EP 36: Carol Tonge Mack won’t keep (polite) silence
Carol left the island of Antigua when she was 13 - for the bright lights of NYC. After growing up in The Bronx, Carol studied at Middlebury college, and soon found herself becoming a young mother. Now an Assistant Dean at the University of Cincinnati, Carol is an educator, Black feminist, student advocate, and proud mother - who’s in the business of changing lives, and making sure her kids make it home to her safely. She’s the author of “Being Bernadette: From Polite Silence to Finding the Black Girl Magic Within.” - and an advocate for challenging the norms of polite silence, which hurts us all. You’ll love hearing Carol’s stories, told with a unique mix of love, humor, wisdom - and most of all endurance. Hers is not just the story of a Black woman, but a uniquely American one.
LEARN ABOUT CAROL
BOOK: “Being Bernadette...” goodreads.com/book/show/36995927-being-bernadette
Instagram: @careebbeanqueen, @tongemackenterprises
Twitter: @deanmack91
Website: erasingtheisms.org
MENTIONS
AUTHOR: Michael Eric Dyson - michaelericdyson.com
TV: “The Jeffersons” (1975) - imdb.com/title/tt0072519
MUSIC: “Brenda’s Got A Baby” (2Pac) - youtu.be/NRWUs0KtB-I
MUSIC: “Keep your head up” (2Pac) - youtu.be/XW--IGAfeas
MUSIC: Michael Bolton - https://michaelbolton.com/
TV: “The Incredible Hulk” (1977) - imdb.com/title/tt0077031