“I’m married to the welfare man, that’s my husband.” In this week’s episode, we dissect Claudine, a film released on April 22, 1974, starring James Earl Jones and Diahann Carroll. Join us as we discuss McCarthyism, cornflakes, pineapple juice, coast-to-coast murders, dish soap, resentment, the Welfare Man, “social work”, Frederick Douglass, dirty pants, and more!
Notable Mentions + References in This Episode:
Keep Away from Me, Mr. Welfare Man: Claudine, Welfare, and Black Independent Film
A History of Social Welfare in the U.S.
Welfare and the Politics of Poverty (NY Times)
How the “Child Welfare” System Destroys Black Families with Prof. Dorothy Roberts
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