In this episode, Celtic has tea with Vogue Fem Dancer and member of the House of Flora, Sabrina Essogho, as they discuss her first being inspired to battle by watching Toyin Sogunro, falling in love with Vogue Fem, walking in a Ball for the first time in Salt Lake City, immigrating from Gabon and repping the Gabonese community, being drawn to the study of Psychology and the need for more Black therapists, wearing her hair as a form of unapologetic self expression, discriminatory practices in public education, the Natural Hair movement and texturism, joining the House of Flora and what it means to join a House, growing up African in America and dealing with xenophobia, the disconnect between Africans and Black Americans, the connection between learning new languages and shifting how you think, media representations of Africa and the success of Black Panther, the importance of media in shaping real perception, and telepathy v telekinesis.

To read about The Doll Test: https://www.naacpldf.org/ldf-celebrates-60th-anniversary-brown-v-board-education/significance-doll-test/

To watch the clip that first inspired Sabrina to battle: https://youtu.be/nY3dXGUUHn8

To help support Sabrina during this period of social and economic upheaval, please make a donation of any amount to: Zelle: sessogho@gmail.com