Ep 43: Sellassie's Choice

The Stoop

Hana Baba and Leila Day

Identity, International, Thestoop, Blackness, Storytelling, African, Personal Journals, Africanamerican, Blackidentity, Blackart, Journalism, Society & Culture, Black, Diaspora, Blackculture

4.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Sellassie doesn't plan to take the Covid vaccine. He doesn't trust it. But it feels like the whole world is trying to convince him to. We unpack 'Black hesitancy' and talk to some of the people tasked with convincing their communities to vaccinate.

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's Lila, and I wanted to tell you about a new series from our fellow radio
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0:43.4	Hey, Hanna.
0:51.4	Hey, Lila.
0:52.4	Okay, so today we're talking about something that has been on everybody's mind right now.
0:57.4	Vaccines.
0:58.4	Vaccines.
0:59.4	Vaccines.
1:00.4	There's been a lot of talk about the new COVID vaccines, and especially a lot of talk about
1:07.6	black people and vaccines.
1:09.5	Right, and there are a lot of people that aren't just rushing out to take this COVID vaccine.
1:15.3	Yeah.
1:16.3	Like this man.
1:17.3	I'll keep it real.
1:18.3	I mean, I am a field Negro, so I'm going to be cool.
1:23.0	That's salassy.
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