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Dul-Sayin' - The Messed-Up History of Black Hair in America

Season 25 E 153 • 09/14/2020

Dulce Sloan breaks down the complex history and ongoing stigma of natural Black hair in the U.S., from pressure to conform to white beauty standards to white people's cultural appropriation.

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Dul-Sayin' - Gender Stereotypes in Children's Books

Dulcé Sloan explores the long and continuing history of outdated gender role portrayals in children's books, from the "Dick and Jane" series to Dr. Seuss's "The Cat in the Hat" and beyond.
07/20/2022
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The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS27 E101
Dul-Sayin' - Corporate Fear of Supporting LGBTQ+ Community

In honor of Pride Month, Dulcé Sloan highlights the history of LGBTQ+ representation in advertising.
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The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS27 E56
Dul-Sayin' - Celebrating Black Romance Novelists

Dulcé Sloan highlights the steamy prose of pioneering Black women who made their mark as romance novelists, including Beverly Jenkins, Rubie Saunders and Sandra Kitt.
02/09/2022
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The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS27 E41
Dul-Sayin' - The History of Kwanzaa

Dulcé Sloan gives a crash course on the Kwanzaa holiday, from its origins in 1966 as a way for Black Americans to honor their heritage to its waning popularity over the past three decades.
12/15/2021
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The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS27 E29
Dul-Sayin' - The History of the Black Marching Band

Dulcé Sloan talks about how marching bands made their way from the military to HBCUs, their game-changing embrace of choreography and their continuing impact on pop culture.
11/17/2021
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The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS27 E13
Dul-Sayin' - Racist Redlining Deprives People of Trees

Dulcé Sloan explains how the racist practice of redlining makes trees hard to find in low-income areas and describes how a lack of green space diminishes the quality of life in communities.
10/19/2021
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Dul-Sayin' - Pioneering Women Rappers

Dulce Sloan highlights trailblazing women rappers whose early contributions to hip hop have largely been forgotten, including Sylvia Robinson, Roxanne Shante and Queen Latifah.
04/27/2021
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The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS26 E76
Dul-Sayin' - Celebrating Activist Women Athletes

Dulce Sloan explores the unsung history of women athletes whose controversial acts of protest made them trailblazers for justice, from Eroseanna Robinson to Wyomia Tyus to Allyson Felix.
03/24/2021
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Dul-Sayin' - The Strong Black Woman Stereotype

Dulce Sloan breaks down the history of the stereotype of the strong Black woman and argues that, despite its well-meaning post-slavery origins, it places a destructive burden on Black women.
02/24/2021
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Dul-Sayin' - Racism and Public Swimming Pools

Dulcé Sloan examines the history of America's once-popular public swimming pools and explains how racism led to their sudden decline in the 1950s.
08/10/2021
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Dul-Sayin' - Black Americans and Independence Day

Dulcé Sloan talks about Black Americans' complicated relationship with the 4th of July and how it became a celebration of Black liberation in the South in the aftermath of the Civil War.
07/04/2021
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The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS25 E153
Dul-Sayin' - The Messed-Up History of Black Hair in America

Dulce Sloan breaks down the complex history and ongoing stigma of natural Black hair in the U.S., from pressure to conform to white beauty standards to white people's cultural appropriation.
09/14/2020
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The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS25 E141
Dul-Sayin' - The 19th Amendment

Dulce Sloan commemorates the 100th anniversary of American women winning the right to vote and highlights the major obstacles Black women continue to face at the polls.
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The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS25 E119
Dul-Sayin' - Observing Juneteenth

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CP Time: Black Contributions to Music

Roy Wood Jr. explains the African-American origins of musical genres associated with mainstream white culture, including electronic dance music, square dancing and the banjo.
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CP Time: The Cinematic History of the "Magical Negro"

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02/28/2019
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CP Time - Country Music and Black Folks

The debate over the country music cred of Lil Nas X's popular song "Old Town Road" inspires Roy Wood Jr. to explore how African Americans have contributed to the genre.
04/25/2019
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CP Time - Honoring Escaped Slaves for Juneteenth

Roy Wood Jr. commemorates Juneteenth by highlighting black American slaves who managed to escape bondage before slavery was abolished in 1865.
06/19/2019
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The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS24 E150
CP Time - Old-School Hip-Hop

Roy Wood Jr. highlights key moments in hip-hop history, such as how "Rapper's Delight" gave commercial cred to the genre and how a DJ accidentally invented the record scratch.
08/01/2019
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The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS26 E56
CP Time - The History of Black Spies

Roy Wood Jr. highlights the long history of Black people in intelligence operations, from Harriet Tubman's clandestine work during the Civil War to Josephine Baker's spying during WWII.
02/10/2021
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The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS26 E59
CP Time - The History of Black Doctors

Roy Wood Jr. examines Black doctors' overlooked contributions to medical science, including Dr. Charles Drew's blood transfusion research, Dr. Alice Ball's leprosy treatment and more.
02/16/2021
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CP Time - Black Journalists

Roy Wood Jr. continues his Black History Month celebration by honoring Black journalists whose work has been historically overlooked, from Marvel Cooke to Max Robinson to Xernona Clayton.
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The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS26 E98
CP Time - Black Leaders of the Labor Movement

Roy Wood Jr. highlights unsung Black pioneers of America's labor movement, including activists and organizers A. Philip Randolph, Dorothy Bolden and Curt Flood.
05/18/2021
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CP Time - Black Fashion Models

Roy Wood Jr. highlights trailblazing Black models, including Naomi Sims, Tracey "Africa" Norman and Tyson Beckford.
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CP Time - Black Horror Movies

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