New Episode | 'Black Folk Don't': "Get Married"

Black Folk Don't:

 

It seems like now a days it's hard to find black folk who are ready and willing to say I do, at least that's what all the media coverage about single black women says. Is this a generational issue or are black folk allergic too long term commitment? Or are they just committing in different ways outside the mainstream?

'Black Folk Don't': Commit Suicide

Black Folk Dont:

 

Suicide usually isn't an option for black folks, especially since there is a whole host of reasons why our mortality rate is so high, but is this always true? Given some recent high profile suicides and apparent suicides in the black community, is there more room to have this discussion now?

'Black Folk Don't': Do Atheism

NBPC:

 

When is the last time you met a black atheist? Having faith has been a long tradition for black folk in the US and across the world? So is it true that black folk don't do atheism?

New Episode! "Black Folk Don't": Have Eating Disorders

NBPC:

 

What is the danger in assuming that black folk don't have issues with their body? What happens when there is no room for discussion for black folk to discuss eating disorders? Or maybe black folk don't actually have any eating disorders? Where does stereotype end and truth begin?

New Episode: 'Black Folk Don't' Camp

BlackFolkDont:

 

If black folk can live in the hood why can't we go to the woods? The great outdoors seems to be the last frontier when it comes to Black People. What's keeping us from engaging with Mother Nature? What's so tough about roughing it for Black Folk? Or are we just doing it in secret, or in camouflage hats? Tune in and find out.

"It's the Most African City in North America": 'Black Folk Don't' in NOLA

BlackFolkDont:

 

What's so special about New Orleans, Louisiana? Well the crew of Black Folk Don't headed down South for this season to find out just that! Because black folk don't do New Orleans, OK, they totally do!

Season 2.0 Premiere: "Black Folk Don't": Swim

Black Folk Dont

 

Back by popular demand, and with topics by the people Black Folk Don't brings new topics to a new city, New Orleans! First, what's the deal with black folk and swimming? Do they do it? Or are the assumptions true? Tune in to new episodes every Tuesday, and share your thoughts @blackfolkdont on Twitter. A special presentation of BlackPublicMedia.org, directed by Angela Tucker, and supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.