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The CharlotteFive Podcast team decided to try to take a look at the future of the city, its recent transformative events, the education system and the role race plays in Charlotte, so we brought on Harvey B. Gantt, a former two-term Charlotte mayor and the first African American to hold that position. Please click and…

It all started with a podcast. For both Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams, a chance work meeting led to the latter appearing on the former’s Web-chat extension of her blog Blaria (“black Daria“). Cut to three years later: The duo have their own hit podcast 2 Dope Queens, appear in sold out theaters around the country…

Wize Grazette is in the business of telling stories. For as long as he can remember, the Brooklyn-born 29-year-old with Barbadian heritage has been interested in writing stories. “Since I was a child I’ve been writing stories. My mum allowed me to become a published author when I was nine when I wrote a short…

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 might find its way to the Nintendo Switch. According to a recent report, the latest entry in one of the world’s biggest game franchises could find itself on Nintendo’s hybrid console. In this episode of Transition – Gadgets 360’s gaming podcast, we discuss what this could mean for Call…

2 Dope Queens is known not just for being one of iTunes’ most popular podcasts, but also one of the most inclusive. How did it become an HBO special?Phoebe Robinson: “You know, it was because every night we were crushing, just body surfing out the building after our tapings! No, I’m just kidding. We met…

Lupita Nyong’o (left), Usher and Tessa Thompson got ready to party at the ‘Black Panther’ premiere. (Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney) The Black Panther has been unleashed. USA TODAY’s Straight Up Hollywood podcast brings you behind the scenes of the super-heroic Black Panther Hollywood premiere and tells you what went down at the exclusive after-party (Usher dancing on tables!)….

Ear Hustle Episode 1: Cellies Due to the scrappy, mobile nature of the podcast as a form, it allows us as listeners to eavesdrop on parts of the world we may never encounter. In theory, anyone with access to a microphone and a computer with an internet connection can make and record a podcast. This…

In January, NYU’s Silver School of Social Work McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research released a 16-part podcast series entitled “Black Boys & Men: Changing the Narrative” to address the stereotypes black boys and men often face in the United States. The series was released on this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and…

Welcome to “Playback,” a Variety podcast bringing you exclusive conversations with the talents behind many of today’s hottest films. Daniel Kaluuya’s life is about to change and he knows it. An Oscar nominee for his performance in Jordan Peele’s critical and popular success “Get Out,” he also appears in Marvel’s “Black Panther,” releasing Feb. 16….