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Ep. 598 - NYPD botched everything about the mass shooting, then took shamelessly took credit for solving it Apr 14, 2022

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You can't make this up. The NYPD failed in its most basic duties on every level of this mass shooting, but somehow found a way to act like they solved it. They damn sure didn't. Let me unpack and explain how it all went down. In fact, victims might be suing the NYPD for their gross incompetence

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Ep. 597 - The mass shooting on New York's subways CANNOT become an excuse for more police Apr 13, 2022

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As I recorded this podcast, 24 hours after the mass shooting in New York, the perpetrator is still on the loose a dozen people are still in the hospital, and the city is dealing with the real trauma of it all.
And what has become clear is that it was a catastrophic security failure for the NYPD - not one of budgetary needs, but of extreme incompetence. They have a budget of nearly $11 BILLION per year - the most in the world, but nothing they did worked yesterday - and the man appears to have caused this carnage and simply walked right off of the train.

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Ep. 596 - America is a Deeply Violent Place Apr 12, 2022

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I planned on talking about something totally different today, but while I was prepping for the podcast, a mass shooting happened on the subway train in Brooklyn.
I'll unpack and explain what we know so far and put it into context with what it means to live in one of the most violent countries in the world.

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Ep. 595 - Grand Rapids Police brutally executed a young Black man named Patrick Lyoya. Apr 11, 2022

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Last week police in Grand Rapids, Michigan shot and killed a young Black man named Patrick Lyoya - a Congolese immigrant and father of 2 young girls.
Both the family and a local county commissioner who saw the body camera footage have said that police put a gun to the back of Patrick's head and shot and killed him execution style. I believe them.
Of course, police and prosecutors are stalling by refusing to release the footage, refusing to name the officer, and giving that officer and others time to scrub their social media history, and get their lies together. It's despicable.
I think this is going to be a case that is going to shake the nation.

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Ep. 594 - Ketanji Brown Jackson is about to walk into a conservative lion's den on the Supreme Court Apr 08, 2022

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I am nothing but elated over the confirmation of the brilliant Ketanji Brown Jackson onto the United States Supreme Court. It's a huge, historic deal. And we should celebrate. Period.
We also need to understand that she is about to walk into perhaps the most conservative Supreme Courts in the entire history of this country.

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Throwback Episode: Building a Socially Responsible Portfolio Apr 07, 2022

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On April 4th, we ran a classic episode from our friends Allan Boomer and Tiffany Hawkins of The Momentum Advisors titled "Is Your Money Racists?" I need a couple more days to recover from my recent neck surgery so the team at The North Star is going to run a great action oriented follow-up to that Episode. We hope you enjoy!
The terms "ESG", "socially responsible" and "impact investing" are ongoing buzzwords in the financial services industry. But what does it all actually mean? Regardless of the confusing industry jargon, the essence of it all is aligning your portfolio with your values—without sacrificing returns. More than that, it presents greater opportunity for you to see stronger returns. On this episode, we teach you how to do it whether you're dealing with a financial advisor, HR department or you self-manage your investments.

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Ep. 593 - Why We Just Launched The North Star Publishing Apr 05, 2022

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Yesterday, I not only announced my next book, a memoir called Lemons and Stones, I also announced that we are launching our own fully independent Black owned publishing company, The North Star Publishing.
Today I want to unpack and explain why we're going this route and what it means for us. It won't be easy, but nothing worth doing ever is. Let's GO!

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Throwback Episode: Is Your Money Racist? Apr 04, 2022

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When you contribute to your retirement savings do you know what your investments are contributing to? Are your investment dollars circulating wealth into the communities that matter to you the most? Unfortunately, the answer is probably: NO. And the worse news is that your retirement and investment dollars are likely supporting companies and institutions that would rather support immigration, prison complexes, racism and excess gun usage before supporting people that look like you. In this takeover episode we ask you the question ‘Is Your Money Racist?’ and then provide you with the tools on what you can do about it once and for all.

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Throwback Episode: 10 Ways to Defund the Police Today - Part 2 Apr 01, 2022

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Yesterday we shared our first 5 ways to defund the police and make America safer at the same time. Today, we conclude with the final 5 ideas.

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Throwback Episode: 10 Ways to Defund the Police Today - Part 1 Mar 31, 2022

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For today and tomorrow's episode, we revisit episodes 287 and 288. In them, Shaun breaks down a list by Alex Vitale on 10 ways we can safely defund the police.
Alex Vitale is one of Shaun's favorite scholars in the country on how and why we must defund the police. Of the 10 ways Alex suggested that we defund the police, Today Shaun breaks down the first five.

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