3. Why African Americans Still Have, "The Talk" and Where Did it Come From?

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Inspired by the Proctor and Gamble commercial, “The Talk,” we explore the tradition in the African-American community, its roots in Jim Crow segregation and how the past continues to inform the present. 

Special Thanks to:

  • Dr. Nichole Phillips, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Religion & Culture at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University

  • The John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture at Duke University and their Behind the Veil Oral History Project – http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/behindtheveil/

P&G's Commercial, "The Talk" #TalkAboutBias.

Elliott Robinson