“I’m married to the welfare man, that’s my husband.” In this week’s episode, we dissect Claudine, a film released on April 22, 1974, starring James Earl Jones and Diahann Carroll. Join us as we discuss McCarthyism, cornflakes, pineapple juice, coast-to-coast murders, dish soap, resentment, the Welfare Man, “social work”, Frederick Douglass, dirty pants, and more!

Notable Mentions + References in This Episode:

James Earl Jones Interview

Keep Away from Me, Mr. Welfare Man: Claudine, Welfare, and Black Independent Film

Third World Cinema

A History of Social Welfare in the U.S.

Welfare Over Fathers (1967)

Welfare and the Politics of Poverty (NY Times)

How the “Child Welfare” System Destroys Black Families with Prof. Dorothy Roberts

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