Civic Cipher

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Civic Cipher 030522 The Increasing Suicide Rates Among Black People Mar 05, 2022

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The first part of today's show speaks to the increasing rates of suicide in the Black community. We discuss the potential sources and highlight some higher profile instances of suicide in the media. We feel this is something we need to discuss as a community so that we can provide better support to and for each other.

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Civic Cipher 030522 Ways Police Can Justify Shootings Mar 05, 2022

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The second part of the show deals with the ways police can justify the discharge of their weapons resulting in the loss of life...in many cases Black life. We discuss the feeling behind the lack of accountability and share what it feels like to live in a society that can blame us for our own deaths when our reality suggests that we are targets.

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Civic Cipher 022622 Did Officer Kim Potter Get What She Deserved? Feb 26, 2022

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The first part of today's show focuses on the verdict and sentencing of Kim Potter...The officer who killed a young Black man named Daunte Wright at a traffic stop. We examine parts of her trial and sentencing that stand out and warrant discussion.

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Civic Cipher 022622 Did Ahmaud Arbery's Murderers Get What They Deserved? Feb 26, 2022

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The second half of the show takes a similar look at a different trial--that of the killers of Ahmaud Arbery. We hold a critical examination of the verdict and sentencing of this trial as well as discuss our Way Black History Fact--Thomas Fuller AKA the "Virginia Calculator"--a slave named with marvelous mathematical abilities.

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Civic Cipher 021922 Is Melanin a Threat? (Part 2) Feb 19, 2022

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The second half of the show asks a question that comes up frequently in our show in different ways. In our estimation, melanin is seen as violent, criminal, threatening...especially by police. We cite recent examples of this and offer our thoughts on how things are unfolding around us. We also finally get the chance to discuss Amir Locke who was killed during a no-knock raid in Minneapolis. Our Way Black History Fact explores the barbaric and racist origins of the carnival favorite dunk tank. We discuss the game called African Dodger.

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Civic Cipher 021922 A Defense for the Dr. Dre Super Bowl Halftime Show (Part 1) Feb 19, 2022

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In the first half of today's show, we challenge the attacks that many right-wing pundits launched toward the decidedly Hip-Hop Super Bowl halftime show. From their cries that the show was overly sexualized to calls to ban Hip Hop outright, we felt that it was necessary to challenge these unfair, unfounded, and unwarranted claims that we percieve to be an attack on Black culture and its rightful place on the national stage.

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Civic Cipher 021222 Let's Improve Race Relations with Asian People ft. Pineapple Lawyer Amy Owen Part 1 Feb 12, 2022

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In the first part of today's episode, we discuss several recent instances of Black-on-Asian attacks and reestablish our responsibility to our AAPI brothers and sisters. We deal with the fact that a failure to challenge racist anti-Asian behavior could potentially result in the perception of Black people having a double-standard. We take a hard look in the mirror and reframe our asks around what we are willing to give. Our guest Amy Owen BKA Pineapple Lawyer is the Vietnam-born co-council with Civil Rights Attorneys Stowell and Friedman.

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Civic Cipher 021222 Let's Improve Race Relations with Asian People ft. Pineapple Lawyer Amy Owen Part 2 Feb 12, 2022

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In the second half of today's show, Pineapple Lawyer AKA Amy Owen sits in with us as we discuss the controversy around Awkwafina's "Blaccent" as well as an instance of Actual racist behavior from a Black rapper and the double standard and lack of accountability. We challenge ourselves and our people to give what we expect to get in return. Our Way Black History Fact examines the White Supremacist roots of the division between Black and Asian communities but establishes that we work well more often than not.

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Civic Cipher 020522 A Numbers-Based Understanding of the Black Experience (Part 1) Feb 05, 2022

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In the first part of today's episode, we borrow from a social media influencer and businessperson named Dan Price. Recently a series of tweets from his account gave a numerical account of the Black experience in America. We thought it was worth examining and hopefully bringing it to life for you.

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Civic Cipher 020522 A Numbers-Based Understanding of the Black Experience (Part 2) Feb 05, 2022

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In the second part of the show, we discuss a few things including CRT, White Saviors, and more tweets from our new favorite social justice warrior, Dan Price. Our Way Black History Fact tells the story of the recently departed actor Sidney Portier.

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