Black Folk Don't

Presented by Black Public Media this episode asks, has the culture of yoga gotten too corporate for black folk? Or maybe black folk are actually doing and teaching yoga in new and unexpected places despite this stereotype?

Presented by Black Public Media this episode explores the question of black folk not visiting the doctor regularly. Does this assertion hold up to experience? Are there historical considerations to explore here? Or have we stumbled on yet another myth?

Quick: name a black winter sports athlete other than Shani Davis. Hm, well, you be the judge of your skills on that one. Presented by Black Public Media this episode asks why is it that winter sports seem to have less black folk in the mix? Or is this not even the case?

Presented by Black Public Media this episode explores the assertion that black folk don’t engage in travel tourism as much as others. Is this just another case of “it depends what you mean by travel”? And as always are there socio-economic, or cultural at work here?

Presented by Black Public Media this episode asks, does the archetype of a stoic quietly suffering people hold for black folk? Are black folk more likely to associate a stigma with therapy and other forms of psychological self-exploration, or is that yet another myth with many holes?

Brought to you by Black Public Media, featuring a diverse array of Black perspectives, check out this tongue in cheek exploration of a long-held stereotype. Do black people tip any less than others? How did this perception take hold of the popular consciousness, and what are the consequences of this vein of thinking?