The Black Agenda

Adrian and Devin are back with you to delivery news and funny moments. Sit back and listen well!

1st Segment (1:15)

• CA Reparations Task Force meets
• National Urban League's 'State of Black America'
• Biden on 'Ghost Guns'
• Lawsuit on protesting
• Financial Family Reunion Summit
• Break: O. Sky

2nd Segment (22:27)

• Quick Updates
• Brooklyn subway shooter arrested
• Lawsuit alleges university targeted Black, female students
• Talk of race, sex in schools divides Americans
• Orlando's new summer youth employment program
• Break: Brooklin

Quick Hits (43:53)

• TSA agents find sword inside oblivious traveler's cane
• Protester tries to glue herself to basketball court
• Fun way to get $2,400
• Company settles dog-leasing allegations for more than $900K
• Man gets 2 years for multistate motorized golf cart thefts
• Activists projected a giant Ukrainian flag on Russia's DC embassy 
• Break: Noble Dub

Ending (62:43)

• Next Episode: 'Is BLM being Shady' (April 19, 2022)
• Next WR: WR#14 (April 23, 2022)
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• Charity of the Month: Operation Hope
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• Thanks and Farewell

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Adrian and Devin are excited to be with you to discuss a topic that might make you do a double-take as you are scrolling. They certainly support all elements of Black culture but wanted to provide a counter-narrative that says structural racism does and does not exist. To help, they are joined by Ronda Racha Penrice. All music in this episode by Josh Johnson. Sit back and listen well!

1st Segment: Recognizing Black Culture (1:53)

• Who or what shapes Black culture
• Misunderstanding of the value and roots of Black culture
• How a bad image in the media affects our culture
• Break: The Way You Are

2nd Segment: Does Culture Influence Outcomes (15:54)

• Why are people of color over-represented in poverty
• The influence of explicit rap music
• Difference expressions of Black culture
• Break: Company 

3rd Segment: Reinforcing Black Excellence in Our Culture (34:26)

• Will there need to be government intervention
• Shifting away from negative stereotypes
• Building reverence for our culture and history
• Break: Fast Forward

Final Message (48:11)

• Break: I Like You Too

Ending (59:53)

• Next WR: WR#13 (April 16, 2022)
• Next Episode: Episode Special (April 19, 2022)
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• Charity of the Month: Operation Hope
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• Thanks and Farewell

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Adrian and Devin are back again to bring you Weekly Round-up #12. This is their way to deliver news and commentary in an insight and comedic way. Sit back and listen well!

1st Segment (0:49)

• Sherly Lee Ralph wasn't 'Black enough' for tv role
• Black doll hung in classroom
• Improvements in K-12 school buildings
• Stacey Abrams criticized for millionaire status
• Fire squad or electric chair execution
• The TSA's funny social media account
• Break: Spring Mornings

2nd Segment (16:35)

• Quick Updates
• Ukraine-Russian Update
• Director Lee Daniels apologizes to Mo'Nique
• Louisiana might ban mugshots
• Houston neighborhood papered with racist flyers
• Rihanna Debut's on Forbes's Billionaires List
• African immigrant 'double standard'
• Break: Patience

Quick Hits (35:04)

• German man gets 90 COVID-19 shots
• The Sports Bra women's sports bar
• $10M Lottery win from an accidental bump
• Fox bites Congressman
• Paula Patton's Fried Chicken Recipe
• Man sends STI results instead of cover letter
• Break: Jazz Apricot

Ending (56:00)

• Next Episode: "Can Black Culture Hurt Us" with Ronda Racha Penrice (April 12, 2022)
• Next WR: WR#13 (April 16, 2022)
• Donate
• Charity of the Month: Operation Hope
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• Thanks and Farewell

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Adrian and Devin bring you another double-hitter with two great guests, Nadia Combs (School Board Chair, Hillsborough County Schools, FL) and Bishop Althea Greene (School Board Vice Chair, Shelby County Schools, TN), to discuss how school boards have had to adjust to the pandemic and politics in their school districts. Sit back and listen well!

1st Segment: Rise in Attention (2:42)

• How school board races have changed
• Balancing public concern and health needs of district
• Refocusing the attention
• Mental toll on board members due to death threats
• B: The Big City by Pecan Pie

2nd Segment: How School Boards Influence the Day to Day (26:08) 

• How politics can impact the overall educational experience
• Purpose of a school board
• What kind of parental involvement do we need
• B: Sour Apples

Final Messages (52:52)

• Building our schools, not fighting culture wars
• Changing the narrative and incentive for running for school board
• B: Flight to Tunisia

Ending (65:45)

• Next WR: WR#12 (April 9, 2022)
• Next Episode: "Can Black Culture Hurt Us" (April 12, 2022)
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• Charity of the Month: Operation Hope
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• Thanks and Farewell

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Adrian and Devin are back at it with news, commentary, and humor. Stick around for the Quick Hits at the end. Sit back and listen well!

1st Segment (1:07)

• Student awarded $90K for being bullied by teacher
• Will Smith is not a stain on the Black community
• Senate Dems explain the path to voting rights and student loan forgiveness
• Woman writes letter in support of her kidnapper
• B: Trendsetter by Mood Maze

2nd Segment (17:38)

• Quick Updates
• Biden-Harris $5.8T budget proposal
• Prediabetes doubles in children
• Maxine Waters tells homeless to "Go Home"
• $14M to Denver protesters
• One of MSU's first black football players dies
• B:Bonfire

Quick Hits (35:05)

• Professor calls armed police on students for tardiness
• Braces, sex pills, fake eyeball among bizarre NJ beach trash
• Lab-grown exotic animal meats
• Scientists figure out how vampire bats got a taste for blood
• Japanese city to host annual 'Penis Festival
• Best April Fool's jokes
• B:Low Stuff by kidcut

Ending (53:45)

• Next Episode: "The Battle for School Board" (April 5, 2022)
• Next WR: WR#12 (April 9, 2022)
• Donate
• NEW Charity of the Month: Operation Hope
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• Thanks and Farewell

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1st: How SCOTUS Affects Policy (2:05)

• Original purpose of the Court
• Power of judicial review
• Living constitution or originalism on the Bench
• Life appointments and democracy
• B: The Way You Are (Josh Johnson)

2nd: Partisanship Issues (20:42)

• Using a nonpartisan committee to nominate judges
• How to address partisanship with the Court
• Favorability of court decisions affects viewpoint
• Why the GOP cares so much about the Court
• B: Patience

3rd: The Nomination Process (38:39)

• Was it different to have a Black woman in the chair
• Should we amend SCOTUS confirmation hearings
• B: Smokey’s Lounge

4th: Reforming the Court (56:56)

• Supermajority to strike down laws
• Terms limits on the Court
• Other reforms for the Court to consider
• Likelihood of seeing change
• B: Whitefish Salad

Ending (75:24)

• Next WR: WR#11 (April 2, 2022)
• Next Episode:  April 5, 2022
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• Charity of the Month: Common Ground Foundation
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Adrian and Devin are glad to be back with you to discuss breaking and major news this week. Some things you may have heard about. Others you probably do not know. Make sure you stick with us until the end for our funny Quick Hits. Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment (0:38)

• Deion Sanders blasts missing NFL teams
• U.S.'s plan to end racial bias in home appraisals
• Police ticket and tow checkpoints in Jackson, MS
• Threat to "tar and feather" BLM Street
• Doctors receiving death threats
• New names for military bases
• B: Bitcoin

2nd Segment (19:10)

• Quick Updates
• Biden warns against Russian cyberattacks
• Russia committed war crimes
• Cal State drops SAT/ACT requirements
• Black woman alleges racist culture at Google
• New bill for national mental health hotline
• Black News Channel ceases operations
• B: The Soup

Quick Hits (40:00)

• Idaho potato perfume
• TikTok loses his job for videos
• Gay dog abandoned but finally adopted
• Bear opens car door twice to get a sandwich
• Pusha T's diss track towards Mickey D's
• Woman calls cops on KFC for missing chicken
• B: Sunny Morning

Ending (59:02)

• Next Episode:  Let's Talk about SCOTUS (Mar 29, 2022)
• Next WR: WR#11 (April 2, 2022)
• Donate
• Charity of the Month: Common Ground Foundation
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• Thanks and Farewell

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March is Women's History Month and last Tuesday (Mar 15, 2022) was Equal Pay Day. Adrian and Devin are joined by intern Mori Johnson to discuss pay disparities for women and other factors that stem out of unequal pay. Sit back and listen well!

1st: Why Brittany Went to Russia (1:05)

• Russia has been a popular spot for female athletes
• Top salary of WNBA vs NBA
• Revenue sharing is extremely low in the WNBA
• Poor situations for women's pay
• Break: A to the O

2nd: Disparities for Women (14:15)

• Pay disparities for women
• The wealth gap for women
• Women are in more debt
• Women have less savings and retirement
• Occupational segregation
• Break: Stars and Constellations

3rd: Raising Wages (33:20)

• The Equal Pay Act of 1963
• Paycheck Fairness Act (2021)
• Raising the minimum wage
• Ways we can ensure equal pay
• Break: The Jam

Ending: (55:55)

• Next WR: WR#9 (Mar 26, 2022)
• Next Episode:  Let's Talk about SCOTUS (Mar 29, 2022)
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• Charity of the Month: Common Ground Foundation
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Adrian and Devin are happy to be with you again to deliver news, commentary and humor in this edition of their Weekly Round-Up. Sit back and listen well!

1st Segment (0:47)

• Uber's new fuel fee
• Kim K's advice to poor people
• TX ballot rejections skyrocket
• 'Slave Auction' at a public school
• Wells Fargo refinance loans discrimination
• Poor People's Campaign for poverty
• Break: Easy Saturday

2nd Segment (18:40)

• Quick Updates
• Griner's detention extended
• Black city in TN taken over by state
• GA bill to pay exonerated inmates
• Black prosecutor to lead PPP loan fraud crackdown
• Expansion of tax credits
• Entrepreneur gives $200k worth of free gas
• Other stories to check out
• Break: The Way You Are (Josh Johnson)

Quick Hits (35:30)

• Herschel Walker doesn't understand evolution
• Newborn rhino named after Kyiv in honor of Ukraine
• Mike Tyson ear-shaped weed gummies
• Cheerleader saves March Madness game
• Man catfished by dad, brings them closer
• March Madness Updates
• Break: Intentions

Ending (53:37)

• Next Episode: Raising Wages for Women (Mar 22, 2022)
• Next WR: WR#9 (Mar 26, 2022)
• Donate
• Charity of the Month: Common Ground Foundation
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Adrian and Devin are bring you an episode to educate you on the rise in violent crime that the U.S. has experienced since 2020. To help us make sense of it all, we are joined by Dr. John K. Roman, a senior fellow in the Economics, Justice and Society Group at NORC at the University of Chicago. Sit back and listen well. 

1st Segment: The Rise in Crime (2:11)

• Is it just murders that we should be alarmed about
• What role is the media and social media playing
• Unsupported theories for the spike in crime
• Should we blame "Defund the Police"
• Break: Cooper Ave

2nd Segment: What Leads to Crime (13:50)

• The argument for environment and opportunity
• How racism, discrimination, and prejudice play into crime stats
• How does being a part of a community deter crime
• Break: Whitefish Salad

3rd Segment: What Can We Do to Address Crime (26:47)

• How do we get away from the "tough on crime" stance
• How do we truly deter criminals rather than just creating more laws
• Break: Scary Island

Final Message (39:40)

• Break: Anywhen

Ending (46:53)

• Next WR: WR#9 (Mar 19, 2022)
• Next Episode: Raising Wages for Women (Mar 22, 2022)
• Donate
• Charity of the Month: Common Ground Foundation
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• Check out our News articles
• Thanks and Farewell

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