Waiting on Reparations

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Knowledge is Power Jun 09, 2022

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Our hosts Dope Knife & Linqua Franqa will discuss the reality of health risks and disparities in the marginalized communities that make up the majority of their audience. They will touch on mental health issues, particularly about the ways that health knowledge can empower mental wellbeing as well as physical wellbeing. Additionally, the two will examine how issues of health are treated in the scene/culture of hip hop.

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Afrofuturism and Academia with Sammus, PhD Apr 14, 2022

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LF and DK are joined by Brown professor and afrofuturist rapper/producer Sammus (aka Dr. Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo to discuss the relationship of lyric-craft to beatmaking, surviving academia, creative and emotional revelations during the Covid pause, and Dr. Lumumba-Kasongo's upcoming tour.

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Crashing the (Democratic) Party Apr 07, 2022

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This week, LF and DK are joined by democratic operative John Jackson to discuss his work infiltrating the democratic party.

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Rich People Doing Goofy Sh*t, Part 23213 Mar 31, 2022

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This week the hosts take a gander at some gems from the newsweek, from the Unite Here picketing rich people at Jay-Z's Oscar party to Madison Cawthorn snitching on rich people in Congress and Eric Adams (net worth: $5 million) defunding errybody except the police.

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Friends of Gadsden Creek Mar 24, 2022

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This week, LF & DK are joined by activist and Twitch streamer Tamika Gadsden to discussion the intersections of racial and environmental justice in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Hammer & Flows Mar 17, 2022

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As they depart for their respective tours, LF & DK kick off a three-part series on liberation movements born and bred in Birmingham, Alabama, this time discussing the alliance between the Alabama Communist Party and poor Black folks during the Great Depression era.

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In Honor of Breonna Mar 10, 2022

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"This week, the hosts visit the Breonna Taylor case, just shy of two years after her death and a week after Brett Hankison, one of the officers involved, was acquitted of his remaining charges. They also discuss increased police militarization, no-knock raids, and overcoming "revolution fatigue" that has caused such stories to fade from public view since the Uprising."

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Attack on the Alphabet Mafia Mar 03, 2022

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Higher Learning Feb 24, 2022

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This week, DK & LF take a look back at John Singleton's 1995 film Higher Learning and discuss the sociopolitical implications of it's major themes of political awakening.

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Turf War Feb 17, 2022

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"This week DK & LF discuss the implications of Coach Brian Flores' lawsuit against the NFL for alleged racial discrimination on the fight for racial equity and labor rights more broadly."

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