What's Black Though ?: Recent Episodes
Whats Black Though ?
A podcast where we unpack the meaning of 'Black' as a racial identity. Join us every Wednesday for a new episode.
Music produced by pheels (@inmyPheels on Instagram)
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 ?
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 ? Follow What's Black Though ? on: https://www.instagram.com/whatsblackthough/ Or Email Whatsblackthoughpodcast@gmail.com
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 Whatsblackthoughpodcast@gmail.com
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
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.