CALL & RESPONSE: Controlling The Narrative Of Black Image In The Media

Today’s show: controlling the narrative of Black image in the media. Featuring special guests, Matthew Cherry (Oscar-winning director of the animated short film “Hair Love”), Ernie Hudson (actor, “Ghostbusters” and “The Family Business” on BET+) and Phoebe Robinson (comedian and actress, “2 Dope Queens.” author of NYT Best-Seller, “You Can’t Touch My Hair & Other Things I Still Have to Explain”). Hosted by Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle.

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SHOW NOTES

• Why Father’s Day is Baron Vaughn’s personal Juneteenth
• How Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle met at a rap battle
• The importance of watching comedy outside of what’s featured in main stream media
• Matthew Cherry discusses the uniquely positive portrayal of Black fatherhood and Black hair in his film, “Hair Love.”
• The future of independent filmmaking after COVID-19 (Matthew Cherry)
• The importance of CROWN Act & normalizing Black hair (Matthew Cherry)
• The importance of goal setting & how Matthew Cherry’s past tweet foreshadowed his Oscar nomination
• The story of Texas student DeAndre Arnold being unable to graduate because he refused to cut his dreadlocks for graduation & how he later became Matthew Cherry’s Oscars guest
• The importance of portraying “Black joy” in a time where people are becoming more aware of Black pain & Black history (Matthew Cherry)
• Why it’s so important to support young Black voices in filmmaking (Matthew Cherry)
• The reason “Hair Love” was an animated film (Matthew Cherry)
• Thoughts on how we can sustain and continue the current movement (Open Mike Eagle & Baron Vaughn)
• How far Black stories have come in television and film & where they can go next (Ernie Hudson)
• Ernie Hudson’s role as L.C. Duncan in The Family Business on BET
• How Ernie Hudson’s approach to roles has evolved in over 50 years of acting
• Ernie Hudson discusses how uprisings have affected his two hometowns of Los Angeles and Minneapolis
• Ernie Hudson discusses his challenging experience as the only Black Ghostbuster
• How Phoebe Robinson dealing with quarantine
• The importance of creating content you don’t see & the content you want to see (Phoebe Robinson)
• Phoebe Robinson on what inspired her bestselling book, “You Can’t Touch My Hair & Other Things I Still Have to Explain”
• The importance of developing your craft for fun vs. making career moves & what it means to “fill the space” with your voice (Phoebe Robinson)
• Why it’s important for people of color to take control of their own narrative (Phoebe Robinson)

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Matthew Cherry

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Twitter: @MatthewACherry

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Ernie Hudson

Instagram: @ernie_hudson

Twitter: @Ernie_Hudson

Facebook: @ErnieHudsonOfficial

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Phoebe Robinson

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Instagram: @dopequeenpheebs

Twitter: @dopequeenspheebs

Facebook: @DopeQueenPheebs

ABOUT THE SHOW

Call & Response is a new show designed to respond to the changes and activism of our time. Each day, Baron and Mike will invite their favorite Black creators — activists, comedians, musicians, actors, visual artists, and more — to riff on current events, discuss the present momentum, and speak about their work and struggles.

Published at Mon, 22 Jun 2020 17:55:05 +0000