What's Black Though ?

What's Black Though ?

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  • 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 ?
    36 min
  • 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" ?




    31 min
  • 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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    29 min
  • 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]

    56 min
  • 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
    50 min

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