Slate Race and Identity

Slate Culture Writer, Aisha Harris talks to MTV actor/comedian Nicole Byer, lead in her new semi-autobiographical new sitcom, Loosely Exactly Nicole. They chat about the show and some of the minor controversy it stirred, as well as frustrating casting calls, Leslie Jones and the perils of being a black female comedian on social media.Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/representEmail: represent@slate.comFacebook: Slate RepresentTwitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyleProduction by Veralyn Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slate Culture Writer, Aisha Harris explores coming-of-age stories from the perspective of people of color. She talks to comedy vet Craig Robinson, about his new indie dramedy, Morris From America; and delves into the new Netflix show The Get Down, with Tiffany Vazquez, Saturday afternoon host for Turner Classic Movies.Check out:-SLATE: How Michael Jackson, James Brown, and Bruce Lee Inspired a Dazzling Dance Sequence in The Get Down-EBONY: Nate Parker on Campus Incident, Consent and Toxic Male CultureAnd the coming-of-age movies on Aisha’s “must watch” list:-Girlhood: (Movie Clip) Diamonds-Raising Victor Vargas-Aaron Loves Angela: (Movie Clip) Too Much Like My Old ManTell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/representEmail: represent@slate.comFacebook: Slate RepresentTwitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyleProduction by Veralyn Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slate Culture Writer, Aisha Harris talks to Larry Wilmore about the cancellation of The Nightly Show and the state of late-night television. Check out:-Watch Larry Wilmore Respond to Nightly Show Cancellation, Declare That “Racism Is Solved”Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/representEmail: represent@slate.comFacebook: Slate RepresentTwitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyleProduction by Veralyn Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slate Culture Writer, Aisha Harris talks to New Zealand journalist-turned-filmmaker, David Farrier, about his documentary, Tickled; and she discusses the “ethnic humor” in Seth Rogen’s animated food romp, Sausage Party, with guest co-host and one-half of the web series comedy duo A Brit and a Yank, John Raphael Oliveira.Check out:-A Brit And A Yank’s “SPICE GIRLS: The Untold Story”-“Sausage Party”’s race problem: This “equal opportunity offender” is just plain offensive-Why The Rape Scene In Sausage Party Wasn’t FunnyTell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/representEmail: represent@slate.comFacebook: Slate RepresentTwitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyleProduction by Veralyn Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slate Culture Writer, Aisha Harris talks depicting women on screen with Equity director, Meera Menon; and discusses the cross-racial voice-over casting of the Netflix original animated series, BoJack Horseman with guest co-host and Vulture writer, Alex Jung.Check out:-The Voice: The Tricky Topic of Race and Voice Actors-Nickelodeon’s Roundhouse "Feminism" episodeTell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/representEmail: represent@slate.comFacebook: Slate RepresentTwitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyleProduction by Veralyn Williams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slate Culture Writer, Aisha Harris kicks things off by discussing the new Ghostbusters movie with guest co-host & Another Round producer, Antonia Cereijida. Aisha also sits down with actor, comedian, and filmmaker Robert Townsend.Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/representEmail: represent@slate.comTwitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyleProduction by Veralyn Williams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Represent is a space for discussion, highlighting movies, tv and online shows created by and/or about women, people of color, and those in the LGBTQ community. Join Slate's Aisha Harris as she dives deep into conversations with critics about the latest pop cultural news, and filmmakers about what they do and how they do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices