Camming is a form of digital sex work where performers livestream themselves—often engaging in erotic or sexual acts—for viewers who can interact and tip in real time. It blends elements of performance, intimacy, and entrepreneurship, with workers operating largely on their own terms but within platform-driven systems shaped by visibility algorithms and audience demand. As camming culture becomes more mainstream, more Black women are choosing to participate — not just as performers, but as entrepreneurs reclaiming agency over their labor and visibility.

But what does this choice really cost for Black women? Research has shown that performers may find pleasure and connection in camming, but risks—including harassment, emotional labor, racialized scripts, and mental health strain—are significant. For example, models of color, especially Black women, consistently register lower camscores—a platform metric tied to earnings—relative to white counterparts. This disparity reflects entrenched racialized labor inequalities

In this episode, we sit down with sociologist and cultural critic Dr. Angela Jones to unpack the multiple dimensions of camming culture Black women must negotiate. Dr. Jones is Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Stony Brook University, State University of New York. Their research interests include African American political thought and protest, sex work, race, gender, sexuality, Black feminisms, and Black feminist and queer methodologies. Jones is the author of eleven books and countless articles published in academic journals and mainstream press.

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Pregnancy and the year following childbirth are deeply transformative periods in a woman’s life, involving intense emotional, physical, and psychological shifts. While maternal mental health is vital for all women, Black women in particular face unique mental health challenges that often go unaddressed. Unfortunately, we are less likely to receive a diagnosis or adequate care. And cultural stigma, mistrust of medical systems, and underrepresentation in healthcare further widen the gap in support and understanding.

This episode features Dr. Lyneia Richardson, a mama, healer, psychologist, educator, author, and maternal health advocate. Her work is rooted in decolonizing therapy and education through a Mothering Praxis that centers care and aims to uplift the voices of those who have historically been marginalized and silenced. She is currently a professor of counseling at McDaniel College and the owner of Melanated Women's Therapy, LLC, where she provides therapy and support to Black women and mothers, addressing issues at the intersection of race, gender, and mothering.

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In conversations about social justice and equality, some of the most urgent and devastating issues remain under-discussed—among them, the epidemic of violence against Black transgender women. The statistics are harrowing: 56% of Black transgender women experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime, 65% of transgender gun homicide victims were Black trans women, and nearly 75% of identified perpetrators in fatal attacks against Black trans women were Black cisgender men- with whom the victims often had a relationship with.

Understanding the roots of this violence involves delving into a complex web of societal factors, including entrenched racism, transphobia, and misogyny, which often manifest in harmful stereotypes and prejudices. This episode features Pamuela Halliwell (she/her), a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in working with transgender, non-binary and gender non-confirming individuals. She earned her master’s degree in counseling psychology from Argosy University and is the author of "Characterizing the Prevalence and Perpetrators of Documented Fatal Violence Against Black Transgender Women in the United States (2013–2021)"

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