New episode next week.

We discuss the spike in violent crime last year and also spend some time talking about violence in our prisons.

Sources: 
Buried headline: https://www.vox.com/22344713/murder-violent-crime-spike-surge-2020-covid-19-coronavirus 

1. Ezelle’s Blog Post:  https://www.gothamcenter.org/blog/homer-venters-life-and-death-in-rikers-island
2. Venters Book Citation from JHU press:  https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/title/life-and-death-rikers-island
3. Frank Rizzo:  https://www.npr.org/2020/06/03/868848550/frank-rizzo-statue-is-removed-in-philadelphia-it-is-finally-gone-mayor-says
4. Heather Ann Thompson  https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/178182/blood-in-the-water-by-heather-ann-thompson/ 
5. Stats on crime in 2020                                                    https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/11/20/facts-about-crime-in-the-u-s/ 
6. Homicides rose 30 percent in 2020, survey of 34 U.S. cities finds https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2021/02/03/homicides-rose-2020/ 

We discuss the web of student loan debt and some meaningful solutions for debtors. Ezelle walks us through the toxic mix of capitalism, debt and racism. This episode only scratches the surface of the issue and we will certainly revisit this in the future.
 
Buried Headline: https://www.businessinsider.com/why-is-college-so-expensive-2018-4 
Sources:

1. https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2021/04/14/student-loan-cancellation-of-50000-would-forgive-student-loans-for-36-million-people/?sh=300afe0d4ada
2. https://studentloanhero.com/student-loan-debt-statistics/ 
3. Filing for bankruptcy
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzFG0Cdh8D8  
4. Cedric Robinson- Black Marxism
5. Robin Kelley- Hammer and Hoe
6. W.E. B. Dubois- Black reconstruction
7. Keanga Taylor- Race for Profit
8. All student debt in the US, visualized
   https://www.vox.com/videos/2019/8/6/20750351/student-debt-cancel-data-video 

Another week, another mass shooting, we discuss gun violence in America and the toll it takes on those left behind. TRIGGER WARNING for suicide and a distressing look at how we got to this point.

Sources:
Buried Headline: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/03/29/children-under-fire-excerpt/

     1. We have been here before
     https://www.topic.com/carrying-while-black
     https://libraryguides.berea.edu/BlackBibliography/CivilRightsBlackPower
     https://time.com/5169210/us-gun-control-laws-history-timeline/   
    2. Anti Trans Bills
    https://www.thecut.com/2021/04/arkansas-has-passed-the-most-extreme-anti-                trans-bill-yet.html 
   3. Biden’s EO
   https://www.vox.com/22373750/biden-executive-order-on-gun-violence
   4. Guns and politics
   https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs/n8hbn2 

We are on spring break, we will be back in April with new episodes, but we had to address the tragedy. NOTE that this conversation was recorded on 03/18.

A personal one, we discuss our friendship, grad school and everything in between. So many outtakes for this one we hope you enjoy it. PLEASE like, subscribe, rate and review!

Sources: 

1. Campus Sexual Violence: Statistics- https://www.rainn.org/statistics/campus-sexual-violence#:~:text=Among%20graduate%20and%20professional%20students,force%2C%20violence%2C%20or%20incapacitation.&text=Among%20undergraduate%20students%2C%2026.4%25%20of,force%2C%20violence%2C%20or%20incapacitation.
2. Joe Biden just launched the second war on poverty- https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/22319572/joe-biden-american-rescue-plan-war-on-poverty
3. The American Rescue Plan’s Tacit Admission About America- https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/03/the-biden-stimulus-bills-tacit-admission-about-america.html
4. Oprah Winfrey sits down with Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex- https://www.cbs.com/shows/oprah-with-meghan-and-harry-a-cbs-primetime-special/video/i6UW_WTQjLrEeOoObMmlwrFLTTypvuZm/cbs-presents-oprah-with-meghan-and-harry-a-primetime-special/