pm EST starting March 14th!
Discussion topics will include:
• Practicing Anti-Racism
• Which Black Person Do I Follow (ProTip For Free: All Of US)
• Tangible Allyship
• Examining Misogynoir
• Black Queer Antagonism
• Agitation and Division
If you are experiencing financial hardship, please e-mail info@thedididelgado.com for accessibility options.
Who is DiDi Delgado?
DiDi Delgado (DiDi/they/them) is a Radical Visionary and Philanthropist, Award-Winning Author and Poet, Experienced Anti-Racism Educator, Engaging Public Speaker, and a Passionate Advocate and Activist for Black women, non-men and MaGes (Marginalized Genders).
On A Mission...
DiDi is on a mission to dismantle systems of oppression (including white supremacy) while uplifting the voices of Black MaGes (Marginalized Genders), Black women and Black non-men.
DiDi is consistently on the front lines blazing pathways, fostering connections, and redistributing resources by providing direct cash assistance in support of the most marginalized.
A Cultural Creative...
DiDi creates, curates, produces, directs, and leads training and classes for people (i.e. white folks, non-Black POC and Latinx) who are doing the work of anti-racism, and dismantling white supremacy within themselves and their communities.
Using art and advocacy, DiDi’s aim is to bridge the gaps between the intersections of race, class, gender, sexual identity, and orientation--all while practicing radical philanthropy through direct giving models.
What is DiDi Up To?
Head of Operations for The Society Of Urban Poetry (S.O.U.P.)
Founder, Head Curator and Radical Visionary of The DiDi Delgado Experience, LLC, including online communities:
#DoneForDiDi
#DoneForDiDi - White Labor Collective.
Creator, Host and Executive Producer of “The Full Set”
The Society Of Urban Poetry (S.O.U.P)
DiDi is currently Head of Operations for The Society Of Urban Poetry (S.O.U.P.). Through poetry slams at local and online venues, DiDi creates space for art, community, healing, and for people to give breadth to their untold stories.
From the S.O.U.P. website: “The mission of the Society of Urban Poetry (S.O.U.P.) is to unite literary poets and spoken word artists across the Boston area. S.O.U.P. recognizes the diversity among creative individuals and groups across gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, faith, ability, and age.”
The DiDi Delgado Experience, LLC
DiDi is the Founder, Head Curator and Radical Visionary of The DiDi Delgado Experience, LLC. DiDi’s LLC employs a team of BIPOC administrators who collaborate with DiDi on advocacy, projects, community care funds and reparations, content, and leading anti-racism training.
The DiDi Delgado Experience, LLC’s mission aims to bridge the gaps between the intersections of race, class, gender, sexual identity, and orientation while practicing radical philanthropy through art, advocacy and direct giving models while centering Black women and non men.
DiDi launched #DoneForDiDi in 2017 as a vehicle to provide amplification of the necessary, valid stories of and providing direct funding for cash poor Black women and non-men. Since inception, DiDi has amplified and funded close to 1000 individuals, leveraging their platform and the #DoneForDiDi communities.
#DoneForDiDi - White Labor Collective
The #DoneForDiDi - White Labor Collective is DiDi’s social learning and reparations group, led by Black women and MaGes (Marginalized Genders) that activates its members to dismantle white supremacy within themselves and their communities, and to tangibly support Black liberation through reparations and community care funding.
DiDi is the creator, host and executive producer of The Full Set, a podcast that centers Black voices in intimate and candid conversations about Blackness in all of its facets. These conversations focus on the often unheard stories of hustlers, intellectual heavyweights, Blackademics, single mothers, and front-line community organizers, all through a Black, queer, feminist lens. What started as a response to the lack of communal Black spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved into an invaluable resource for healing, learning, and camaraderie.
Didi’s Accomplishments and Accolades:
Organizer for Black Lives Matter Cambridge
A 40,000+ person march on the Boston Common for the Fight Supremacy Counterprotest that was a direct action and effectively shut down 32 synchronized white supremacist marches scheduled to occur across the United State s
YWCA Cambridge Women of Color Leading Change Award, 2017 Recipient
Drylongso Award , 2016 Recipient
Honoring people doing "extraordinary anti-racism work in Greater Boston."
Jack Powers Stone Soup Savor Award , 2015 Recipient
An annual honor bestowed upon one poet serving the Boston/Cambridge community
Meet the Co-facilitators
fiyah angel
“I am Fiyah Angel.. I am a Black queer, non-binary healing artistivist from from Detroit, MI. I am a healing artist, ritualist, Rootworker, Hoodoo Mutha, Karuna Ki/Usui and Ancestral Reiki master and poet. I am the author of “God’s Junk Drawer” and “Poems from my Baby Daddy.” I am currently writing a book of essays and stories. I am an ordained minister and death doula.
When I am not writing, parenting or doing ritual, I am weirding the existence, working in shadows, practicing and studying kink and conjure. Bliss, rest, and community are my passions.”
Nandi K.
Nandi Kayy is a southern born, queer, non-binary Artist, Activist, and podcast host (Hope & Hard Pills / Black Friends Dinner *co-host*) with a passion for Black liberation, tech, soul music, and fried chicken.
Shamell Bell, PhD
"Visionary Instigator" of Street Dance Activism and Global Dance Meditation for Black Liberation, Dr. Shamell Bell is a mother, community organizer, dancer/choreographer, educator, and documentary filmmaker.
Bell received her PhD in Culture and Performance at UCLA’s World Arts and Cultures/Dance department. She received her M.A. in Ethnic Studies from UC San Diego and B.A. with Honors in American Studies and Ethnicity specializing in African American Studies at the University of Southern California. Dr. Bell is currently a Lecturer of Somatic Practices and Global Performance at Harvard University and Lecturer of African and African American Studies at Dartmouth College.
Her work on what she calls, "street dance activism" situates street dance as grassroots political action from her perspectives as a scholar, dancer, and choreographer. Shamell’s research examines street dance movements in South Central Los Angeles through an autoethnographic and performance studies lens. Her street dance experience includes featured roles in music videos, award shows, and tours.
An original member of the #blacklivesmatter movement, beginning as a core organizer with Justice 4 Trayvon Martin Los Angeles (J4TMLA)/Black Lives Matter Los Angeles to what she now describes as an Arts & Culture liaison between several social justice organizations. She also consults for social justice impact in the tv, film, theater and music industry.
Sandy Broadus
Legal Management Consultant and DEI Strategist.
Experienced trial counsel and lead negotiator in high-profile criminal cases and complex, high-stakes civil matters on both plaintiffs' and defense side. Supervisor and Clinical Instructor on Trial Advocacy Skills for 3rd year Georgetown Law students. Coached Howard University Law School Moot Court Team.
First Black woman partner at largest and oldest law firm in Connecticut. Vice-Chaired Torts and Insurance Practice Group. Hiring partner of Hartford office and Co-chair of Women Working Together firm affinity group for women. Led award-winning inclusion initiatives and programs, raising Firm's profile as an employer of choice in CT for attorneys of color. Recognized by the Tri-State Diversity Council for commitment to professional and personal development of attorneys of color and women. Panelist, New York Women in Leadership Symposium.
Assistant General Counsel, managing worldwide Significant Litigation for all businesses/divisions at Fortune 50 company headquarters. Lead corporate Executive and lawyer on global Ethics, Business Practices and Compliance Audits at business unit of Fortune 50 company.
Responsible for worldwide Ethics, Business Practices and Compliance Audits for $19B business. Restructured and redesigned global Compliance Council post-merger. Strategized and conducted Compliance Audits and Ethics and Business Practices training worldwide.
Created LawyerCorps, a Connecticut civil legal services fellowship program. Secured funding to support three additional lawyers representing indigent residents in court proceedings.
Numerous CNN appearances as a legal commentator and in-demand public speaker.
Dartmouth College (A.B., English 1988) and Boston University School of Law (J.D. 1992).
Debby Irving
Debby Irving, MBA, is one of many voices in the national racial justice community. Combining her organizational development skills, classroom teaching experience, and understanding of systemic racism, Debby educates and consults individuals and organizations seeking to create racial equity at the personal, interpersonal, institutional, and ideological levels.
Since the 1980s Debby has worked in the Boston area to bring diversity, inclusion, and community-building to schools and arts institutions. While general manager of Boston’s Dance Collective and Dance Umbrella, she diversified programming, audiences, board, and staff. She co-founded The Boston Dance Alliance as well as raised funds to connect dance programming to city schools by busing students to performances and sending artists to schools. As general manager of Boston’s New Year’s Eve arts festival, she founded the First Night Neighborhood Network, partnering artists with after school programs to engage students in creating art for, and participating in, the festival.
