Black Erasure

In this episode Brie and I discuss Black Erasure. We discuss Black Erasure in media, in culture, and in education.

In Media 

• White washing movies 

• Where are the Black iconic sitcoms like in the 90s early 2000s (Martin, Jamie fox, living single, Fresh Prince, Moesha, The Parkers, family matters, wyans bros)

• Tarajis comments about equal pay & Monique 

Cultural appropriation 

• Making black slang into “American slang” mainstream on social media 

• Elvis, Madonna, The Kardashians, (where is the black Kim K ? Famous for black culture while I appreciate Kim for her Criminal justice reform more can be done) Eminem, Jlo, Macklemore (white rappers) John B ( tina Marie, r&b classics sung by white people) 

• Korean fried chicken/ K-pop Korean & African American influence 

In education: