Topic: Blacksploitation

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94: Helping Our People
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94: Helping Our People

James Brown Saves Boston, Catharsis in Cinema

On the night of MLK's assassination, James Brown's concert at the Boston Garden was televised locally to keep people off the streets and prevent rioting. The hosts compare this to the "catharsis" provided by Blacksploitation films and modern social media "dunking." They argue that the establishment uses entertainment to provide a controlled release for public anger.