What's Black Though ?
What's Black Though ?
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)
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 ? Follow What's Black Though ? on: https://www.instagram.com/whatsblackthough/ Or Email  [email protected]
Oct 28, 2020
28 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]
Oct 21, 2020
55 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
Oct 14, 2020
49 min
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.
Oct 8, 2020
16 min