Decoding the Racism in Advertising and Entertainment with Professor Gene Shelton

Published: Nov. 6, 2020, 8 a.m.

b'Advertising, marketing, the entertainment industry and even the news media are selling us something. And what they\\u2019re selling usually isn\\u2019t good for us. Racist imagery like Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben are only the tip of the iceberg. Professor Gene Shelton reveals the racism behind advertising, and gets real about reclaiming our representation in media. This is a stirring conversation on how we all advance Black liberation when we up our media literacy game! BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation\\u2019s largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com and share this with your people!\\nPushBlack exists because we saw we had to take this into our own hands. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at Black History Year dot com. Most people do 5 or 10 bucks a month, but everything makes a difference. Thanks for supporting the work.\\xa0\\nThe Black History Year production team includes Tareq Alani, Patrick Sanders, William Anderson, Jareyah Bradley, Brooke Brown, Shonda Buchanan, Eskedar Getahun, Leslie Taylor-Grover, Abeni Jones, Akua Tay, Darren Wallace and our producer, Cydney Smith.\\nFor Limina House, our producers are Jessica Rugh Frantz and Sasha Kai Parker, who also edits the podcast. Black History Year\\u2019s Executive Producers are Julian Walker for PushBlack and Mikel Ellcessor for Limina House.\\xa0\\n\\n \\nTo learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy\\n \\n Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices'