The Bleek Outlook

Perspectives

Living with eyes like mine, you see things differently. In the latest episode, Chevanne and Andrew take you through a brief meditative audio play before exploring how perspectives change the way we see each other and ourselves.

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Back in Wakanda

From COVID to Chadwick, Andrew and Chevanne come back from their hiatus to breakdown what's happened, how we've changed, and whether Black Panther should have recast T'Challa.

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Is It Really Real, Son? Race and Art w/ Davinia

Will you ever hear Ashanti on hold music at the doctor's office? Why do we have a black Mona Lisa or black Fur Elise? Shouldn't we have art with a significance of its own? Chevanne and Andrew explore the intersection of race and art while joined by special guest Davinia, a decolonial design historian and sociologist pursuing a PhD at the prestigious University of Warwick. 

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National Museum of African American History and Culture - https://nmaahc.si.edu

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Thanos Was Right: Fear of a Black Planet

Was The Mad Titan misunderstood? Maybe Thanos was right to kill half of the universe's population? And how would the galaxy react to the creation of a planet full of black people? Listen to the latest episode of The Bleek Outlook to find out.

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BREAKING NEWS: Rap is Journalism

**** what you heard and listen to this! Chevanne and Andrew close out Black Music Month with a discussion on the journalistic value of rap music and how it directly impacted Andrew's career. From Common to Nas to Outkast to Ice Cube, we look at hip-hop for what it is: art.

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• Read Can't Stop, Won't Stop by Jeff Chang on Amazon Books
• Learn more about Black Music Month at the National Museum of African-American Music

The Cookout

Who all made the potato salad? This episode, we discuss the sanctity and camaraderie of the cook-out, and how family and food influence the way culture passes from one generation to the next. Who gets an invite and how should they act?

 

Closing music credit: The Stuyvestants “Good Time” https://www.thestuyvesants.com/

Hungry? Read “The Cooking Gene” by Michael W. Twitty at https://thecookinggene.com/

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How to Be a Real Jamaican

Wha gwan? Join hosts Chevanne and Andrew in this pilot episode of The Bleek Outlook, a podcast dedicated to lighthearted but informed deep dives into black culture. Learn how to navigate identity as young black Americans and how to keep a proper Jamaican household. Follow us at http://www.instagram.com/thebleekoutlook