Another Twitter user used it as an opportunity to discuss the topic. https://twitter.com/tnwhiskeywoman/status/1048232136954859521 Writer Nichole Perkins and actor Reagan Gomez both shared a thread of books about Black folklore from across the diaspora.Umm yikes. @michaelb4jordan we have plenty of folklore and mythology. Read Zora Neale Hurston. Do a little research https://t.co/KudrJZ3h34
— 🎼Black Radio (@thesalteater) October 5, 2018
In the end, Gomez concluded, “None of us are experts on Black American culture even if your people go back generations. 400 plus years?? Our tales, fables & folklore is out there. Talk to the old folks in your family. Record them so their voices can live on long after you’re gone.” It’s hard to believe Jordan actually thinks Black people don’t have a folklore history. Still, he’s right about the need to see a more diverse array of our stories told across every medium, and thankfully, he’s one of the people trying to bring our stories to the fore.African-American folklore at https://t.co/I4MEpRpBf9 https://t.co/JnmN69RLUu
— Reagan Gomez (@ReaganGomez) October 5, 2018