Abstract
A listener once suggested to Elon James White, founder and CEO of This Week in Blackness (TWiB!), that TWiB!, given its broad appeal across racial groups, would be more aptly named “This Week in Humanness.” White rejected the deracialization of TWiB!, clarifying his vision for the project: “I made a very conscious decision, when I created This Week in Blackness … I wanted it to be clear that you can come from and embrace a position of ‘Blackness’ and racial identity and self-identification and yet still all these [different] things are still things that are of interest to you and in your background” (TWiB! Radio, 2013d). White’s statement, which centers Blackness while simultaneously highlighting the diversity of Black1 people, encapsulates a tension at the center of TWiB!‘s work.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Race and Gender in Electronic Media |
| Subtitle of host publication | Content, Context, Culture |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 328-345 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781317266136 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138640108 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Arts and Humanities
- General Social Sciences