The People's War Radio Show, Episode #30: Video gaming, black representation and capitalist exploitation

<p>This November, Sony and Microsoft will be releasing their newest gaming consoles, Playstation 5 and the XBOX Series X. It's estimated that by 2024, Sony and Microsoft will sell over 100 million of these new gaming units.  </p> <p>Africans are overrepresented as gamers but underrepresented as creative workers in the industry. Approximately 7% of whites and 11% of Black young people define themselves as gamers, but Africans are only 3% of the video game industry’s high tech workforce.</p> <p>We talk with Ushindi Watu, old school gamer from New Jersey, "I've been in arcades and pool halls since pinball", and Iquan X, St. Petersburg college student and avid gamer, about:</p> <ul><li>Derogatory representation of African characters in video gaming</li> <li>Tech industry dependency and exploitation of precious minerals, like coltan and copper, from Africa</li> <li>Challenges faced by young Africans seeking to use their technology knowledge and skills for positive change and creative expression</li> </ul> <p>The People's War radio show is produced by WBPU FM in St. Petersburg, FL and hosted by Dr. Matsemela Odom and Muambi Tangu.</p>