Afros 'N Convos

The decision of the grand jury in the Breonna Taylor case is still wholly insufficient in the pursuit for justice for Breonna.

If ever it was not clear that the pandemic is here for a long time (not a good time), the New Year's Eve Ball Drop in NYC is going virtual! Michael Jordan is forming a new NASCAR racing team and recruited Bubba Wallace as his driver. We lost a titan of women's rights in Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Pres. Trump is boo'ed while paying respects to Justice Ginsburg. 

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Netflix relaunched Girlfriends, you watched, and so did we! It's been nearly 20 years since the series first aired. The ladies watched the first season! In this episode, we dish on everything Joan, Toni, Lynn, and Maya. We discuss their relationships, careers, and journey together as girlfriends.

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Inmates in California are trained to fight wildfires, but are not able to become firefighters upon re-entering society - will new laws in California change that? No Maskers in Indonesia must dig graves for COVID victims. Louisville settles Breonna Taylor's wrongful death lawsuit for $12 million. Arrest Brett Hankison. Doctors are performing unauthorized hysterectomies on women in ICE custody. Deion Sanders to sign on as head football coach for Jackson State University. Peyton Manning donates to six HBCUs. 2 HBCU presidents participated in COVID vaccine trials. 

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Election Day is November 3, 2020. Are you ready?! Are you registered to vote? Do you know where your polling location is? Is your state allowing mail-in ballots this election cycle? Do you know who the candidates are and what they stand for? 

Learn all this and basic information on elections and the importance of voting in this week's episode. 

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The entire Rochester police command stepped down in light of the covering up of Daniel Prude's killing at the hands of police. Arrest the Brett Hankinson, the reckless cop involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor. Massive wildfires continue to burn California, Oregon, and Washington. Bogota, Colombia protests police killing of Javier Ordoñez. Bob Woodward has the tapes. Serena Williams is the GOAT. JAMIE FOXX, GO FOR THE EGOT! And, we're Not Team #CancelNetflix.

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We watched the Minimalism documentary on Netflix. We're not quite adopting the Minimalist lifestyle, but the documentary inspired us to really take a look at the things and space we have and really assess whether we need it. And if we don't need it, does it actually make us happy? It's time to break out of our unhealthy relationship with consumerism. This was our first step. 

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Akon's broken ground on the real life Wakanda. Tyler Perry's worth a billion dollars. Women's soccer gets equal pay in Brazil (we're looking at you US Soccer!). Mother's names will now be included on birth certificates in Afghanistan. Mike Bloomberg donates $100 million to Black medical schools. Trump wants voters in NC to vote twice. AG Bill Barr admits Black people are policed differently. Carole Baskin will be on Dancing With the Stars?!

Also as an aside convo - In light of the passing of Chadwick Boseman's passing, do we have a responsibility to help our loved ones mourn well?

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We've increasingly grown obsessed with "cancel culture," but what is it? More importantly, how does cancel culture play into our lives. Do we cancel people? Brands? When do we cancel someone? Have we been canceled? Tune in to find out! 

*Due to technical difficulties, we lost the first half of our convo, but the second half was the most important anyway! Don't cancel us! 

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We are deeply saddened by the loss of Chadwick Boseman - you are missed.

Athletes across all sports sit out in protest. Kenosha shooter charged with murder. Macaulay Culkin turns 40!!! The RNC has thrown out the dog whistles. Hurricane Laura ripped through the US. Why didn't The Real pick up Rachel Lindsay?

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This topic was brought to us by one of our listeners, Ruth! So, we dive in to what we wish we could have done differently? What risks would we have taken if we could go back to our 20s? What are some of the lessons we're taking with us as we continue to grow? Tune in to find out.

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