Off Color

For this first episode of season 3 we gathered a variety of people with extensive knowledge related to trauma and healing. The holidays can be a time of stress, grief, sadness and unresolved conflicts for many people and a time of heightened tension because of expectation. We spoke with healer & dominatrix Lady Speech, Colorado Senate Candidate and clinical psychologist Dr. Diana Bray, cultural change consultant Samuel Gonzalez and professor/healer Dr. Lisa Vallejos. If you have anxiety about the holidays this episode is for you. And if you don't, it's also for you. Happy Holidays bishes. Subscribe, review and five stars only.

Rebekah Henderson aka the Tan Tigress went in for an orientation at the House of Pod and wanted to try out the new studio space. Lucky lucky that Rebecca Mendoza Nunziato Community Manager at House of Pod, was nice enough to sit down with Rebekah & producer Janece Matsko to try out the equipment and get Off Color up to speed on what's good at House of Pod. Season 3 Drops SOON! 

On the latest episode of Off Color we chopped it up big time with politico Hashim T. Coates and community organizer Terrance Roberts aka T-Rob. We talked about the worstest trashest parody of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, the racist ass orange phlegm in the White House, a sprinkle of local politricks, Tupac's Number 1 fired fan, and the GREAT Ava Duvernay. 

Chh-chhh-chhhanges Greetings Off Color Fam! Off Color is going through somewhat of a transformation as Rebekah figures out how to produce and edit the whole show. In this episode Rebekah aka the Tan Tigress marches with school board candidate at large Tay Anderson   in Park Hill's Fourth of July Parade. She chopped it up with citizen activist Andrea Chavez plus two of Colorado's "Historic Eight" legislators; Representative James Coleman and Representative Leslie Herod. U.S. Congresswoman Diana Degette got in on the fun too when the Tan Tigress asked her what she's doing to help with the concentration camp in Aurora.     

This episode was recorded live at Versa Colorado's headquarters located in downtown Denver. We welcome back Montyy Taj host of the podcast Comfortably Excluded and we had the honor of having Candi CdeBaca in her first interview after her historic win on June 4th. She is now officially Councilwoman Elect for Denver's district 9! 

This episode was recorded live at Versa Colorado's headquarters in Denver, Colorado. Rebekah Henderson AKA the Tan Tigress and Hasira "H-Soul" Ashemu take a deep dive into local issues that have universal themes, education of our youth, polotricks and what we can actually do about the most pressing problems facing our communities. Buckle up buttercups this might be the rillest.

This episode of Off Color was recorded live at Versa Colorado's headquarters. Off Color Powered by Versa Colorado explores topics around race and identity with a splash of wine. Your host Rebekah Henderson AKA the Tan Tigress, takes deep dives with dope guests. This episode covers the Royal Baby, colorism, the Denver elections and MORE! Special guest Emmy award winning journalist and documentarian Tamara Banks returns for another real a$$ conversation. 

Today we come to you live from the First Unitarian Society of Denver, where activist, union organizer, and mother Jeanette Vizguerra is living in sanctuary. Jeanette was recently named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People, and is now suing ICE to block her deportation. We discuss her case, as well as her work with the Metro Denver Sanctuary Coalition. We are also joined by Greg Mortimer of Casa de Paz, an organization that sends volunteers to visit with prisoners in Aurora, Colorado's for-profit ICE detention center.

This episode was recorded live at Versa Colorado headquarters in downtown Denver! If you want to see the video you can peep it on youtube  or FB WATCH  Tonight's guest is singer Danette Hollowell. We getting into real talk about recent hate crimes, Black people and conspiracy theories, local politics, and more. Follow us on Twitter @OffColorPod for updates. Join the Patreon! Support community-created content!

The Off Color Live series continues at one of our favorite Denver restaurants, there... on the Northside. Rebekah and Danette welcome guests Brother Jeff Fard (www.brotherjeff.com) and Montyy Taj (www.comfortablyexcluded.com) to discuss gentrification in Denver, the rise of the reparations movement, and the debate over the GOAT female rapper.

On February 23rd, comedian Janae Burris (@negativenegro) hosted BLACKSTRAVAGANZA, a Black History Month celebration at The Black Buzzard in Denver. We recorded a live variety show-sepisode of Off Color featuring some incredible guests: Danette Hollowell, Kerrie Joy, Crystal Hawkins, Jovan Mays, and Hashim Coates. This episode has a little bit of everything: music, poetry, politics, and a lot of laughs!

We're boycotting the NFL, so we went down to the basement with singer Danette Hollowell and comedian Janae Burris (@negativenegro) to talk about Colin Kaepernick, governors in blackface, and our upcoming live episode on February 23rd. This episode is sponsored by Stapleton Vines & Spirits (www.stapletonvines.com).

To kick off season two, we took the show live on video with a packed panel: Hasira "Soul" Ashemu, Hashim Coates, Danette Hallowell, and Kerrie Joy. We discuss "Surviving R. Kelly", the cancelation of Kevin Hart, and the persistent myth of a "gay agenda."

Tonight we celebrate one year of Off Color by wrapping up our season with a Thanksgiving dinner. We're blessed to have a table full of wonderful guests: historian Jameeka Lewis, community organizer Ean Thomas Tafoya, journalist Allan Tellis, and singer Danette Hollowell. We discuss the power of ritual, the ever-controversial topic of hair, the whitewashing of MLK, and the question of whether America is even possible. Thanks for being with us through struggle and joy over the past year. We look forward to seeing you in 2019, but in the meantime feel free to leave us questions at (719) 377-6219 or tweet us @offcolorpod!

Today we welcome award-winning poet Dominique Christina to the basement to discuss her new book Anarcha Speaks, the relationship between politics and poetry, and the deep pathos of Kanye West. Before that, though, Rebekah and James listen to some listener questions from the new Off Color hotline. Give us a call at (719) 377-6219 so we can chop it up with you on the air!

For our Halloween special, we dug into the archives to bring you an unheard episode with the late Dr. Gregory Diggs. But first, Rebekah and James go down the Colorado ballot and tell you how to vote. Got a problem with any of our Rebekahmendations? Yell at us at @offcolorpod.

In the spirit of Rebekah's new film project Running With My Girls, we invite two brilliant Black women who are running for office in Denver: Shontel Lewis (@Shontel4RTD) and Shayla Richard (@ShaylaRRichard). We discuss the Kavanaugh confirmation, Bette Midler's offensive tweet, and the co-opting of Black women's struggle. Stick around until the end to hear some bars from Shontel.

Today we have a packed house, with three incredible women joining us in the basement: activist/academic Lisa Calderón, Denver City Council candidate Candi CdeBaca, and poet Kerrie Joy. We get into some current events including the Botham Jean murder, the infamous Serena Williams cartoon, and the brilliance of Cory Booker and Kamala Harris during the Kavanaugh hearings.

For the second half of our talk with lawyer-turned-engineer Sonia Gupta (@soniagupta504), we move away from Twitter controversies and onto larger questions about how to take meaningful action in the era of Trump. We also revisit Boots Riley's incredible (and controversial) film Sorry to Bother You and get Sonia's take on it.

Today we welcome our first-ever white guest, actress Catherine Erhart, to discuss Spike Lee’s hit film “BlacKkKlansman”. We debate what the film says about Charlottesville, the “toothless yokel” Klansman stereotype, and the puzzling sex appeal of Adam Driver. We also share a few thoughts about our dear friend Elisabeth Epps and her legal struggles.