Minority Korner

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MKREWIND: History of Black Folks & The 4th of July (EP241) Jun 30, 2020

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The 4th of July is upon us, we were thinking about taking a knee and not doing an episodes for this week, and we remembered their was a time when the 4th of July was a Black holiday. We revisit Black folks complicated history with the 4th of July, and how it was a Black Holiday, celebrated on a different holiday, in addition to Juneteenth, post Civil War. Also Fredrick Douglas’ has the original 4th of July mic drop moment and get ready to Tu La Lu, the 4th of July hit dance craze!

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MK240: Pay It No Mind! (Pride In Place, Marsha P. Johnson, Aunt Jemima, Pose S2, Disclosure, Gender Reveals, Queer Class Presidents, Bubba Wallace, NASCAR, Trans POCs) Jun 26, 2020

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Avi Roque is here, for our Pride Celebration, or Queer Christmas, as we Pride in Place. We are gathering around to watch the NEW classics since we can’t be celebrating out in the streets together. James finally caught up on Pose season 2, it's giving me all the feels (you aren't ready), coupled with the Netflix Documentary Disclosure, both shows really highlight the journey, struggles, and stories of trans POC’s who really are the pillars of the Queer Liberation movement. Speaking of in honor of PRIDE we dive into life, and story of the mother of the movement herself, Marsha P. Johnson, her origins story, who she was, why she is to be celebrated, and what happened to her? Also James has a theory as to why many a school class President is queer, find out what happens when someone leaves him in charge of a gender reveal, plus Band-Aides, finally now with more skin tones, and why James might finally be tuning into NASCAR (the answer is a combination of activism and sexiness). Happy Pride!

Free Therapy for Black Trans Folks

Marsha P. Jonson

Aunt Jemima- https://www.themarysue.com/aunt-jemima-branding-is-no-more/

Gender Reveal Video

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James Arthur M: TW: @JamesArthur_M, IG: @JamesArthurM

Avi: www.avirroque.com. TW: @ok_roque, IG: amroque

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MK REWIND: History of the Pride Flag (EP 239) Jun 23, 2020

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It’s PRIDE! And you might be seeing rainbow flags waiving all around your town but do you know the history of the Pride Flag? For this week's MK Rewind we go back to our exploration of the history of the Pride Flag, what it means, what it stands for, on the heels of in 2018 in Philadelphia when they introduced new colors to the flag to address intersectionality for Black and Brown folks, and the controversy it created. But the history of the PRIDE Flag lends itself to adapting towards the needs of its community.

HISTORY OF PRIDE FLAG

http://www.sftravel.com/article/brief-history-rainbow-flag

https://unicornbooty.com/phillys-pride-flag-black-brown/

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MK238: 5th Anniversary Partay! (8 Can't Wait, Black Trans Lives Matter, SCOTUS Decision, Da 5 Bloods, Elmo, Silent Solidarity) Jun 19, 2020

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Like a rash that we like Nnekay is back, ready to take us through Tangentown. So much has happened since she last visited, so we check in with her, and how she is dealing, handling, processing with all the civil unrest. We take issue with folks expressing “silent” solidarity. The definition of racism is finally being updated by Miriam Webster. Black Trans Lives Matter protests erupted around the country in mass, and we also try to remember how to celebrate good news with the recent Supreme Court ruling. Nnekay has issues with Elmo. James saw the latest Spike Lee joint DA 5 Bloods on Netflix, which opens up a conversation about Black veterans, and the legacy of Spike Lee. In the main event we kick it up a notch in our actions you can take on police reform with 8 Can't Wait- 8 things you can make sure are in place in your city now to help end police violence on it’s citizens.

LINKS!

https://8cantwait.org/

Miriam Webster Changing the Definition

Spike Lee's Short Film : Three Brothers

Tony McDade- Black Trans Man killed in Police Custody

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MK REWIND: Juneteenth (EP 237) Jun 16, 2020

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To celebrate Juneteenth, and why Agent Orange's (as Spike Lee him) attempt to have a rally ON Juneteenth in TULSA was such a slap in the face... and if you listened to last weeks episode, combined with this week’s rewind you’ll know just why. So for this weeks rewind we have Minority Korner Co-Creator Nnekay’s TWO segments on Juneteenth, as we go full circle with Nnekay’s Journey on the American Holiday. The first segment, which is from the vaults of our SECOND episode, (so bare with audio- but you're here for the content), Nnekay gives us a brief history, and then we’ll jump forward two years to Nnekay’s revisit, highlighting the Black Land and Liberation’s movement for #40Acres40Cities. Juneteenth really is an American holiday and those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. So let’s travel back in time a few times for this week’s MK Rewind: Juneteenth.

LINKS!

http://www.colorlines.com/articles/movement-black-lives-reclaim-black-spaces-juneteenth

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/what-is-juneteenth/

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Email: minoritykorner@gmail.com

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James Arthur M: TW: @JamesArthur_M, IG: @JamesArthurM

Nnekay FitzClrke: TW: @nnekay, IG: @nnekay

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MK236: The Roots Are Rotten, Let's Plant a New Tree (Campaign Zero, Defund the Police, Black Lives Matter for Businesses, What YOU Can Do) Jun 12, 2020

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When it comes to reforming our police structures and the violence against Black folks from those structures, so many people are like: what can I do? Well, we're gonna tell you! This week we dive into Campaign Zero which is a 10 point initiative and policy program to bring about change in our communities, based on data and practices that already exist in this country or around the world. It is detailed, it is dope, and should give us all so much hope for the future and the better society we can create especially for Black folks. You'll leave this episode with concrete policies to fight for, and bring to the table, as we reshape our country. Certain businesses are jumping into the Black Lives Mattering- some better than others. Also we discuss where you, the individual can make the biggest impact, and beware of Russian bots- they are still out there meddling in our lives ya’ll!

LINKS!

https://www.joincampaignzero.org/

CONTACT US:

Twitter: @minoritykorner, Email: minoritykorner@gmail.com, IG: @minoritykorner

James Arthur M: TW: @JamesArthur_M, IG: @JamesArthurM, www.mjamesarthur.com

Cymatic Bruce: https://cymaticbruce.com/, YouTube/Twitter: @CymaticBruce

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MK REWIND: Tulsa/Greenwood Massacre (EP235) Jun 09, 2020

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It’s the Minority Korner rewind, each Tuesday we will have a bonus episode of MK digging into the archives and selecting a Korner that is appropriate to revisit for the moment. With so many new listeners, and even for the veteran Korner Kids we’ve had around 400 Korners, and sometimes it can feel like cramming for an exam. The best line of defense in the war against systemic racism is knowledge and information: knowledge is power. So on our last episode, Bruce walked us through the history of police in America, and we began talking about HBO's The Watchmen, and thus Tulsa which reminded James of Minority Korner, co-creator, Nnekay’s segment on Tulsa/the Greenwood Massacre. With everything going on it seemed fitting to revisit the story of Greenwood. Who were the people that made up the Black Wall Street town of Greenwood, and what caused, what would ultimately be, the massacre and destruction of this town at the hands of white supremacist? For some you’ve never head this before, or just snippets, and there’s a reason why this wasn’t taught in history class. Strap in as we see the microcosm of what happens when a town of Black people get too successful.

Checkout the original episode in full:

Episode 83: Rip, Roaring, and Ready to Go (Tulsa Race Riot, AIDS Quilt, La Croix, Implicit Bias, Catwoman, and Halle Berry)

https://bit.ly/3h99aqM

LINKS:

https://www.ebony.com/black-history/destruction-of-black-wall-street/#axzz4j6Kxaj5Y

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Twitter: @minoritykorner
Email: minoritykorner@gmail.com

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MK234: The Emperor Has No Clothes (History of US Police, Protests, Ivanka & PRIDE, #BlackOutTuesday, Coping through Systemic Racism while Black, White Ally's, Bush, Photo Op) Jun 05, 2020

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Cymatic Bruce is back- and thank the goddess because it has been a week! We dive into the four deaths that led up to the mass protests around the world responding to the killing of unarmed Black people and anti-blackness in America. These events didn't happen in a vacuum. We talk about #BlackOutTuesday and it’s effects, once everyone finally figured out how it worked. Will all this public out cry for justice, and equity for Black folks, will this actually be the moment, catalyst for change, or just the news cycle and trend of the moment? We talk about the other pandemic this country has been facing for centuries (racism), and what we've dubbed the background radiation of oppression/racism that Black people have always felt and learned to live with. James is proud to be a millennial and he'll tell you why. And also why he's wishing, First Karen, Ivanka Trump a very UnHappy Pride. Unfortunately but necessarily, we have to talk about that Guy in the white houses photo op, how he’s proven to be even more dangerous, and the holes and failures he’s shown that we must patch in our government. Bruce takes the main Korner as he walks us through the History/Origins of Police in America, its eye opening and like most American things it’s rooted: in racism.

LINKS:

Ivanka Ruins Pride: https://bit.ly/2XW2l2Q

General Mattis Denounces Trump: https://bit.ly/2Y7s8Fo

Bush Denounces Trump and Praises Protesters: https://wapo.st/2z4jr6j

Justice for Breonna Taylor Petition: https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor

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Twitter: @minoritykorner, Email: minoritykorner@gmail.com, IG: @minoritykorner

James Arthur M: TW: @JamesArthur_M, IG: @JamesArthurM

Cymatic Bruce: https://cymaticbruce.com/, YouTube/Twitter: @CymaticBruce

MK233: From Karen to Karen (Joe Biden's Gaffe, George Floyd, Christian Cooper, 12 Year Old Black Oil Tycoon Sarah Rector, Alison Roman, Lana Del Rey, Chrissy Tiegan, Marie Kondo, Call to Action, #Blackout2020, #BLM) May 29, 2020

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We go from Karen to Karen this week. Have you heard of social media chef Alison Roman- well she seems to be dragging Chrissy Tiegan and Marie Kondo, while other Karen Lana Del Rey seems to also be dragging women of color, and Ariana Grande - what is going on white women? Joe Biden might not be a white woman but that didn’t stop his whiteness from stepping in it too, we unpack the gaffe heard around the social media scapes and while some may be outraged, some are just shrugging our shoulders. Also Black women are being negated on TikTok. Have you ever heard of the little rich Black girl Oil Tycoon? I hadn't’ either until one of our listeners pointed me to it: Sarah Rector, and her essentially slavery to riches story. And then finally stick around till the end as I unpack the two latest incidents showcasing Americas racism that had two very different outcomes involving Black men: Christian Cooper, and George Floyd and our call to action about what you can do about it. This is a jam packed episode.

LINKS:

https://nyti.ms/3cg6Jik

https://bit.ly/3gyLGee

https://bit.ly/2yJqAJf

GET INVOLVED:

Adopt a State: https://votesaveamerica.com/states/

George Floyd Actions:

Text “Floyd” to 55156 to demand the officers that killed him are arrested.
Email Hennepin County DA at citizeninfo@hennepin.us and demand the officers are arrested -Donate to the Floyd Family, or @mnfreedomfund who collect funds to bail people (protestors) out of jail
Sign the petition at www.justiceforbigfloyd.com

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Emerald Collie: IG: @emeraldcollie

MK232: Realize I Create Happiness (James R. Nowlin, Motivation, Healing, Crisis & Trauma, Gratitude, Releasing Perfection, Resetting Dreams, Financial Goals) May 22, 2020

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James R. Nowlin, is back! He is a dynamic keynote speaker, executive coach who is an expert on purposeful living, leadership, and professional development, and award-winning author of “The Purposeful Millionaire: 52 rules for creating a life of wealth and happiness, he’s been called the “Napoleon Hill” of our generation, and he is here to shed some light in these seemingly dark times. We dive deep! And answer some of your questions. We discuss can we return back to normal when we get to the other side of the pandemic? James gives us his tips and tools for navigating these times, dealing with trauma and crisis, why there’s no need to compete, what you should be filling your head with, what you need to release in order to move through this, how to save and earn money in today’s new pandemic world, what to do if you just don’t seem to have any motivation right now? What to do when your Plan A can’t go forward because of the current circumstances, a healthy ego vs and inflamed ego, how to avoid suffering for a life time, and the key to achieving happiness. Oh yes! This and so much more! James is here to help our lights shine brighter ya’ll! It’s double the James!

James R. Nowlin

https://jamesnowlin.com/

TW: @JamesNowlinTPM, IG: @speakerjamesnowlin

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Email: minoritykorner@gmail.com

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Dance with James every Saturday at 2pm PST on Zoom! This Month: ‘Dirrty Slave 4 U’ Britney vs. XTina:

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