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MK307: Twice As Hard to Get Half As Much, & I’m Coming for Everything (In The Heights & Colorism, 8 Afro Latinos to Celebrate, Real Housewives of New York, Gossip Girl Reboot, Juneteenth)

MK307: Twice As Hard to Get Half As Much, & I’m Coming for Everything (In The Heights & Colorism, 8 Afro Latinos to Celebrate, Real Housewives of New…

FromMinority Korner


MK307: Twice As Hard to Get Half As Much, & I’m Coming for Everything (In The Heights & Colorism, 8 Afro Latinos to Celebrate, Real Housewives of New…

FromMinority Korner

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Length:
87 minutes
Released:
Jun 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We kick things off celebrating Juneteenth! Gossip Girl is jumping on the representational reboot train with a diverse cast- but is it too little too late? In the Heights is caught up in a colorism scandal- we weigh in. In the main Korner James helps us celebrate Afro Latino’s since In The Heights ignored them, with 8 legends who’ve made impacts from music, to acting, to politics, and activism this community has helped shape the fabric of society and it’s time they got their well deserved spot in the spotlight. Then guest co-host Julia Hardy spills all the tea on the Real HouseWives of New York with their first ever Black housewife Eboni, and as a former employee of reality television, Julia has the inside scoop.We kick things off celebrating Juneteenth! Gossip Girl is jumping on the representational reboot train with a diverse cast- but is it too little too late? In the Heights is caught up in a colorism scandal- we weigh in. In the main Korner James helps us celebrate Afro Latino’s since In The Heights ignored them, with 8 legends who’ve made impacts from music, to acting, to politics, and activism this community has helped shape the fabric of society and it’s time they got their well deserved spot in the spotlight. Then guest co-host Julia Hardy spills all the tea on the Real HouseWives of New York with their first ever Black housewife Eboni, and as a former employee of reality television, Julia has the inside scoop. Guest Co-Host: – Julia Hardy (she/her): a BIPOC, writer, TV junkie, queer. Civil servant working in affordable housing for the City of Los Angeles. She's dishing Black Girl Magic and Blerd Power. Shining the light on injustice and fighting for equity. - astrological sign Virgo.Twitter: @BonjourBabar Instagram: @jules.du.jour)REFERENCE LINKS: Juneteenth Resources: Honoring And Celebrating Juneteenth9 Ways To Celebrate Juneteenth in 2021Black & Queer: What It Means To Celebrate Juneteenth And Pride In The Same Month  In the Heights Colorism: The Root: In the Heights and the Erasure of Dark-Skinned Afro-Latinx FolksVulture - IN THE HEIGHTS UPDATED JUNE 16, 2021 Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jon M. Chu, and In the Heights Actors Address Film’s ColorismThe Marysue- We Need to Listen When the Afro-Latinx Community Criticizes In the HeightsThe Root: Let's Talk About In the Heights and the Erasure of Dark-Skinned Afro-Latinx FolksThe Marysue- Lin-Manuel Miranda Issues Apology After In the Heights Criticism Over Lack of Afro-Latinx RepresentationEvery In The Heights Song Not In The MovieNew Gossip Girl Looks Way More InclusiveAfro Latino’s to CelebrateRemezcla.com- 8 Afro Latinos Who Made Important Contributions to US HistoryThis Black History Month, celebrate the work of Afro-Latinas who challenge what Latinidad looks likeThe Americano News- 5 Afro Latinas to Celebrate During Black History Month and BeyondNoticieromovil.com- A Hidden Identity: 10 famous Afro-Latinos to celebrate during Black History MonthThree facts to celebrate Afro-Latinos during Black History MonthReuters- First openly gay Afro-Latino U.S. congressmanThem.us - 7 Icons Adored by the Queer Latinx CommunityRun, Eboni! RHONY (Real Housewives of New York)First Black RHONY Housewife“Race baiter”Minority Korner on YouTube:  https://bit.ly/2JsXEuuCONTACT USTwitter: @minoritykornerEmail: minoritykorner@gmail.comIG: @minoritykornerHost/Producer: James Arthur M: TW: @JamesArthur_M, IG: @JamesArthur
Released:
Jun 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Are you easily confused by terms like cultural appropriation, cisgender, toxic masculinity, twunk, black girl magic, and woke? Or maybe you’re tired of explaining terms like these and you need a community that gets you! Sounds like you need MINORITY KORNER! Nnekay & James dish out your weekly serving of pop culture, social commentary, nerdy stuff, politics, empowerment, celebrity feuds, zanny anecdotes, mispronunciation of most names, and things they left out of the history books, all from a perspective that’s Black, queer, and lady like! So come learn, laugh, and play! (Part of the Maximum Fun Network)