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Today on The Amanda Seales Show, we delve into pressing issues of accountability in law enforcement and the ongoing fight against corruption. We also examine universities like Duke taking steps that some perceive as exacerbating the false narrative of reverse racism. Our big up let down segment highlights concerns surrounding a highway, a runway, and a track lane. Plus, we explore the diverse spectrum of black experiences and bring you the word of the day.
In our Blackurate News segment, we discuss the tragic death of 26-year-old Dexter Reed at the hands of Chicago police, raising questions about excessive use of force. Additionally, we shed light on global events like the anniversary of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping in Nigeria.
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(03:01) - Week/Weekend Recap
We continue to fight for accountability when it comes to corrupt law enforcement.
Duke and other universities are taking the reverse racism lie to another level.
Our Big Up Let Down involves a highway, a runway, and a track lane.
How black do we feel today? We’re gonna let you know, and of course, we’ve got our Word of the Day.
(08:35) - 60 Second Headlines
Story 1: 26-year-old Dexter Reed was shot and killed by Chicago police officers during a traffic stop.
(09:09) - Black Around the World
Story 1: This week marks ten years since 276 mostly Christian female students were kidnapped by the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram from the Government Girls Secondary School at the town of Chibok in Nigeria.
(14:13) - 60 Sec Headlines
Story 1: “Now is the time for maximum restraint.” That was the warning issued by the Secretary-General during an emergency meeting of the U-N Security Council.
Story 2: The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into the Baltimore bridge collapse. According to reports, authorities are investigating the moments that lead up to the cargo ship crashing into one of the bridge's support pillars.
Story 3: A Texas judge is scheduled to hear arguments regarding rapper Travis Scott's request to be dismissed from a lawsuit related to the deadly 2021 Astroworld Festival.
(17:58) - Caller (How should OJ Simpson be remembered?)
(21:11) - We Up, We Up, We Up! On this day, April 15th, 1947, Jackie Robinson made history as the first African American player in Major League Baseball, breaking the sport's color barrier at age 28.
(23:40) - Blackurate News
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Story 1: Duke University is discontinuing its “Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program,” which was established in 1979 for "top applicants of African descent."
(30:03) - Sports/Pop Culture
Story 2: Drake drops a new diss track and claps back at all his haters, including Kendrick, Metro Booming, and Rick Ross.
(34:16) - Big Up, Let Down
It’s The Amanda Seales Show! I’m Amanda Seales… And now it’s time for!... The Big Up, Let Down.
Big Up - Goes to the sun for making it the perfect day to protest against genocide. Yesterday was a global day of protest against the genocide in Gaza, and that's exactly what people did.
Let Down - The letdown goes to the apparent fabric shortage at the Nike factory. Nike dropped its Olympic women's track and field outfits, and the ladies are not feeling it, calling it too revealing and sexist.
(37:31) - Caller
(38:32) - We Up, We Up, We Up!!
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On this day, April 16, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote what became known as his Letter from the Birmingham Jail.
(41:52) - Blackurate News
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Story 1: The Rev. Al Sharpton criticized pro-Palestinian demonstrators who disrupted House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries during a speech at the National Action Network convention. Take a listen.
(45:49) - How Black Do You Feel
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Right now, I need to check in with my people and find out how black they are feeling today.
(49:20) - Caller
(52:34) - The Word of the Day is: Tawdry
(54:38) - Politicians Say the Darndest Things
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