MK216: Bad BAPS, Bad BAPS (Ku Klux Klan Act, Bambi, Gentrafarming, Megan Markle, Bad Boys 4 Life, 2nd Amendment, Chick-Fil-A, Equal Rights Amendment, Megyn Kelly, Reparations)
Release Date: 01/31/2020
MK230: This Too Shall Pass- Thanks P. Diddy! (Georgia, #BlackAF, Murder Hornets, Mrs. America, Cold Civil War,Black Businesses, Hercules, P. Diddy, Janelle Monae, Life in Quarantine)
Minority Korner
If you’re stressed don’t worry P Diddy's got your back to relax! So something else to worry about: Murder Hornets!! Just how scared should we be? Not at all. Are we in a Cold Civil War? Georgia's reopening putting Black business owners in a catch 22. And is all of this happening for humanity’s 2nd chance? New TV shows/movies on the way! We examine #BlackAF on Netflix, and FX/Hulu show Mrs. America which tackles the events surrounding the Equal Rights Amendment.
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MK229: This is for Ruth! (Joe Biden, Patti LuPone, Jeff Goldblum on Drag Race, Whitney Houston Movie, 2020 Election, Winning the Senate, Wendy Williams, Darren Criss, Lyndon Johnson vs. Goldwater, RBG)
Minority Korner
A new AUTHORIZED Whitney biopic has been green-lit, but will this be truthful or fall short, like Bohemian Rhapsody? Patti LaPone is here to read folks for filth. We need to talk about Wendy Williams who seems to be melting down on live TV. Jeff Goldblum may have stepped in it, on Drag Race that has some raising the islamaphobia bells. Ben walks us through the upcoming election, how Biden might be our LBJ, he may not be as bad as progressives think, and the key Senate races that are going to need our help
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MK228: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Skincare, When a Ja Rule vs 50 Cent Feud Is Enuff (FUBU Skin Care, JaRule v 50 Cent, Amanda Seales, DMX, Ashanti, JLO, Zoom Party Tips, Gaybraham Lincoln)
Minority Korner
Looking at Insecure we focus on chameleon actress Amanda Seales, why isn’t she catching on? We’ve got tips for our new lives on Zoom. Why is Kim Kardashian James' hero and why did she slap her sister? A European country is seeing attention brought to the Black female mortality rate. Moury gives us some FUBU skin care tips, and recommendations, founded by POC folks for us melanin proficient folks. In This Week In History we look at Abraham Lincoln. Glory walks us through the JaRule v 50 Cent feud.
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MK227: Square Dancing, a Virus that Won’t Go Away (Cheetah Girls Reunion?, Insecure, The Real, Square Dancing's Racist History, Coronavirus East vs West Responses, Henry Ford)
Minority Korner
Glory is back and in New York, and it’s STILL crazy. The Cheetah Girls are having a reunion, but maybe not after their Instagram Live Tea spillage. Insecure is back! We discuss! Why is Square dancing the ultimate virus there doesn’t seem to be a cure for? I bet racism is involved. And just like anything crafted in the US, did Black folks have a hand it making it what it was, and in turn recieve no credit? They don’t call it whitewashing for nothing- and no- that’s not a Square Dancing call.
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MK226: Evil Doesn’t Take a Break (Little Fires Everywhere, History of Racism and Pandemics, Andrew Yang's "Americanness" OpEd, Tiger King, COVID19, Wisconsin Primary, Tik Tok, Opportunistic Republicans, NYC Update, Mask19, Japanese Americans in WWII, Th
Minority Korner
Is Karen the N word for White Women?... Dat Rona is still raging: effecting transplant patients, Wisconsin Primary, politicians are passing, mostly, evil laws, domestic violence is on the rise, and NYC is in shambles. The Queen gave a speech making us wish we had lost the American Revolution. We explore America’s history of racism in times of pandemics, Andrew Yang’s controversial Op Ed, and Japanese Americans in WWII. We talk: Ozarks, The Wire, Tiger King, and Little Fires Everywhere plus "mommy issues
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MK225: We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off (Hustlers, Census Cont'd, Video Games in Quarantine, Mindfulness & Yoga as a POC, Half Life Alex, VR)
Minority Korner
James saw Hustler's, his reaction might surprise you. Michelle & James continue their conversation about the Census and the exclusion of leaving LatinX folks off the race category. Are you hitting boredom in you quarantine? Time for video games with Cymatic Bruce specifically one's featuring POC leads like Half Life Alex. We dive into a convo about the demographics of gamers, and those who make them. Amidst COVID19 Michelle is here to help us practice mindfulness, her journey of being a yogi as a Latina.
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MK224: We Got Cabin Fevah! (Madame CJ Walker Quizlet, COVID19 Check-In, Tips For Surviving Quarantine, Digital Divide, Stimulus Package, Gen Z, Mandalorian 2)
Minority Korner
We do a Coronavirus/Self Quarantine check-in. Fox News finally joins reality that this pandemic is REAL, but they’re blaming millennials. Who do they think millennials are? We look at how COVID-19 is furthering the digital divide for youth in rural areas. An economic stimulus package was finally agreed on. Guess who’s coming to The Mandalorian season 2? We've got a Quizlet Korner, to honor Madame C.J. Walker on the Netflix series. We’ve got tips for surviving the Rona and self isolation.
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MK223: The Rona & The Census (Hillary Documentary, The Census, Coronavirus, Contagion, The Crown, Online Culture, Gay Trees, Holistic Health)
Minority Korner
The Rona (the Coronavirus), James has been watching Contagion for comfort. A flood of racism erupting towards Asian folks. How to stay healthy through a holistic approach on top of washing your hands. If you live in the Bay Area have you ever wondered why you have terrible allergies? We dive into the Hillary documentary on Hulu, the inherent sexism towards powerful women, and what the doc revealed for us. The Census is here! It is so damn important! 10 Myths about the census. The Crown, we have thoughts.
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MK222: How Was the Funeral? (#BisexualMenExist, Coronavirus Karaoke, Bernie/Biden Bros, White Liberals, High Fidelity, Love is Blind, The Golden Girls)
Minority Korner
Ever asked someone, "how was the funeral?" If you have, chances are: you're Black! Grace & Frankie, vs The Golden Girls how we view age then/now. We dive fully into Hulu's High Fidelity starring Zoe Kravitz. A PSA white liberals: stop blaming Black people for Sanders and Warren not winning in the primary. Coronavirus Karaoke songs to sing while washing hands. Did you know Bisexual men exist? Inspired by Netflix's Love is Blind. Biphobia is real especially for Black men. A Candidate is not a savior.
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MK221: Gurl Wash Your Face, And Run That Race (Crown Act, Obama, Lark Voorhies, Saved by the Bell, Keke Palmer, Democratic Primary)
Minority Korner
Glory kicks it off and gets real personal leading a conversation about hair, being Afro-Latina, and why things like the Crown Act are necessary. We kick it back over to Kyle who poses the question of: should Obama come back and wrangle the Democratic party? Are we a doomed mess headed for a brokered convention? Lark Voorhies on Dr. Oz, and why she wasn't asked to return for Saved by the Bell reunion- was racism apart or her mental illness? Has your candidate dropped out of the race? Tips for next steps!
info_outlineJoining us again,it’s Emerald! With our animation expert on board, we talk about the new animated series Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts that is breaking ground on the LGBTQ+ and diversity front! Which movie is Disney reaching into the animated vaults to get the live action treatment, to ruin your childhood? Emerald has a mini review of Martin Lawrence and Will Smith’s reunion Bad Boys 4 Life- will we be able to create our own repetitious theme song by the end of the episode like the Bad Boys? We talk about our very own BAP herself Megan Markle, her Megxit, and this seemingly popular friend chicken joint (which sucks) may be flying the UK coup as well.. It’s Chickxit... does that work? Also... did the UK really have a burial for the N word? Also we invent a new game... you’ve heard of Marry, Fuck, Kill... Well we play a game called Beyonce, Kelly, or Michelle...
In the main Korner James walk's us through the Root’s expose that shows the 2nd Amendment may not have as much to do with protecting your right to protect yourself as a citizen, as much as it does to protecting the institutions of slavery, and how this Amendment has, and continues to oppress and kill Black folks. All on the heels of the 2nd Amendment rally held in Virginia. And Virigina was on such a roll with passing the Equal Rights Amendment, and some other dope legislation in this now Blue state. Plus the tragic death of Alberta King, MLK Jrs Mother.
Emerald leads us through a conversation of a term she’s coined ‘Gentrafarming’ as she examines the history of farming, black agriculture, and with this huge focus on sustainability, and organic foods- but who has access to it? Looking at you Whole Foods. Plus The Watchmen, Black hair care products, and how Emerald has instituted her own form of modern day reparations.
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Emerald (her/hers) he Miami Queen dancing to the NYC shuffle - she is a Maker of Cartoons and a little comedy on the side. Can be found on the C train passionately singing In the Heights under her breath and reading a Gothic horror novel. IG: @emeraldcollie
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Equal Rights Amendment passing in Virginia
NAACP- Lays the N word to rest
Kippo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
Megyn Kelly Talking Blackface... Again
2nd Amendment March/Connections to Slavery
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