Is Black History Month Outdated?

Celebrity Glorification

In this episode we dive into the idea of Celebrity worship, Stan Culture, and how social media influences idolization.

Black Erasure

In this episode Brie and I discuss Black Erasure. We discuss Black Erasure in media, in culture, and in education. In Media  * White washing movies  * Where are the Black iconic sitcoms like in the 90s early 2000s (Martin, Jamie fox, living single, Fresh Prince, Moesha, The Parkers, family matters, wyans bros) * Tarajis comments about equal pay & Monique  Cultural appropriation  * Making black slang into “American slang” mainstream on social media  * Elvis, Madonna, The Kardashians, (where is the black Kim K ? Famous for black culture while I appreciate Kim for her Criminal justice reform more can be done) Eminem, Jlo, Macklemore (white rappers) John B ( tina Marie, r&b classics sung by white people)  * Korean fried chicken/ K-pop Korean & African American influence  In education:

Is Black History Month Outdated?

Today we explore the hot topic issue of Black History Month, and how some people seem to think that it is "outdated". We have 2 experts to discuss: Dr. Kaniqua Robinson is an applied cultural anthropologist & Dr. Grace Gipson an assistant professor in the department of African American Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA). We review what social media & public opinion consider Benefits and Setbacks (pros & cons) to having Black History Month. Benefits: * Knowing the  past ensures that history doesn't repeat itself  * Black History Month helps combat white washing of history  * Filling in the gaps where education curriculum is failing  * Shows role models of greatness highlighted for our youth  * Continues the legacy of black icons Set Backs: * Corporate Black History events & Companies profiting from BHM (Walmart, Bath & Body works)  * Too much history to be condensed into one month  * Most History is about slavery and civil rights our history is so much more vast  * Woke White folks alleviating their white guilt  * Only hear about “the good ones” Martin, Harriet, Rosa. What about Malcolm, Fred Hampton, Nat Turner  * No year long reinforcements to restricted to the month of February

2023 Had Hands !

On this episode we do a quick catch up on where we have been, why we were on hiatus, and a tease of what to expect this upcoming year on the podcast. The main expectation being CONSISTENCY!

2021 What a year !

2021 has already been a hell of a year - From the Olympics to politics to the latest in music & Entertainment we have a lot to catch up on! In this Episode we talk  Black Music Update: * 2021 Year in music Review (Best Album & Artist of the Year & What albums we are looking forward to)  * Kanye's New Album Donda * Kendrick Lamar's "Last Album"  Black Entertainment News & Hot Topics: * Tokyo Olympics - Simone Biles & Shacari Richardson  * Sports & Mental Health - Naomi Osaka  * Recent Entertainment News  Political News: * Do we approve of President Joe Biden & VP Kamala Harris's job approval? * Should everyone be vaccinated?