We Have a Theory About Oprah

Still Processing

The New York Times

News Commentary, Society & Culture, News, Arts

4.8 • 9.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

The wait is finally over - we’re back for Season 3! This week, we look at the movie “Proud Mary” starring Taraji P. Henson as a jumping off point for the cultural moment that black women are having right now in pop culture. We run through a brief history of black women in movies and television and consider those who built the foundation for this moment. From Hattie McDaniel to Dorothy Dandridge to Whoopi Goldberg to Halle Berry, we consider what all of this means for how we discuss Oprah’s (possible) presidential run. Discussed This Week: “She’s Gotta Have It” (Netflix) “The Case for the Subway" (Jonathan Mahler, New York Times Magazine) Black Women Voters of Alabama “Picturing Us: African American Identity in Photography” (Deb Willis) Diahann Carroll (in "Julia") Pam Grier (in "Coffy") Oprah’s SNL Cold Open “The Spector of Oprah Winfrey: Critical Black Female Spectorship“ (Terisha L. Stanley, 2007)

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0:00.0	I'm Jenna Wortham.
0:01.2	I'm Wesley Morris.
0:02.7	We're two culture writers at The New York Times.
0:05.6	I'm mostly right about how humans relate to technology.
0:08.4	I'm mostly right about how popular culture and movies
0:11.0	relate to humans.
0:12.0	This is still processing.
0:25.1	All right, we're back and it's new.
0:27.2	It's a brand new day, Mr. Wesley Morris.
0:29.5	You look at my, do you find over there?
0:31.3	Thank you very much, NPR voice.
0:32.9	I love it.
0:35.3	Hey, I'm professional.
0:36.4	All things reconsidered over here.
0:38.6	So what's in your pop culture confession booth for the week?
0:42.4	Okay, first of all, I just want to say welcome back.
0:44.9	Welcome back.
0:45.9	It's great to talk to you.
0:47.0	It's what got me out of bed this morning.
0:48.3	I'm beyond excited to you back.
0:50.1	I have a question for you.
0:51.5	Shoot.
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