This episode stems from a viral video which took place on Blue Hill Ave in Dorchester MA, that shows the Straight Black Pride Movement hosting an event. A freelance writer/journalist arrived and was confronted, being taken as a Black Lives Matter advocate. From here, writer Arielle Gray took her thoughts to AfroPunk to write about her experience..
In Part 2 we close out this topic with Arielle Gray as she talks of her encounter with SBPM, and thoughts on unity in the black community.
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EPISODE 45: Implicit Bias
In Ep 45, the hosts test their alleged implicit biases, and what testing designed to recognize racial inequality in pop culture looks like.
Closing Track by: Boogie Da God, I can Be Anything ft. Stripes III (Prod. By Brandon James)
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EPISODE 9: Sovereignty
Here we discuss what it means to be sovereign as well as indigenous to the land. To help us out we phone in Estes Bey of the Moorish Science Temple from Detroit Michigan, and sat with Dominique who identifies as an Indigenous American.
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EPISODE 2: Black Businesses and Marvel’s Black Panther Movie
As economic, political and social conditions for Black people seem to remain stagnant in the U.S., the “Buy Black” movement hopes to reverse our societal status. As a people, should we support this movement? Is this movement racists and does it enable subpar business practices in the Black community? Join us as we have a conversation with our close friend and business owner Dre about Black businesses, non-Black businesses in our communities, and corporate interest in targeting Black people. In our second segment, we examine the profitability in the rise of Black consciousness and representation. Is Marvel and Disney participating in cultural appropriation or exploitation with their upcoming film The Black Panther?
