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Talking Black in America – Performance Traditions

An exploration of the creative use of African American Language in performance genres.

Aired 11/02/2023 | Expires 10/21/2026

Talking Black in America – Performance Traditions

Talking Black in America – Performance Traditions

Special | 55m 43sVideo has Closed Captions

An exploration of the creative use of African American Language in performance genres.

African American artistic forms like the Blues, Spirituals, Spoken Word, Preaching, Comedy and Hip Hop reveal a story about the creative use of African American Language and its function as a tool for survival, liberation and belonging within the Black Community.

Aired 11/02/2023 | Expires 10/21/2026

Made possible by The National Science Foundation, The William C. Friday Endowment, Tyler and Michele Wolfram, Rusty Edmister, and Steve and Beverly Lindell

Talking Black in America – Performance Traditions

Talking Black in America – Performance Traditions

Special | 55m 43sVideo has Closed Captions

African American artistic forms like the Blues, Spirituals, Spoken Word, Preaching, Comedy and Hip Hop reveal a story about the creative use of African American Language and its function as a tool for survival, liberation and belonging within the Black Community.

Aired 11/02/2023 | Expires 10/21/2026

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Made possible by The National Science Foundation, The William C. Friday Endowment, Tyler and Michele Wolfram, Rusty Edmister, and Steve and Beverly Lindell

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