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Black History Year

The Black History of Wearing Grillz

Black History Year

PushBlack

History, Society & Culture

4.32.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Is it really in a Black person’s soul to rock gold? Ancestrally, we’ve been iced out for decades, and the history of grillz teaches us about the glitziest parts of the culture. _____________ 2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. The production team for this podcast includes Cydney Smith, Len Webb, and Lilly Workneh. Our editors are Lance John and Avery Phillips from Gifted Sounds Network. Julian Walker serves as executive producer." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:04.0

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0:09.1

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0:14.0

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0:16.0

For the season sees, visit coke.k.k. UK. UK slash app slash summer 2024. Is it really in a black person's soul to rock gold?

0:30.1

Ancestrally we've been iced out for decades and the history of Grills features us about the glitziest parts of our culture.

0:39.8

This is too many of black history, what you didn't learn in school. Although the origins of gold teeth wearing vary, it's no secret that hip-hop made grills the lavish cultural

1:06.2

staple we know them as. In 2005 Nellie's chart-topping hip grills undoubtedly pushed the accessories into mainstream consciousness.

1:16.8

However, Gold-Teeve had been popular in our neighborhoods since at least the 1970s,

1:22.2

primarily as tooth- cutlerings rather than for style.

1:26.1

In the 1980s, Slick Rick Rock Cold Fronts, and in the 90s,

1:30.5

flavor flave continued carrying Grills culture.

1:34.9

According to iconic anthropologist Zoranil Hirschton,

1:39.2

Our people have a will to adorn. She identified this will as a characteristic of our expression toward

1:46.9

adornment for language to jewelry as a way of meaning-making. We're leaning into a centuries-old black custom when we ice our mouths out.

2:12.6

Like Kagnan said, is in a black person's soul to rock that goal?

2:17.8

He might have been speaking to our ancestral history.

2:21.2

In 1800s, Ghana, once known as the Gold Coast, accounts say local chiefs were encrusted with

2:28.0

glittery gold jewelry.

2:31.0

The Akhana people of Southern Ghana have been known for their gold regalia for centuries, from

2:36.3

amulets to rings and even gilded muskets, usually on public display during parades

2:41.9

and celebrations. Grills are a beautiful part of our

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