Before we end on the high note of our early impressions of the DNC - by the time we recorded all we had was Michelle Obama’s speech, a quick conversation must be had around co-opting of a message after 5-year old killing of Cannon Hinnant, and colleges and universities grappling with COVID-19. We’re looking at you, UNC-Chapel Hill.

Stay safe, y’all. Wear a mask. Arrest the police officers who murdered Breonna Taylor. And don’t forget to vote.

Kamala Harris has been picked to be Joe Biden’s running mate. We have many, many thoughts about this and share our reasons to be excited, and justifiably cautious about what this means for the upcoming election. Then, Christopher talks about Formula 1 and what it means to have Lewis Hamilton, the first Black Formula 1 driver who also happens to be one of the most successful Formula 1 drivers of all time, taking the pinnacle of motorsport through a reckoning about race and racism.

Stay safe, y’all. Wear a mask. Arrest the police officers who murdered Breonna Taylor. And don’t forget to vote.

We’re still working on the proper way to celebrate and recognize Jeanette’s PhD in our introduction, but let’s start August off proper, shall we? First, we talk about the role of biracial people in the Black lives matter movement, citing a recent post from Dr. Sarah E. Gaither on Today. Then, Christopher breaks down what went wrong when JDRF tried to celebrate the stories of people of color in the diabetes community on Juneteenth. Stay safe, y’all. Wear a mask. Don’t forget to vote.

Welcome back to the resistance. Let’s have a brief conversation about what it took for this country, and the rest of the world to have a (mostly) unified voice in the fight for racial justice and try to remain calm in the midst of a discussion around the fact that “All Lives Matter” is a terribly flawed response to the Black Lives Matter movement.

It’s been a minute, but we’re back. Sorry for the unexpected and unexplained hiatus. It feels good to dust off the mic and get back to this conversation about race between siblings. There’s obviously a lot going on in the United States and around the world, but first things first: Jeanette got her PhD!

Christopher decided to go back to Wakanda and rewatch Black Panther. Turns out that movie is still dope. More importantly, Jeanette just got back from a vacation in Peru and there's lots to talk about.

Jeanette recaps her experience moderating a panel discussing multiracial research and weathering the weather of Boston, Massachusetts. And later Christopher and Jeanette discuss the inadequacies of some self-driving car algorithms and a recent video of white allies using their privilege and their bodies to become accomplices at a public hearing about the shooting of Stephon Clark.

Christopher and Jeanette celebrate (most of) the Oscars including multiple awards for Black Panther, Spike Lee finally getting his, and a mixed race Spider-Man. All this before discussing the issues surrounding Green Book. Later, we discuss the complexity around the phrase "white privilege" and revisit to the Jussie Smollett accusations of reporting a false hate crime and why it's difficult to believe everything that's being heard.

- 2019 Academy Awards (0:25)

- Jussie Smollett (18:45)

Back from winter break, Christopher and Jeanette catch up on recent news events before Jeanette shares stories from her most recent trip to South Africa. Then the conversation shifts to Black-ish's episode focused on colorism and a the presidential bids of Kamala Harris and Cory Booker.

Two quick stories are on the docket as Christopher and Jeanette say goodbye to the trash fire that was the non-stop reporting of racial injustice in 2018. Andrew Johnson's hair was not allowed in a high school wrestling match. And Jermaine Massey was kicked out of a hotel he was staying in because talking on the phone is perceived as a threat. Here's hoping 2019 will be better.