MK307: Twice As Hard to Get Half As Much, & I’m Coming for Everything (In The Heights & Colorism, 8 Afro Latinos to Celebrate, Real Housewives of New York, Gossip Girl Reboot, Juneteenth)

Episode notes

We kick things off celebrating Juneteenth! Gossip Girl is jumping on the representational reboot train with a diverse cast- but is it too little too late? In the Heights is caught up in a colorism scandal- we weigh in. In the main Korner James helps us celebrate Afro Latino’s since In The Heights ignored them, with 8 legends who’ve made impacts from music, to acting, to politics, and activism this community has helped shape the fabric of society and it’s time they got their well deserved spot in the spotlight. Then guest co-host Julia Hardy spills all the tea on the Real HouseWives of New York with their first ever Black housewife Eboni, and as a former employee of reality television, Julia has the inside scoop.

Guest Co-Host: – Julia Hardy (she/her): a BIPOC, writer, TV junkie, queer. She’s dishing Black Girl Magic and Blerd Power. Shining the light on injustice and fighting for equity. – astrological sign Virgo.)

REFERENCE LINKS:

• Juneteenth Resources:
  • Honoring And Celebrating Juneteenth
  • 9 Ways To Celebrate Juneteenth in 2021
  • Black & Queer: What It Means To Celebrate Juneteenth And Pride In The Same Month
•   In the Heights Colorism:
  • The Root: In the Heights and the Erasure of Dark-Skinned Afro-Latinx Folks
  • Vulture – IN THE HEIGHTS UPDATED JUNE 16, 2021 Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jon M. Chu, and In the Heights Actors Address Film’s Colorism
  • The Marysue- We Need to Listen When the Afro-Latinx Community Criticizes In the Heights
  • The Root: Let’s Talk About In the Heights and the Erasure of Dark-Skinned Afro-Latinx Folks
  • The Marysue- Lin-Manuel Miranda Issues Apology After In the Heights Criticism Over Lack of Afro-Latinx Representation
  • Every In The Heights Song Not In The Movie
• New Gossip Girl Looks Way More Inclusive
• Afro Latino’s to Celebrate
  • Remezcla.com- 8 Afro Latinos Who Made Important Contributions to US History
  • This Black History Month, celebrate the work of Afro-Latinas who challenge what Latinidad looks like
  • The Americano News- 5 Afro Latinas to Celebrate During Black History Month and Beyond
  • Noticieromovil.com- A Hidden Identity: 10 famous Afro-Latinos to celebrate during Black History Month
  • Three facts to celebrate Afro-Latinos during Black History Month
  • Reuters- First openly gay Afro-Latino U.S. congressman
  • Them.us – 7 Icons Adored by the Queer Latinx Community
• Run, Eboni! RHONY (Real Housewives of New York)
  • First Black RHONY Housewife
  • “Race baiter”

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