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How are schools and the Olympics politicizing Black people appreciating their lives?
Before we see accountability brought to one officer... another goes and pulls the trigger. Recorded 4.12.21
Since we got this gwop, our ears have fallen deaf to your complaints.
You thought we weren't going to talk about the insurrection, sedition, and tom foolery... mmkay.
A whites-only church has been allowed to setup shop in Murdock, MN. Say no more. Save no more. Oh, and we talk about Tarzan...
To be a fly on the wall during the production meeting of Jingle Jangle... one can only dream.
We've made it. With your support, hot damn we made it. Alas, y'all, here is EPISODE ONE HUNNED!
We don't ask permission to be black and march in the suburbs.
May all the truths surface as the Trump boats capsize carrying Surly beer.
Take care of yourself, re-hydrate, and get back in these streets.
Reporting black and alive from Minneapolis, MN!
And other names to not get into a fight with at recess...
Hundreds of armed white protesters gathered around Michigan's state Capitol in defiance of the statewide lockdown orders. Let's play a fun game called "What if they were black?"
A reminder that there's always the option to not say anything and eat your meal.
Hair Love is a movie... and also a law coming to a state near you!
In the wake of Kobe Bryant's death, has it become convenient to remark upon his past?
Prices may vary being in a white space. Sometimes it's the cost of your craft, sometimes it's your life.
How far do white people have to go for you to boycott?
A black woman was charged an additional fee for having textured hair at an Aveda. We also wonder if this is just a slippery slope for Aveda to make a run for new Jim Crow laws?
If we're not safe in our own homes, we for sure won't be safe at the forum.
One of us has been watching Pose, and one of us just started watching Pose.
Toussaint wraps up 16 years with a theater company, and Joetta regrets not buying a coffee mug.
A face app that can enhance your societal power, rank, and privilege, and a short story about the cops ruining fun, black time.
If Naomi Campbell gets maltreatment, there's no hope for really any of us.
NPR decided to ask two non-black people how they feel about the "n-word". We weren't in the room, but we're responding any way.
Why is media asking white males to verify what is racist and what isn't?
When does society consider black men to be adults vs. white men, and just how much Wayfair furniture are you willing to reconcile with?
Ever wonder why black hair care products, and the Hennessy is usually under lock & key?
The Children's Theater Company did a thing... and that thing results in a definitive boycott starting today.
What happens when bodies of color are made as threats to whiteness? What happens when cultures of color are monetized for profit by white business owners?
You're not alone. We were disappointed in that final season too.