During our Real or Fake Segment we discussed Azealia Banks recent comments about Black men in the industry pinning Black female rappers against each other, while also promoting non-Black female rappers to the top.
This episode stems from a viral video which took place on Blue Hill Ave in Boston, 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… O Salih Rowe, President of the Boston Chapter of SBP tells us his side of the incident and gives more clarity about the SBP Movement.
Here on Episode 7 we discuss the controversial tactic known as Code Switching. Is it just a tactic used for survival or even a bad thing? Is it coonin’? Tackling the subject through exploration of corporate culture and other avenues, we attempt to breakdown what it means to “Code Switch”.
Language is ever changing, and here we start to dissect what it really means to be woke. Join us as we talk with Artist and Educator Stephen H. about the “journey” it truly is, to be woke. Visit http://www.itanproject.com/ for more from Stephen H.
In our Real of Fake segment we examine Dove’s controversial ad and their apology for it. Was the Dove ad racist? Was the ad culturally insensitive? And should we accept their apology?
