On Black America

Savior

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On Black America Run of Show 06/19/2020

 

Introduction to Episode 2 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

 

Aunt Jemima is gone! Companies Change. 6/17

  • After Aunt Jemima mascot was retired, Uncle Ben, Mrs. Butterworth the guy from the cream of wheat box.
  • Some people understand the need for change and others don’t.
  • Mrs Butterworth and Aunt Jemima were designed to look like mammies.
  • Uncle Ben
  • Cream of Wheat’s character was named Rastus until they hired Frank K White to be the face.
  • A pejorative term for black men.

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    Racists are being outted

    Cajon Valley Employee calling black people barbaric savages

    National City Police Officer

     

    Hollywood Editors Outraged.

     

    White Saviors

    It is not exclusive to white people, regardless of the name.

    It is not exclusive to Africa, regardless of where it is often seen.

     

    Ted Talk on it by a Woman.

    A quote she used “If they don’t have the time to learn about a place and learn about an issue, why do they think that they have the right to try to solve it or to go there?

     

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