Black Panther’s costume designer Ruth Carter + actress Florence Kasumba take us behind-the-scenes of Wakanda
Yes, Girl!
ESSENCE PODCAST NETWORK
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 15 March 2018
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
This week, Black Panther hit the billion dollar mark at the box office, and we’re still in Wakanda heaven. If the movie's amazing visuals gave you life, then so will legendary film and television costume designer Ruth Carter, who created the film’s unforgettable wardrobe. Ruth paid us a visit in L.A. and gave us the tea on the vision behind the looks our new favorite characters rocked on screen, how her incredible career began on the set of Spike Lee’s School Daze and why she’s all about keeping it real...for the culture. Plus, Ruth (@iamruthecarter) and Cori (@corimurray) gush over being proud Hampton University grads, and Charli (@charlipenn) asks Ruth for tips on how to get her DIY Dora Milaje Halloween costume together. Next, Florence Kasumba (who plays Ayo, the fierce Dora Milaje) stops by to tell us all about how she prepared, both mentally and physically, to play the ultimate badass for the role of a lifetime.
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| 0:00.0 | Sage, SAGE Lady Sage. |
| 0:03.0 | Saatchy. |
| 0:05.0 | Strange immediately came to my boomerang. |
| 0:11.0 | Hello family, this is Cori Murray. Yolanda San Guine and I'm Charlie Penn |
| 0:16.0 | welcome to yes girl so we're in the thick of Women's History Month. |
| 0:22.6 | Yes. |
| 0:23.6 | And although it's a month of spring, New York has got us |
| 0:26.6 | fucked up with this snow. |
| 0:28.9 | Why is there snowing? |
| 0:29.9 | Why is there snowing? |
| 0:30.3 | I'm just gonna move. |
| 0:31.6 | Who wants me? Atlanta? Well can't be LA because LA is |
| 0:35.1 | definitely cold. Yeah, LA was a little chill. Chilly. |
| 0:38.8 | Very chilly. Yeah I need the snow to be over I'm ready for spring. But speaking of Women's History Month we want to |
| 0:44.7 | give a special shout out to Apple Podcast who has included us Yes Girl Podcast and |
| 0:49.6 | their roundup of Bold Women Podcast for Women's History Month. |
| 0:52.8 | Yay! |
| 0:53.8 | Thank you, thank you. |
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| 0:57.8 | Good company. |
| 0:58.8 | Lots of dope queens. |
| 0:59.8 | I mean they also feature Phoebe Robinson for her podcast, so many white guys, Amanda Seals, |
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