Creative Tension

18. Watermelon - Why African-Americans Rarely Eat it in Public


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We examine the history and current day impact of the stereotype that African-Americans have an obsession with watermelon. We get insight from a roundtable discussion and learn a way to address the watermelon stereotype from the late DC media legend, Petey Greene.

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Creative TensionBy Elliott Robinson, JD, MDiv - Public Theologian

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