AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange

Cross-dressing comedians becoming a drag in black films

By Talia Whyte

The Grio

Move over, Tyler Perry – you’re not the only black actor putting a skirt on for the big screen.

Jamie Foxx and Martin Lawrence are reprising their respective television characters – Sheneneh and Wanda – for an upcoming film of the same name. The movie originated as a parody of a movie trailer for a film called ‘Skank Robbers’ which the actors made for the BET Awards. The duo will reportedly produce and write the script for a film portraying their goofy characters as “modern-day independent women trying to make it on their own, one bank robbery at a time.”

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PBS’ ‘AfroPoP’ series inspires with stories from the Diaspora

By Talia Whyte

Bay State Banner

The international interest in President Barack Obama’s ascension to the White House has highlighted the conversation about cultural ties within the African Diaspora.

The second season of the PBS series AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange, which premieres this Sunday, November 15 at 7pm on WGBH 44, takes a deeper look at contemporary black life around the world.

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