Creative Tension

3. Why African Americans Still Have, "The Talk" and Where Did it Come From?


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Inspired by the Proctor and Gamble commercial, "The Talk," we explore the tradition of having, "The Talk" in the African-American community, its roots in Jim Crow segregation and how the past continues to inform the present.

Special Thanks to:

  • Dr. Nichole Phillips, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Religion & Culture at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University
  • The John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture at Duke University and their Behind the Veil Oral History Project - http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/behindtheveil/

P&G Commercial "The Talk" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdV2f4jH5YQ

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The John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture at Duke University and their Behind the Veil Oral History Project. - https://repository.duke.edu/dc/behindtheveil

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Creative TensionBy Elliott Robinson, JD, MDiv - Public Theologian

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