Rollin’ wit DAARAC

Rollin’ wit DAARAC

By AJ WoneTV & FilmFilm History
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Rollin’ wit DAARAC episodes

  • Oppressed Nuts, Revolutionary Pussies and Silhouetted Backs
    The lack of sexuality from a Black masculine perspective in Hollywood makes Wone Nation go on a tangent about the agenda of de-sexualizing and the absence of intimate virility of men on film and television. The conversation grows into exploring ideologies of conservative and suppressed views of intimate expression from generations past, how violence and disrespect became attractive attributes in the era of Bogart, Gable and John Wayne. Also, Dr. Tafari discusses the psychological and sexually oppressive effects post-slavery.
    1 hr 1 min
  • Cornbread, Earl (Simmons) and We
    The tide turns in this episode where we pay homage to legendary poet DMX and speak on the dichotomy of fame and addiction and how an excess on both sides of the coin remains the gift and curse of genius. Also, we touch on some films like Cornbread, Earl and Me and Do The Right Thing where they reflected a tumultuous time that in many cases continues to reverberate through society today.
    43 min
  • The Wiz/Nose Tax
    In this episode, The Wiz is discussed and many angles are addressed about its value then and now. There is a also a never ending debate of why Stephanie Mills not being cast in the theatrical adaptation was stipulated by matters financial or facial.
    50 min
  • Mixed Get The Middle Of The Bus/Shoe Polish For The Win
    In this episode colorism is defined, discussed and described in films as recent as "The Last King Of Scotland" and "Nina", the complexion casting contrasts, the Claudette Colvin/Rosa Parks public relations dichotomy and the inspirations driving Wone's epic poem Blacque Sistory.
    52 min
  • The Heart Of Sweet Backs/12 Years A Runnin' Man
    Brother Future is a title introduced by Self-Science brought to the attention of Wone Nation and Build and Destroy to their surprise. Also, there is a discussion of what is the difference, if any, of so-called blaxploitation films of the 70's and the "hood films" of the 90's.
    57 min
  • Self Science/Wone Nation/Build And Destroy
    In the pilot episode, Spinks, Tafari and Wone introduce themselves, the story of how Blaxploitation Pride influenced a track on Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp A Butterfly" classic, Blaxploitation Pride maturing into DAARAC and how that movement formed a non-profit foundation to archive, preserve and educate the world to the psychology of Blackness in media.
    54 min

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Defining, celebrating and declassifying the universal dynamic of the diasporic culture of Blackness in media. Three officials of historic tradition converge to explore the vast expanse of a variety of…