Hyphenated Lives

In Episode 9, we discuss the continual erasure of Black people from Black culture, especially in music. No Black artists were in the top ten for Billboard’s top hits of 2013, and the Rock Hall of Fame failed to induct any Black artists this year (the second in the Hall’s twenty eight year history). We also discuss the Golden Globes and racism in Hollywood; Idris Elba and the BAFTAs; Mindy Kaling’s Elle cover; birthday shoutouts to Tina Knowles and Blue Ivy; figure skating’s latest race mess. We answer an anonymous question about responsibility in the face of ignorance and givingyoutheflick’s question with regards to Lorde’s ignorance.