Episode 15: Black Excellence and Complicated Legacies
Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and iHeartRadio.
In this episode, we discuss whether we as a people conflate material prosperity with excellence using the ongoing dispute between Diddy and Mase as an example. We also talk about the founding of Black History Month, Kobe Bryant’s complicated legacy and the pressures facing Black male athletes, and what Jennifer Lopez and Shakira’s Super Bowl performance means for Latinx representation.
Resources:
France, Lisa Respers. Mase calls Sean 'Diddy' Combs out about business practices. CNN.com. January 31, 2020.
Swinton, Elizabeth. Watch the Entire Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show, Starring Shakira and Jennifer Lopez. Sports Illustrated. February 2, 2020.
Telford, Taylor. Investor, author, filmmaker: The entrepreneurial second act of Kobe Bryant. Washington Post. January 27, 2020.
