CategoryFeel Notes

This is the place to orient yourself each episode. Here you’ll find more context on certain topics brought up in respective episodes, as well as links to references, definitions, and literacy moments.

Kahlil Haywood

Link → Madame Noire

Link → Single Black Male

Link → Very Smart Brothas

Link → Daily Mail

Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff on Thriftbooks

Gail D Taylor

Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-fi and Black Fantasy Culture by Ytasha Womack on Amazon. Link → George A Romero Wiki – the father of modern zombieism in cinema. Women, Race & Class by Angela Davis on Thriftbooks. They Were Her...

Chris L Terry

Poly Styrene (aka Mary Joan Elliot -Said) was the frontperson of the punk band X-ray Spex. Bad Brains are an American punk/rock band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1977. Full Movie → Afro Punk by James Spooner Soul Glo is a Philly based punk band →...

Quincy Ledbetter

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and producer who directed 30 films in a career spanning 57 years. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Kurosawa entered the...

SHEBA

Music Video → “Flagpole Sitta” by Harvey Danger Jason NOTE: I misquoted the lyrics; actual lyrics are: “…I’m so hot, cuz I’m in hell”Also, this song is classified as Alternative, not Pop-Punk as suggested. Felicia Savage-Friedman and...

Stéfon Charlot

Respectability politics or the politics of respectability is a form of moralistic discourse used by some prominent figures, leaders or academics who are members of various marginalized groups. When these figures promote respectability...

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