Black Culture to White Adopter? Meh; The Passage; Sif TV? & More-TheGrind 6pm ET episode artwork

EPISODE · Jan 13, 2019 · 2H 2M

Black Culture to White Adopter? Meh; The Passage; Sif TV? & More-TheGrind 6pm ET

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The NYC Black Comic Festival is coming, AFROnerdists! (Jan.18).  Meanwhile, we have a podcast to do.....let's get to it! It's yet another eventful installment of The Grindhouse by the Afronerd Radio machine airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern.  The topics du jour are: a new Federalist article highlights a white woman's experience with adopting African children and how she felt blacks were more racist toward her children-going against conventional wisdom; our thoughts about FOX's forthcoming TV show, The Passage; rumor has it that actress, Jamie Alexander (Blindspot) might be starring in a Thor-centric, Sif streaming series on the Disney+ channel;  actress, Gillian Anderson (X-files) returns to TV via Netflix in a UK teen comedy series, Sex Education;  Netflix is at it again with an assist from Anthony Mackie in the trailer for the apocalyptic IO, film and with a time traveling afro-latin fantasy series entitled, Siempre Bruja; thoughts about the trailer for Jordan Peele's upcoming "Weird City" sci-fi comedy series; and lastly, we WILL talk about expectations for new films/TV and the Schomburg Black Comic Festival...all for '19.  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.

The NYC Black Comic Festival is coming, AFROnerdists! (Jan.18).  Meanwhile, we have a podcast to do.....let's get to it! It's yet another eventful installment of The Grindhouse by the Afronerd Radio machine airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern.  The topics du jour are: a new Federalist article highlights a white woman's experience with adopting African children and how she felt blacks were more racist toward her children-going against conventional wisdom; our thoughts about FOX's forthcoming TV show, The Passage; rumor has it that actress, Jamie Alexander (Blindspot) might be starring in a Thor-centric, Sif streaming series on the Disney+ channel;  actress, Gillian Anderson (X-files) returns to TV via Netflix in a UK teen comedy series, Sex Education;  Netflix is at it again with an assist from Anthony Mackie in the trailer for the apocalyptic IO, film and with a time traveling afro-latin fantasy series entitled, Siempre Bruja; thoughts about the trailer for Jordan Peele's upcoming "Weird City" sci-fi comedy series; and lastly, we WILL talk about expectations for new films/TV and the Schomburg Black Comic Festival...all for '19.  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.

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