Dear Culture Podcast

Watch: The blame game – Bishop Sycamore edition

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Erika Alexander explains why ‘Friends’ was the white ‘Living Single’ and the importance of Black culture being acknowledged as mainstream

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‘Dear Culture’ Presents ‘Tru-ish Black Stories’ for Black History Month

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‘Dear Culture’: Revisiting the story of ‘How Trump ruined my relationship with my white mother’

It’s been five years since I wrote an article that impacted my life and family; a lot happened in that time. 
/ August 25, 2022

‘Dear Culture’: What exactly makes Brandy the ‘Vocal Bible,’ with journalist Dai Poole

On this latest episode of the Dear Culture Podcast, Panama is joined by writer Dai Poole to talk about Brandy being the “Vocal Bible.”
/ June 30, 2022

Watch: We took ‘Dear Culture’ to The Roots Picnic 2022 for Black Music Month

I’ve said it once but I’ll say it again, I love The Roots Picnic. It is, by far, my favorite music festival to attend.
/ June 23, 2022

‘Dear Culture’: Talking the Notorious B.I.G. and the book ‘It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him’ with author Justin Tinsley

As a genre, hip-hop is worthy of analysis, debate and discussion, but I think we have a tendency to go too far sometimes.
/ June 23, 2022

‘Dear Culture’: 15 of the Blackest Songs (in celebration of Juneteenth) with The 80z Babies’ Yinka Diz and Outlaw

It’s still June in African America and that means a time-honored tradition is also upon us: Juneteenth, aka Freedom Day.
/ June 16, 2022

‘Dear Culture’: Talking Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ with Shamira Ibrahim

When Kendrick Lamar, aka Oklama, announced via social media that he had a new album dropping in May, well, the social media lit up.
/ June 9, 2022

‘Dear Culture’: Are Janet Jackson’s albums better than Michael Jackson’s albums? A discussion with Matthew Allen

If I can just be honest here for a second, I don’t ever actually think that any of my “takes” are “hot.” Or even absurd.
/ June 2, 2022