Nicki Needs an Adult

Hi! We are talking about whoes job is it to tell the truth in media. Should a news reporter be held responsible for not sharing information that public should know or should the person that is with holding the information be held responsible? Also we are making sure we know what editorial journalism is! Lets figure out who is really to blame with this Woodward thing!!

Don't forget to vote go to Vote.Org to make sure you're registered! And, listen to the break for the give away!

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Just a reminder that the news moves fast! And, Woodward hadn't put out the tapes of Dingleberry admitting to killing us yet.  Listen though be catch up on all the other news going on!  and be ready for a new episode on Thursday.

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**Warning!!!***

I said in the news portion that Jacob Blake had died but he did not!  That was a big mistake on my part.  Jacob Blake is alive paralyzed but can speak.  Please read more about his shooting and I am sorry that I spread this miss information. 

This episode is about fact checking and this election like no other is going to need a lot of fact checking because we really need to know who it is that we are voting for and against.  I was inspired to do this episode because of The Atlantic's article about Trump calling soldiers that died or had been hurt losers then saything the claim was fake even after he was fact checked by wait for it FOX NEWS!! 

You have the rest of this month to register to vote.  Please go to Vote.Org find out if and how to register and where to go vote!! And, if you are mailing in your vote mail that sucker as soon as you get it or take it right to your clerk's office!!

once again I am sorry about the miss information about Jacob Blake.  He is alive and I am hoping he can use his voice to get the cops that shot him put away.

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This week I'm talking about voter suppression and while I know that my own story of voter suppression means that it can happy to any one that is considered lower class too, but it happens disproportionately to Black people and to that mostly black men!  With the election coming just around the corner we all need to be aware of how difficult it is for a large amount of people in this country to vote and how much your vote actually accounts for a lot more than just yourself. 

I talk about the book The Color of Law written by Richard Rothstein.  I didn't actually read this book yet Ben my husband did.  It is the next book on my list, but it a great way to learn more about the ways this country has tried and to a great level succeeded at suppressing black votes.

Keep this in mind when thinking about voting this year!  Are you registered to vote?  Better get to it!! And, if you live in a state where voting by mail in a real option then you should go to vote.org to get everything worked out!  Go! Go right now you can read the rest of this later!

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Hi the title is exactly what it says.  I want to de-fund the police, but there are a lot of good reasons that you may not have thought of and what all those reasons could be if you haven't listened to the people of color demanding change and if you are all about the "Blue lIves" you should want the police to be de-funded too and you should be able to see how it will actually be the best thing for the police department and it's officers.

We talk the News, but I didn't speak on the explosion in Lebanon, because at the time of recording this I did not know what caused this tragic event and I didn't want to give out false information.  Now that I am aware of what caused this and how many lives were lost and injured as soon as I record again I will speak on this event.  I am so sorry and my full heart is with the people of Lebanon.  

Still need to register?  Go to Vote.Org!!! Still don't know where to vote?? Go to Vote.org!!  Want to mail in because of Covid?? Go to your state Government's Website it should be there!!! Go now I would rather you go get yourself ready to vote then come back and listen to this great episode than listen and forget to go get yourself ready to vote.

Live in Indiana? Vote for Woody Myers his top 3 priorities are Health Care, Education, and the Environment! And he would be the first black Governor for Indiana.  I will be voting for Woody in November

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I know I've been MIA and I will tell you more about that in the full episode for this week (you'll get one by Sunday I promise).  There has just been so much going on in the news and I haven't even talked about Barr's testimony, but this was just a little catching up.

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This week I am taking on Cultural appropriation vs appreciation.  It's a topic that a lot of white people not only have little understanding of, but it's something that they don't really want to understand either.    I know that one episode isn't enough to really take on the entire subject, but it is a good start for conversations.  And, that is how we start getting into some real change. 

In the news I talk the crazy numbers for Covid last week and the giant bugger that is Florida.  I still don't understand why anyone would live there by choice by hey to each their own. We find out about the far-right's flop at Gettysburg and lastly we talk about why what happen at Mt. Rushmore was wrong on more levels than just a stuttered over speech. 

Need to know if you are registered to vote?  Head over to Vote.Org and they can not only see if you're registered, but they can also get you registered, and they can show you were you can go to vote!  Need more information on candidates in your area feel free to email me and I will be happy to help.

Want to be mention for donating to Color of Change for my birthday? Go here https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/support-us?refcode=coc_website_popup take a screen shot of your donation and I will say your name on the show!

Next time we will be talking about what defunding the police really looks like...

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So, I have to first put a quick retraction on here.  ICE has not lost 30000 children it's 3000 but really it's too many any way.

There are different things on the show now it may sound like.  And where it might seem that way I feel like long time listeners will know that this change has been a long time coming.  The podcast has always had political undertones this is not something really new, but in this time where we are finally calling for civil justice it just seemed like it was right to change.  I have known for a year that the show was either going to end or make a complete left turn to being more news driven.  And, I would rather be commenting on what is going on socially then having the same conversations about make up and aging.  Black people are dying immigrants are being kept in cages.  There's no time for frilly talk to come out of my mouth and it's time for me to use the platform for change.  I am sure there is more that I can do and I am going to work on that with every spare minute that I can, but the first step is getting my voice out there.  I know that it may seem like I am changing for downloads, but when have I done anything just for the downloads?  Trust me bitch if that was what I was after I would have picked up true crime a long time ago.

Also Covid is still real and needs to be talked about so that people can keep themselves safe.  I am going to talk about what our country is doing to keep up with this Illness.

I hope that you guys get a lot out of this episode and it starts a lot of important conversations, and next time we will pick up on white privilege and cultural appropriation.  We will also be talking about what's been in the news the rest of this month.

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I know I wasn't there last week for you guys like I should have been, but there comes a point where I think everyone needs a chance to regroup.  After seeing videos of cops pepper spraying children I needed to figure out what best to say while still giving space to black creators so they can get their message out first.  This isn't really an episode.  This is me just getting how I feel out there to encourage other women to reach out, because we can be the ones to cause change. 

I am still encouraging people to donate money to Black Voices and the NAACP.  Also I suggest looking into the Trevor Project.  We need to stand with transwomen and Men right now more than ever.  Any where someone is dying or is in a cage because of the color of their skin or because they are living their true selves they need us. 

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Also if you think dropping my five star rating will hurt me.  You're wrong.  I will keep talking about this until they take my mic away.

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