Podcasts about Magical Negro

This week on the podcast, the gurls recap "We're Off to See The Wizard," aka Everyone's Drinking Dumb Bish Juice. This episode leaves them asking why The Elders don't have a Magical Negro while applauding The Seer's behind-the-scenes work for team Underworld. Penned by writing duo Alison Schapker and Monica Owusu-Breen (women who go on to write for Scandal and Alias, respectfully), this episode has the girls and the gurls in their emotional bag; for Nelle, it's 90% the episode and 10% the comment section. For Rae, Paige is the Halliwell sister at the bottom of the pyramid. In the R.E.P.O.R.T, the gurls talk Beyond the Gate's Turtleneck Ted. While watching the Devil May Cry anime, Nelle takes us on her manifestation journey. Rae goes down an 80s rabbit hole watching Kramer vs Kramer and Michael Mann's Manhunter. Rae's convinced the Halliwells guzzled dumb bish juice. Nelle's wondering why Rae expects better from them. Tune in for laughs, side-eyes, and just enough chaos to keep things magical.

This week on the podcast, the gurls recap "We're Off to See The Wizard," aka Everyone's Drinking Dumb Bish Juice. This episode leaves them asking why The Elders don't have a Magical Negro while applauding The Seer's behind-the-scenes work for team Underworld. Penned by writing duo Alison Schapker and Monica Owusu-Breen (women who go on to write for Scandal and Alias, respectfully), this episode has the girls and the gurls in their emotional bag; for Nelle, it's 90% the episode and 10% the comment section. For Rae, Paige is the Halliwell sister at the bottom of the pyramid. In the R.E.P.O.R.T, the gurls talk Beyond the Gate's Turtleneck Ted. While watching the Devil May Cry anime, Nelle takes us on her manifestation journey. Rae goes down an 80s rabbit hole watching Kramer vs Kramer and Michael Mann's Manhunter. Rae's convinced the Halliwells guzzled dumb bish juice. Nelle's wondering why Rae expects better from them. Tune in for laughs, side-eyes, and just enough chaos to keep things magical.

Welcome back to Fright School! We start off discussing holiday presents! Joe is journaling... or trying to. Have you read A NOUN of NOUN and NOUNS by Proper Noun Initial. Initial. Proper Noun? Was it any good? Joe is building his TBR and needs recs. We prepare to enter the Drag Race Cinematic Universe (DRCU). This week, we took a trip to see the new remastered version of SE7EN in IMAX! Despite being set in Vague Metropolis, we discuss New York as a character in film. We also revisit the discussion of the apocalyptic visions of horror from way back in season 1 of FS, SE7EN's juxtaposition of apathy and hope, and explore the possible Magical Negro trope in the film as informed by HORROR NOIRE. While Joshua enjoys the relentless rain of the film, Joe gives us an update on the 7 Deadly Sins. Here at Fright School we have been very lucky to meet, talk with, and become friends with so many horror creators across the seasons of our show. Now we find that so many of our wonderful community are directly being affected by the fires burning in Los Angeles, California. Our hearts are with everyone affected and who have lost so much. Please consider helping in any way you can: Resources To Support Those Affected By The L.A. Fires Further reading about SE7EN: ‘Se7en': A Rain-Drenched, Somber, Gut-Wrenching Thriller that Restored David Fincher's Faith in Filmmaking By Sven Mikulec Colors and visual storytelling in SE7EN by Debaditya Sekhar Jena Writing The Horror Movie: The Inner Psychology of Se7en, Drag Me To Hell & Dawn of the Dead By Jacob Krueger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I cried throughout the entire thing. It made me want to be a better man.”  We're at the end of an era, folks. The Nicolas Cage season of Because You Watched Starcrash draws to a close with our obligatory holiday movie and a spectacular piece of metafiction. Your Distinguished Professors and salute the man of the hour. Topics discussed include our latest accompanying whiskey, yet another manifestation of the Magical Negro, movies that get dads to cry, Cash's alignment is called into question, nostalgia for pre-9/11 airport security, the apparent intense bone-ability of Jack, the lack of clear thinking at the airport, Téa Leoni's shower scene, the relative lack of crazy-Cage in FM, comparison with The Good Place (with light spoilers), Jack's life is actually pretty good prior to the glimpse, speculation about the dimensional or time-travel issues involved with the glimpse, Cage's bad Boston accent, Nicky's outfit and hairstyle as a callback to Cage's infamous 1990 talk show appearance, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, some obligatory ribbing of M. Night Shyamalan, a nihilistic callback to Pig, speculation about drinking a beer underwater, parallel with Ex Machina, amazing Cage/ Pascal chemistry, Cage making out with Nicky, our three favorite movies, always trusting our shamanic instincts as thespians, the cruel end of the glimpse, the absurdity of being “trapped” in marriage to a Hollywood actress, parallels between FM and a Hallmark movie, a bleak interpretation of the end of FM, a quick PKD reference, being haunted by a lost alternate past, not one but TWO Nick Cage Queries, and our future date with Paddington 2.

Morgan Parker is a poet, essayist, and novelist. She is the author of the young adult novel Who Put This Song On?; and the poetry collections Other People's Comfort Keeps Me Up At Night, There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé, and Magical Negro, which won the 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award. She is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship, winner of a Pushcart Prize, and has been hailed by The New York Times as “a dynamic craftsperson” of “considerable consequence to American poetry.”Parker's debut book of nonfiction, You Get What You Pay For is available at your favorite bookstore.

Dutch and Tena briefly share their thoughts on the film titled The American Society of Magical Negroes.This film depicts a distorted reality where a secret society of black people dedicate their lives to pleasing white people. The organization's ultimate goal is to make white people feel comfortable and safe, thus aiming to reduce hate, racial injustice, and violence towards blacks.In actuality, a "magical negro" is a sell out who shucks and jives for the white man.  A magical negro loses their power when they stand up to white supremacy.Tune into the discussion!Visit our website: https://www.therealistthevisionary.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-realist-the-visionary--3304218/support.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the 2024 film, "The American Society of Magical Negroes" starring Justice Smith, David Alan Grier, and An-Li Bogan. The film follows a young man (Aren) who joins a clandestine group of magical Black Americans committed to enhancing the lives of White individuals, satirizing the Magical Negro trope.

This week there's no guest, but lots more witterings from the good doctors to make up for it.   Mark gives his take on a swathe of new films, including ‘Ordinary Angels', a Hilary Swank-starring emotional drama about a hairdresser who rallies an entire community to help a widowed father get his critically ill youngest daughter a liver transplant; ‘Boy Kills World', an action thriller about a martial arts expert who goes on a campaign of vengeance after he is rendered deaf-mute by an attack that killed his entire family; ‘I.S.S.', a science fiction thriller, which sees tensions flare aboard the International Space Station when a worldwide conflict breaks out on earth; and ‘Challengers', Luca Guadagnino's latest, which sees Zendaya star as a former-tennis-prodigy-turned-coach who transforms her husband into a world-famous grand slam champion only to become embroiled in a love triangle when he competes against his former best friend – and her former lover.   The big review of the week is ‘The American Society of Magical Negroes', a comedy-drama, which sees a young man join a clandestine group of magical African Americans committed to enhancing the lives of white individuals, satirising the Magical Negro trope.   Timecodes (relevant only for the Vanguard - who are also ad-free!): 09:39 – Orindary Angels 16:42 – Boy Kills World 20:45 – Box Office Top Ten 35:19 – I.S.S. 43:33 – Challengers 50:27 – American Society of Magical Negroes You can contact the show by emailing correspondence@kermodeandmayo.com or you can find us on social media, @KermodeandMayo   EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/take Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!  A Sony Music Entertainment production.     Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts    To advertise on this show contact: podcastadsales@sonymusic.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The title alone caught Panama Jackson's attention; we're talking about 'The American Society of Magical Negroes.' Some call it one of the worst films ever made, so Jackson and Wypipologist Michael Harriot spent their hard-earned money on movie tickets to answer the question, just how bad is this movie? Connect with theGrio Black Podcast NetworkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Kung Fu Panda 4" (1:32) the latest from one of Dreamworks' trusted franchises has hit theaters this past weekend. "The American Society of the Magical Negro" (14:49), a title and trailer that many of us were skeptical of has also hit theaters, but how did it turn out? We also take the time to catch up (26:29) on some other things we've been watching including "Bob Marley: One Love", "Quiet On Set", and more. News of the Week (1:23:26): MCU, Star Wars, Scream VII, Teen Titans, The Batman, 2025 Movie Calendar (Song: Fly-day Chinatown x Yashua)

In conversation with Shantrelle Lewis Morgan Parker won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Magical Negro, a poetry collection that ponders the nuances of Black American womanhood. She is also the author of the young adult novel Who Put This Song On? and the poetry collections Other People's Comfort Keeps Me Up at Night and There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé. A Cave Canem graduate fellow, the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, and the winner of a Pushcart Prize, Parker is the creator/co-curator of the Poets With Attitude reading series and is a member of The Other Black Girl Collective. Her writing has appeared in a variety of venues, including The Paris Review, The New York Review of Books, Best American Poetry, a Broadway playbill, and two Common albums. In You Get What You Pay For, she charts the generational and historical difficulties, traumas, and beauty of existing as a Black woman. Shantrelle P. Lewis is a multi-hyphen creative and scholar who accesses multiple disciplines to help elucidate African Diasporic history, aesthetics, culture and spirituality. After premiering at BlackStar Film Festival, her critically acclaimed directorial debut, In Our Mothers' Gardens, was released on Netflix via Ava Duvernay's Array. Her book, Dandy Lion: The Black Dandy and Street Style, was published by Aperture in 2017. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, LA Times, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, NPR, BBC, Washington Post, Slate, The New Yorker and the Philadelphia Inquirer. She co-founded Shoppe Black with her husband and fellow Howard alum, Tony Oluwatoyin Lawson. As an initiated Lukumi Sango Priest, hoodooist and New Orleans native, Shantrelle can be found waxing poetic about all things African spirituality online and in person at the Beaucoup Hoodoo Shop, the annual Beaucoup Hoodoo Fest this October and within her community, ATRS Book Club. Because you love Author Events, please make a donation to keep our podcasts free for everyone. THANK YOU! The views expressed by the authors and moderators are strictly their own and do not represent the opinions of the Free Library of Philadelphia or its employees. (recorded 3/13/2024)

Trey's Table Season 3: Episode 26 The Magical Negro In this episode I discuss the new film The American Society of Magical Negroes. https://youtu.be/dMaq_pfxs-0?s...https://youtu.be/dMaq_pfxs-0?s...https://youtu.be/jInlO6-JTww?s...https://youtu.be/v7_c-7tWXqg?s...https://youtu.be/HNHpAEbu0NI?s... #treystablepodcast

It's time to make some space on your bookshelf for a new addition because we're back with another TBG Library pick. Today's pick is the debut book of essays by award-winning author Morgan Parker, titled, “You Get What you Pay For.” Morgan Parker is a poet, novelist, and author of works such as the young adult novel Who Put This Song On? and the poetry collection Magical Negro, which won the 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award. In You Get What You Pay For, Morgan traces the difficulty and beauty of existing as a Black woman through American history, from the foundational trauma of the slave trade all the way up to Serena Williams and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Morgan joins me today to discuss what it means to experience hypervisibility as a Black woman regardless of class, how as a teenager she advocated for her own mental health with her parents, and the ways in which conversations with her therapist influence her writing, and vice versa.  Resources & Announcements Visit our Amazon Store for all the books mentioned on the podcast. Grab your copy of Sisterhood Heals.   Where to Find Morgan Website Instagram Grab your copy of ‘You Get What You Pay For'   Stay Connected Is there a topic you'd like covered on the podcast? Submit it at therapyforblackgirls.com/mailbox. If you're looking for a therapist in your area, check out the directory at https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/directory. Take the info from the podcast to the next level by joining us in the Therapy for Black Girls Sister Circle community.therapyforblackgirls.com Grab your copy of our guided affirmation and other TBG Merch at therapyforblackgirls.com/shop. The hashtag for the podcast is #TBGinSession.   Make sure to follow us on social media: Twitter: @therapy4bgirls Instagram: @therapyforblackgirls Facebook: @therapyforblackgirls   Our Production Team Executive Producers: Dennison Bradford & Maya Cole Howard Producers: Fredia Lucas & Ellice Ellis Production Intern: Zariah TaylorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to today's episode of “JR Morning with Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds.” Here's what's coming up on our show:Today's Show Notes:Cinematic Spotlight: We're diving into the world of upcoming movies, starting with the anticipated release of “Arthur the King.” We'll discuss its fresh take on classic stories and how it's stirring conversation about the “Magical Negro” trope in film. Then, we'll switch gears to the heartfelt drama “Love Lies Bleeding,” before wrapping up with the breakout hit “Hundreds of Beavers,” a dialogue-free comedy that's already winning over audiences.Community Corner: The IBEW Local 58 is making headlines with its March is Reading Month initiative. They're not only promoting literacy in elementary schools but also introducing kids to the exciting world of construction and electrical trades. We'll discuss the importance of such programs and the long-term impact they can have on our youth.Legal Lens: In the aftermath of a school shooting, we'll discuss the prosecutor's latest actions to ensure children's safety. Plus, we'll provide an update on the ongoing scrutiny surrounding former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's finances. What does this mean for local governance and trust in our leaders?Political Pulse: Big changes may be on the horizon as we analyze the Republican National Committee's potential shift in strategies. What does this mean for the political landscape, and how might it affect upcoming elections?Airport Assessment: Are you flying happy? We'll review the latest findings on airport satisfaction levels. Find out which airports are soaring in customer approval and which ones might need a boarding pass to better service.Cultural Celebrations: As St. Patrick's Day approaches, we'll talk about the cultural significance of the holiday and the local festivities planned in our community.Courtroom Confrontation: General Motors is in the hot seat with a lawsuit challenging their sale of car data to insurers. We'll break down the implications for privacy and consumer rights.Sports Segment: It's not just about hoops; we'll give you the latest updates from the world of sports, including a highlight on an upcoming basketball game that's capturing local attention.Wildlife and Environment: Join our discussion on wildlife management and the measures being taken to maintain the balance in our local ecosystems.Metro Detroit Moves: We'll explore a Metro Detroit initiative that's encouraging young people to pick up the hammer and wrench and get involved in skilled trades.Be sure to tune in to “JR Morning” for all this and more, including live interviews, expert insights, and your calls and comments. It's all happening here, where news meets the new day. Stay with us!

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Panama Jackson is joined by theGrio Daily host and New York Times best-selling author Micahel Harriot to analyze some of Hollywood's top money-making movies. They explore the relationship between white and Black characters who are meant to save each other. While it may make for a good story, is the concept of the white savior and magical nego hurting the culture?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the release of the new trailer for the American society of magical Negros! We are going to take a deep dive into the troop of the cinematic, magical Negro, where it came from? why it prevails? Also, whether or not it has had a positive or negative impact in pop culture. Join us live! And tune In to the conversation and comment! #blacknerd #blerd #blerdlife #blackgeek #blerds #geek #blacknerdnation #blacknerdsmatter #blacknerdsunite #blerdnation #blackcosplayer #blackgamers #blacknerds #blerdgirl #BLM #blackgirlmagic #blacknerdlife #cosplayersofcolor #blacknerdsrock #dopeblackpods #blackherosmatter #blackpodcast #blackpodcasters #dopeblackpods #podcastlife #podsincolor #blackpodcasts #blackexcellence #blackpodcastsmatter FOLLOW AND SUBSCRIBE TO US: TWITCH: www.twitch.tv/headnerdsinchargeINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/headnerdsinchargeTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@headnerdsinchargeFACEBOOK: Head Nerds In Charge YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/channel/UCoxdiREQMiio1gUoXWE0loA --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/head-nerds-in-charge/support

Do the Sacrificial Negro and Magical Negro go hand in hand? In short, yes. But my special guest Brother Ghoulish and I start at that question and explore if Blacks in Horror can truly escape the trope in modern horror and the ways it still echoes in certain characters and films. It's not a deep dive, but a beginners trek. Socials Brother Ghoulish - @brotherghoulish across all social media Mark O. Estes - TikTok: markoestes X: @theanticritic IG: markoestes/midnightsocialdistortion BlueSky: markoestesmsd Threads: markoestes Spill: markoestes

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There are Black folks who are real-life colleagues with the supernatural. Then there are Black folks who are sacrificial fictional characters in problematic storylines. Then there's the other other “magical Negro”: the one who performs the art of magic. Katie and Yves delve into the history of Black magicians and the significance of the stories they told. Then they return to the present for a conversation with modern-day magician Nicole Cardoza. Keep up with Nicole Cardoza: blackgirlmagician.com @nicoleacardoza on Instagram Follow us on Instagram @onthemeshow Email us at hello@ontheme.showSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Diane and Sean discuss Cameron Crowe's underwhelming and sometimes confusing love letter to his late father and Kentucky with Elizabethtown. Episode music is, "My Father's Gun" by Elton John, from the OST.-  Our theme song is by Brushy One String-  Artwork by Marlaine LePage-  Why Do We Own This DVD?  Merch available at Teepublic-  Follow the show on social media:- Tumblr: WhyDoWeOwnThisDVD-  Follow Sean's Plants on IG: @lookitmahplantsSupport the show

Hey there, everybody! Today on the show, I'm talking to screenwriter, Sam Watson! Based in, and proudly repping, Philadelphia, Sam is a Black, biracial, Ukrainian-American television writer. His work recently landed him a manager, which we get into more in the episode! Give it a listen, like, follow, subscribe, say something nice on Twitter/Instagram and remember to tag us, @SocialWriterPod! If you'd like to support us with a donation, you can now do so by going to our Linktree in the bio of our Twitter or Instagram and click the Donate button. Anything helps! Thanks so much for the support, y'all. -Andy

First introduced in the pages of X-Men, Storm is probably the most recognized Black female superhero. She is also one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel Universe, with abilities that allow her to control the weather itself. Yet that power is almost always deployed in the service of White characters, and Storm is rarely treated as an authority figure. Hero Me Not: The Containment of the Most Powerful Black, Female Superhero (Rutgers UP, 2023) offers an in-depth look at this fascinating yet often frustrating character through all her manifestations in comics, animation, and films. Chesya Burke examines the coding of Storm as racially “exotic,” an African woman who nonetheless has bright white hair and blue eyes and was portrayed onscreen by biracial actresses Halle Berry and Alexandra Shipp. She shows how Storm, created by White writers and artists, was an amalgam of various Black stereotypes, from the Mammy and the Jezebel to the Magical Negro, resulting in a new stereotype she terms the Negro Spiritual Woman. With chapters focusing on the history, transmedia representation, and racial politics of Storm, Burke offers a very personal account of what it means to be a Black female comics fan searching popular culture for positive images of powerful women who look like you. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

First introduced in the pages of X-Men, Storm is probably the most recognized Black female superhero. She is also one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel Universe, with abilities that allow her to control the weather itself. Yet that power is almost always deployed in the service of White characters, and Storm is rarely treated as an authority figure. Hero Me Not: The Containment of the Most Powerful Black, Female Superhero (Rutgers UP, 2023) offers an in-depth look at this fascinating yet often frustrating character through all her manifestations in comics, animation, and films. Chesya Burke examines the coding of Storm as racially “exotic,” an African woman who nonetheless has bright white hair and blue eyes and was portrayed onscreen by biracial actresses Halle Berry and Alexandra Shipp. She shows how Storm, created by White writers and artists, was an amalgam of various Black stereotypes, from the Mammy and the Jezebel to the Magical Negro, resulting in a new stereotype she terms the Negro Spiritual Woman. With chapters focusing on the history, transmedia representation, and racial politics of Storm, Burke offers a very personal account of what it means to be a Black female comics fan searching popular culture for positive images of powerful women who look like you. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

First introduced in the pages of X-Men, Storm is probably the most recognized Black female superhero. She is also one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel Universe, with abilities that allow her to control the weather itself. Yet that power is almost always deployed in the service of White characters, and Storm is rarely treated as an authority figure. Hero Me Not: The Containment of the Most Powerful Black, Female Superhero (Rutgers UP, 2023) offers an in-depth look at this fascinating yet often frustrating character through all her manifestations in comics, animation, and films. Chesya Burke examines the coding of Storm as racially “exotic,” an African woman who nonetheless has bright white hair and blue eyes and was portrayed onscreen by biracial actresses Halle Berry and Alexandra Shipp. She shows how Storm, created by White writers and artists, was an amalgam of various Black stereotypes, from the Mammy and the Jezebel to the Magical Negro, resulting in a new stereotype she terms the Negro Spiritual Woman. With chapters focusing on the history, transmedia representation, and racial politics of Storm, Burke offers a very personal account of what it means to be a Black female comics fan searching popular culture for positive images of powerful women who look like you. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

First introduced in the pages of X-Men, Storm is probably the most recognized Black female superhero. She is also one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel Universe, with abilities that allow her to control the weather itself. Yet that power is almost always deployed in the service of White characters, and Storm is rarely treated as an authority figure. Hero Me Not: The Containment of the Most Powerful Black, Female Superhero (Rutgers UP, 2023) offers an in-depth look at this fascinating yet often frustrating character through all her manifestations in comics, animation, and films. Chesya Burke examines the coding of Storm as racially “exotic,” an African woman who nonetheless has bright white hair and blue eyes and was portrayed onscreen by biracial actresses Halle Berry and Alexandra Shipp. She shows how Storm, created by White writers and artists, was an amalgam of various Black stereotypes, from the Mammy and the Jezebel to the Magical Negro, resulting in a new stereotype she terms the Negro Spiritual Woman. With chapters focusing on the history, transmedia representation, and racial politics of Storm, Burke offers a very personal account of what it means to be a Black female comics fan searching popular culture for positive images of powerful women who look like you. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

First introduced in the pages of X-Men, Storm is probably the most recognized Black female superhero. She is also one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel Universe, with abilities that allow her to control the weather itself. Yet that power is almost always deployed in the service of White characters, and Storm is rarely treated as an authority figure. Hero Me Not: The Containment of the Most Powerful Black, Female Superhero (Rutgers UP, 2023) offers an in-depth look at this fascinating yet often frustrating character through all her manifestations in comics, animation, and films. Chesya Burke examines the coding of Storm as racially “exotic,” an African woman who nonetheless has bright white hair and blue eyes and was portrayed onscreen by biracial actresses Halle Berry and Alexandra Shipp. She shows how Storm, created by White writers and artists, was an amalgam of various Black stereotypes, from the Mammy and the Jezebel to the Magical Negro, resulting in a new stereotype she terms the Negro Spiritual Woman. With chapters focusing on the history, transmedia representation, and racial politics of Storm, Burke offers a very personal account of what it means to be a Black female comics fan searching popular culture for positive images of powerful women who look like you. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/film

First introduced in the pages of X-Men, Storm is probably the most recognized Black female superhero. She is also one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel Universe, with abilities that allow her to control the weather itself. Yet that power is almost always deployed in the service of White characters, and Storm is rarely treated as an authority figure. Hero Me Not: The Containment of the Most Powerful Black, Female Superhero (Rutgers UP, 2023) offers an in-depth look at this fascinating yet often frustrating character through all her manifestations in comics, animation, and films. Chesya Burke examines the coding of Storm as racially “exotic,” an African woman who nonetheless has bright white hair and blue eyes and was portrayed onscreen by biracial actresses Halle Berry and Alexandra Shipp. She shows how Storm, created by White writers and artists, was an amalgam of various Black stereotypes, from the Mammy and the Jezebel to the Magical Negro, resulting in a new stereotype she terms the Negro Spiritual Woman. With chapters focusing on the history, transmedia representation, and racial politics of Storm, Burke offers a very personal account of what it means to be a Black female comics fan searching popular culture for positive images of powerful women who look like you. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

First introduced in the pages of X-Men, Storm is probably the most recognized Black female superhero. She is also one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel Universe, with abilities that allow her to control the weather itself. Yet that power is almost always deployed in the service of White characters, and Storm is rarely treated as an authority figure. Hero Me Not: The Containment of the Most Powerful Black, Female Superhero (Rutgers UP, 2023) offers an in-depth look at this fascinating yet often frustrating character through all her manifestations in comics, animation, and films. Chesya Burke examines the coding of Storm as racially “exotic,” an African woman who nonetheless has bright white hair and blue eyes and was portrayed onscreen by biracial actresses Halle Berry and Alexandra Shipp. She shows how Storm, created by White writers and artists, was an amalgam of various Black stereotypes, from the Mammy and the Jezebel to the Magical Negro, resulting in a new stereotype she terms the Negro Spiritual Woman. With chapters focusing on the history, transmedia representation, and racial politics of Storm, Burke offers a very personal account of what it means to be a Black female comics fan searching popular culture for positive images of powerful women who look like you. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First introduced in the pages of X-Men, Storm is probably the most recognized Black female superhero. She is also one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel Universe, with abilities that allow her to control the weather itself. Yet that power is almost always deployed in the service of White characters, and Storm is rarely treated as an authority figure. Hero Me Not: The Containment of the Most Powerful Black, Female Superhero (Rutgers UP, 2023) offers an in-depth look at this fascinating yet often frustrating character through all her manifestations in comics, animation, and films. Chesya Burke examines the coding of Storm as racially “exotic,” an African woman who nonetheless has bright white hair and blue eyes and was portrayed onscreen by biracial actresses Halle Berry and Alexandra Shipp. She shows how Storm, created by White writers and artists, was an amalgam of various Black stereotypes, from the Mammy and the Jezebel to the Magical Negro, resulting in a new stereotype she terms the Negro Spiritual Woman. With chapters focusing on the history, transmedia representation, and racial politics of Storm, Burke offers a very personal account of what it means to be a Black female comics fan searching popular culture for positive images of powerful women who look like you. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/communications

First introduced in the pages of X-Men, Storm is probably the most recognized Black female superhero. She is also one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel Universe, with abilities that allow her to control the weather itself. Yet that power is almost always deployed in the service of White characters, and Storm is rarely treated as an authority figure. Hero Me Not: The Containment of the Most Powerful Black, Female Superhero (Rutgers UP, 2023) offers an in-depth look at this fascinating yet often frustrating character through all her manifestations in comics, animation, and films. Chesya Burke examines the coding of Storm as racially “exotic,” an African woman who nonetheless has bright white hair and blue eyes and was portrayed onscreen by biracial actresses Halle Berry and Alexandra Shipp. She shows how Storm, created by White writers and artists, was an amalgam of various Black stereotypes, from the Mammy and the Jezebel to the Magical Negro, resulting in a new stereotype she terms the Negro Spiritual Woman. With chapters focusing on the history, transmedia representation, and racial politics of Storm, Burke offers a very personal account of what it means to be a Black female comics fan searching popular culture for positive images of powerful women who look like you. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/communications

First introduced in the pages of X-Men, Storm is probably the most recognized Black female superhero. She is also one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel Universe, with abilities that allow her to control the weather itself. Yet that power is almost always deployed in the service of White characters, and Storm is rarely treated as an authority figure. Hero Me Not: The Containment of the Most Powerful Black, Female Superhero (Rutgers UP, 2023) offers an in-depth look at this fascinating yet often frustrating character through all her manifestations in comics, animation, and films. Chesya Burke examines the coding of Storm as racially “exotic,” an African woman who nonetheless has bright white hair and blue eyes and was portrayed onscreen by biracial actresses Halle Berry and Alexandra Shipp. She shows how Storm, created by White writers and artists, was an amalgam of various Black stereotypes, from the Mammy and the Jezebel to the Magical Negro, resulting in a new stereotype she terms the Negro Spiritual Woman. With chapters focusing on the history, transmedia representation, and racial politics of Storm, Burke offers a very personal account of what it means to be a Black female comics fan searching popular culture for positive images of powerful women who look like you. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/popular-culture

Mark Harris has enjoyed watching horror movies since the age of about 10 or 12. Growing up in the 1980's with so few Black characters on TV or in movies, he always noticed when there was a person of color onscreen. It stood out even more in horror, and the Black character would inevitably end up dead since they were never the main character. As an African American horror movie fan, he decided to start keeping track of the countless ways in which Black characters were killed. In 2005, Mark started the website Black Horror Movies, where he reviews the portrayal of Black characters in genre movies all the way back to the beginnings of cinema. Mark's website provided a lot of the background information he and co-author Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman needed for their book, The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar. While the subject matter is serious, The Black Guy Dies First is a fun read, written with humor and insight. It includes lots of pop culture references, timelines, photos and concrete examples of Black representation in horror. Mark and Ben discuss many of the topics and issues raised in The Black Guy Dies First. Horror movies have always been seen as the ugly stepchild of Hollywood, and many people still think of horror as inconsequential. But this also allows horror movies to be transgressive, and push boundaries because the expectations for it to perform with mainstream audiences are low. Scary movies have a tendency to explore different avenues and reflect society's fears and anxieties. Race in America is one of the biggest touchstones as far as fear and anxiety, so it's valuable to analyze it as part of the horror genre. The trope of “the black guy dies first” is a history of how Black characters have been marginalized in movies. Since they are never the lead character, they are disposable. One of the exceptions, Night of The Living Dead, was ahead of its time, because it had a Black character in the lead. This made it an outlier in the history of black characters dying. Other cliches and stereotypes Mark sees that marginalize African Americans in horror are: The Best Friend, The Voice of Reason, The Authority Figure (such as a Black cop), The Sacrificial Negro (the character who somehow decides not to save themselves, even if they could), and The Magical Negro (who is just there to help the white main character, such as in The Shining.) Mark does see the horror genre finally changing for the better- Jordan Peele's Get Out was a runaway smash, which has allowed for more Black leads in horror movies and across all film genres. And he was genuinely surprised that Peele's NOPE got any kind of Oscar buzz in 2023 (though it did not receive any nominations.) Other recent films such as His House, Master, and Nanny actively explore the social issues and history of Black trauma. Mark agrees that the best way to increase diversity in front of the camera is to increase diversity behind the camera. When people of color are writing and directing, it empowers the development of strong characters and provides opportunities for diverse points of view. In Hollywood, there has always been the excuse that too many Black leads in a movie would make it a “Black movie” and therefore not appeal to all audiences or do well internationally. But now, a lot of blockbusters have people of color as the lead, which seems to prove that this attitude is changing. At the same time, it's important for filmmakers to not necessarily try to make the next Get Out- often, social commentary can feel wedged into the storytelling, when it didn't need to be. Mark feels that the key to Black horror is to show range in the storytelling, but it doesn't always have to be so serious. As a genre, horror is the most self-aware of its tropes and tendencies, so it is constantly challenging itself to change things up and find better ways to scare you. Find Mark Harris: https://www.blackhorrormovies.com/ Twitter @blacula

Join me for a rousing and illuminating conversation with Elias Gold, whom I discovered through his channel, Native Media Theory. Elias takes us through a journey through time, from the written descritions of Viking explorers, to the earliest Spanish colonizers, through romance books, early cinema, and up to the present day, when native people are more and more stepping into roles as writers and directors to tell their stories widely.You can watch this episode on the Story Paths youtube channel (linked below)Here is Elias' excellent channel.And his Instagram account.To keep this carefully crafted podcast afloat, please become a paid subscriber on Substack.As examples, this episode includes clips from the following films and TV shows:The Lone RangerThunderheartBlack PantherPocahontasAvatar 2Evan AlmightySmoke SignalsReservation DogsRussell MeansRutherford FallsPreyBury My Heart at Wounded Kneeand thanks also to Eisa Davis for her funny and poignant song, The Ballad of the Magical Negro, performed at Joe's Pub This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit storypaths.substack.com/subscribe

Panama Jackson is joined by The King of Black Twitter and theGrio Daily host, Micahel Harriot to analyze some of Hollywood's top money-making movies. They explore the relationship between white and Black characters who are meant to save each other. While it may make for a good story, is the concept of the white savior and magical nego actually hurting the culture?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cerramos nuestro tríptico racial tras White Savior y Magical Negro haciendo un balance y confrontando quien ha salido “ganando” en la batalla de cambios de raza. Por un lado, los personajes que han cambiado de otras razas a blancos, por arte del llamado WhiteWashing, que entiende que los personajes blancos hacen mejor taquilla y pasando por los racistas inicios del cine con el Black Face y que los orientales no gustan de protas. Con la entrada del movimiento Woke y el poder en taquilla de negros en USA y chinos en su tierra de chinos, son múltiples los personajes que han cambiado para que se sientan representados (casi todos Marvel, esto es lo más parecido a un podcast de Marvel que vais a oír por aquí XD). ¿Quién ganará? Nosotros nos quedamos con Cleopatra, Gengis Khan o Otelo y ellos a la Sirenita, al Barón Mordo o a la Antorcha humana.

FOX Sports longtime journalist sports columnist, commentator, and television personality is on the hot seat for a tweet following the in-field injury of Buffalo Bills star Damar Hamlin. Tim Black breaks down the situation and addresses the numerous number of "Magical Negroes" defending Skip from the backlash. This episode is so spicy you won't need hot sauce. Damar Hamlin Chasing M's Foundation Community Toy Drive https://www.gofundme.com/f/mxksc-the-chasing-ms-foundation-community-toy-drive Join Team Black - Tim Black's WolfPack www.jointimblack.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timblackpause/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timblackpause/support

Our guest this week is Saeed Jones, the acclaimed memoirist and poet, whose recent collection ALIVE AT THE END OF THE WORLD takes on both individual and collective grief in the midst of a nation in crisis. Spanning topics from the legacy of Black artists and entertainers to visions of the end of the world as a chaotic rave, Saeed brings every feeling to the forefront and never turns his back to the hard questions. Saeed chose a book stemming from his adolescence and one that continues to generate deeper meaning for him, Toni Morrison's SULA. This book, hardly two hundred pages in length, delves deep into what it means to be a Black girl, and to be both in and out of a community, and the complicated social dynamics it takes to perpetuate said community. The book is luminous at a prose level and never ceases to shock at every turn. There are some spoilers for this episode, but none that take away from the integrity of the novel. Together we chat about all things crafting a poetry collection, why the United States struggles with creating a grief culture, the triumphs and pitfalls of high school literary opinions, and so much more. Books discussed: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel Moniz, Magical Negro by Morgan Parker Buy Saeed's book: https://bookshop.org/books/alive-at-the-end-of-the-world/9781566896511 Follow the show on instagram and twitter @yfbpodcast

Roy Wood Jr. tackles the "The Magical Negro" throughout cinematic history and how in recent years, films have flipped the idea and started using "Magical White Negros." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Prior to Hadestown, I played The Magical Negro. I have no regrets about that. But all the while...and this is going to sound corny, but it's true. All the while I was saying, 'Why doesn't someone cast me for my mind? For my intellect? Am I really just another pretty face?' And it came together in Hadestown." André De Shields talks about the five decades he's spent working on Broadway, being a long-term survivor of HIV, and arriving in New York City during the sexual revolution of the 1970s. André can be seen on Broadway this fall in the newest revival of Death of a Salesman. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. A condensed transcript of each week's interview is posted on The Advocate's website. Follow us on Twitter: @lgbtqpod

On Today's episode of the Magical Negro podcast, we dive deep into some pretty heavy stuff. We're talking about reality, free will and the latest netflix original movie Choose or Die! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/magicalnegro/support

Welcome back to a new episode of This Is We. In this weeks episode we discuss Randall's chapter in the Big Three Trilogy, as we are reintroduced to his saviour complex. The guys discuss that scene with the police officer (what Black person approaches the police like that?), Deja and Malik's conclusion and the demands of being the older sibling! Join podcasters Tobi Rachel (Yellow Cup Podcast), Alex Holmes, Eden Mckenzie (DATSPOD) and Marquise Davon (Rational Anger Podcast) as they breakdown the latest episodes of NBC's This Is Us. We chat Season 6, previous seasons, and address the audacity of the characters. This is what happens when Earth signs join a group chat.

Heather introduced this over-used and damaging trope to Delaney a while back. Today Delaney asks all the questions to learn more about how the Trope of the Magical Negro has been used not only throughout media but also how it plays out in real life.

Tania and podcaster Cheryl Graeff (Friends I'm no longer friends with) use the final episode of "And just like that..." to unpack the Magical Negro trope, "woke" vs. "being awake", patriarchy, the basis of white supremacy and more. Did the AJLT writers' attempt to integrate new characters succeed? And what needs to happen in writers' rooms moving forward? Something for everyone in this episode especially writers and content creators.  Please follow, subscribe, rate and review @taniastake on Instagram Friends I'm no longer friends with

This week on The Op-Ed Page with Elisa Camahort Page: Available anywhere you listen to podcasts, so please share, subscribe, rate and review!! 1. Redrawing your Roadmap for Revolutionaries Road Map for Revolutionaries by me, Carolyn Gerin and Jamia Wilson: https://roadmapforrevolutionaries.com What Biden Has Done account: https://twitter.com/What46HasDone/ https://whatbidenhasdone.wordpress.com 2. Ted Lasso S2 Nick Mohammed tweet thread about his character Nate's motivation to be the S2 villain: https://twitter.com/nickmohammed/status/1446498835686064135 The Magical Negro trope: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Negro 3. Quick takes: The PBWC community partner webinar with Trajectory Partners on peer accountability groups: https://pbwc.org/product/community-event-peer-coaching/ Latest bylines: 4 Vegan Climate Evangelists You Need to Follow Now: https://kinderbeauty.com/blogs/veganism-inclusivity/vegan-climate-evangelists Forget Resolutions, Try Forming New Habits. Here's How I did It: https://kinderbeauty.com/blogs/life-hacks/turning-resolutions-into-habits Latest pieces I edited for The Rosie Report: Creating Your Own Role: How to define a job at the intersection of what you want and what they need by Elke Govertsen: https://therosiereport.com/creating-your-own-role-how-to-define-a-job-at-the-intersection-of-what-you-want-and-what-they-need/ Tax organization for freelancers: Make 2022 the year you get it right by Angele LaFond https://therosiereport.com/tax-organization-for-freelancers-make-2022-the-year-you-get-it-right/ One good habit leads to the next at work and in life by Brandi Riley: https://therosiereport.com/one-good-habit-leads-to-the-next-at-work-and-in-life/ NY Times/The abortion I didn't have: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/magazine/abortion-parent-mother-child.html Sway podcast/Why Humans Aren't the Worst. A Kara Swisher interview with Rutger Bregman https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sway/id1528594034?i=1000544072654 Being poor alone doesn't make people homeless, being poor where housing is unaffordable makes people homeless: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6882386579499958272/ Where to find me: My website: https://elisacp.com Sign up for my new newsletter, This Week-ish with Elisa Camahort Page: https://elisacp.substack.com New Calendly: schedule a session with me!: https://calendly.com/elisacp Thanks to Ryan Cristopher for my podcast music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ryan-cristopher/1479898729 Road Map for Revolutionaries by me, Carolyn Gerin and Jamia Wilson: https://roadmapforrevolutionaries.com Social media handles: Twitter: @ElisaC @OpEdPagePodcast Insta: @ElisaCP TikTok: @ElisaCP Please share, subscribe, rate and review!

This week Aries and Andy discuss being away from each other on the road, and movie cliches. Musical Guest: Champ Adom Social Media Instagram: @SpearsBergPod Twitter: @SpearsBergPod Facebook: SpearsBergPod Patreon: SpearsBergPod Youtube: SpearsBergPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Show Notes and Links to Chris L. Terry's Work and Allusions/Texts from Episode 50 On Episode 50, Pete welcomes Chris L. Terry, author of 2019's Black Card and Zero Fade. Chris and Pete discuss Chris' writing, particularly Black Card, gentrification, his punk rock and reading history, and racism and questions of identity, as seen in the world and in his writing. Catapult Article: "Tragic Gentrification Mulatto" Buy Black Card Through Amazon  Buy Black Card Through Bookshop   At about 3:05, Chris talks about growing up in Richmond, VA, along with his music and literary influences   At about 10:10, Chris talks about the punk aesthetic, what sets it apart from other types of music, and what he drew from it when he was younger   At about 11:40, Chris talks about strains of “Southern Pride”/white supremacist slogans in metal music and how the atmosphere was often alienating    At about 16:00, Pete and Chris talk about punk rock's more recent history and how Chris got into the punk scene   At about 18:55, Chris talks about his formative writing experiences that later led to    At about 21:05, Chris and Pete shout out librarians, including Chris' mother   At about 22:05, Chris talks about chill-inducing texts from his childhood and beyond, including “Sonny's Blues” by James Baldwin, and “Red Wind” by Raymond Chandler   At about 25:30, Chris talks about his work as a screenwriter, writing a script for his novel Black Card   At about 29:45, Chris talks about potential actors to play Lucius, Russell, and Mona in Black Card   At about 30:40, Chris talks about his first novel, Zero Fade   At about 32:40, Chris discusses his insightful essay from Catapult Magazine, “Tragic Gentrification Mulatto,” and the many layers of his neighborhood of View Park, Los Angeles   At about 40:20, Pete and Chris talk about Kanye West's de(evolution)   At about 42:10, Chris begins to discuss Black Card   At about 44:00, Chris discusses the idea of “performing” as a black man, with regard to the unnamed narrator of the novel   At about 46:40, Chris discusses the character of Lucius and the significance of the titular “black card”   At about 48:30, Chris discusses the interesting character of Mona, her tokenization by the main character, and the way that Chris deals with the archetype of The “Magical Negro” in the novel   At about 52:15, Chris describes the scene in which a father of an acquaintance uses a racist slur and connects it to incidents in his own life   At about 55:25, Chris talks about the book as a “coming-of-age” and “coming-of-race” text, and his desire to represent certain audiences on the page   At about 57:20, Chris reads an excerpt from Black Card   At about 1:02:25, Chris talks about upcoming projects You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Spotify and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.

Join Nicole Counts and Mika Kasuga from the One World team as they delve into how language--and the way we use it--can empower us, liberate us, and help us discover and embrace the sacred in our everyday lives. Featuring perspectives from Nate Marshall, an award-winning writer, rapper, and author of the poetry collection, Finna, and Morgan Parker, author of the poetry collections Other People's Comfort Keeps Me Up At Night, There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé, and Magical Negro, winner of the 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award. For more information on One World and these authors, visit www.oneworldlit.com.

You ever watch a movie with the old black dude where it's unclear if he has superpowers or just really insightful???? Yeah this episode is about that. The Old Magical Negro is a timeless and offensive trope that Hollywood won't let go. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebkspadezshow/message