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CULTURE CLASSICS – The Boondocks

#RunTheCulture Animation is a field where The Culture has been underrepresented but has still managed to create a fare share of classics and today’s #CultureClassics is one of the best black created cartoons ever made, the political and satirical show The Boondocks.  The Boondocks is an adult themed animated sitcom created by Aaron McGruder. The series premiered…

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MUSIC MONDAYS – Leon Bridges

#RunTheCulture Hearing a song that can transport you to a different time and place is a rarity in today’s popular music and requires a unique talent to pull off. This week’s #MusicMondays artist is one of those unique talents, Leon Bridges. A new type of American Soul singer, Bridges bridges the gap (sorry) between 1960’s…

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CULTURE CLASSICS – Poetic Justice

#RunTheCulture This week we honor the life and legacy of legendary creator for The Culture John Singleton and feature his film Poetic Justice as today’s #CultureClassic. Poetic Justice is the 1993 romantic drama written and directed by John Singleton and starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur as poet Justice and postal clerk Lucky repectively. The two have a chance encounter that leads to a roadtrip…

THE FEAT. – The Nod Podcast

#RunTheCulture Today on The Feat. we are featuring one of the truly unique black podcast out right now, The Nod. Coming straight outta Brooklyn, The Nod’s mission statement is to tell the stories of Black life that don’t get told anywhere else. Hosted by creators for The Culture and Howard grads Brittany Luse and Eric…

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The Feat. – We Love You Charlie Freeman

#RunTheCulture Today on The Feat. we are featuring a truly unique and mind-bending black-lead novel , We Love You Charlie Freeman. We Love You Charlie Freeman is the debut work from rising literary star and creator for The Culture Kaitlyn Greenidge and is the story of a black family (The Freemans) that, through their knowledge…

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CULTURE CLASSICS – Get Out

#RunTheCulture With A-List creator for The Culture Jordan Peele’s new film Us dropping this week, we’re taking a look at his first major motion picture. The breakout hit and instant horror #CultureClassic Get Out. Get Out is a satirical horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele in his directorial debut. It stars Black Panther’s Daniel Kaluuya as a young black…

THE FEAT. – UpUpDownDown Youtube Channel

#RunTheCulture If content is king then visual content is the king of kings. We use photographs and videos to communicate so much today. And thanks to YouTube it’s given people of color the platform to tell their stories their way. And on The Feat we’re featuring one YouTubers doing it for The Culture. and the…