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Back of the Theater Podcast

Back of the Theater Podcast

99 episodes

Hans Charles and Menelek Lumumba discuss film and culture.

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Does Jada Hate Will (Part Two)

Published: Nov. 30, 2023, 3:57 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 17 seconds

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Does Jada actually hate Will? (Part One)

Published: Nov. 6, 2023, 1:54 p.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 50 seconds

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Mumba returns to the Show

Published: Sept. 11, 2023, 6:05 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 47 seconds

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Hans only wants to do radio alone

Published: Aug. 28, 2023, 7:42 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes

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Hans Goes Solo

Published: Aug. 14, 2023, 12:46 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 28 seconds

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TWO SHOWS IN THREE WEEKS

Published: May 17, 2023, 8:28 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 8 seconds

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Stephanie Malson

Published: May 5, 2023, 11:14 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes 53 seconds

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The Return of Real Radio

Published: Feb. 28, 2023, 6:08 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes 38 seconds

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How is This a Show?

Published: Dec. 1, 2022, 5:35 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 14 seconds

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Black Adam & Kanye West

Published: Oct. 27, 2022, 3:39 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 4 minutes 54 seconds

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Conspiracy Talk

Published: Sept. 27, 2022, 4:06 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 41 seconds

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Camera Talk

Published: Sept. 18, 2022, 3:27 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 47 seconds

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Will Smith Is Very Sorry

Published: July 30, 2022, 10:19 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 51 seconds

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How's your summer?

Published: July 8, 2022, 2:28 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 43 seconds

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Uvalde, Texas Shooting.

Published: June 1, 2022, 3:33 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 23 minutes 29 seconds

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Happy Birthday Menelek

Published: May 17, 2022, 8:29 p.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 26 seconds

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Burnout

Published: April 21, 2022, 2:07 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 8 minutes 4 seconds

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A Little More Will Smith and Chris Rock Talk. (Then we are done, we promise)

Published: April 2, 2022, 7:03 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 5 seconds

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Does Will Smith have to Slap a B*tch?

Published: March 28, 2022, 6:29 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes 7 seconds

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Angry Mumba & LA Hans

Published: Jan. 23, 2022, 8:51 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 52 seconds

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Hans has Omarion

Published: Jan. 5, 2022, 3:41 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 12 seconds

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The End of The Podcast?

Published: Nov. 14, 2021, 6:38 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 58 seconds

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On Dave Chappelle

Published: Oct. 23, 2021, 6:24 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 31 seconds

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Nicki Minaj Has a Few Thoughts

Published: Sept. 16, 2021, 3:58 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 24 seconds

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Cinematography & Collaboration

Published: Sept. 7, 2021, 5:06 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 28 minutes 47 seconds

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U.S. Foreign Policy & The Crate Challenge

Published: Aug. 25, 2021, 8:53 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 29 seconds

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ShaCarri Richardson, NBA Finals, Bill Cosby

Published: July 8, 2021, 3:58 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes 10 seconds

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Breonna Taylor Art Exhibition

Published: June 10, 2021, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes 39 seconds

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Kwame Brown, Joe Budden & Some Other Stuff

Published: May 20, 2021, 2:02 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes 15 seconds

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Let's catch up, NFL, The Oscars, Aaron Rodgers

Published: May 4, 2021, 10:32 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 16 minutes 32 seconds

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Kirk Franklin & Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

Published: March 18, 2021, 6:02 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes 1 second

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Who has more Anger?

Published: March 2, 2021, 6:23 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 2 seconds

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Ted Cruz is a Moron

Published: Feb. 19, 2021, 4:51 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 4 minutes 47 seconds

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First Show of the Year (Right Before the Coup)

Published: Jan. 7, 2021, 2:35 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 9 seconds

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COVID-19 Second Wave

Published: Dec. 23, 2020, 2:06 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 38 seconds

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The Election (Then and Now)

Published: Nov. 5, 2020, 3:44 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes 22 seconds

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The Election Is Close

Published: Oct. 29, 2020, 2:34 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 13 seconds

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The Debate

Published: Sept. 30, 2020, 6:17 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 43 seconds

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R.I.P. to Chadwick Boseman

Published: Sept. 3, 2020, 6:39 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 56 seconds

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Black is King

Published: Aug. 6, 2020, 7:13 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 16 minutes 59 seconds

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KANYE THO

Published: July 30, 2020, 2:56 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes 40 seconds

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We Are Back

Published: July 17, 2020, 7:24 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes 34 seconds

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Crazy Times

Published: June 25, 2020, 5:33 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 26 minutes 14 seconds

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Live Podcast

Published: June 19, 2020, 6:56 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 29 seconds

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#GeorgeFloyd

Published: June 4, 2020, 3:42 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 18 seconds

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Two Angry Black Men

Published: May 21, 2020, 8:28 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 24 seconds

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1 ANGRY BLACK MAN WILL BE RELEASED JUNE 5TH

Published: May 15, 2020, 3:46 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 8 seconds

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The Last Dance

Published: May 7, 2020, 8:08 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 55 seconds

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Living With Covid-19

Published: April 23, 2020, 6:33 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 47 minutes 2 seconds

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Angela Barnes Gomes

Published: April 16, 2020, 8:17 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes 41 seconds

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Angel Kristi Williams

Published: April 9, 2020, 4:04 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 37 seconds

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Quarantine Life

Published: March 26, 2020, 5:20 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 7 minutes 57 seconds

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Bernie Sanders

Published: March 22, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 2 seconds

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COVID-19

Published: March 19, 2020, 3:47 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes

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Therapy Breakthrough

Published: Feb. 27, 2020, 4 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 22 minutes 12 seconds

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Pastor Troy & Little Nas X. (Homophobia in the Black Community)

Published: Feb. 6, 2020, 7:19 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 27 seconds

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Kobe Bryant and much more

Published: Jan. 30, 2020, 3:37 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 59 minutes 35 seconds

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Oscar Still So White?

Published: Jan. 17, 2020, 9:58 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 54 seconds

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Kevin Hart Documentary

Published: Jan. 2, 2020, 7:37 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 28 minutes 27 seconds

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Queen and Slim (we actually haven't seen the movie yet)

Published: Dec. 12, 2019, 4:51 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 52 seconds

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Los Angeles Brothers

Published: Nov. 14, 2019, 7:54 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 28 seconds

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Dolemite Is My Name

Published: Nov. 1, 2019, 5:23 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 34 seconds

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Your Thoughts?

Published: Oct. 25, 2019, 12:32 a.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 2 seconds

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We Back! Lebron. China. Gemini Man.

Published: Oct. 15, 2019, 6:26 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 13 seconds

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Dave Chapelle: Sticks and Stones

Published: Sept. 5, 2019, 10:52 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 53 seconds

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The Auteur Theory

Published: Aug. 22, 2019, 5:17 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 4 seconds

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Jay Z and The NFL

Published: Aug. 15, 2019, 1:43 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 23 minutes 4 seconds

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Dem Debates

Published: Aug. 1, 2019, 3:33 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 23 minutes 20 seconds

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Show Bizz is driving Menelek nuts.

Published: July 21, 2019, 11:55 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 21 seconds

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Menelek has moved to Arizona

Published: July 13, 2019, 5:09 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 6 seconds

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High Blood Pressure and Black Hollywood

Published: June 26, 2019, 3:41 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 41 seconds

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Comedian Guy Branum

Published: June 20, 2019, 2:06 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 5 seconds

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Just Hans and a Mic

Published: June 6, 2019, 7:27 p.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 40 seconds

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Michael Holman

Published: May 30, 2019, 1:28 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 8 minutes 59 seconds

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Menelek's Birthday/Parenthood/Cinema

Published: May 17, 2019, 12:50 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes 34 seconds

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NBA & RIP to John Singleton

Published: May 9, 2019, 1:43 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 54 minutes 3 seconds

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The Avengers: End Game

Published: May 2, 2019, 1:20 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 40 seconds

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The Muller Report

Published: April 25, 2019, 3:52 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 27 seconds

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Magic Johnson Quits! (Enough with the Lakers)

Published: April 11, 2019, 1:25 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes 2 seconds

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RIP Nipsey Hussle

Published: April 4, 2019, 6:15 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 7 seconds

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Ozark and The Future of Streaming Services

Published: March 28, 2019, 1:37 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 18 seconds

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Please use Vaccines

Published: March 22, 2019, 6:10 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 22 minutes 56 seconds

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College Admission Scandal

Published: March 14, 2019, 1:47 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 51 seconds

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Michael Cohen Hearings and Athletes Who Rap

Published: March 1, 2019, 5:36 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 33 seconds

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Pats Win (again)

Published: Feb. 7, 2019, 6:52 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 44 seconds

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Post Sundance and Denton

Published: Feb. 1, 2019, 7:14 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 5 seconds

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Sundance and Denton Black Film Festival

Published: Jan. 24, 2019, 4:13 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour

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Brenda's Got A Baby?

Published: Jan. 17, 2019, 5:50 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 7 seconds

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Happy New Year

Published: Jan. 4, 2019, 7:35 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 34 seconds

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Last show of the year.

Published: Dec. 21, 2018, 7:08 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 47 minutes 6 seconds

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Denton Black Film Festival

Published: Dec. 13, 2018, 4:12 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 8 seconds

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Nikyatu Jusu

Published: Dec. 6, 2018, 3:57 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 37 seconds

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Death and Stuff

Published: Dec. 1, 2018, 2:15 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 1 second

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Mid Terms

Published: Nov. 15, 2018, 5:51 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 47 minutes 57 seconds

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Hans Is Alone Alone

Published: Nov. 9, 2018, 3:46 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 41 seconds

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Let's Argue

Published: Nov. 1, 2018, 2:43 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 26 seconds

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Justin Denis

Published: Oct. 25, 2018, 4:27 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 40 minutes 53 seconds

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Back from the Gary International Black FIlm Festival. (And Drake is awful)

Published: Oct. 19, 2018, 6:19 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 19 seconds

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BACK FROM URBANWORLD

Published: Oct. 4, 2018, 3:47 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 47 seconds

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MGK vs. Eminem

Published: Sept. 30, 2018, 3:18 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 44 seconds

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URBANWORLD FILM FESTIVAL

Published: Sept. 13, 2018, 6:53 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 8 seconds

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Live from BlackStar with Nefertite Nguvu

Published: Sept. 9, 2018, 10:19 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 2 seconds

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Podcast Beefs. Menelek gets serious.

Published: Aug. 30, 2018, 6:11 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes 56 seconds

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Bronze Lens this week! (Hans is on a train)

Published: Aug. 23, 2018, 5:32 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 57 seconds

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Another Therapy Breakthrough

Published: Aug. 16, 2018, 1:30 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 35 seconds

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BlackKklansman: EMERGENCY SHOW!

Published: Aug. 12, 2018, 2:58 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 3 minutes 44 seconds

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A Love Letter to BlackStar

Published: Aug. 10, 2018, 4:08 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 14 seconds

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Philly, WE ARE ON THE WAY

Published: July 27, 2018, 7:48 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 37 seconds

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In Defense of Scarface

Published: July 20, 2018, 6:04 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 10 seconds

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Get your Tickets to BLACKSTAR

Published: July 12, 2018, 1:31 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 42 minutes 4 seconds

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RE-AIR Maori Holmes

Published: July 5, 2018, 5:28 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 44 seconds

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Dem Politics

Published: June 28, 2018, 1:35 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes 2 seconds

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Filmmaker Mike Shum

Published: June 21, 2018, 6:23 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 40 seconds

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BACK FROM LA

Published: June 14, 2018, 5:51 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 54 seconds

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Drake's Wake

Published: May 31, 2018, 2:41 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 40 seconds

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Cobra Kai/Menelek's Anger

Published: May 24, 2018, 1:36 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 16 seconds

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Tupac vs. Big

Published: May 17, 2018, 4:51 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 23 seconds

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The Avengers and Then Donald Glover

Published: May 10, 2018, 1:15 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 13 minutes 47 seconds

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From Kanye to Cosby

Published: May 3, 2018, 5:57 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 16 minutes 17 seconds

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Kanye West Doesn't care about Black People

Published: April 26, 2018, 6:49 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 16 seconds

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Erika Nunez

Published: April 19, 2018, 4:31 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 4 minutes 43 seconds

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Andre The Giant/Trump

Published: April 12, 2018, 1:28 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes

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North By Northwest (not a real festival)

Published: April 5, 2018, 6:20 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes

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Howard Financial Aid Scandal

Published: March 30, 2018, 5:15 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 6 seconds

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Black Mental Health.

Published: March 22, 2018, 5:58 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 1 minute 16 seconds

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Post

Published: March 15, 2018, 5:59 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes 33 seconds

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Black Panther Breakdown (Spoilers)

Published: Feb. 22, 2018, 2:14 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes 49 seconds

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The Obama Portraits

Published: Feb. 16, 2018, 7:11 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 31 seconds

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Quincy Jones and The Superbowl

Published: Feb. 8, 2018, 7:23 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 38 seconds

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