Black Media Minute with Kimberly Foster Podcast
1) Morgan Rhodes on Music Supervising for Ava DuVernay
Morgan Rhodes knows music. She turned her passion for digging through crates for musical gems into a career as a DJ and music supervisor for film and television. She's worked on Ava DuVernay's "Middle...Show More
2) How Jasmyn Lawson Celebrates and Centers Black Culture Through GIFS
Jasmyn Lawson is creating and curating culture through her work at Giphy, an online gif database. Read about Digital Blackface: http://www.teenvogue.com/story/digital-blackface-reaction-gifs Follow ...Show More
3) A Black Bachelorette Tried to Make Dating Great Again
Kimberly, Jonquilyn and Sesali take a deep dive into the 13th season of The Bachelorette. Follow Kimberly on Twitter @KimberlyNFoster Follow Sesali on Twitter @BadFatBlackGirl Follow Jonquilyn on Twi...Show More
4) Kyra Kyles on Leading Ebony and Jet Into a New Chapter
Kyra Kyles describes herself as a "media Macguyver." The editor-in-chief of Ebony Media Operations knows the media business from all angles, so she's a perfect choice to head two of Black America's mo...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Black Girls Discuss 'Girls'
What's it like to be a Black woman who deeply enjoys a show that is so-freaking-white? Listen to four Millennial Black women discuss the triumphs and failures of the hit show 'Girls.'
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) Abby Phillip of WaPo on Political Journalism in the Donald Trump Era
Donald Trump's attempt to discredit the media has made its existence even more important. While citizens attempt to sift through the Trump Administration's many lies, we rely on great reporting from p...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7) Does 'Orange is the New Black' Exploit Black Pain?
The Netflix series Orange is the New Black is in no way a “Black" show. It doesn’t have a Black show runner and it has no Black writers. But its multicultural cast features a handful of brilliant blac...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) Freshalina of Crunk & Disorderly on the Rise and Fall of the Black Blogosphere
Before new media went corporate and social media was so pervsive, the Black Blogosphere was popping. There were spaces that highlighted different facets of black life including gossip, fashion, relati...Show More
Freshalina of Crunk & Disorderly on the Rise and Fall of the Black Blogosphere
56:33 | Jul 15th, 2016
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) Is Broadway Getting Blacker?
This year's Tony Awards were a huge deal. There were an unprecedented number of People of Color nominated and Black actors won all of the acting awards in the musical categories. But what does this ba...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.10) Kaz Famuyide on Hip Hop Journalism and Why Print Still Matters
There's nothing better than a well laid out, well-edited print publication. Unfortunately no one's buying it. As subscription numbers dwindle and ad dollars dry up, the print medium is slowly dying. S...Show More
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