Assimilation Not Required
Pull up — we’re not watering down nothing over here.
You ever show up to a room and feel like you left half of yourself at the door? Yeah, this ain’t that.
Assimilation Not Required is the video podcast where Black women, and anybody tired of pretending, come to take the mask all the way off. Hosted by Tahiirah Habibi, this is where code-switching gets buried, cultural honesty thrives, and the conversation might get deep, petty, or a little bit ratchet, all in one sitting.
We talk work, dating, parenting, softness, rage, identity, edges, healing, and what happens when we stop performing and start showing up in full.
No explaining. No editing. Just all of you — loud, loved, layered.
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New drops every Friday. Follow, watch, sip, repeat.
ABOUT THE HOST
Tahiirah Habibi built a life around telling the truth as it is — honest, thoughtful, and never diluted. A founder, culture-shifter, and advocate for showing up whole, she’s been named in Forbes and Wine Enthusiast for shifting what “Black in wine” can be.
Assimilation Not Required is her open door for you to show up fully — no shrinking, no performing, just you.
Why this show had to happen
Because there’s no safe space when you’re edited for approval.
Because we’ve mastered showing up — but what about showing up whole?
It’s time to talk soft life, rage, joy, locs, baby hairs, boundaries, and Black-ass identity.
No code-switching required.
Segments you’ll love
Mask Off: Where we say the quiet parts out loud.
If You Know, You Know: The cultural nods that need no explanation.
Sip or Skip: Hot takes — no fence-sitting.
A Word: We close with an affirmation to hold you down all week.
🎧 Episode Section: “No Filter. No Code-Switch.”
Ep 1: Let Me Be Loud
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Ep 2: I Don’t Translate for Anyone
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Ep 3: Rest Is My Resistance
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Stay Loud. Stay Layered. Stay in the Loop.
Join the Assimilation Not Required fam, get first dibs on new episodes, unfiltered clips, live events, and bold truths you won’t see on the timeline.
This is where you belong, no shrinking, no explaining, just us.
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Email: ea@thehuesociety.com