The Viewfinder Podcast with Chris Hadley
Arts:Visual Arts
Episode 045 - Alonge Hawes Returns To Chat About Season 2 of BLACK ON BOTH SIDES
Although racism victimizes Black Americans through senseless violence, societal division, coded yet thinly veiled bigotry, voter suppression and vile political rhetoric, it also forces Blacks in the corporate world to take on a double identity that forces them to act in a way that Whites will supposedly find "acceptable" while simultaneously being inauthentic to themselves.
It's a dangerous tightrope straddled by a young professional named Anansi Moor, the lead character of BLACK ON BOTH SIDES, now in its second season and streaming exclusively on web series platform Seeka TV. Alonge Hawes, who created BLACK ON BOTH SIDES and plays the role of Anansi Moor in the series, is my guest on this week's Viewfinder Podcast.
I had the honor of speaking with him on an earlier episode of the show when he joined me to talk about season 1 of BLACK ON BOTH SIDES, and I am equally honored to have him join me once again to discuss season 2 of the series. As you're about to hear from Alonge, this season of BLACK ON BOTH SIDES is more than a story of young Black Americans fighting for personal and economic freedom. As he tells me, it's a story that, while fictionalized, truthfully exposes the continued injustices Black Americans face every day.
Given the amplification of racism in a falsely labeled "post-racial" society, BLACK ON BOTH SIDES is an urgent reminder of this uncomfortable reality; one that will hopefully motivate audiences of all backgrounds to take a stand against injustice. In my opinion, BLACK ON BOTH SIDES is the most important series you'll see anywhere today. Stay tuned and find out why from Alonge Hawes, now on this week's Viewfinder Podcast.
Watch both seasons of BLACK ON BOTH SIDES exclusively on Seeka TV:
https://watch.seeka.tv/black-on-both-sides
Check out Alonge's interview with Snobby Robot about season 2 of BLACK ON BOTH SIDES:
http://snobbyrobot.com/2020/10/21/black-on-both-sides-season-2-fighting-for-justice-and-equality-in-a-racially-divided-america/
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