Season 3 of blackfolkdont is here! Watch the trailer
African-American Gothic
Check out our new episode Black Folk Don't: Get Married
Forest Whitaker talks about "Waiting to Exhale"
In an interview, Charlie Rose asked the Director of "Waiting to Exhale", Forest Whitaker: Where are the good men?
He shares:
"What it's about is we find them looking for these men we find them trying to define themselves by these things. By the end of the the movie one of the characters has a man but the other three do not but they all still feel good about themselves. Whitney's character says to her mother 'I have a job I have friends, I have family, i'm okay, i'm fine. I may never get married but you know what, I'm happy....'"
Black Folk Don't: Get Married
Check out our season finale of Black Folk Don't. Although season 2 is over we're ending it on the most traditionally celebratory topic, Marriage. So enjoy, and look out for Season 3!
"Black Folk Don't: Commit Suicide"
Black Suicide
According to the Center of Disease Control the suicide rate for black women was about 3 per 100,000, from 2005-2009. Check out this interesting report that investigates what conditions prevents Black women from committing suicide.
Also, look out for our next episode "Black Folk Don't: Commit Suicide"
Created by Ellen Weinstein
Found in article by EMILY BRENNAN
Have you seen this Bill Board in your community?
well, "African Americans for Humanism" launched a campaign in several major U.S cities in late January to let non-believers know that they are not alone.
The Black religious community called this an ethnocentric initiative. What do you think? Read more here: http://www.eurweb.com/2012/02/atheists-target-blacks-during-the-month-of-february/
Being an Athiest can be lonely, especially when you add the Prefix "Black"
"Throughout American history the Black community has used religion to organize and survive systems of oppression . Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X are considered two of our greatest heroes. We often fail to acknowledge the irreligious activism of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters or the Black Panthers."
Read More here: http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/my-lonely-life-as-a-black-atheist/
Here's one way to question faith that never get's old.
Do you think all black people are religious? Well, check out the teaser of Black Folk Don't: Do Atheism, question the myth, and have a few laughs along the way.
Do black folk have Eating disorders? Check out the new episode of Black Folk Don't..
Look out for the new Episode of "Black Folk Don't".
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July 5, 2012
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Glad this resource is out here since the idea of Black Folks not having eating disorders is a destructive myth.
LOOKING INTO THE MIRROR, THE
BLACK WOMAN ASKED, "MIRROR, MIRROR ON
THE WALL,
WHO'S THE FAIREST OF THEM
ALL?"
THE MIRROR SAYS, "SNOW
WHITE YOU BLACK BITCH, AND
DON'T YOU FORGET IT!!!"
-Carrie Mae Weems
Check out our new episode that discusses the struggle over body image -Black Folk Don't: Have Eating Disorders. It will be available on July 10th.
Smokey the Bear sure has a lot of hope
FUN FACT
The National Park Service conducted a survey in 2009 and found that African-Americans were only 7 percent of those who had visited the National Parks.
Is it true that Black Folk Don't Camp? Watch the new episode of Black Folk Don't here