The Melanin Margin

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Hosted by Quaviondre Williams and Daquon Wilson, the Melanin Margin is the weekly chat show where conversations about race... are never off the table.

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Emmett Till, an American Opera, Marriage, Jane Campion Acceptance Speech, and more… 28.03.2022 58:15

#EmmettTillANewAmericanOpera #Marriage #JaneCampionAcceptanceSpeech Welcome to the Melanin Margin, a talk show hosted by Quaviondre Williams and Daquon Wilson. This is a show dedicated to bringing the marginalized to the spotlight and uplifting the black voices that will no longer stay silent. Each week we discuss current events and delve into exciting discussion topics. This week, we're discussin...

Death and Grief in the Black Community 22.03.2022 1:03:13

#Death #LifeInsurance #TheBlackCommunity Welcome to the Melanin Margin, a talk show hosted by Quaviondre Williams and Daquon Wilson. This is a show dedicated to bringing the marginalized to the spotlight and uplifting the black voices that will no longer stay silent. Each week we discuss current events and delve into exciting discussion topics. This week, we discuss how religion in black families...

Election Police, Serena Williams vs. The New York Times, #PinceWilliamsisRacist, and more... 15.03.2022 54:40

Welcome to the Melanin Margin, a talk show hosted by Quaviondre Williams and Daquon Wilson. This is a show dedicated to bringing the marginalized to the spotlight and uplifting the black voices that will no longer stay silent. Each week we discuss current events and delve into exciting discussion topics.   This week, we're discussing whether or not the Election Police Force Bill in Florida is...

Kanye vs. Pete, Working With Romantic Partners, HBO's Euphoria Criticism, and more... 07.03.2022 1:00:21

#KanyeWest #WendyWilliams #Euphoria  Welcome to the Melanin Margin, a talk show hosted by Quaviondre Williams and Daquon Wilson. This is a show dedicated to bringing the marginalized to the spotlight and uplifting the black voices that will no longer stay silent. Each week we discuss current events and delve into exciting discussion topics.   This week, we're discussing the Kanye West vs...

The BIPOC Movement: Will Hollywood Listen? 28.02.2022 59:38

#BIPOC #Hollywood #FilmandTV Welcome to the Melanin Margin, a talk show hosted by Quaviondre Williams and Daquon Wilson. This is a show dedicated to bringing the marginalized to the spotlight and uplifting the black voices that will no longer stay silent. Each week we discuss current events and delve into exciting discussion topics.   This week, we discuss whether or not stories surrounding p...

Richardson vs. Valieva, Oklahoma Cops as Substitutes, Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill, and more… 21.02.2022 52:30

#KamilaValieva #OklahomaSustitutes #ParentalRightsinEducationBill Welcome to the Melanin Margin, a talk show hosted by Quaviondre Williams and Daquon Wilson. This is a show dedicated to bringing the marginalized to the spotlight and uplifting the black voices that will no longer stay silent. Each week we discuss current events and delve into exciting discussion topics. This week, we're discussing...

White Fragility in Florida, Joe Rogan's Apology, Thandie Newton's Problematic Interview, and more... 14.02.2022 1:03:54

#WhiteFragility #JoeRogan #ThandieNewton Welcome to the Melanin Margin, a talk show hosted by Quaviondre Williams and Daquon Wilson. This is a show dedicated to bringing the marginalized to the spotlight and uplifting the black voices that will no longer stay silent. Each week we discuss current events and delve into exciting discussion topics. This week, we're discussing the Individual Freedom Bi...

Amir Locke, HBCU's Under Lockdown, Whoopi Goldberg's Holocaust Comments, and more... 07.02.2022 53:10

#WhoopiGoldberg #AmirLocke #HBCU Welcome to the Melanin Margin, a talk show hosted by Quaviondre Williams and Daquon Wilson. This is a show dedicated to bringing the marginalized to the spotlight and uplifting the black voices that will no longer stay silent. Each week we discuss current events and delve into exciting discussion topics. This week, we're discussing the devastating tragedy of Amir L...

Spotify vs. Neil Young, Peter Dinklage vs. Disney, Affirmative Action Policies, and more... 31.01.2022 1:02:29

#COVID-19 #AffirmativeAction #Dwarfism  Welcome to the Melanin Margin, a talk show hosted by Quaviondre Williams and Daquon Wilson. This is a show dedicated to bringing the marginalized to the spotlight and uplifting the black voices that will no longer stay silent. Each week we discuss current events and delve into exciting discussion topics.    This week, we're discussing Spotify...

Till Mobley Congressional Award, CDC Ableist Comments, Boycott Bumble, and more... 24.01.2022 58:01

#TillMobley #CDC #BoycottBumble Welcome to the Melanin Margin, a talk show hosted by Quaviondre Williams and Daquon Wilson. This is a show dedicated to bringing the marginalized to the spotlight and uplifting the black voices that will no longer stay silent. Each week we discuss current events and delve into exciting discussion topics. This week, we're discussing the Till Mobley Congressional Awar...

Jussie Smollett Trial, Drake's Grammy Withdrawal, Leak Culture and more... 14.12.2021 1:20:03

Welcome to the Melanin Margin, a talk show hosted by Quaviondre Williams and Daquon Wilson. This is a show dedicated to bringing the marginalized to the spotlight and uplifting the black voices that will no longer stay silent. Each week we discuss current events and delve into exciting discussion topics.    This week, we're discussing the controversy surrounding the re-indictment of Juss...

Sneakerella, The Oxford High School Tragedy, Doja Cat's AMA Awards, and more 06.12.2021 59:01

Welcome to the Melanin Margin, a talk show hosted by Quaviondre Williams and Daquon Wilson. This is a show dedicated to bringing the marginalized to the spotlight and uplifting the black voices that will no longer stay silent. Each week we discuss current events and delve into exciting discussion topics.    This week, we're discussing the controversy surrounding the preview of Disney’s u...

#FreeBritney, Adele vs. Taylor Swift Debate, Debra Messing, and more 22.11.2021 53:02

Welcome to the Melanin Margin, a talk show hosted by Quaviondre Williams and Daquon Wilson. This is a show dedicated to bringing the marginalized to the spotlight and uplift the black voices that will no longer stay silent. Each week we discuss current events and delve into exciting discussion topics.    This week, we're discussing Britney's Freedom from her Conservatorship,  the he...

Astroworld, BlackModelsMatter, Fortnite's Tribute to MLK, and more 15.11.2021 55:52

Welcome to the Melanin Margin, a talk show hosted by Quaviondre Williams and Daquon Wilson. This is a show dedicated to bringing the marginalized to the spotlight and uplift the black voices that will no longer stay silent. Each week we discuss current events and delve into exciting discussion topics.    This week, we're discussing the Astroworld Controversy involving Travis Scott, Racis...

Billy Porter vs. Harry Styles, Dave Chappelle, Lil Boosie, and more 08.11.2021 1:08:36

Welcome to the Melanin Margin, a talk show hosted by Quaviondre Williams and Daquon Wilson. This is a show dedicated to bringing the marginalized to the spotlight and uplift the black voices that will no longer stay silent. Each week we discuss current events and delve into exciting discussion topics.    This week, we're discussing Billy Porter's critique on VOGUE putting Harry Styles on...

Black Capitalism 02.08.2021 56:22

Welcome to the Melanin Margin, a talk show hosted by Quaviondre Williams and Daquon Wilson. This is a show dedicated to bringing the marginalized to the spotlight and uplift the black voices that will no longer stay silent. In this week's race conversation, we discuss financial literacy within the black community, the support for BIPOC business, and whether or not black entrepreneurship is the key...

The Legalization of Sex Work 19.07.2021 1:07:01

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. In this week's race conversation, in this week's race conversation, we discuss if sex work is valid work, how sex workers popularized apps like Only Fans only to be weeded out, and what limitations should or should not be put on entering sex work.  Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their discussion: https://youtu.be/qbJFn...

Social Media: CENSORSHIP 12.07.2021 1:02:13

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. In this week's race conversation, in this week's race conversation, we discuss if celebrities should be considered role models, the implicit bias within social media algorithms that actively works against people of color, and the plausibility of people of color doing a mass exodus from certain social media platforms in order to force systemic change. Click the f...

Black Radicalism and Revolutions 05.07.2021 1:01:55

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. In this week's race conversation, in this week's race conversation, we discuss if protests and social movements should be peaceful, if there is such a thing as going too far, and if there will ever be a time where social movements won't be necessary. Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their discussion: https://youtu.be/yoaYtK2V...

The Education System 21.06.2021 1:20:05

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. In this week's race conversation, in this week's race conversation, we discuss the negative effects of the factory grading system within schools, why schools don't enforce classes that teach universally applicable skills, and the access to financial literacy in white communities vs black communities. We also detail our ideas and theories about how to rectify the...

Fatphobia 14.06.2021 1:17:08

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. In this week's race conversation, in this week's race conversation, we discuss fatphobia within the black community, where it stems from, and how it has affected both society as a whole and our views on what is considered healthy. Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their discussion: https://youtu.be/SbNawkZUZHk Don't forget to...

Faith Systems 07.06.2021 1:03:10

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. In this week's race conversation, we discuss if religion is inherently good or bad, whether or not the act of converting someone is a sign of arrogance, and how religion has negatively affected government policy and laws. Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their discussion: https://youtu.be/vshUZAea4xQ Don't forget to follow Qu...

Recovering from Injustice 31.05.2021 56:27

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. In this week's race conversation, we discuss the Derek Chauvin verdict, the precedent that his sentencing could set moving forward, and the death of Ma'Khia Bryant. Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their discussion: https://youtu.be/Rke5xWLsyS0 Don't forget to follow Quaviondre (@andretalksalot) and Daquon (@daquon950) and as...

Performative Blackness 05.04.2021 1:21:05

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. In this week's race conversation, we discuss whether or not blackness has become a new trend, black-fishing, and how performative blackness is problematic to the culture. Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their discussion: https://youtu.be/b4RIzzfPDkM Don't forget to follow Quaviondre (@andretalksalot) and Daquon (@daquon950)...

The Misinformation of Sex Education 29.03.2021 1:08:43

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. In this week's race conversation, we discuss the effectiveness of the sex education classes, the sexism in how we discuss sex, and the lack of information regarding gay sex within these courses. Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their discussion: https://youtu.be/0Lonw8Tsmtk Don't forget to follow Quaviondre (@andretalksalot)...