EP 24 - Black Panther, Hollywood & The African

In This Episode:
“The African and Hollywood”; this was the idea that birthed Excuse My African. When I started this podcast in 2017 Hollywood was at a point where they weren’t ready for MY kind of ‘African’. In the exact words of a Casting Director, I am not “African Enough”.

Fast forward to February 2018 and Black Panther, a movie that praises and glorifies the beauty of Africa; is currently the number 1 movie in the whole world. However, this hasn’t changed the tune of Hollywood.

In this episode, I will tell you about a very recent experience I had with an agency. This time it wasn’t about my looks, it was about my accent.

Mentioned In This Episode:
1. Black History Month: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-month  
2. UN: http://www.un.org/en
3. Women’s Month: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_History_Month
4. Black Panther: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1825683/
5. Dialect Coach: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialect_coach
6. Gringo: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3721964/
7. David Oyelowo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Oyelowo
8. A United Kingdom: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3387266/fullcredits

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EP 19 - "S***hole" Africa

In This Episode:

I woke up a few days ago to hear that some certain individual, had referred to my beautiful continent Africa and Haiti as a s***hole continent and country.

Instead of getting angry, I decided to respond with positivity. Which is what I have decided to do all of 2018. I will not give power to people who try to bring me down, and that’s exactly what we African’s need to do too.

I’m proudly African, and I love my s***hole continent!

Mentioned In This Episode:
1. Africa : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa 
2. Haiti : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti
3. Michelle Obama : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Obama
4. Excuse My African : http://www.excusemyafrican.com/
5. David Oyelowo : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Oyelowo
6. Lupita Nyong’o : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupita_Nyong%27o
7. Uzo Aduba : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzo_Aduba
8. Chiwetel Ejiofor : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiwetel_Ejiofor
9. O.T. Fagbenle : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._T._Fagbenle
10. Nigeria : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria
11. Texas : https://texas.gov/
12. Obafemi Awolowo University : http://www.oauife.edu.ng/
13. Ile-Ife : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ife
14. The Virginia Commonwealth University : https://www.vcu.edu/
15. Richmond, Virginia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia
16. Medical College of Virginia Hospitals : https://www.vcuhealth.org/
17. Pediatric Surgery : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pediatric_surgery
18. General Surgery : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_surgery
19. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia : http://www.chop.edu/
20. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine : https://www.med.upenn.edu/
21. Texas Children Fetal Centre : http://women.texaschildrens.org/program/texas-childrens-fetal-center

Connect:
Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com
Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/
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