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OPINION: Podcasts are insightful yet often perpetuate toxic stereotypes and agendas

Podcast culture is taking the internet by storm. From celebrities to ordinary people with a microphone, it seems as though everyone is creating podcast channels and sharing their opinions with the world. Though many podcasts are harmless and can offer insightful life advice, many others feed into negative or harmful stereotypes about different groups of people.

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OPINION: There must be more non-stereotypical Black characters in TV and film

When you hear the phrase “Black TV and film,” what’s the first movie or show that pops into your head? “Boyz In The Hood?” “Friday?” “Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air?” “Roots?” “12 Years a Slave?” “Madea?” Not to diminish the greatness of those shows and films, but I believe that Black Hollywood is overly saturated with shows and films that center around harmful Black stereotypes or slave period pieces. 

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