Blood Diamond (Feat. Shamira Ibrahim)

"These ain't conflict diamonds/Is they Jacob?/don't lie to me maynneee". That's right, we're discussing the Blockbuster that shoehorned a white love story into a decades long civil war in Africa, 2002's Blood Diamond. 

Starring WPWSY 3 timer Djimon Honsu, 1 timer Leonardo DiCaprio, and directed by 3 timer Edward Zwick, it's basically our All-Star game. To help us break it all down we're joined by esteemed culture writer Shamira Ibrahim! 

Together we discuss the exploitative feel of the movie, the real history behind the diamond trade and war in Sierra Leone, and of course. whatever accent  Leo thought he was doing. 

Shamira is so talented and you are truly missing out if you don't check her work. From The Atlantic to OkayAfrica she's written some amazing essays and articles about the intersections of culture and Blackness. 

Check out her Twitter and IG for more and go here for a look at some of her past work. And to keep up with new stuff, subscribe to her Substack.

Also, she had so many wonderful movies to recommend and we'll list them here for you: 

Atlantics

Cuties

His House

Rafiki

Dhalinyaro

Black Girl

Touki Boukie 

 

As for us, you can find the show @white_pod and write in to us at whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod@gmail.com We'd love to hear from you! We'll be back next week with The Ghost and The Darkness!