Reframing Black Kids' Self-Esteem with Kahran and Regis Bethencourt

Black History Year

PushBlack

History, Society & Culture

4.3 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Today's History Story: Frederick Douglass and Photography Black children today are frequently confronted by harmful misrepresentations of their existence, promoted by anti-Black mainstream media and colonized societal norms. However, inspired by past movements like "Black Is Beautiful," today's guests are dedicated to reshaping and reframing the image of our youth, one beautiful Black portrait at a time. Renowned photographers Kahran and Regis Bethencourt are a husband-wife duo and the imaginative forces behind Creative Soul Photography. With more than ten years of working with hundreds of children, families, and brands, they strive to use photography to illuminate Black children in imagery that reflects their inherent excellence. This episode offers a fresh perspective that envisions the power and potential residing within Black children. To learn more about Creative Soul Photography, visit www.creativesoulphoto.com. Black History Year (BHY) is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school and explore pathways to liberation with people who are leading the way. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. The BHY production team includes Tareq Alani, Brooke Brown, Tasha Taylor, and Lilly Workneh. Our producers are Cydney Smith and Len Webb for PushBlack, and Ronald Younger, who also edits the show. Black History Year’s executive producer is Julian Walker. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you love Push Blacks Black History Year, you'll love our newest podcast called Two Minute
0:10.9	Black History.
0:12.4	In only two minutes, you'll hear little-known stories about our people and reclaim the
0:17.7	knowledge we need to take action and advance our community.
0:23.0	To move towards the future, you've got to look to the past.
0:27.2	Learn the history you didn't get in school.
0:29.4	Tune in to Two Minute Black History, every Tuesday through Friday, right on the Black
0:34.6	History Year feed, and wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:53.2	In the 1940s, psychologists Kenneth and Mommy Clark conducted the renowned doll tests,
1:00.7	unveiling the deep psychological impact of racism on black children.
1:06.9	Rose of dolls, each representing various skin tones, were presented to the children.
1:14.2	Their choice doll revealed how societal biases and negative imagery of black people in
1:19.8	media had ingrained themselves in young minds.
1:24.0	The children's preferences spoke volumes, shedding light on the internal conflict between
1:30.4	self-identity and racist external perceptions.
1:35.6	I'm Jay from Push Black, and you're tuned in to Black History Year, just as it did in
1:40.9	the 1940s.
1:43.1	Society and mainstream media often leaves black children a day grappling with negative
1:48.3	portrayals.
1:50.0	But in the spirit of movements that proclaimed black as beautiful and black power, today's
1:56.5	guests are ensuring the light our people, our kids, see themselves in, is one of beauty
2:03.4	and power.
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