Trump and the Whitewashing of Brown & Black Culture

Is Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center takeover the start of a cultural whitewash?

This week on ‘Brown & Black,’ we examine what happens when the most powerful man in America seizes control of the nation’s most prestigious cultural institution.

The President’s takeover of the Kennedy Center has sparked fears of a whitewashing of African-American and Latino culture. From shrinking opportunities for artists of color to the threat against Spanish-language media, are we witnessing the beginning of state-run art in America?

Episode Summary:

• Discussing the definition of “white culture” and its relationship to power
• Discussion of Trump’s unprecedented control of the Kennedy Center
• Analysis of the dismissal of 18 board members and the cultural implications
• Debate on American culture as fundamentally rooted in Black culture
• Exploration of the potential future of Spanish language in mainstream media
• Examination of the potential impact on BET, Univision and Telemundo
• Discussion of how artists today might respond to cultural oppression
• A plea to listeners to resist cultural erasure

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