Guest: Clarkisha Kent, author and cultural critic

Clarkisha Ken, author and cultural critic, joins Auntie Vice to talk about weight, the medial profession, health, race, movies and her new memoir. As a cultural critic and writer for Huff Post, BET, Entertainment Weekly, The Root and much more she takes on the representation of Black folks, women, and fat people. She is the creator of the Kent Test, a way to see how well Black folks are represented in media. She is also a Nigerian immigrant, bisexual, and graduate from the prestigious University of Chicago.

Recommended films in this episode:

Set It Off

The Conjuring

The Nanny (2021)

Pretty Woman

True Grit

Blair Witch Project

Nope

Black Panther

Kent, Clarkisha. (March 2023)  Fat Off, Fat On: A Big Bitch Manifesto. CUNY Feminist Press.

Sites & Socials

ClarkishaKent.com

@IWriteAllSDay_ (Twitter)

@ClarkishaKent (Instagram)

Twitch.tv/ClarkishaKent