In this episode, we celebrate our first anniversary by talking with Sanford F. Schram, Ph.D., Hunter College professor of Political Science about his new book 'Hard White: The Mainstreaming of Racism in America' written with Richard C. Fording, Ph.D., University of Alabama professor of Political Science. For show notes and more information, visit us at http://www.nybfpodcast.com.

In this episode, we discuss 50 Cent and Ice Cube—two Black male rappers who have recently given varying degrees of support to the Trump administration. We also talk about Vice President Biden and President Trump’s dueling town halls on ABC and NBC respectively. For more information, visit us at http://nybfpodcast.com

In this episode, we talk about the way the stereotype of the angry black woman has been weaponized in two recent incidents. First, we discuss the way Senator Kamala Harris was portrayed as an angry black woman because of her facial expressions during the Vice Presidential Debate even though it was clear that she went to great lengths to tone herself down. Then, we discuss the fight that took place between Monique Samuels and Candiace Dillard-Bassett on Bravo’s ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ and the way reality television benefits from the angry black woman stereotype. We also spend a bit of time talking about President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis. For more information, visit us at http://www.nybfpodcast.com.

In this episode, we continue our discussion about our decision to wait until marriage for sex. The prior episode of this series is available here: https://www.notyourblackfriendspodcast.com/episodes/episode-40-our-decision-to-wait-until-marriage. We also discuss President Trump's negative callout of our Philadelphia, our hometown, during his first debate with Vice President Joe Biden. This special episode is also available on YouTube.

In this episode, we discuss President Trump's tax returns, his lack of income tax payments, and the revelation that he received $72 million in refunds from the Federal Government. For those reasons, we refer to him as a "welfare queen"--a stereotype that is wrongly applied to Black women even though people like our president defraud the government at levels unaccessible to most residents of this country. We also discuss the disturbingly low level of charges filed in the Breonna Taylor murder case.

In this episode, we discuss former Tallahassee Mayor and 2018 Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew Gillum's interview with Tamron Hall and what it reveals about our society's attitudes on bisexuality in Black men. We also talk about 'The Social Dilemma' on Netflix, and we vent about Republican hypocrisy following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

In this episode, we start with conversation about the mass sterilizations occurring at an ICE facility in Georgia and California's plan to expunge the records of inmates who volunteer to fight wildfires. We also discuss the controversy surrounding Maimouna Doucoure's 'Cuties' and the $12 million settlement awarded to Breonna Taylor's family.

In this episode, we discuss Jessica Krug--the George Washington University history professor who was exposed for lying about her race and ethnicity. Since it's Tia's birthday, we take a detour from our usual topics to discuss one of Tia's favorite people--Meghan Markle. Specifically, we discuss Prince Harry and Meghan Markle becoming financially independent thanks to a $150 million Netflix deal. We also talk about the boats that sunk during a Trump Boat Parade in Texas.

In this episode, we discuss the conservative embrace of Kyle Rittenhouse, the NBA players strike in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake and Barack Obama's intervention, Pastor John Gray's affair, and the death of 'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman at 43.

In this episode, we talk about the differing strategies utilized during the Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention. We also discuss Herschel Walker's defense of President Trump, the unlawful shooting of Jacob Blake, and NBC News posting a picture of comedian Kevin Hart in an article about Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt.