Pet Peeves Part Deux!

Episode 20 of the Label 1976 podcast, hosted by Tru Straub, titled "Pet Peeves Part Deux! " was published on December 2, 2021 and runs 33 minutes.

December 2, 2021 ·33m · Label 1976

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Summary

Hello Good People, Join us for a Part Two of Pet Peeves. This is a light episode where we go into the things that make you go " UGH!" We also give you a "Thing you possibly, perhaps didn't know" on Black Actors "passing" for White in old Hollywood when it wasn't safe to say you were mixed race or not even mixed at all. Some of these actors were fully African American with a lighter hue of skin.  We discuss; Atlanta Food Pantry 5 Actors that passed as White;  Fredi Washington (1903–1994) Merle Oberon (1911–1979) Carol Channing (born 1921) John Gavin (1931–2018) Raquel Welch (born 1940) Label 1976 Music Spotlight; Donell Jones Tru Straub Theme song by; Sy Asad @iamsyasad music by Yoman Productions  Follow us on Instagram; @tru_straub  Facebook; Tru Straub Email [email protected] Blog; label1976.blogspot.com

Episode Description

Hello Good People,

Join us for a Part Two of Pet Peeves. This is a light episode where we go into the things that make you go " UGH!" We also give you a "Thing you possibly, perhaps didn't know" on Black Actors "passing" for White in old Hollywood when it wasn't safe to say you were mixed race or not even mixed at all. Some of these actors were fully African American with a lighter hue of skin.

We discuss; Atlanta Food Pantry

5 Actors that passed as White;

Fredi Washington (1903–1994)

Merle Oberon (1911–1979)

Carol Channing (born 1921)

John Gavin (1931–2018)

Raquel Welch (born 1940)

Label 1976 Music Spotlight; Donell Jones

Tru Straub

Theme song by; Sy Asad @iamsyasad music by Yoman Productions

Follow us on Instagram; @tru_straub

Facebook; Tru Straub