Ep 35: When You’re Black and Not From America but Live in America

On this episode in our weekly roundup Shannon returns with an update, we recount the ever growing list of our problematic faves (and those that are just problematic) and their misdeeds, and we respond to the racist white nerds who targeted Anna Diop for playing Starfire in the upcoming DC Titans tv show. Our main topic then addresses what it’s like to be a black immigrant/1st gen from the Caribbean in America and the unique struggles that we face. We had some technical difficulties with our mic so please excuse the volume fluctuating.

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Music used in this episode:
Intro music “Imagination” and outro music “Hendrix” provided by WorldHipHopBeats.com

July 30, 2018 0

Ep 04: Diasporic Tensions

This week we have our friend Havanna Fisher in the studio to help us unpack the decades old tensions between the African American community and black immigrant community. We discuss things such as the false notion of America as the “Land of Opportunity” for immigrants while being a place of oppression for African Americans, representations of blackness on screen, and how blackness is defined in each community. We realize this conversation centers the Afro-Caribbean immigrant experience and would be open to continuing this conversation in a later episode incorporating the perspectives of individuals from the African continent send us your comments!

Guest: Havanna Fisher @havannafisher on Instagram
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Twitter: @DrinkingWBlerds
Facebook: Drinking With Blerds
Blog: drinkingwithblerds.com
Shannon Sorhaindo: @PrettiiRandom
Khemani Gibson: @JamaicanScholar

Use #DrinkingWithBlerds to join the conversation on Twitter!

Intro music “Imagination” and outro music “Hendrix” provided by WorldHipHopBeats.com

September 25, 2017 0