The Economics Behind Black Pop Culture

Published: Sept. 15, 2022, 1:20 p.m.

b'Big Wos and Nando Vila are joined by writer Bertrand Cooper to discuss his new piece "Who Actually Gets to Create Black Pop Culture" for Current Affairs magazine. People always say \\u201cblack people aren\\u2019t a monolith\\u201d but Bertrand goes DEEP with research and breaks down who specifically gets an opportunity for these jobs and the background they come from. "Black pop culture reveals that most Black creators (outside of music) come from middle-to-upper middle class backgrounds, while the Black the poor are written about but rarely get the chance to speak for themselves" - Bertrand\\nCooper Article: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2021/07/who-actually-gets-to-create-black-pop-culture Bertrand\\nCooper Twitter: https://twitter.com/BL4CK_TR4SH WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: Youtube.com/countthedings1\\nProduced by Sean Little - https://twitter.com/ChicagoFlow\\nSign up for The Athletic: TheAthletic.com/dings\\nSupport us on www.patreon.com/countthedings\\nFind us: www.countthedings.com Social: @countthedings @bommpodcast\\nFacebook: www.facebook.com/countthedings\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'