Ghetto Forever: Celebrating Chadwick Boseman's Legacy

The Absolute Ghetto

Sadé and Malcolm discuss Chadwick Boseman's inspiring commencement speech to their graduating class at Howard University, his global impact through dignified portrayals of Black people, and what we can learn from his journey about ableism. They also discuss differing perspectives on the nature of death within the African Diaspora, and how mass Black death through negligent pandemic policy, state violence, and health disparities has traumatized Black Americans in 2020. Show Notes: References/further reading regarding the perception of death in a few African cultures: Article~ Dying Peacefully: Considering Good Death and Bad Death in Kwahu-Tafo, Ghana: "Among the Kwahu-Tafo of Ghana, a good death is one in which the dying person has accomplished most of what he or she set out to accomplish and has made peace with others before dying" (Van Der Geest, 2004). Article~ How Death Imitates Life, Cultural Influences on Conceptions of Death and Dying: "In Nigeria, death of one that has lived long, and for the most part a successful life can be inferred from the nature of the captions in their obituaries" (Gire, 2014). The Absolutely Ghetto Org Of the Week: Advancing Health Equity, LLC, founded by Dr. Uché Blackstock Advancing Health Equity’s primary mission is to engage with healthcare and related organizations around bias and racism in healthcare with the goal of mobilizing for health equity and eradicating racialized health inequities. Learn more at www.advancinghealthequity.com We encourage you to follow Dr. Uché Blackstock on social media. She is known for addressing racial health disparities during the current pandemic on her platforms, especially Twitter! Twitter: @uche_blackstock // Instagram: @ucheblackstockmd --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-absolute-ghetto/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-absolute-ghetto/support