My Life Is No Accident: Tenika Watson's Story

By: Tenika Watson Zina AlDamlouji
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  • Celebrate #TransJoy, Listen to Tenika's Story of Self-Love, Survival & Recovery! Tenika Watson was born Johnny Watson on February 22, 1951. She was made famous as the passenger in the 1982 car accident that left R&B legend Teddy Pendergrass handicapped. She not only survived the transphobic rumor mill that followed press of the accident but recovered from a lifetime of gender and race-based traumas by accepting help, finding self-love, and sharing her story. Tenika has previously been featured on Oprah and the BBC/Showtime documentary "Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me."  Listen into this podcast series and share it to spread more stories of #transjoy! ...................................................................................... This podcast is an independent project in need of funding for an audio engineer and social media marketer via our GoFundMe page - https://gofund.me/6c81cfad - as well as assistance finding a national distributer. If you are interested in discussing promotional or other media opportunities with Tenika, please contact Zina at z@zinaone.com!
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  • Prologue: Surrender & Setting The Record Straight

    Prologue: Surrender & Setting The Record Straight
    Jul 26 2021

    In the Prologue, Tenika Watson and her agent, Zina AlDamlouji, discuss the Prolgue of her self-published book - which includes becoming homeless 1 year after she began her addiction recovery and a healing encounter that happened a few years later, thanks to Ida Pendergrass, Teddy's mother. Tenika and Zina also unearth an admission in 2019 by Teddy's former manager, Shep Gordon, that he independently started one of the false rumors that Teddy and Tenika having a sexual encounter was the cause of the accident that left Teddy handicapped.
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    22 mins
  • Preface: Who Was Johnny? Who Is Tenika?

    Preface: Who Was Johnny? Who Is Tenika?
    Jul 26 2021

    In the Preface, Tenika's answers the question "Who Was Johnny? Who Is Tenika?" and describes her transition journey from a childhood estranged from her parents to the freedoms and limitations of surviving as a black, trans sex worker in the second half of the 20th century.

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    16 mins
  • Introduction

    Introduction
    Jul 25 2021

    In the Introduction, Tenika's agent, Zina AlDamlouji, provides a brief account of Tenika's remarkable story of self-love, survival & recovery and why NOW is the time for Tenika to tell her story in her own words. 
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    8 mins

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