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All Rev’d Up Podcast
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All Rev’d Up explores where faith intersects politics and culture. Hosted by Reverends Irene Monroe and Dr. Emmett G. Price III.
Check us out wherever you get your podcasts, and watch live episodes on our YouTube channel.
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The safe space (the juke joint) represents the safe space the same way the Black church does.
WATCH: youtu.be/TmrvPH7Q1SI
June 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
“We’re in a space where the only way Black people can be free is to be turned into vampires…and the safe space (the juke joint) represents the safe space the same way the Black church does, and if you go to the juke joint, you’re considered a sinner”
June 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“Each of those characters represents a trope in Black history. We see this interplay between Black, white, Native American culture and its interplay with Jim Crow America”
#Sinners
June 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
What comes to mind when you think of Spring Cleaning?
Rev. Emmett Price once dreaded cleaning his grandma’s grill.
The Revs take a fresh approach, urging you to reevaluate your relationships, aspirations, and well-being in this season of #SpringCleaning.
May 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“Mental illness was something that was always never talked about, and there was a stigma and shame about it, so you suffered in silence. And thanks to women’s movements, genital mutilation is rarely seen as a ‘right of passage’ as it once was.”
#mentalhealth
May 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Men Once Often Wore Bellbottoms and High Heels, and Prince Led the Way
“Back in the 70s, brothers wore blouses, bellbottom jeans and later, Prince always wore heels – and nobody questioned their sexuality.”
The Revs look at social norms and how many have evolved while others still live on.
May 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Why Women Keep Cash in Their Bra?
Women who wear purses, but keep their money in their bra because…it’s a “survival technique.” “Someone can steal your purse but can’t steal your chest.”
May 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Why We Wrapped Our Furniture In Plastic & Owned a Piano No One Played?
“The good furniture in the living room was covered in plastic, and kids weren’t allowed on it. Although, on hot days, the plastic stuck to you.”
The Revs talk about social norms in Black culture.
#blackculture #blackpodcast
April 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Does Black Culture Need to Rethink Its Social Norms?

“African American culture has not moved much on social norms. For example, children are to be seen, not heard, and respect your elders.”
#SocialNorms #BlackCulture
April 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
How Some Harmful Social Norms Like ‘Separate But Equal’ Were Acceptable Until Social Movements Brought Change

“The thing about social norms is you hope movements will stretch the boundary and debunk the inequality they provide.”
April 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
“Social norms are about social order, so you got married before having a baby…don’t wear white after Labor Day. You didn’t use to dress your kids in black, and men didn’t wear pink.”
The Revs dress down the complications of social norms
April 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Are Some Social Norms Too Focused on Hyper-Masculinity?
“Jordan wanted to focus on his magic trick rather than how to fight, and some social norms are focused on hyper-masculinity.”
#SocialNorms #Masculinity #Podcast #BernieMac
April 25, 2025 at 12:56 AM
April 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
How the Early Black Press and the Black Church Helped Black People Before the Emancipation Proclamation
April 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Why Black Media Is Necessary to Challenge Stereotypes

“Black media has always been essential in American life, but especially in this political climate. It emerged as a counternarrative. And voice to the dominant white media, challenging stereotypes and advocating for civil rights.”
April 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
How Black Media Like Jet Magazine Helped Draw Attention to the Horrors of Emmett Till’s Death
#BlackPress #BlackMedia #BlackOwnedMedia #IndependentMedia
April 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Rev. Emmett G. Price III shares with Rev. Irene Monroe his first published piece, which he wrote when he was 8 years old in Ebony Jr. magazine back in 1984.
Check out the All Rev'd Up podcast's latest episode on the Influence of Black Media!
#BlackMedia #Ebony #IndependentMedia #News #BlackNews
April 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
“Can you imagine a network where we have @joyannreid.bsky.social, @rolandsmartin.bsky.social, @angelarye.bsky.social, @aprildryan.bsky.social @donlemonofficial.bsky.social allowing for multiple viewpoints and not worry about the White Gaze.”
#BlackMedia #BlackNews
April 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Black Media: Facing Attacks or Conquering Modern Challenges?
WATCH: youtu.be/yaL-cquKJzM
April 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Honoring Black divas in music!
#BlackMusic #RnB #NeoSoul #HipHop
March 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"More white kids at one point were listening to hip-hop than Black kids...Black folks in the music industry figured out if they like our music, they're going to come!"

#BlackMusic #Rnb #Rap #MusicIndustry
March 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"Anytime Patti Labelle comes near where I am, I'm going to see her...she brings out a beautiful presentation and can still sing her tail off"
#Blackwomen #BlackMusic #RnB #RnbSoul #Rap
March 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
What's changed in Black Music over the years?

"Black music does not have the white gaze anymore. It doesn't matter to us whether these musicians get a GRAMMY or not because we're 'still' going to buy their music."
#BlackMusic #HipHop #RnB #WhitneyHouston #Beyonce #TLC #Rihanna #LaurenHill #TLC
March 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"The best way to control your music is to own it"

The Revs discuss how Elvis Presley stole from Big Mama Thornton.

#BlackMusic #Rap #RnB #ElvisPresley
March 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"Black women have been at the forefront in front of the stage and behind the stage."
#BlackWomen #RnB #Rap #HipHop
March 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM