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Black Men Can't Jump [In Hollywood]

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Black Men Can't Jump [In Hollywood]

Black Men Can't Jump [In Hollywood]

Tv & Film, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2018

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Did you know they remade the blacksplotation film Superfly and that it came out this weekend? Well, they did! We review this updated classic and discuss the casting choice of Trevor Jackson as the lead, Jason Mitchel's brilliant performance, the stigma of drug dealer movies when it comes to black people but not white people, and try to decide if this film helped the cause. FOLLOW BLACK MEN CAN'T JUMP [IN HOLLYWOOD]: https://twitter.com/blackmenpodcast https://www.instagram.com/blackmenpodcast BUY BLACK MEN CAN'T JUMP [IN HOLLYWOOD] MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/black-men-can-t-jump-in-hollywood SUPPORT BLACK MEN CAN'T JUMP [IN HOLLYWOOD] ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/BMCJ BLACK MEN CAN'T JUMP [IN HOLLYWOOD] IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0

Do you ever feel like life is a never ending series of lessons while you try to find purpose, meaning, and answers?

0:07.0

I am Vanessa Fontana, the host of Figuring Shit Out, a podcast where we undertake self-help, coming of age, and healing.

0:14.0

As I live my 20s in New York City, figuring shit out myself,

0:17.0

I've realized that if you spend your whole life trying to get your act together,

0:20.0

you don't have a life. You have an act.

0:22.0

On figuring shit out every Sunday you get to normalize the

0:24.9

journey of not knowing and be guided into living your life with more intention

0:28.4

and ease. At Kroger we know the minute a tomato is picked off the vine, the fresh timer starts.

0:35.0

The sooner we get our produce to you, the fresher it is.

0:38.0

That's why we've completely overhauled our process to shorten the time from harvest to home for our tomatoes, strawberries and salads.

0:45.0

Because we know how much you love fresh produce,

0:48.0

we give you more time to enjoy your tasty fruits and veggies at home.

0:52.0

So whether you're shopping in store, picking up,

0:53.9

or prefer delivery,

0:55.3

or committed to bringing you the freshest produce possible.

0:58.2

Kroger, fresh for everyone.

1:02.4

This is a headgum podcast. I swear I only know that this is a movie because

1:16.0

Jara said it was coming out like three months ago and then asked if we were

1:20.3

gonna do it like a month ago and then now we're doing like that's the only reason I even know this movie was made.

1:26.3

All right. Wait who did? Wait we need to talk about Sony right now. The Sony also do that

1:31.4

Taraji movie we were doing that other like the one they

1:34.6

tried to sell as a black swaytation. Proud Mary? Yeah was that was that so

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