What's Black Though ?

By Whats Black Though ?

A podcast where we unpack the meaning of 'Black' as a racial identity. Join us every Wednesday for a new episode.

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How many episodes does What's Black Though ? have?

The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.

What's Black Though ? episodes:

November 05, 2020 S1.Ep5 - Black is ...Beautiful ?
This episode of "What's black though" is centred around two songs. The first is called, "Black is Beautiful" by Chronixx, a Jamaican Regaee artist. The second is called Black Rose by London based artist Ghetts and Kojey Radical.
The rise of reclaiming the Black identify had led to a resurgence of the be exploring:
- Why is there a need to reclaim Blackness as Beautiful ?
- Why has "Blackness" been perceived as not Beautiful for so long ?
- Does the slogan " Black is beautiful" solve any of the the issues it intends to ?
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36min
October 28, 2020 Black is King ?
This weeks episode is a throwback, they look back at one of the biggest representations of "Black" culture this year.
This short and Shweet episode ask the questions;-
- Does Beyonce achieve her aim of depicting "Black" as King ? Is it even Possible ?
- Can the word "Black" truly represent Africans, Caribbean, African Americans and "Black Britain"
- What Did the Movie show us about the Values attached to being "Black" ?

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31min
October 28, 2020 S1.Ep4 -Black is .... King ?
On this episode of " What's Black Though ? " the trio discuss one of the biggest representations of "Black" film this year.
This short and Shweet episode ask the questions;-
- Does Beyoncé succeed in providing a positive representation of "Blackness" ?
- To what extent can a positive representation of " Blackness" address "Black" issues ?
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29min
October 21, 2020 S.1 Ep3 - Black is.. a Joke ?
On this episode of "What's Black though ? " the trio discuss the portrayal of "Blackness" in comedy. In the last decade, there has been a sharp increase of household UK "Black" comedy acts, such as; Big Narstie, Big Shaq, RS, KSI and BBC3's Famalam. The recent portrayal of "Blackness" on BB3's Famalam brings them to question ; - What does "Black" comedy and the portrayal of black people in comedy say about blackness ? - Who dictates what "Black" comedy is ? - Racial comedy vs Cultural comedy, is there a difference ? Follow What's Black Though ? on: https://www.instagram.com/whatsblackthough/ Or Email [email protected]
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56min
October 14, 2020 S1. Ep2- Black is.. Enslaved ? (Part 1)
Another Black History Month means it is time for another Story/Series on slavery. This year, the series of choice is called Enslaved, featuring Afua Hirsch and Samuel L Jackson.
This episode will be questioning the narrative of "Black" and Slavery;
Do we need to hear another story about slavery ? Is slavery a core portrayal of Blackness? How can we move past slavery ?
Part 2 will focus more on the themes in the doc series
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50min
October 08, 2020 S1.Ep1 - Whats Black Though ?
This is our 1st ever episode !!! We give a short intro of what our 1st season will look like. We discuss what "black" is as a concept.
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17min

FAQs about What's Black Though ?:

How many episodes does What's Black Though ? have?

The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.