Not Your African Cliché

Hey listeners! In this episode, we talk about our favorite African actors, our collective weariness at the portrayal of African characters in the media and the benefits of the increasing presence of African actors in Hollywood. Our Favorites: Danai Gurira, Eclipsed and The Walking Dead http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/when-danai-gurira-couldnt-find-complex-stories-about-african-women-she-wrote-her-own-2/ David Oyelowo, Selma, Middle of Nowhere and The Butler Chiwetelu Ejiofor, Half of a Yellow Sun and The Martian Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Belle, Beyond The Lights, Concussion and Undercovers References: The Book of Negroes, Djimon Hounsou, NYAC S1 Episode 1, Family Guy (http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2016/01/according-to-family-guy-rhinoceros-is.html), Blackish (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4831834/?ref_=ttep_ep12), Modern Family (http://www.hulu.com/watch/700524), Sense 8, Concussion, Beasts of No Nation, Luther, Ayanda, 12 Years A Slave, Shuga (https://vimeo.com/7775923), 24, Waiting to Exhale, Love Jones, Brown Sug