• Rollin’ wit DAARAC

  • By: AJ Wone
  • Podcast

Rollin’ wit DAARAC

By: AJ Wone
  • Summary

  • Defining, celebrating and declassifying the universal dynamic of the diasporic culture of Blackness in media. Three officials of historic tradition converge to explore the vast expanse of a variety of worldwide film, television, theater and public access programming that tackle and address the spectrum of Blackness. Professor, researcher and scientist Dr. JD Spinks, human scientist and clinical sexologist Dr. Mwachi Tafari and filmmaker/creator AJ Wone take their brotherhood and priceless discourse public to express the necessity of preservation, protection and distribution of Blackness that are barren to public awareness. Special guests are invited to examine this endangered dilemma relating to the distorted perceptions of Black media since its inception to date.
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Episodes
  • What Set You Claiming? Wakanda Or Zamunda/Horse Feathers!!!
    May 11 2021
    This episode of "Rollin", we discuss the classifications of Blackness. First, the Oscars trend with Hollywood browning the silver screen, the DNA of innate rhythm spanning Africa to America and a school birthday party story at the tail end of the program........
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    48 mins
  • Oppressed Nuts, Revolutionary Pussies and Silhouetted Backs
    May 9 2021
    The lack of sexuality from a Black masculine perspective in Hollywood makes Wone Nation go on a tangent about the agenda of de-sexualizing and the absence of intimate virility of men on film and television. The conversation grows into exploring ideologies of conservative and suppressed views of intimate expression from generations past, how violence and disrespect became attractive attributes in the era of Bogart, Gable and John Wayne. Also, Dr. Tafari discusses the psychological and sexually oppressive effects post-slavery.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Cornbread, Earl (Simmons) and We
    Apr 13 2021
    The tide turns in this episode where we pay homage to legendary poet DMX and speak on the dichotomy of fame and addiction and how an excess on both sides of the coin remains the gift and curse of genius. Also, we touch on some films like Cornbread, Earl and Me and Do The Right Thing where they reflected a tumultuous time that in many cases continues to reverberate through society today.
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    42 mins

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