Black in the Middle

Trump called it un-American. And this theory is already being banned in states throughout America and 2/3 of our black asses ain't even heard of it.

Critical race theory (CRT) is an academic movement of civil rights scholars and activists in the United States who seek to critically examine the law as it intersects with issues of race and to challenge mainstream liberal approaches to racial justice.

On this month's edition of The Update, the crew catches up on all the things: the social norms of wearing masks and if there will be a special quarantine section price at Arrowhead Stadium, Nurses Appreciation Week and the 18% that will choose not to get vaccinated, the workforce shortage and the fact that no one has a job and employers cant find good help (hmmm...), Herman's goes a bit off the rails on Travis and his highly paid Fortune 500 CEO, high powered celebrity break-ups, divorces and deaths, transgender rights and how they pertain to sports and the civil rights era, the slow extinction of girls and boys organizations, second home owners vs homelessness, market volatility, three horrible saxophonist and the sacrifice of missing recess for band class.

On the cusp of Mother's Day we take time out to celebrate our mommies. The crew reflects on how mothers run the world. We would not be anything with our our moms and the mothers of our kids. Let's go down memory lane to hear stories of these 3 momma's boys: moms, wives, grandmas, baby-mommas, aunties - all the moms!

The crew always talk about the clique of 12ish black friends in a sea of white but there was a white guy who experienced it all...and he goes by the name, Sanderson. This episode is a must listen to hear some of the stories you're already up on, but from a less melanin'd perspective. Kaepernick, sports, fatherhood, career, serendipity, brotherhood, racism, economics, love and naked Tony Gonzalez - this podcast episode bare's all ;-)

The verdict is out. Where were you when it went down? How did you feel? How do you feel now? Are you hopeful? Optimistic? Still pessimistic about cops and Black America? The crew opens up on their feelings and continue to paint a picture of what it's like being black in America. 

Partake in this sleepy episode as the crew defines tribalism in American culture and runs down the most vicious, the most influential, the most lucrative and the longest lasting tribes in of our day and age. 

Herman talks about his virtual church, Tim talks baptism and T-bone discusses about NFL Sunday ;-)

Things have evolved over time. The church was a staple of our community and now the perception has changed. On the cusp of Easter Sunday…what a better time than now to have this conversation.

The crew talks about the importance of church in their childhood, how the church factored into their maturation into adulthood and what their perception is now.

Has Black Lives Matter replaced the Black Church?

It's back and this is no April Fools joke. After a couple weeks hiatus, the crew runs through all the things - from Dashawn "Inner Glutes" Watson (no relation) and Tim officially becoming middle age, to a short performance review of Q1 and what them stimis hitting for.

The episode does hit on a few dark topics like voter suppression, mass killings and the death of George Floyd.

Tim and Herman share the story about their low points in life and how they not only held it together but clawed their way back to some semblance of success. Travis revels in his perfect record of stability, or appearance thereof.

So, bring on the war stories, horror stories but most importantly those comeback stories. This is the "When you ain't got shit" episode.

This is the "I get that from my daddy episode.

Do you ever look at your parents and see yourself in them. What's their reaction when you do something that reminds them of you? In this episode of Black in the Middle, the crew recalls times when they had an epiphany that a behavior of theirs was genetic, when saw something in their children that resembled themselves and really dive into what they think is caused by nature and not nurture, and vice versa.

Finally they discuss family curses and the myth and the truth behind them.