Black Folk Don't
“Black Folk Don’t...” is an open conversation that invites everyone to take a second look at the grey areas between us all, no matter the race, and most importantly to do it with a sense of humor. This documentary web series is a special presentation of BlackPublicMedia.org, directed and produced by Angela Tucker, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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Do black people tip any less than others? When did this perception take hold of the popular consciousness, and what are the consequences of this vein of thinking. Join producer Angela Tucker as she explores this questions with regular folk on the street, and a range of black folk from cultural...
Air date: 02/27/2012
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Do you know any black people who?ve pursued any psychotherapy? Or does the archetype of a stoic quietly suffering people hold? Join the many voices of ?Black Folk Don?t?? as we expand on this concept. Are black people more likely to associate a stigma with therapy and other forms of psychological...
Air date: 03/05/2012
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There is a wide diaspora of black folk all around the world, for several historical circumstances, but is it true that black folk don?t engage in travel tourism as much as others? Is this just another case of ?it depends what you mean by travel?? And as always are there socio-economic, cultural or...
Air date: 03/12/2012
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Quick: name a black winter sports athlete other than Shani Davis. Hm, well, you be the judge of your skills on that one. But why is it that winter sports seem to have less black folk in the mix? Is this not the case? What do you think?
Air date: 03/19/2012
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Black folk are often encouraged to make more trips to the doctor. Do black folk see the doctor any less than other folk? Are there questions of access to be explored as part of the conversation? Or is this yet another urban myth? The news always focuses on the lack of care black people take of...
Air date: 03/26/2012
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