The Intersection 's Podcast

Oppressed and marginalized communities often use culture as a resistance mechanism, a platform to assert their attitudes and discuss issues relevant to them. Culture is often used to resist dominant ideologies and oppressive situations. Culture was and continues to be a resistance mechanism utilized by Blacks in America since slavery. The Intersection: Where Black Popular Culture Meets Social Justice,This podcast will examine and discuss the multitude of ways Black popular culture has resisted injustice within the United States.Black popular culture includes, Black literature, poetry, art, music, television, films

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Athletes and Social Justice

March 02, 2021 • The Intersection • Season 1 • Episode 2

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Two weeks ago, America sat down to watch the championship game of the National Football League, otherwise known as the Superbowl. On this episode we discuss how athletes fight for social justice within the sports industry (another form of popular culture) and speak with Dr. Lisa Shannon about the history of Black athletes resisting social injustices. This episode is timely as we just witnessed the purchase of WNBA's Dream, a team that has consistently resisted injustices, and basketball star Lebron James continue to face criticism for his social justice stance. Additionally, this episode, features our special student led segment "Students Through Your Speakers" and their interview with NFL great Jerome “The Bus” Bettis.