What's the Word? TunedInMedia
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- Society & Culture
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What's the Word dissects the cultural and societal "isms" that are dangerously pervasive to the American experience. Each episode, we breakdown those ails - from cultural appropriation to identity politics.
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Black Gods, Technicolor Goons
Stephanie is joined by Kimeko of "Love, Pop Culture" and Ernie Suggs for a year-in-review discussion on Lizzo, black creators that changed the game in 2019 and the continued risk facing black lives.
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REWIND: Come and get your soul food
Happy Thanksgiving! We're resharing our 2018 candid conversation with vegan chef Kimberly @mightbevegan on holiday horror stories, soul food and black health.
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Pastor of None
Amber, Stephanie and guest host Kia Speaks come to the altar to pray over the state of the black church. Plus, we discuss the majesty of Robyn Crawford and Whitney and Disney movies.
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Sign a Petition, Save a Life
Amber and Stephanie cover the alarming number of missing black girls and the injustice of Rodney Reed's pending execution. Plus, the Vs. is devoted to our fave John Witherspoon.
Links to note:
Sign the petition to keep Rodney from execution: https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-execution-of-rodney-reed.
More on his story:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2019/11/06/texas-plans-execute-man-this-month-murder-his-lawyers-say-someone-else-confessed-crime/
Popeyes madness
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Nightmare on Cali streets
California is living a nightmare, and we can't with two of hip-hop's most toxic voices. Plus, Amber and Stephanie discuss black people in horror films and "Dolemite."
Some links to review from this episode:
Black people in horror films:
https://www.theroot.com/whyd-they-kill-tyrone-unpacking-blackness-in-horror-fi-1839332623
Cali is burning
https://apple.news/Afn3jjcs0SlqnCnV2bXeH5w
Kirk Franklin stands against Christian hypocites
https://www.ajc.com/news/gospel-artist-kirk-franklin-says-boycotting-dove-awards/p0OU50jWohtFDrB7WtXnPL/
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Lynch Mobster
We explore the history of lynching and why politicizing is trash. Plus, we examine the challenges of being degreed and black.
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Chicken Soup for the Soul
Wow! They don’t hold ANYTHING back and I LOVE IT!! As a spoken word poet, they inspire me to let my voice be heard every night. I know someday these women will speak to mass audiences on a stage ☺️ Keep doing what you doing light workers! 🙏🏾 Subscribe and you won’t regret it