Talk That Talk

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

🗓️ 18 April 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

This is an ode to Black men's voices. Celebrating some of the voices that soothe, excite, or give us a sense of feeling grounded. Over the years, Black men’s voices have symbolized comfort, affection, and authority in pop culture. From the baritone of Barry White to the reliable tone of James Earl Jones, we're celebrating voice. We also meet voice actor and writer Kingsley Okafor of the group that became a viral sensation: Bearded Black Men Reading. Kingsley Okafor: @rukuslive

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0:00.0	maintenance, repairs, or alterations.
0:11.4	The tenants shall at their own expense and at all times maintain premises in a clean and sanitary manner.
0:20.0	Hey Lila, hey hello, what is going on?
0:24.0	And shall surrender the same at termination hereof, in as good condition as received.
0:32.0	Are we listening to someone reading a leasing agreement? I mean, what is this?
0:36.5	Yes, yes, it's section 30 of my leasing agreement. Just listen.
0:40.8	Listen.
0:41.8	Normal wear and tear.
0:44.0	Accepted.
0:46.0	Oh, there is something about this man's voice.
0:50.0	There's something about black men's voices in general that just gets me.
0:57.7	There is something about it that I find, I don't know, strangely soothing?
1:04.0	Yeah, it's a leasing agreement, but I don't know, what, what is it about the voice?
1:10.4	Like, is it the pacing of the reading?
1:14.0	The tenant may not make any alterations to the least premises.
1:18.0	Is it like the feeling of familiarity, you know,
1:22.0	does it remind us of someone we know without the consent in writing of the
1:29.6	landlord or are we just objectifying the black male voice?
1:35.0	Oh, oh, all right, we need to stoop this out. The Stooge stories from across the Black Diaspora.
1:54.0	My cousins were water and Greece girls,
1:57.0	and I couldn't be a water and Greece girl.
1:59.0	That's what I'm talking about, Balarina in the hood.
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