On Black America Run of Show 07/10/2020

Introduction to Episode 8 of On Black America

-Talking about American Life from a black perspective  

 The black perspective in America

-What influences the perspective? Skin tone, city, state, educational background, family

-Shades of the monolith

PSA

Covid 19 is still very much a real thing, with cases rising all across the nation please continue the methods of protecting yourself and others.

Quick News

Casting for Colin Kaepernick

Aisha Coley is casting for an actor to play a young Colin Kaperneick for a show called Colin in Black and White.

TikTok A security concern?

Amazon orders it’s workers to delete Tiktok citing security concerns

Batwoman is a Black Woman

CW is casting Actress Javicia Leslie in the Lead Role of Batwoman for season 2.

Her character’s name is Ryan Wilder

Cultural Appropriation and Food

What is the Definition to cultural appropriation?

“the unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of the customs, practices, ideas, etc. of one people or society by members of another and typically more dominant people or society.

"his dreadlocks were widely criticized as another example of cultural appropriation"”

How do you feel about it happen in movies? Books? Music?

Can food be culturally appropriated?

Does Black on Black Crime Exist

A user on twitter posted “Black on Black crime does not exist.  The idea that intracommunal violence is exclusive to black people is a white supremacist narrative and a myth.  Put it to Rest”

Are TV Shows or Movies written black people/POC in mind?

The Language of Scripts