The Black Agenda

By theblackagendapodcast

We are getting to the root causes of racial disparities suffered by Black America. Our hope is to educate communities, talk to experts about the situations, and lobby our leaders.

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August 06, 2022S5WR#6: GA to allow fetuses to be claimed, Democrats help MAGA candidate, Complaint against Ben Crump, and More!
Adrian and Devin are excited to be with you for Weekly Round-up #6. From discussion to commentary to humor, we have plenty of topics to cover. Sit back and listen well!

1st Segment: Discussion
- Georgia will allow fetuses to be claimed as dependents
- Democrats help a MAGA candidate win
- Complaint filed against Ben Crump
- Break
2nd Segment: News Updates
- Kansas votes to uphold abortion
- Man shoots worker over cold fries
- No Black representation of Detroit in Congress
- S.C. man removed from death row
- NAACP demands student loan forgiveness
- Marine Corps 1st Black 4-star general
- Break
Quick Hits
- Tarrell Owens confronted by a "Karen"
- French scientist trolling on Twitter
- Slave cabin rental on Airbnb
- Drunk FL woman on golf cart on highway
- Toronto billboard offers stick of string cheese
Ending
- August Theme: Mass Shootings
- Donate
- Charity of the Month: NAAGA
- Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
- Check out our News Articles
- Thanks and Farewell
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August 02, 2022S5E2: Preventing Mass Shootings
Adrian and Devin are with you to talk about a very serious problem: Mass Shootings. They are joined by Dr. John R. Lott, Jr., a world-renowed gun expert and Founder/President of the Crime Prevention Research Center.

1st Segment: Current News
- The reason behind the uptick in mass shootings
- What are we missing when thinking about mass shootings
- Important to distinguish between mass shooting vs mass public shooting
- Different metrics for defining a mass shooting can alter the data
- 96% of mass shootings take place in places where guns are banned
- Break
2nd Segment: Is This an American Problem
- Interpretation of the data and sway the way it is viewed
- How do we secure "soft" target locations
- Consider not naming mass shooters to lessen their media exposure
- If you have police at public places, have the police blend in
- Have signs of warning, rather than gun-free zone signage
- Break
3rd Segment: Analyzing Solutions for Mass Shootings
- Red flag laws
- Licensing program
- Banning large-capacity magazines
- Break
Ending
- August Theme: Mass Shootings
- Donate
- Charity of the Month: NAAGA
- Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
- Check out our News Articles
- Thanks and Farewell
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1h 19min
July 29, 2022S5WR#5: FL Hires Vets as Teachers, U.S. Economy Shrinks, Democrats Midterm Gap, and More!
Adrian and Devin are glad to be back with you this week for Weely Round-Up #5. Our 1st Segment is all about Discussion followed by News Updates in the 2nd Segment, and everyone's favorite...our comedic Quick Hits!!! Sit back and listen well....

1st Segment: Discussion
- Florida will allow veterans to teach without a degree
- U.S. economy shrinks...talks of recession
- Democrats closing the Midterms gap
- Break
2nd Segment: News Updates
- UN declares monkeypox a global emergency
- Creflo Dollar says tithing isn't necessary
- N.Y. bishop robbed of $1M worth of jewelry during sermon
- Deal to get Brittney Griner home
- Federal lawsuit against SeaWorld's Sesame Place in Philly
- Just Dept. launches environmental racism investigation
- Lottery worth over $1B
- Break
Quick Hits
- Kevin Hart shames Channing Crowder
- Woman sets wrong house on fire
- MO Business signage war
- FL woman with pitchfork and whip selling teddy bears
Ending
- August Theme: Mass Shootings
- Donate
- Charity of the Month: Single Parent Project
- Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
- Check out our News Articles
- Thanks and Farewell
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53min
July 23, 2022S5WR#4: AZ Limits Police Videoing, U.S. Schools Segregated, Food Stortage, and More!
Adrian and Devin are back after a by-week for Weekly Round-up #4. Plenty of news and comedy to get to, so Sit back and Listen well!

1st Segment
- AZ limits police videoing
- U.S. schools remain segregated
- Black farmers warn of food stortage
- Break
2nd Segment
- United Justice Coaliton Social Justice Summit
- Biden/Thompson COVID Updates
- Racist police chief ousted
- BNC bought by Byron Allen
- African American dictionary
- Man sues Skittles
- New 3-digit national suicide prevention lifeline
- Break
Quick Hits
- Woman uses 'teacher voice' to chase bear away
- Mystery shrouds colossal Brink's heist
- Police say stop yelling at tourists
- Bass Pro won't honor sock lifetime warranty
- Herschel Walker on air quality
Ending
- August Theme: Mass Shootings
- Donate
- Charity of the Month: Single Parent Project
- Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
- Check out our News Articles
- Thanks and Farewell
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58min
July 09, 2022S5WR#3: Bad Cop Hired, School Vouchers in AZ, White Supremacist March, and More!
Adrian and Devin are back with you for another edition of Weekly Round-Up. This week they are joined by Content Creation Team Intern, Khaleb DeLeon. Plenty of news to cover, so Sit back and Listen well!

1st Segment: Discussion
- Cop that killed Tamir Rice gets hired
- Arizona governor faces universal school vouchers challenge
- White supremacist group march in Boston
- Break
2nd Segment: News Updates
- Brittney Griner pleads guilty
- Disneyland’s social media accounts hacked with racist, offensive posts
- Retailers scale back hiring as worry about a slowdown grows
- Gas weekend special: $1.99
- Festival aims to celebrate Afro-Latino culture and fight 'erasure'
- Biden awards Medal of Freedom
- Break
Quick Hits
- Man killed after he lights firework on his head
- Rhode Island Senator Tiara Mack twerking on the 4th of July
- GOP candidate vows to fight 'Democrats in Klan hoods' with AR-15
- California woman fakes cancer, forges notes to avoid prison
- Idaho zoo's 60-year-old spider monkey might be world's oldest
- FL man speaks his mind in brutal obituary for his father
Ending
- July Theme: Fatherlessness and Single-Parent Homes
- Donate
- Charity of the Month: Single Parent Project
- Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
- Check out our News Articles
- Thanks and Farewell
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July 03, 2022S5WR#2: 'Woke-ification' Infrastructure in FL, 60 Bullets Shot into Jayland Walker, Slavery = 'Involuntary Relocation', and More!
Adrian and Devin are back with you for Weekly Round-up #2. Plenty of news to cover, so Sit back and listen well!

1st Segment (0:49)
- 'Woke-ification' Infrastructure in FL
- 60 Bullets Shot into Jayland Walker
- Slavery = 'Involuntary Relocation'
- Break
2nd Segment (18:02)
- Ice Cube Teams Up with NFL
- Supreme Court and Voting Rights
- Sen. John Cornyn on Brown v. Board of Education
- Ketanji Brown Jackson Sworn In
- Traffic Stops for Loud Music
- Ghislaine Maxwell Sentence to 20 Years/R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years
- Break
Quick Hits (26:12)
- FL Man Steals from Disney
- Putin Calls Western Leaders 'Disgusting'
- RI Dunkin' Accidentally Offers White Residents Free Coffee
- French's Ketchup Ice Pops
- Farm with 110 Snakes
- Woman Marries Ragdoll
Ending
- July Theme: Fatherlessness and Single-Parent Homes
- Donate
- Charity of the Month: Single Parent Project
- Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
- Check out our News Articles
- Thanks and Farewell
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48min
June 25, 2022S5WR1
Adrian and Devin are excited to be with you for Season 5, Weekly Round-Up #1. We have a new format to give you more discussion but still the same great commentary and humor. Sit back and listen well!

1st Segment (1:48)
- Roe v. Wade Overturned
- Landmark Gun Violence Bill
- Reparations for Housing Only
- Break
2nd Segment (18:20)
- Biden Calls for Gas Tax Holiday
- Officer Video during Traffic Stop
- Importing Baby Formula
- Walmart Doula Expansion
- 25-YR Sentence for Derek Chauvin
- Children Drink Floor Sealant
- Break
Quick Hits (29:20)
- Dildo in Catfish
- "Badlands" Booker
- Alexa and Your Dead Relatives
- 14 Nurses Pregnant Together
- Urine Sensors on Elevators
- TikTok "Healthy Coke"
Ending (45:00)
- Next Month Theme: Fatherlessness and Single-Parent Homes
- Donate
- Charity of the Month: Coming in July
- Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
- Check out our News Articles
- Thanks and Farewell
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47min
June 22, 2022S5E1: How Institutions Promote Racism
Adrian and Devin are back and glad to be with you for Season 5. We start this season off by discussing the apology from the American Psychological Association. APA gave an apology for their role in perpetrating systemic racism throughout American history. Dr. Vanessa Hintz joins us to talk about how this came about and what APA plans to do in the future. Sit back and listen well!

1st Segment: Why the Apology (2:05)
- Why was this apology important
- Psychology being used to protect whiteness
2nd Segment: How Does Institutional Racism Work (15:18)
- How institutional racism has affected our mental health
- Historical examples of the misuse of psychology
3rd Segment: What Can Institutions Do to Help (27:55)
- Where does the field of psychology stand on this move
- Skepticism to trust the field of psychology
- What can other institutions do
Final Message (43:55)

Ending (51:57)
- Next Month Themes: Abortions, Fatherlessness, and Single-Parent Homes
- Donate
- Charity of the Month: Coming in July
- Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
- Check out our News Articles
- Thanks and Farewell
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57min
April 23, 2022WR#14: $500 Wedding, Florida Fights With Disney, World Record Tongue, Easter Egg Condoms
Adrian and Devin are back with you to delivery news and funny moments. Sit back and listen well!
1st Segment (00:50)
- Malcom Nance Fights in Ukraine
- Tennessee controversial bill
- Michelle Obama's Brother Sues School
- Florida Fights Disney
- Professor Says Black and Asians Resent the West
- Black Educator Wins Teacher of the Year
- Break: Jazz Mango
2nd Segment (19:27)
- Quick Updates
- Dwayne Haskins Death
- Mike Tyson Fight
- Welfare Money Unspent
- Mass Shootings
- Gentrified Weed Man
- 82 year Marriage
- Break: Permafrost
Quick Hits (39:36)
- $500 Wedding
- Patient Inhales Drill Bit
- Weed Lasagna
- World Record Tongue
- Easter Egg Condoms
- Hungry Son Bomb Threat
- Break: Noble Dub
Ending (57:28)
- Next Episode: 'How Instituions Promote Racism' (April 26, 20220
- Donate
- Charity of the Month: Operation Hope
- Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
- Check out our News Articles
- Thanks and Farewell
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1h 8min
April 19, 2022S4E13: Why is BLM on Blast?
Adrian and Devin review the compliance issues of Black Lives Matter and how it might affect the cause. Sit back and listen well!
1st Segment: Why is BLM on Blast? (0:57)
- Out of compliance
- What is a Form 990?
- BLM's can't raise money
- Watchdog group files IRS complaint
- Questions surrounding majority of their money
- Break: Permafrost by BAKERMAN
2nd Segment: How Does This Impact the Cause? (15:15)
- Ammunition for the GOP and conservatives
- Impact on other social justice organizations
- What can be done to repair BLM's reputation
- More transparency and organizational structure
- Break: Drive
Ending (35:48)
- Next WR: WR#14 (April 23, 2022)
- Next Episode: 'How Institutions Promote Racism' w/ Dr. Maysa Akbar (April 19, 2022)
- Donate
- Charity of the Month: Operation Hope
- Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
- Check out our News Articles
- Thanks and Farewell
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43min

FAQs about The Black Agenda:

How many episodes does The Black Agenda have?

The podcast currently has 142 episodes available.