Durags and Boatshoes

Durags and Boatshoes

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  • Ep. 208 of Durags & Boatshoes
    Episode 208 is about attention, loyalty, responsibility, and protecting your energy.
    This week, we talk Kaepernick, Jay-Z and the NFL, parenting lessons from the Nolan Wells case, and how war and rising diesel costs eventually hit everyday people at the grocery store.
    We also get into beef imports, a bizarre FBI hiring-policy hearing, protest at the United Nations, and close with Toni Morrison’s powerful reminder about distraction.
    Sometimes the best move isn’t winning the argument, it’s getting back to your work.
    1 hr 25 min
  • Ep 207 of Durags & Boatshoes
    After some time away, Durags & Boatshoes is back.
    On Episode 207, I catch everybody up on life and why the saxophones suddenly seem to be getting louder.
    On Summer Jam Screen, we talk about protecting Ebonics, the end of Power 106.9 in Omaha, and a few things happening around the culture.
    Selling Hope Like Dope asks a bigger question: What happens when the revolution gets monetized? We get into Black podcasts and corporate money, Bud Crawford’s relationship with Trump, Black men and politics, and the difference between having power and having proximity to power.
    For Hold This L, we talk about knowing when it’s time to stop trying to change people, with John Pavlovitz’s argument about MAGA.
    Not All Heroes Wear Capes honors Omaha legend Clyde “Youngblood” Deshazer and the legacy he built through nearly five decades of barbering and serving his community.
    And we close with Health Over Wealth:
    You can have one bad day. You can’t have two.
    Welcome back to Durags & Boatshoes.
    Purchase Brandon's book here: https://www.amazon.ca/Steel-None-Made-Through-Unchanged-ebook/dp/B0H9PW1L26
    John Pavlovitz article: https://johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-cant-change-these-hateful-people
    1 hr 34 min
  • The Monolith MiniPod
    Inspired by Sky Full of Elephants, I ask: should Black Americans move as a political monolith? A sharp look at unity, power, and survival.
    1 hr 1 min
  • Who Can You Trust In Media miniPod
    In this mini episode, A-Double breaks down the state of news media in 2025. With Trump’s lawsuit win against ABC News sending shockwaves, many mainstream outlets are scared to be critical of the current administration. That’s why it’s more important than ever to support truth-tellers like Democracy Now!, ProPublica, and Black-led voices like Karen Hunter, Tavis Smiley, and Don Lemon. Tune in to find out who’s still standing on truth and why your media diet matters now more than ever.
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    36 min
  • Ep. 206 of Durags & Boatshoes
    – 0:00 Summer Jam Screen: Nottoway Plantation fire and deep dive. Could Mayor Ewing become Omaha’s Marion Barry? We unpack Barry’s Legacy from Minority Business Enterprise Program, Summer Youth Employment Program, and Youth Leadership Institute.
    – The Hijacking of “Black Fatigue”: How white supremacists are co-opting Black struggles for their agenda.
    – 50:34 Selling Hope Like Dope: Elon’s “GROK” AI and its push of a mythical “white genocide” narrative. What it means for misinformation.
    – 1:02:57 Hold This L: Diddy trial recap: unsettling “freak-off” details, health fallout, and why this reads more like domestic violence than trafficking.
    – 1:10:05 Not All Heroes Wear Capes: Omaha’s voter uprising lays a blueprint for 2026 midterms.
    – Health Over Wealth: “Do it scared”: our motivational closer.
    1 hr 16 min

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A black man walking a fine line between the sun and the moon, find out who's on the Summer Jam Screen, while some folks are out here Selling Hope Like Dope. A few folks might have to Hold This L and not all Heroes Wear Capes. Health Over Wealth is how we always end the show on a positive note. Keep fighting the good fight!