The Intersection 's Podcast
Oppressed and marginalized communities often use culture as a resistance mechanism, a platform to assert their attitudes and discuss issues relevant to them. Culture is often used to resist dominant ideologies and oppressive situations. Culture was and continues to be a resistance mechanism utilized by Blacks in America since slavery. The Intersection: Where Black Popular Culture Meets Social Justice,This podcast will examine and discuss the multitude of ways Black popular culture has resisted injustice within the United States.Black popular culture includes, Black literature, poetry, art, music, television, films
Podcasting since 2021 • 12 episodes
The Intersection 's Podcast
Latest Episodes
Hip Hop is 50!
On this episode, we pay homage to Hip-Hop culture by discussing the significance, growth, changes and longevity of the genre. We pay particular attention to Chuck D's PBS documentary "Fight the Power: How Hip-Hop Changed the World!"...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:24:52
Rap Lyrics as Evidence
In courtrooms across America, defendant-authored rap lyrics are being introduced as incriminating evidence. Prosecutors describe these lyrics as an admission of guilt. Please join us as we speak with McKinley "MAC" Phipps, a rap art...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:46:51
FN Meka: The Avatar Rapper
The story of FN Meka — a fictitious character billed as the first musical artist partly powered by artificial intelligence to be signed by a major record label — might seem like a bizarre one-off if you have not been paying attention to the dig...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:07:22
Examining the intersection between Hip-Hop and Queer Identity
This episode begins by detailing controversial positions taken by Hip Hop artists including Da Baby and Lil Boosie and homophobic social media as well as performance made comments, while also discussing the rise of queer identified artists such...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:02:00