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'Black Folk Don't...' is an open conversation that invites everyone to take a second look at the grey areas between us all, no matter the race, and most importantly to do it with a sense of humor.

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Black Folk Don't
Join the NRA
In our final episode of the season, we look at black folk and the NRA.
Episode: S3 E6 | 8:11
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Black Folk Don't
Adopt
Looking at adoption and the black community.
Episode: S3 E5 | 0:00
Watch • 8:43
Black Folk Don't
Do Feminism
Who falls neatly or not within the term of feminism? Is it something for black folks?
Episode: S3 E4 | 8:43
This documentary web series is a special presentation of BlackPublicMedia.org, directed and produced by Angela Tucker, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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Watch • 8:11
Black Folk Don't
Join the NRA
In our final episode of the season, we look at black folk and the NRA.
Episode: S3 E6 | 8:11
Watch • 0:00
Black Folk Don't
Adopt
Looking at adoption and the black community.
Episode: S3 E5 | 0:00
Watch • 8:43
Black Folk Don't
Do Feminism
Who falls neatly or not within the term of feminism? Is it something for black folks?
Episode: S3 E4 | 8:43
Watch • 8:32
Black Folk Don't
Do Plastic Surgery
Some say that "black don't crack", does that mean black folk don't have plastic surgery?
Episode: S3 E3 | 8:32
Watch • 7:00
Black Folk Don't
Live To The End Of A Horror Film
Do black folk live to the end of a horror film?
Episode: S3 E2 | 7:00
Watch • 8:37
Black Folk Don't
Go Green
Are black folk green? What does going green even mean?
Episode: S3 E1 | 8:37
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Black Folk Don't
Get Married
Are Black folk getting married less or more than anyone else?
Episode: S2 E7 | 5:40
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Black Folk Don't
Commit Suicide
Suicide is a touchy subject, is it even more so in the Black community?
Episode: S2 E6 | 6:00
Watch • 6:39
Black Folk Don't
Do Atheism
Faith is tradition for black folk in the US, but is atheism too? NOTE: Sensitive Topic
Episode: S2 E5 | 6:39
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Black Folk Don't
Have Eating Disorders
Let’s disintegrate the myth that eating disorders are race based.
Episode: S2 E4 | 7:06
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Black Folk Don't
Camp
What fuels the myth that black folk don't go camping?
Episode: S2 E3 | 6:08
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Black Folk Don't
NOLA Special
Black Folk discuss the cultural significance of this season’s locale, New Orleans.
Episode: S2 E2 | 4:12
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Black Folk Don't
Swim
Black folk don’t swim? See if the issue stays afloat or sinks to the bottom.
Episode: S2 E1 | 5:56
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Black Folk Don't
Do Yoga
Are black folk less likely to want to downward dog than other folk?
Episode: S1 E6 | 8:13
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Black Folk Don't
Go to the Doctor
Do black folk see the doctor less than most?
Episode: S1 E5 | 7:10
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Black Folk Don't
Do Winter Sports
Skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing...do black folk do any of these things?
Episode: S1 E4 | 6:14
Watch • 6:23
Black Folk Don't
Travel
Have you ever traveled to Prague and asked yourself, where are the black folk?
Episode: S1 E3 | 6:23
Watch • 8:39
Black Folk Don't
Go to Therapy
There is still a stigma around therapy, period, but how do black folk fare?
Episode: S1 E2 | 8:39
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Black Folk Don't
Tip
Apparently, Black Folk Don’t Tip. Does this myth hold some social currency?
Episode: S1 E1 | 8:54
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