Ranked #1
The Hairstons Part 2: Diary of a Mad Black Cousin
The Hairstons Part 2: Diary of a Mad Black Cousin
Every year, descendants of both enslaved people and slave owners come together for a family reunion. The darker side of ... Read more
12 Dec 2017
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28mins
Ranked #2
You Ain’t Got No Job, You Ain’t Got Shit to Do
You Ain’t Got No Job, You Ain’t Got Shit to Do
Friday, the 1995 comedy starring Ice Cube and the late, great, John Witherspoon, is one of Eric’s all-time favorite movi... Read more
5 Nov 2019
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42mins
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The beef between rap titans Cardi B and Nicki Minaj consumed the news this year. Shoes have been thrown, emails leaked, ... Read more
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Ranked #8
The Cult of Father Divine
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Eric walks us through the life of Father Divine, a Black man who believed he was God, amassed thousands of followers all... Read more
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Jolly Ranchers. Skittles. Gatorade. No matter what, Eric always goes for the purple stuff. This week, he uncovers the de... Read more
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Good for the Blacks returns! This week, we take a fresh look at the latest Kardashian feud with Jordyn Woods, a trusted ... Read more
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Sister, Sister
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Producer Simone Polanen thought she knew her little sister well, until she discovered a major part of her sister’s ident... Read more
6 Feb 2018
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Beignets In, Breathe Out
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What foods do you associate with Black culture? Eric’s friend makes him a sugary treat with surprising connections to th... Read more
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Taco Bout It
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Oo-OOOOOO! It’s quesadilla time. Brittany heads to L.A. to talk with a chef who’s making “Black tacos.” Turns out they’r... Read more
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The Rise and Fall of Black TV (feat. Erika Alexander)
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Erika Alexander, who found fame as Maxine Shaw on the classic sitcom Living Single, details what it was really like to r... Read more
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Chidi and The Good Place
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This week Eric talks with Cord Jefferson, a writer for NBC’s The Good Place, about how Blackness is depicted in the afte... Read more
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This week, we’ll take you to Zaire for a story about national identity, colonialism, and one of the most notorious dicta... Read more
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Each week this August, we’re updating some of our most thought-provoking episodes. This week: writer Casey Gerald reflec... Read more
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From Zamunda to Wakanda
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Coming to America may have given us the greatest Jheri Curl anthem ever made, but that doesn’t make it untouchable. With... Read more
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