EPISODE · Feb 3, 2021 · 50 MIN
We Want All the Black Stories
from Jill Scott Presents: J.ill the Podcast · host iHeartPodcasts
We need all the Black stories. The mundane ones. The extravagant ones. The heartbreaking ones. Black life is expansive, and the more we get to see ourselves on screen in new ways, the better. Uplifting the real, raw humanity of Black people on film and television is so important. Jill, Laiya, and Aja talk about the value of slavery narratives, the stories that they want to see produced, and how grateful they are for how far Black storytelling has come. And they ask the question: How do we find a sanctuary for Black art?Resources:EJI National Memorial for Peace and Justice and Legacy MuseumNational Museum of African American History and CultureReelblackBlackStar Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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We need all the Black stories. The mundane ones. The extravagant ones. The heartbreaking ones. Black life is expansive, and the more we get to see ourselves on screen in new ways, the better. Uplifting the real, raw humanity of Black people on film and television is so important. Jill, Laiya, and Aja talk about the value of slavery narratives, the stories that they want to see produced, and how grateful they are for how far Black storytelling has come. And they ask the question: How do we find a sanctuary for Black art? Resources: EJI National Memorial for Peace and Justice and Legacy Museum National Museum of African American History and Culture Reelblack BlackStar
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