The Melanin Margin

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. In this week's race conversation, we discuss the effects of intergenerational trauma, post traumatic slave syndrome, and some of the negative aspects of black parenting we've received. Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their discussion: https://youtu.be/_KJC-EQishM Don't forget to follow Quaviondre (@andretalksalot) and Daquon...

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. In this week's race conversation, we discuss the effects of COVID-19 pandemic and the disproportionate effect it has had on the black community.  Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their discussion: https://youtu.be/UmsN6qlqFso Don't forget to follow Quaviondre (@andretalksalot) and Daquon (@daquon950) and as always: keep...

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. In this week's race conversation, we discuss whether or not we’ve become too PC as a society, cancel culture, and how accountability does not entitle forgiveness. Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their discussion: https://youtu.be/QXxn4dZCNOw Don't forget to follow Quaviondre (@andretalksalot) and Daquon (@daquon950) and as a...

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. In this week's race conversation, we discuss if it's anti-Black to date outside of your race, the fetishization of people of color, and break down whether or not having a preference to a race is truly problematic. Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their discussion: https://youtu.be/3qgx8spcwHM Don't forget to follow Quaviondre...

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. In this week's race conversation, we discuss how vulnerability is perceived in the black community, black fathers and their sons, and how the influence of patriarchy has stunted the emotional growth of men by forcing society into stringent gender norms. Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their discussion: https://youtu.be/AFcvM...

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. In this week's race conversation, we discuss the representation of people of color in Hollywood, digital blackface, and the effect of trauma films, tv, and books have had on the black community. Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their discussion: https://youtu.be/awrlo9whQD4 Don't forget to follow Quaviondre (@andretalksalot)...

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. In this week's race conversation, we discuss the negative stigma of mental health in communities of color, how it has affected us personally, and methods to overcoming the shame of not being "normal." Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their discussion: https://youtu.be/QCMccNB-HzU Mental Health Crisis - https://www.mentalhealt...

Welcome to the premiere of season 2 of the Melanin Margin. Quaviondre Williams and Daquon Wilson are back with brand new topics and special guests. In this weeks race conversation they discuss the insurrection at the Capitol, how the nation's response to it affected black people specifically, and how Trump's presidency has rocked black America.    Click the following link for the accompa...

This is the season finale of The Melanin Margin: Season 1, the talk show hosted by Quaviondre Williams and Daquon Wilson. For the final conversation of the season they discuss the most exigent issue facing the black community: police brutality.   Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their discussion: https://youtu.be/tq6o5vp21t8 Say Their Names https://sayever...

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. This weeks conversation is centered around Bill Cosby, Michael Jackson, and R. Kelly. We discuss how their crimes and contributions have impacted the black community, how we as a people put icons on pedestals, and figure out if we can truly separate the art from the artist.    Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their...

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. In this week's race conversation, we discuss the definition of "acting white," code-switching among people of color, and how white supremacy has negatively stereotyped the use of AAVE (African American Vernacular English) and other cultural dialects as an indicator of lacking intelligence.    Click the following link for the accompanying video and to c...

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. In this week's race conversation, we discuss homophobia in the Black Community, the harmful effects of Christianity in Black Culture, and how religious views of LGBT-identifying individuals have evolved through the years.   Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their discussion: https://youtu.be/BJUIRoAJb4A Don't forget to fo...

Welcome back to The Melanin Margin. In this week's race conversation, we discuss cultural animosity between Africans and African American culture, the harmful effects of colorism in the black community, and the problematic nature of having a preference/disinterest in a race romantically.  Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their discussion: https://youtu.be/...

Welcome back to The Melanin Margin. In this week's episode, we discuss our experiences regarding the n-word and the questions surrounding it, such as: Is there a difference between nigger, negro, nigga? Should white people ever be allowed to use the word nigga? Is it disrespectful for non-black people of color to use the n-word? And should white celebrities be canceled for their use of the word?&n...

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. In this week's episode, we discuss the meaning of #BlackLivesMatter , we discuss whether or not black people can be racist, and our response to the riots and protests.     Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their discussion: https://youtu.be/h5p2PaMWeow Don't forget to follow Quaviondre (@andretalksalot) and Daqu...

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. In this week's episode, we discuss whether or not we believe that America is a melting pot, cultural relativism, and the differences between appreciation and appropriation of a culture.   Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their discussion: https://youtu.be/cdNmIRwQFsI Don't forget to follow Quaviondre (@andretalksalot) an...

Welcome back to the Melanin Margin. This week's discussion is all about hair in the black community, the appropriation of African American hairstyles outside the culture, and black hair in workplace environments.     Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their discussion: https://youtu.be/PPjPDxSiSMI Don't forget to follow Quaviondre (@andretalksalot)...

In the premiere episode of the Melanin Margin, Quaviondre and Daquon discuss whether or not all white people are racist, performative allyship, and their personal experiences with racism.  Click the following link for the accompanying video and to comment on their discussion: https://youtu.be/yKQkxbQ3pUc Don't forget to follow Quaviondre (@andretalksalot) and Daquon (@daquon950) on their soci...