Black History Month was never meant to be reduced to just two names. Yet every year, the conversation centers almost exclusively on Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, leaving out the scholars, activists, creators, and everyday people who shaped Black history.

In this episode, Andrinique explore the real origins of Black History Month: who created it, why it was created, and what the original intention actually was. We cover Carter G. Woodson, the founder of what was originally Negro History Week, why it was tied to Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln’s birthdays, and how President Gerald Ford officially recognized it at the national level.

Then we examine the problem: how Black History Month has become oversimplified, performative, and disconnected from its roots. Are we honoring our ancestors and the full depth of history or are we repeating a narrative that’s easy, surface-level, and incomplete?

This episode is for anyone who wants context instead of slogans, history instead of soundbites, and a clear understanding of what Black History Month was meant to be, and what it’s become.

Key Takeaways:

•The true origins of Black History Month and Carter G. Woodson’s vision

•How and why the U.S. government formalized the month under President Gerald Ford

•Why focusing only on MLK and Rosa Parks misses the broader story

•How performative culture has distorted the original intention

•Why honoring history requires going deeper than surface-level celebrations

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In this episode of Make It Make Sense with Andrinique, we break down Black fatigue as a response to repeated behaviors within a certain segment of the Black community, not as a storyline or social construct.

This conversation focuses on patterns. Public conduct, entitlement, contradiction, and accountability. From how image and identity are performed, to how feminism, dating preferences, and personal responsibility are selectively applied, this episode examines why certain behaviors are constantly excused and why pushback is often labeled as betrayal instead of critique.

We also talk about how these patterns show up in everyday situations, restaurants, social settings, relationships, and public spaces, and how those moments contribute to frustration both inside and outside the community.

This episode is not about respectability politics and it is not about pleasing outsiders. It is about standards, self-awareness, and the refusal to keep pretending behavior has no impact. Black fatigue doesn’t come from nowhere. It comes from repetition, defensiveness, and the unwillingness to self-correct.

If you are willing to sit with discomfort and examine behavior honestly, this episode will make sense.

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2016 is gone it’s 2026 now. So why are you posting pictures from 10 years ago all over your social media?

If you’ve been scrolling through Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook lately, you’ve probably noticed the trend: people everywhere are sharing glimpses of their lives from 2016. Old selfies, throwback moments, memories from a decade ago flooding our feeds. But this isn’t just nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake there’s something deeper happening here.

In this episode, we dive into why 2016 is suddenly feeling safer, simpler, and more comforting compared to the world we’re living in today. We explore three major shifts that have left many of us longing for the past: the evolution of social media and how it’s changed the way we connect, the dramatic shifts in our political climate over the last decade, and the ongoing conversations around immigration that have reshaped our national discourse.

But we’re not just here to reminisce. We’re also asking the hard questions: How do we navigate our emotions in the 2026 climate? How do we hold space for nostalgia while still moving forward? And what can we learn from looking back?

Join us as we unpack why the past feels so appealing right now—and what it says about where we are today.

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On this episode of Make It Make Sense, Andrinique dives headfirst into Minnesota’s absolutely wild fraud scandal that’s making national headlines and leaving taxpayers furious. We’re talking multimillion-dollar daycare fraud schemes, rumors of February daycare closures because apparently ICE agents are too scary for toddlers now, and billion yes, BILLIONS in taxpayer money that just poof vanished while the people we elected to, you know, actually oversee things were apparently napping.

 Andrinique breaks down how Governor Tim Walz and Representative Ilhan Omar, the folks literally in charge of making sure this stuff doesn’t happen, somehow missed one of the biggest welfare fraud operations in American history. And wouldn’t you know it, Walz suddenly decided he’s not running for a third term. Weird timing, right? Try to make THAT make sense.

 In classic Andrinique fashion, she connects the dots between Minnesota Democrats, failed leadership that would make a reality TV show jealous, and a fraud network so obvious it’s like they weren’t even trying to hide it. Find out how immigration enforcement is doing the job state auditors apparently couldn’t be bothered with, why some Minnesota counties are actually considering shutting down daycares for an entire month, and what this dumpster fire means for you the taxpayer stuck with the bill. If you’ve been searching for answers about 

Minnesota fraud, government accountability gone wrong, welfare scams that make your jaw drop, or good old-fashioned political corruption, Andrinique’s got the receipts and she’s not holding back. Spoiler alert: the money trail leads exactly where you think, and the cover-up? Oh, it might be even worse. Buckle up!

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On this episode of Make It Make Sense, Andrinique dives headfirst into Minnesota’s absolutely wild fraud scandal that’s making national headlines and leaving taxpayers furious. We’re talking multimillion-dollar daycare fraud schemes, rumors of February daycare closures because apparently ICE agents are too scary for toddlers now, and billion yes, BILLIONS in taxpayer money that just poof vanished while the people we elected to, you know, actually oversee things were apparently napping.

 Andrinique breaks down how Governor Tim Walz and Representative Ilhan Omar, the folks literally in charge of making sure this stuff doesn’t happen, somehow missed one of the biggest welfare fraud operations in American history. And would

Make It Make Sense Hosted by Andrinique, examines how mindset, decision-making, and lived experience shape the way we move through power, politics, and personal responsibility. Episodes explore cultural narratives, behavioral patterns, and the cost of reacting from habit instead of intention.

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On this episode of Make It Make Sense The Podcast, I’m unpacking how emotion, habit, and tribalism now shape political thinking more than facts or constitutional reality. Using the Nicolas Manduro case as a reference point, we examine why complex legal questions are quickly reframed as moral outrage, why people default to familiar narratives instead of critical analysis, and how this pattern keeps the political landscape stuck in conflict with no meaningful change. This conversation is about how we think, why we react the way we do, and what happens when reason is replaced by reflex in public discourse.

Make It Make Sense Hosted by Andrinique, examines how mindset, decision-making, and lived experience shape the way we move through power, politics, and personal responsibility. Episodes explore cultural narratives, behavioral patterns, and the cost of reacting from habit instead of intention.

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After three years of breaking down politics to millions of viewers, the podcast is finally here.
Hard-hitting political analysis meets the deeper questions: Why do we vote against our interests? How did we get so divided? Why does nothing change?
This is politics, psychology, economics, and the mindset shifts you need to cut through the noise. Some episodes dissect policy. Others explore why our system keeps failing us.
It’s the conversation you’ve been wanting to have—with answers on how to actually fix it.
Let’s figure this out together.

Make It Make Sense Hosted by Andrinique, examines how mindset, decision-making, and lived experience shape the way we move through power, politics, and personal responsibility. Episodes explore cultural narratives, behavioral patterns, and the cost of reacting from habit instead of intention.

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