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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
The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS27 E110

Dulcé Sloan explores the long and continuing history of outdated gender role portrayals in children's books, from the "Dick and Jane" series to Dr.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

In honor of Pride Month, Dulcé Sloan highlights the history of LGBTQ+ representation in advertising.
06/21/2022
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Dul-Sayin' - Celebrating Black Romance Novelists
The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS27 E56

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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Dul-Sayin' - The History of Kwanzaa
The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS27 E41

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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Dul-Sayin' - The History of the Black Marching Band
The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS27 E29

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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Dul-Sayin' - Racist Redlining Deprives People of Trees
The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS27 E13

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
The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS26 E86

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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Dul-Sayin' - Celebrating Activist Women Athletes
The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS26 E76

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
The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS26 E64

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
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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
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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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05:20

Dul-Sayin' - The Messed-Up History of Black Hair in America
The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS25 E153

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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Dul-Sayin' - The 19th Amendment
The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS25 E141

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.
08/18/2020
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Dul-Sayin' - Observing Juneteenth
The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS25 E119

Dulce Sloan gives a timely history lesson about Juneteenth, which commemorates the day when slaves in Texas, the last state to be emancipated, were officially freed.
06/18/2020
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As Trevor begins his first night as host of The Daily Show, he explains how he went from being a comic in South Africa to the man taking over Jon Stewart's chair.
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Trevor Chats with His Grandma About Apartheid and Tours Her Home, MTV Cribs-Style
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Trevor travels to his hometown of Soweto, South Africa, to pay a visit to his grandmother, who offers her perspective on his childhood, Nelson Mandela and life under apartheid.
12/03/2018
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Greta Thunberg - The Ongoing Challenge of Climate Change
The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS26 E115

Climate activist Greta Thunberg discusses the current state of the fight against climate change, lip service from major polluters, and answers random, rapid-fire questions from Trevor.
09/22/2021
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Trevor Speaks Out About the Murder of George Floyd
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Trevor discusses the murders of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd, the Minneapolis protests, and how racial injustice and police brutality continue to impact black Americans.
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