The Black Face - White Space Podcast

2023 Had Hands !

11 min · 1 feb 2024
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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!

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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:

13 feb 202437 min
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Is Black History Month Outdated?

Today we explore the hot topic issue of Black History Month, and how some people seem to think that it is "outdated".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

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