Brown & Black

By: Sonoro | Jack Rico Mike Sargent
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  • Webby 2023 Nominee "Brown & Black" is a podcast magazine show that explores the intersection of race and pop culture. Hosted by two seasoned film and culture critics—one Latino and one Black—they provide perspectives often missing from today's mainstream media. Jack Rico and Mike Sargent engage in insightful conversations with filmmakers, artists, and journalists to explore the intricate relationship between entertainment and race.
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  • Harvey Mason Jr., Grammy CEO on AI and the Future of Music

    Harvey Mason Jr., Grammy CEO on AI and the Future of Music
    Oct 27 2024
    What does responsible AI use look like in the music world? This week, we sit down with Grammy CEO Harvey Mason Jr., the man at the helm of one of music's most revered institutions, to discuss AI’s current and future impact on the music industry - especially for creators of color - and how the Recording Academy is confronting this challenge head-on. Harvey reveals what’s at stake: artist rights, the moral challenges AI presents, and how the Grammys are preparing for the inevitable surge of AI-generated music. If you're in the music industry, a fan of pop culture, or following the AI disruption drama, this eye-opening conversation will make you rethink the future of music and creativity in the digital age. Episode Summary: 0:00 - The growing impact of AI on the music industry explained 1:40 - Exploring whether AI is a creative tool or disruptor in music 3:30 - Discussing AI’s role in the process of music creation 6:20 - The ethical use of AI is needed to protect human creativity 9:15 - How AI increases corporate profits but can harm artists 12:00 - Examining AI’s potential benefits for music industry revenue 14:45 - Questioning whether AI will ever have its own Grammy category 17:30 - The Grammys’ stance: no awards for AI-generated music 20:40 - Expanding access to music education for creators of color 24:15 - The Grammys use AI detection to protect artist rights 26:50 - Redefining what defines talent in an AI-driven music world 30:10 - Balancing AI innovation with human connection in music 32:45 - A preview of the 2025 Grammy nominations: diversity and creativity Sources: Recording Academy: https://www.recordingacademy.com/press-room/executives Will. I. Am. FYI app: https://will.i.am/ Harvey Mason Jr. Quotes: "The AI songs right now are generating a hundred songs per second. ... No one can tell me that AI is going to make Songs in the Key of Life or Nevermind, or Illmatic." "But as it relates to the academy right now, we don’t reward or award AI in our process. So if you're AI vocal, you're not eligible for performance." "AI is happening. There's no going back. ... Let’s make sure that it's done responsibly, ethically, maybe even morally." "If you're Bad Bunny ... but if you're the purist who wants to have complete control over their voice ... then they should be able to do that as well." "I do believe in the power of human creativity...but without some real advocating and without legislation... we would have the danger in my mind that we could slip into a place where we’re just listening to generated AI music." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • 40 Acres Lie Revealed: Is Reparations Near?

    40 Acres Lie Revealed: Is Reparations Near?
    Oct 13 2024
    Land, land, land. What if your ancestors kept the land they were promised? How would your life be different? In this episode, we speak with Mother Jones Editorial Director, Jamilah King, about a story meant to be hidden in the annals of history. She and her investigative team used AI to unearth evidence that could force the nation into a reckoning with reparations and finally confront its buried truths. Episode Summary: 3:15 - Explosive findings from '40 Acres and a Lie' impacting African American descendants 12:45 - Jamila King on AI's role in revealing hidden Freedman’s Bureau documents 18:20 - How this story reshapes reparations and America's broken promises 25:30 - Black and Mexican land losses post-Civil War and unjust government land grabs 37:00 - Storytelling, media literacy, and empowering the next generation for justice 45:15 - Reparations and the legal challenges ahead Source: Mother Jones article https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/06/40-acres-and-a-lie/ Subscribe and listen to 'Brown and Black': 🎧 Spotify: https://bit.ly/3BrownBlackSpotify Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3BrownBlackApple Follow us: 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brownblackpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/brownblackpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brownblackpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 mins
  • Regina Porter on Class, Privilege, and 'Rich People Gone Away'

    Regina Porter on Class, Privilege, and 'Rich People Gone Away'
    Sep 23 2024
    What happens when a pandemic exposes the realities that wealth and privilege usually hide? Author Regina Porter stops by our show to discuss her provocative new novel, "The Rich People Have Gone Away," a title that says it all. It's a book with sharp social commentary where characters are forced to confront their own moral complexities about privilege, race, and class, set against the backdrop of COVID-19 in New York City in 2020. Porter also reveals how she builds complex characters, as well her curiousity to examine themes of personal value versus wealth. Hopefully, this episode can give you a deeper understanding of how literature, in particular this book, can help us process collective trauma and find our place in a time of crisis. Episode Summary: (2:15) - From Southern roots to New York stories: Porter's unique writing journey (7:30) - Exploring race and privilege through white-presenting character Theo Harper (14:45) - How Regina Porter brings time periods and characters to life (20:30) - Cardi B's t-shirt: Pop culture's role in Porter's character development (23:45) - Diversity in publishing: Porter shares industry trends for writers of color (27:15) - WPorter's advice for aspiring diverse writers Regina Porter Quotes: "It's heartbreaking these stories. There's a reason why... we see these stories and people are not able to coexist with their wealth and their worthiness." "Maybe my job is to pave the road for the next great writer and then my work might be rediscovered, you know, later." Subscribe and listen to "Brown & Black": 🎧 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/47JgORF Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2uwVWk2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 mins

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