John and Vivica discuss the CROWN Act and how society and culture are leading the way in changing public perception of natural hair in the effort to stop discrimination against race-based hair styles in schools and the workplace.

The CROWN Act, which stands for “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,” is a law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination, which is the denial of employment and educational opportunities because of hair texture or protective hairstyles including braids, locs, twists or bantu knots. The CROWN Act is led by the CROWN Coalition, founded by Dove, National Urban League, Color Of Change and Western Center of Law & Poverty.

Links

The CROWN Act

https://www.thecrownact.com/

Hair product use and breast cancer risk among African American and White women

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5862263/

Essay: Health Effects of Chemical Hair Relaxers on African American Women

https://www.essaysauce.com/health-essays/essay-health-effects-of-chemical-hair-relaxers-on-african-american-women/

Black consumers spend 9 times more in Hair & Beauty than other ethnic groups.

https://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/article/2018/black-impact-consumer-categories-where-african-americans-move-markets/

Angry Black Girl by Elexus Jionde

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/angry-black-girl-elexus-jionde/1127549765

Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNw8V_Fkw28

Texture Typing 101

https://www.naturallycurly.com/texture-typing

Natural The Brand Detangling Brush

https://naturalthebrand.com

Tangle Teezer

https://www.tangleteezer.com/us/

Black Malden charter students punished for braided hair extensions - Kay Lazar, The Boston Globe

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/05/11/black-students-malden-school-who-wear-braids-face-punishment-parents-say/stWDlBSCJhw1zocUWR1QMP/story.html?p1=Article_Inline_Text_Link

The untold story of wrestler Andrew Johnson’s dreadlocks - Jesse Washington, The Undefeated

https://theundefeated.com/features/the-untold-story-of-wrestler-andrew-johnsons-dreadlocks/

Georgia Elementary School Is Accused of Racial Insensitivity Over Hairstyle Guidelines Display - Neil Vigdor, The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/03/us/hairstyles-black-students-appropriate-inappropriate.html

John and Vivica talk to Seth Underwood of The Dividend Report about technological advancement, UBI and his experience with the Yang Gang.

Links

The Dividend Report

https://twitter.com/DividendReport

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAJ4E6durH2MtZ9XN5dRg5A

Ray Kurzweil

https://www.kurzweilai.net

The AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence

https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artificial-intelligence-revolution-1.html

Bullshit Jobs - David Graeber

https://g.co/kgs/Uw6aEJ

The War on Normal People - Andrew Yang

https://g.co/kgs/GNhPDQ

Google Career Certificate Program

https://grow.google/certificates/

Timestamps

00:55 - Why Seth wears the MATH hat (Make America Think Harder)

03:23 - How Seth discovered UBI

05:40 - Influence of Atlas Shrugged

06:56 - How VR led him to UBI

15:12 - Rate of technological change (Ray Kurzweil)

26:30 - Window of comprehension getting shorter

29:29 - How to introduce people to UBI

30:53 - What if robots take every job?

32:05 - The Abundance Gospel

42:13 - The first time hearing about UBI

44:11 - Shoutout to Scott Santens

47:58 - How the social contract and poverty are holding back society.

50:35 - How slavery held back innovation in the 19th century

52:49 - Why an income floor for everyone makes society strong

58:18 - UBI is just a universal tax break

1:04:46- UBI for selfish reasons

1:09:22- Conservative Argument on UBI

1:12:32- Technology/ The internet is taxpayer funded

1:25:42 - How would UBI interact with other welfare programs?

1:33:51- 3D printing and the future of scarcity

1:38:42- Can UBI solve the housing crisis?

1:45:17- Congress Members for UBI

1:45:35- Dolly Parton

1:50:06- UBI Resources

John and Vivica interview comedian Chewy May about comedy in NYC post-pandemic.

Links

Joanna Briley (creator of Black Women in Comedy Festival, manager of Brooklyn House of Comedy)

https://twitter.com/1FunnySistah2

https://goldcomedy.com/resources/mini-qa-joanna-briley/

https://www.facebook.com/BlackWomeninComedyFestNYC

https://www.instagram.com/joannambriley/

Franqi French

Winner of 2019 NBC’s Stand Up

https://www.advocate.com/people/2020/1/15/see-why-bi-comedian-franqi-french-won-nbcs-standup-competition

https://deadline.com/2020/01/franqi-french-rene-vaca-winners-16th-annual-standup-nbc-competition-1202829871/

https://www.instagram.com/franqifrench/

https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsFranqi/

Sydnee Washington

Comedy Central/MTV

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a33983414/sydnee-washington-interview/

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a33917904/comedy-queens-of-quarantine/

https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/sydnee-washington-best-up-and-coming-comedian.html

https://www.instagram.com/justsydbw/

Calvin Cato

NYC Comedian

https://calvincato.com/

https://www.instagram.com/calvinscato/

https://www.facebook.com/calvin.cato

Vanetta Schoefield

Comedian/producer

https://thestandnyc.com/comedians/vanetta-schoefield

https://www.instagram.com/vanetta.schoefield/

Dara Jemmott

Comedian/producer

https://www.thenativesociety.com/questionables/2020/9/18/dara-jemmott-comedian-host-writer-amp-vo-artst

https://www.instagram.com/chocolatejem/

Lauren Hope Krass

Comedian and a speaker at the Save the Clubs protest/rally

https://www.laurenhopekrass.com/

https://www.facebook.com/lauren.krass

https://www.instagram.com/laurenhopekrass/

November 3rd, 2020 may be the most important day of the year as US citizens head to the polls to make their voices heard on the local and national level.

In this episode John and Vivica take a deep dive into the importance of voting, why you're vote matters more than ever and how to make sure you are registered and prepared to vote either by mail-in ballot, or in-person with early voting or on National Election Day on Tuesday, November, 3rd.

Make sure you are registered to vote here: https://vote.gov

And research the candidates on your local ballot here to make sure you know who to vote for before you get into the voting booth: https://www.vote411.org/ballot

Sources

State Laws Governing Early Voting

Early Voting Information for NYC

Register to Vote - Vote.gov

Confirm Voter Registration - Vote.gov

How to Vote in the 2020 Election - FiveThiryEight

Up the Vote: Reddit’s IRL 2020 Voting Campaign

Why Local Races Matter Now More than Ever - Ben & Jerry

Who’s On My Ballot - Vote411

The House Passed a Bill That Would Make It Illegal to Discriminate Against Natural Hair (The CROWN Act) - InStyle

Stacey Abrams Fair Fight

Black Lives Matter

Justice Democrats

Rock the Vote

John and Vivica take a deep dive in the deviant side of sexuality. Everything you wanted to know about kink, fetish and BDSM is covered in this 3 part episode.

John and Vivica take a deep dive in the deviant side of sexuality. Everything you wanted to know about kink, fetish and BDSM is covered in this 3 part episode.

Sources

Erin Houdini

The Most Common Fetishes in the U.S.

Shibari: The Healing Properties of Japanese Rope Bondage

The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage

The Baroness

Sybian

Neon Wand

John and Vivica take a deep dive in the deviant side of sexuality. Everything you wanted to know about kink, fetish and BDSM is covered in this 3 part episode.

Sources

Erin Houdini

The Most Common Fetishes in the U.S.

Shibari: The Healing Properties of Japanese Rope Bondage

The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage

The Baroness

Sybian

Neon Wand

John and Vivica take a deep dive in the deviant side of sexuality. Everything you wanted to know about kink, fetish and BDSM is covered in this 3 part episode.

John and Vivica explore school reopening amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

Sources

Asymptomatic Children Carry Higher COVID-19 Viral Load Than Adults In ICUs, Study Finds - WBUR

Pediatric SARS-CoV-2: Clinical Presentation, Infectivity, and Immune Responses - The Journal of Pediatrics

8 days into semester, Notre Dame halts in-person classes as 146 students get coronavirus - NBC News

UNC-Chapel Hill Classes To Move Online After 130 Students Test Positive In First Week - NPR

In Two Months, American Teachers Are Going To Start Dying. - Bernie Bleske, Medium.com

WHO warns young people are emerging as main spreaders of the coronavirus - Washington Post

COVID-19 cases in U.S. children soared in late July, report says - Reuters

Children Can Get Severe COVID-19, CDC Says — Especially Black And Hispanic Children - NPR

NYC Public Schools Reopening Plan: Here's What We Know So Far - Gothamist

New York City schools’ reopening delayed after mayor, unions reach deal - Chalkbeat