What Josh Clark has said about African-American culture
2 quotes · 1 episode · Jul 18, 2026
Josh Clark, Co-host of Stuff You Should Know, has been quoted on African-American culture 2 times in 1 episode of Stuff You Should Know, most recently on July 18, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Clark argues that before Soul Train, Black men on TV were mostly shown as criminals, protesters, sidekicks or servants.
“Or he was a sidekick on TV or a servant or in some kind of goofy comedy or something like that. And Soul Train didn't do that”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: The Soul Train Episode (Jul 18, 2026) · Listen from 6:45
Clark concludes Cornelius's greatest legacy was introducing Black culture as itself to the wider culture.
“But also to be like a cornerstone of like introducing black culture as black culture to the larger culture as a whole and white culture. Huge”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: The Soul Train Episode (Jul 18, 2026) · Listen from 52:59
Episodes
Selects: The Soul Train EpisodeStuff You Should Know · Jul 18, 2026 · 47 min
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant trace the history of Soul Train and its creator Don Cornelius, from Chicago origins to cultural legacy.
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