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The Black Belt Belle

The Black Belt Belle

De : L.M. Smith
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 No, this ain't Karate. I can't lay you out but I can learn ya somethin'. My name is Lauren, and on this podcast, we talk about whatever the hell is on my mind to tell as a Black and Proud Southern Belle. I'm an educator, and I try to infuse everything with a smidge of history. Books, cultural commentary, media, trending topics, ideologies, celebrities, family, relationships, religion, short stories, wellness, music, (Black) history, beauty, fashion, education...throw it all in the buggy!© 2025 L.M. Smith Sciences sociales
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    • Has Maverick City Music Lost the Plot? Do Black Folks Hate Socialism? Where is All the Protest Music?- My Thoughts on Gospel, CCM, Protest Music, Cowboy Carter, and SO MUCH MORE!

      Has Maverick City Music Lost the Plot? Do Black Folks Hate Socialism? Where is All the Protest Music?- My Thoughts on Gospel, CCM, Protest Music, Cowboy Carter, and SO MUCH MORE!
      Aug 6 2025

      The controversy surrounding Maverick City Music and the capital gains in the spiritual realm have me triggered! But that's not all we'll discuss in this episode. Episode 8 of The Black Belt Belle covers plenty of musical topics and so much more!

      Black Representation
      AI, Digital Blackface, and Black Women- 2:35
      T.S. Madison, Trans Women, and Dark-Skinned Women- 15:12

      Bookish Talk
      Silver Elite and How it Exposes Racism in Publishing- 27:13
      Why I Don't "Review" Black Books-39:39
      Anti-Intellectualism in Bookish Spaces and Youth- 42:11

      Politics
      The New York Mayoral Race and Black Folks Hate Socialism?- 45:19

      Music
      Cowboy Carter- 58:59
      Regional Rap Rises Again?- 1:17:49
      The Carter 6- 1:22:29
      Protest Music- 1:33:33
      Maverick City Music, CCM, and Gospel- 1:51:39
      The Bible and Beowulf- 2:28:10

      Random Thoughts
      Blondeness and Blush- 2:39:52
      Republican Makeup and Suzanne Lambert- 2:45:34
      Having Babies Over 40- 2:46:30
      Chloe Bailey- 2:49:26
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      3 h
    • Snape is Black and I Couldn't Be Happier: How Color Could Help Save the Soul of Harry Potter

      Snape is Black and I Couldn't Be Happier: How Color Could Help Save the Soul of Harry Potter
      Apr 19 2025

      Snape is Black. I couldn't be more thrilled. Now, if you make Hermione mixed, you have the right portion to fix some of Rowling's mistakes.

      Listen in as we go on a journey to discover 1) why retconning is ok and authorial intent always rules the day, 2) how a Black Snape and a Mixed-Race Hermione can address the lack of race in a racist society, and 3) the failure of S.P.E.W. We touch on everything from Gone With the Wind, Tolkien and the Hobbit, transphobia, elevating Black stories, the lack of character depth, to Rowling's neoliberalism. Harry Potter isn't a perfect story, but the potential in it is endless...

      Hop on your broomstick and come along!...
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      2 h
    • We All Failed Na'Ziyah: Fiction, Fact, Colorism, and Community in the Murder of Na'Ziyah Harris

      We All Failed Na'Ziyah: Fiction, Fact, Colorism, and Community in the Murder of Na'Ziyah Harris
      Mar 12 2025

      Na'Ziyah Harris was a 13-year-old girl who was groomed, raped, and murdered by Jarvis Butts, a 42-year-old repeatedly convicted monster. Unfortunately, her story is not unique, but it is teachable tragedy in the ways that community, colorism, adultification, and generational curses all combined and contributed to this horrific act.

      Trigger warnings: Sexual assault, rape, grooming, murder, domestic abuse
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      2 h et 38 min
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