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Students from Douglas High School are taking charge and calling for a nationwide march on March 24. The Russian indictments from Friday are causing quite a stir. And, believe it or not, there are some serious criticisms of Black Panther. Finally, your voicemails drive even more conversations.
We can't keep fighting an asymmetrical fight on gun control where the NRA has convinced Americans we are trying to take their guns when, in reality, we can't keep 18-year-old from buying AR-15s while picking up acne medication.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was the location of yesterday's tragic mass shooting that took the lives of 17 people. More of the same from politicians and pundits. But Students are speaking out and challenging the system!
Black Panther was amazing. But it made me sad in a lot of ways. Rebecca Azor joins me to review the movie. We cover the themes of the movie in great detail with only 1 very minor spoiler. Your 99% spoiler free movie review.
There was a fantasy-- a dream that some dreamed over the weekend about the possibility of peace between North and South Korea through unification. Five positive articles on Kim Yo Jung had the media industry unified in outrage. And I answer another voicemail -- this one positive!
Wait for it. That's all I can say!! I finally started to clear out my voicemails and, fam... it is LIT!
Call and leave your questions and I'll answer them next Friday!
One of the biggest influences in my life is Malcolm X. I haven't done much in the way of Black History Month for the podcast and today I was listening to Malcolm for my own edification and realize, you should listen to him too. Here's why.
Bit off more than I could chew this morning. But, it will be worth your wait! Coming soon!
The market crashes -- but will Trump take responsibility like he took credit for the successess? Probably not. Baltimore police officers face corruption charges including planting fake weapons. Trump's attorneys advise against speaking to Mueller. And, #WhatDoesBlackPantherMeanToMe
This is a re-upload of yesterday's podcast with edits for iTunes only. Today's episode -2/6/2018 - will be up soon.
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