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Defining, celebrating and declassifying the universal dynamic of the diasporic culture of Blackness in media. Three officials of historic tradition converge to explore the vast expanse of a variety of...
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Defining, celebrating and declassifying the universal dynamic of the diasporic culture of Blackness in media. Three officials of historic tradition converge to explore the vast expanse of a variety of worldwide film, television, theater and public access programming that tackle and address the spectrum of Blackness. Professor, researcher and scientist Dr. JD Spinks, human scientist and clinical sexologist Dr. Mwachi Tafari and filmmaker/creator AJ Wone take their brotherhood and priceless discourse public to express the necessity of preservation, protection and distribution of Blackness that are barren to public awareness. Special guests are invited to examine this endangered dilemma relating to the distorted perceptions of Black media since its inception to date.
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11 MAY 2021 · This episode of "Rollin", we discuss the classifications of Blackness. First, the Oscars trend with Hollywood browning the silver screen, the DNA of innate rhythm spanning Africa to America and a school birthday party story at the tail end of the program........
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9 MAY 2021 · The lack of sexuality from a Black masculine perspective in Hollywood makes Wone Nation go on a tangent about the agenda of de-sexualizing and the absence of intimate virility of men on film and television. The conversation grows into exploring ideologies of conservative and suppressed views of intimate expression from generations past, how violence and disrespect became attractive attributes in the era of Bogart, Gable and John Wayne. Also, Dr. Tafari discusses the psychological and sexually oppressive effects post-slavery.
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13 APR 2021 · The tide turns in this episode where we pay homage to legendary poet DMX and speak on the dichotomy of fame and addiction and how an excess on both sides of the coin remains the gift and curse of genius. Also, we touch on some films like Cornbread, Earl and Me and Do The Right Thing where they reflected a tumultuous time that in many cases continues to reverberate through society today.
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12 APR 2021 · In this episode, The Wiz is discussed and many angles are addressed about its value then and now. There is a also a never ending debate of why Stephanie Mills not being cast in the theatrical adaptation was stipulated by matters financial or facial.
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5 APR 2021 · In this episode colorism is defined, discussed and described in films as recent as "The Last King Of Scotland" and "Nina", the complexion casting contrasts, the Claudette Colvin/Rosa Parks public relations dichotomy and the inspirations driving Wone's epic poem Blacque Sistory.
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5 APR 2021 · Rollin' Wit DAARAC discusses the championship round of the Blacque Sistory Film Tournament on Facebook, the commentary of exaggerated gender roles in the film Color Purple and what Pam Grier's body of work conveyed to that generation.
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14 MAR 2021 · Brother Future is a title introduced by Self-Science brought to the attention of Wone Nation and Build and Destroy to their surprise. Also, there is a discussion of what is the difference, if any, of so-called blaxploitation films of the 70's and the "hood films" of the 90's.
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27 FEB 2021 · In the pilot episode, Spinks, Tafari and Wone introduce themselves, the story of how Blaxploitation Pride influenced a track on Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp A Butterfly" classic, Blaxploitation Pride maturing into DAARAC and how that movement formed a non-profit foundation to archive, preserve and educate the world to the psychology of Blackness in media.
Defining, celebrating and declassifying the universal dynamic of the diasporic culture of Blackness in media. Three officials of historic tradition converge to explore the vast expanse of a variety of...
show more
Defining, celebrating and declassifying the universal dynamic of the diasporic culture of Blackness in media. Three officials of historic tradition converge to explore the vast expanse of a variety of worldwide film, television, theater and public access programming that tackle and address the spectrum of Blackness. Professor, researcher and scientist Dr. JD Spinks, human scientist and clinical sexologist Dr. Mwachi Tafari and filmmaker/creator AJ Wone take their brotherhood and priceless discourse public to express the necessity of preservation, protection and distribution of Blackness that are barren to public awareness. Special guests are invited to examine this endangered dilemma relating to the distorted perceptions of Black media since its inception to date.
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| Author | AJ Wone |
| Organization | AJ Wone |
| Categories | Film History |
| Website | - |
| aj@kimarosun.com |
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