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NYAC S2 E3: Siblings of the Diaspora - Africans and African-Americans
The Ladies of NYAC are joined by Brian Bush (@BrianCBush), an African American from Tennessee, and Ifunaya, a 1st generation Nigerian-American from New Jersey, to examine one of the most complicated sibling relationships in the world: the relationship between African-Americans and black people from Africa. We revisit our first encounters with the African or African-American community, learn the history behind some derogatory words each group has for the other, talk about the differences between/similarities of our struggles, and ask if African-Americans can be accused of culturally appropriating African cultures.
Resources:
- Articles examining the possible sources of tension between Africans and African-Americans
o https://www.library.yale.edu/~fboateng/akata.htm
o http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2014/01/must-read-complicated-relationship-africans-african-americans/
- Article about black student make up of Ivy League schools: https://www.good.is/articles/ivy-league-fooled-how-america-s-top-colleges-avoid-real-diversity
- Article claiming African-Americans appropriate African culture - https://thsppl.com/black-america-please-stop-appropriating-african-clothing-and-tribal-marks-3210e65843a7#.l74a5bnur
- Counter argument for why African-Americans cannot appropriate African culture - https://medium.com/thsppl/claiming-what-s-ours-on-black-americans-and-cultural-appropriation-ceb7ec3fa4ae
- Invisibilia Episode with Hasan Minahj - http://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/484359511/frame-of-reference
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Show was mixed by Ifeoluwa Olokode, and theme music is "Ayo" by the über talented Femi Leye.
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The Ladies of NYAC are joined by Brian Bush (@BrianCBush), an African American from Tennessee, and Ifunaya, a 1st generation Nigerian-American from New Jersey, to examine one of the most complicated sibling relationships in the world: the relationship between African-Americans and black people from Africa. We revisit our first encounters with the African or African-American community, learn the history behind some derogatory words each group has for the other, talk about the differences between/similarities of our struggles, and ask if African-Americans can be accused of culturally appropriating African cultures.
Resources:
- Articles examining the possible sources of tension between Africans and African-Americans
o https://www.library.yale.edu/~fboateng/akata.htm
o http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2014/01/must-read-complicated-relationship-africans-african-americans/
- Article about black student make up of Ivy League schools: https://www.good.is/articles/ivy-league-fooled-how-america-s-top-colleges-avoid-real-diversity
- Article claiming African-Americans appropriate African culture - https://thsppl.com/black-america-please-stop-appropriating-african-clothing-and-tribal-marks-3210e65843a7#.l74a5bnur
- Counter argument for why African-Americans cannot appropriate African culture - https://medium.com/thsppl/claiming-what-s-ours-on-black-americans-and-cultural-appropriation-ceb7ec3fa4ae
- Invisibilia Episode with Hasan Minahj - http://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/484359511/frame-of-reference
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Reading/Listening/Watching
- Solange’s A Seat at the Table
- Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing
- Marvel + Netflix’s Luke Cage
- Ava DuVernay & OWN’s Queen Sugar
- Alexa von Tobel’s Financially Fearless
- Holy Trinity Brompton/Church of England’s Alpha Course
- Tony Morrision’s God Help the Child
- deVolkskrant’s interview with Chimamanda Adichie about the differences between her feminism and Beyoncé’s
- Brian C Bush’s articles on The Grio and HuffPo Black Voices
- Nir Eyal’s Hooked
Show was mixed by Ifeoluwa Olokode, and theme music is "Ayo" by the über talented Femi Leye.