Brown & Black

By: Sonoro | Jack Rico Mike Sargent
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  • Webby 2023 Nominee "Brown & Black" is a podcast magazine show that explores the intersection of race and pop culture. Hosted by two seasoned film and culture critics—one Latino and one Black—they provide perspectives often missing from today's mainstream media. Jack Rico and Mike Sargent engage in insightful conversations with filmmakers, artists, and journalists to explore the intricate relationship between entertainment and race.
    2024 Jack Rico, Mike Sargent
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Episodes
  • 40 Acres Lie Revealed: Is Reparations Near?

    40 Acres Lie Revealed: Is Reparations Near?
    Oct 13 2024
    Land, land, land. What if your ancestors kept the land they were promised? How would your life be different? In this episode, we speak with Mother Jones Editorial Director, Jamilah King, about a story meant to be hidden in the annals of history. She and her investigative team used AI to unearth evidence that could force the nation into a reckoning with reparations and finally confront its buried truths. Episode Summary: 3:15 - Explosive findings from '40 Acres and a Lie' impacting African American descendants 12:45 - Jamila King on AI's role in revealing hidden Freedman’s Bureau documents 18:20 - How this story reshapes reparations and America's broken promises 25:30 - Black and Mexican land losses post-Civil War and unjust government land grabs 37:00 - Storytelling, media literacy, and empowering the next generation for justice 45:15 - Reparations and the legal challenges ahead Source: Mother Jones article https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/06/40-acres-and-a-lie/ Subscribe and listen to 'Brown and Black': 🎧 Spotify: https://bit.ly/3BrownBlackSpotify Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3BrownBlackApple Follow us: 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brownblackpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/brownblackpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brownblackpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 mins
  • Regina Porter on Class, Privilege, and 'Rich People Gone Away'

    Regina Porter on Class, Privilege, and 'Rich People Gone Away'
    Sep 23 2024
    What happens when a pandemic exposes the realities that wealth and privilege usually hide? Author Regina Porter stops by our show to discuss her provocative new novel, "The Rich People Have Gone Away," a title that says it all. It's a book with sharp social commentary where characters are forced to confront their own moral complexities about privilege, race, and class, set against the backdrop of COVID-19 in New York City in 2020. Porter also reveals how she builds complex characters, as well her curiousity to examine themes of personal value versus wealth. Hopefully, this episode can give you a deeper understanding of how literature, in particular this book, can help us process collective trauma and find our place in a time of crisis. Episode Summary: (2:15) - From Southern roots to New York stories: Porter's unique writing journey (7:30) - Exploring race and privilege through white-presenting character Theo Harper (14:45) - How Regina Porter brings time periods and characters to life (20:30) - Cardi B's t-shirt: Pop culture's role in Porter's character development (23:45) - Diversity in publishing: Porter shares industry trends for writers of color (27:15) - WPorter's advice for aspiring diverse writers Regina Porter Quotes: "It's heartbreaking these stories. There's a reason why... we see these stories and people are not able to coexist with their wealth and their worthiness." "Maybe my job is to pave the road for the next great writer and then my work might be rediscovered, you know, later." Subscribe and listen to "Brown & Black": 🎧 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/47JgORF Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2uwVWk2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 mins
  • The "La Bamba" Remake: Latino Identity vs. Hollywood

    The "La Bamba" Remake: Latino Identity vs. Hollywood
    Sep 4 2024
    With the recent announcement of WB’s "La Bamba" remake, we ask: Did Hollywood whitewash Luis Valdez’s 1987 film classic, and will the remake do better? And how much of your identity would you sacrifice to be seen by mainstream media? In this raw and unfiltered episode of Brown & Black, we use the announcement of the "La Bamba" remake to discuss identity, assimilation, and the paradox of Latino representation in mainstream media. Episode Summary: 📝 Revisiting La Bamba in 2024 Ritchie Valens' Latino identity: Authenticity vs. Acceptance The upcoming La Bamba remake: Challenges and opportunities The paradox of Latino representation in mainstream media Mainstream media’s history and role in Latino erasure Time for a cultural reckoning Notable Quotes: ❞ "How white do you have to be to become mainstream?" — Mike Sargent "You want to make a million people disappear? Here's how you do it. Don't cover them. Don't nominate them. Don't talk about them." – Jack Rico Subscribe and listen to Brown & Black: 🎧 Spotify: https://bit.ly/BrownBlackSpotify iTunes: https://bit.ly/BrownBlackiTunes Follow us: 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brownblackpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrownBlackPod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBrownBlackPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 mins

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