ABR Podcast: 85 – Black History Month

In this episode we celebrate the start of Black History Month by first giving the origins of this quasi celebrated month, then we show just how much little has changed.   OPENING AUDIO: BLACK HISTORY MONTH http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-month/videos/origins-of-black-history-month MORE INFO: –http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-month –https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_History_Month TONY PERKINS: TRUMP GETS A MULLIGAN REGARDING CHEATING WITH A PORN STAR https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/01/23/tony-perkins-evangelicals-donald-trump-stormy-daniels-216498 BALTIMORE COPS KEPT TOY GUNS TO PLANT JUST IN CASE THEY SHOT AN UNARMED PERSON https://www.theroot.com/baltimore-cops-kept-toy-guns-to-plant-just-in-case-they-1822546984?utm_source=theroot_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow BLACK EXCELLENCE: HANIF JOHNSON YOUNGEST DISTRICT JUDGE IN PENNSYLVANIA  https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hanif-johnson-youngest-district-judge_us_5a6a6748e4b06e2532661af6?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063&__twitter_impression=true&utm_campaign=hp_fb_pages&utm_source=main_fb&utm_medium=facebook RACISM: BLACK AMERICANS  SUFFER MOST FROM RACIAL TRAUMA BUT FEW COUNSELORS ARE TRAINED TO TREAT IT https://thinkprogress.org/black-americans-race-based-trauma-counselors-f60624aa8d0c/ WHITE CANDIDATE SLAMMED FOR JUXTAPOSING HER FACE WITH MLK  https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/white-gubernatorial-candidate-slammed-juxtaposing-face-mlks-tone-deaf-campaign-ad/   DEPUTY SAYS PHILANDO CASTILE’S GIRLFRIEND WILL SPEND SETTLEMENT ON CRACKhttps://newsone.com/3762657/diamond-reynolds-lawsuit-settlement-deputy-racist-tweet-philando-castile-shooting/ LITTLE ROCK POLICE DEPARTMENT FIRES BLACK RECRUIT OVER HIP HOP LYRICS POSTED ON FACEBOOK 9 YEARS AGO https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/little-rock-police-department-fires-black-recruit-hip-hop-lyrics-posted-facebook-page-nine-years-ago/ CONTACT: Website: www.angryblackrant.com Support the show at: Patreon.com/angryblackrant Email: [email protected] [email protected] Twitter: @angryblackrant