Leaked Texts Expose Playbook to "Trap" Black Athletes: We Need to Talk About This

About this episode

The episode discusses leaked texts revealing strategies to manipulate Black athletes while also introducing the film 'Is God Is'.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film, "Is God Is." The film follows two sisters who embark on an epic quest for revenge; confronting a charged family history that will push them to extraordinary lengths. The movie is written and directed by Aleshea Harris who is also the playwright for the original play the film is based on. This week's random topic tackles the viral leaked text messages exposing alleged coaching between white women on how to "lock down" Black athletes. The screenshots show detailed "rules" including positioning the athlete as "the prize," completely integrating into his life, dealing with competition from Black women, and even strategies to provoke Black women to reinforce stereotypes. We break down the racialized manipulation at play, and the history of predatory targeting of Black athletes. Black on Black Cinema is a long-running podcast featuring in-depth Black movie reviews and frank conversations that matter to the Black community. We review Black films across every genre — from Black horror and Black sci-fi to indie dramas, comedies, and blockbuster action. Covering filmmakers like Spike Lee, Jordan Peele, Ryan…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jay, Micah, Terrence, T'ara

Topics covered

• Black athletes
• racial manipulation
• leaked texts
• coaching strategies
• revenge films
• Black cinema

Keywords

• Black athletes
• leaked texts
• racial manipulation
• Is God Is
• Aleshea Harris
• revenge
• coaching strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Is God Is

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