DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD
Join the Blerdsassins Next Door in the OTHERhood for weekly discussions relating to all forms of media including their effects on and responses to issues of diversity, inclusiveness and exclusivity.
MISERY SET TO MUSIC - YOU CRY, I'LL CLAP
From Raisin, to the Color Purple, Oliver Twist, Sweeny Todd, even Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell. In entertainment, human beings appear to have a taste for misery and even more so when it's set to music. So join the Blerdsassins Next door in the OTHERhood 6p PST/ 8p CST/ 9p EST to discuss the books, plays and tomes that have been converted to the musical format and place wagers on the ones that may appear on the horizon.
THE POOR PEOPLE SHOW
We've seen in films and on TV where people, families, or entire communities are depicted as being impoverished or poor. But what does poor look like exactly? Do the depictions change from region to region, from one ethnicity to another? Do Hollywood and the media see poverty through a prism of their own making?Join the Blerdsassins Next door 6p PDT/ 8p CDT/ 9p EDT to discuss the way poverty is portrayed.
SNUBBED AT THE OSCARS - WHO WON, WHO SHOULD HAVE WON AND WHO PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN NOMINATED
The 96th Academy Awards ceremony is a day away and nominees and fans are waiting with 'bated breath to hear those four words... "And the winner is..." But sometimes the name announced is NOT the name we expected to hear. The NYTimes has pulled together their listing of the 25 Biggest Oscar Snubs of All Time. At 6p PST/ 8p CST/ 9p EST the Blerdsassins Next Door will take a tour of the NYT listing and discuss why we agree or disagree. https://www.nytimes.com/.../oscar-snubs-history.html...
BLACK WOMEN IN HORROR - SEEN ON THE BIG AND SMALL SCREEN
It's Black Women in Horror Month and over the years we've seen more and more Black Women onscreen. Join the Blerdsassins Next door 6p PST/ 8p CST/ 9p EST to share our favorite (and not so favorite) performances of Black Women in TV and film horror. https://flipscreened.com/.../ten-black-and-totally.../ https://www.essence.com/.../14-black-women-horror.../...
HOLLYWOOD'S HISTORY OF THE AUTHENTIC BLACK
With Cord Jefferson's directorial debut, American Fiction on everyone's lips as we approach the Oscars, we would be remiss in not examining Hollywood's history of defining Black Authenticity. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door tonight at 6p PST/ 8p CST/ 9p EST as we examine the history of Hollywood and how being authentically black has been depicted on the big and small screen.
THE BLACK HISTORY HODGE PODGE SHOW
The firsts, bests and worsts of media from a Black History perspective in music, sports, tv, film and journalism. Join your Blerdsassins Next Door 6p PST/ 8p CST 9p EST 2-17-24 in the OTHERhood to discuss the superlatives in Black History media. Want to create live streams like Discussions From the OTHERhood? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6512521832562688 I'm going live using StreamYard! Before leaving a comment, please grant StreamYard permission to see your name at streamyard.com/facebook
AND THE WINNER SHOULD HAVE BEEN. ..
BATTLE OF THE PRODUCTION COMPANY UNIVERSES - USA
There is no doubt that you have seen a TV show produced in the Norman Lear Universe, the MTM Universe, the Danny Thomas Universe, Matt Groening, or the Filmways/Henning Universe. But which of these universes has truly captured the hearts and minds of the U.S. populace? Which universe has had the most the most lasting effects? Join he Blerdsassins Next Door at 6p PST/ 8p CST/ 9p EST as we discuss the battle for the hearts and minds of the U.S. and who has been winning. Want to create live streams like Discussions From the OTHERhood? Check...
DREAM ON: OUR FAVORITE TV SHOWS and FILMS ABOUT DREAMS
From the Wizard of Oz to Inception and Who Shot JR dreams have been a huge part of Hollywood and TV. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 6p PST/ 8p CST/ 9p EST to discuss our favorite and not so favorite media based upon dreams. I'm going live using StreamYard! Before leaving a comment, please grant StreamYard permission to see your name at streamyard.com/facebook
AMOS AND ANDY: FUNNY OR DANGEROUS?
Founder and editor of The New Yorker, Harold Ross infamously said, "Coons are either funny or dangerous." Derogatorily referring to Black people as "coons" makes his bias crystal clear, and he and other so-called captains of media industry of the same mindset were the gatekeepers and sculptors of the American zeitgeist. They controlled/control how we are seen and how others react to us. Although the vast majority of us were not around during the early fifties we've all heard of the Amos and Andy show that was cancelled under protest by among others, the NAACP for harmful portrayals of...
