The Black Agenda

Adrian and Devin speak with Chrystina Johnson about factors of the Black Diet that have affected our health along with tips for budgeting and meal prep. We even discuss a newer concept called Intuitive Eating. Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment: How Can Food Be Harmful (2:10)

• How food has impacted generational health
• Moral values on certain foods
• Food freedom
• Break: Staycation

2nd Segment: Teaching Our People about Healthy Eating (10:55)

• Building a healthy relationship with food
• Getting legislative changes
• Shopping in the organic sections
• Tips for budgeting and meal prep
• Break: Tubby

3rd Segment: Healing our Bodies (26:53)

• People who are too busy for nutritional balance
• Changing our diets
• Moderation and preparation
• Break: Large Bass 

Final Message (37:03)

• Break: Lottery

Ending (45:40)

• • Next Weekly Round-up: Dec 4th, 2021
  • New Episode: Nov 29, 2021 "Infrastructure and Racism" with Nicole Ndumele
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• Charity of the Month: American Diabetes Association
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Adrian and Devin bring you breaking news of the week along with funny Quick Hits. Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment: (0:23)

• Rittenhouse verdict sets new legal precedent on White Privilege
• The House passes a $2 trillion spending bill, but braces for changes in the Senate
• All American adults now eligible for coronavirus booster shots
• Feds to investigate Texas school district for civil rights violations
• Mississippi School Boards Association leaving national group after federal aid request
• American Psychological Association Apologizes for Role in Promoting, Perpetuating, and Failing to Challenge Racism in U.S
• Spelman Graduate Claudia Walker Is Teaching Kids About HBCUs In New Book
• Break: Anywhen

2nd Segment: (16:11)

• Quick Updates
• Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, WTA speak out as Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai remains missing
• Young Dolph's shooting death: Here's what we know about suspects, reports of shootings
• 2 men who served decades in prison for killing Malcolm X to be exonerated 
• Ohio State president announces debt-free degree initiative
• MSU coach Mel Tucker set to be highest-paid Black coach in sports
• Break: Noble Dub

Quick Hits: (33:28)

• Drivers scramble as cash falls from armored truck on freeway 
• A crowd-funded group lost an auction for a first edition of the U.S. Constitution
• Florida family faces fine for early Christmas lights display
• 3 dead, hundreds injured after storms rouse scorpions in Egypt
• Twitter Users Are Cackling Over DC Reporter's Over-The-Top Vandalism Segment
• Farmers are turning cow poo into power with batteries created from cow pat
• Break: New Year

Ending: (48:27)

• • "The Black Diet" featuring Christyna Johnson (Nov 23, 2021)
  • Next Weekly Round-up: Dec 4th, 2021
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• Charity of the Month: American Diabetes Association
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Adrian and Devin speak with Dr. William Gale, Co-Director of the Tax Policy Center about how tax policy creates inequality. Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment: How Tax Policy Leads to Inefficiency and Inequality (2:07)

• How do tax policies promote inequality
• The handling of local property taxes
• Trickle-Down Economics
• Break: Tea Time

2nd Segment: Current Tax Policy (14:19)

• Getting rid of loopholes
• Rise in income inequality due to taxation
• How should we tax the super wealthy
• Break: Supreme

3rd Segment: Reforming the System (30:50)

• Would a consumption tax help
• Should governments use taxes to redistribute resources
• Making the system for everyone
• Break: Chocolate Cookie Jam

Final Message (47:03)

• Break: Cruiser

Ending (54:56)

• • "Weekly Round-Up #23" (Nov 20, 2021)
  • "The Black Diet" featuring Christyna Johnson (Nov 23, 2021)
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• Charity of the Month: American Diabetes Association
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Adrian and Devin bring you some important stories in the community along with some updates. Make sure you stick around for our funny Quick Hits section. Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment (0:52)

• Travis Scott Astroworld Tragedy
• Ben & Jerry's co-founders: Police abuse of Black people is a 'white problem'
• Michigan $600 million—preventing it would have cost $80/day 
• Family Wants Answers After Girl With Autism, 10, Commits Suicide After Racial Bullying At School
• Chicago Man Alleges Racism, Redlining In Federal Civil Lawsuit Against U.S. Bank
• Maryland teacher Keishia Thorpe wins $1 million global educator prize
• Break: Whitefish Salad

2nd Segment (18:46)

• Quick Updates
• Radio Host Joe Madison Goes On Hunger Strike To Push Congress Into Passing Voting Rights Bill
• Attorney Wants No More 'Black Pastors' At Trial For Arbery's Accused Killers
• LeBron James calls out Rittenhouse for crying at trial
• McDonald's CEO apologizes after activists say text about shootings was 'racist
• Missy Elliott Receives Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
• Break: Space Navigator

Quick Hits (34:37)

• Doorbell camera records California woman giving birth on lawn
• New York firefighters rescue naked man stuck in bathroom wall for several days
• British chauffer service offers rides in 'Tank Taxi'
• Man earns Ph.D., fulfills dream of being physicist at 89
• Mother left red-faced after finding two frozen turkey dinosaurs in 'intimate' act
• Funny-Yet-Sad Tweets About It Getting Dark Outside So Early
• Break: Distance

Ending (48:11)

• • "Taxing for a Better America" featuring Dr. William Gale, Co-Director Tax Policy Center (Nov 16, 2021)
  • "Weekly Round-Up #23" (Nov 20, 2021)
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• Charity of the Month: American Diabetes Association
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Adrian and Devin speak with Professor Yossi Sheffi of MIT about the supply chain and what we can expect to see this Holiday Season. Sit back and listen well. 

1st Segment: How the Global Supply Chain Worked Before 2020 (2:52)

• How connected are we and how quickly can we recover
• What were we ignoring
• Break: Soul Searching

2nd Segment: The Perfect Storm for a Supply Chain Shortage (16:24)

• Major factors attributing to the shortages
• Is the labor shortage having an impact
• Break: Take It Easy

3rd Segment: What’s the Future of the Global Supply Chain (36:40)

• What will 2021 Holiday Shopping look like
• Will companies start manufacturing closer to home
• Future of supply chain shortages
• Break: Flight to Tsunia

Hopeful Message (52:34)

• Break: Staycation

Ending (60:27)

• • "Weekly Round-Up #22" (Nov 13, 2021)
  • "Taxing for a Better America" featuring Dr. William Gale, Co-Director Tax Policy Center (Nov 16, 2021)
• Donate
• Charity of the Month: American Diabetes Association
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Adrian and Devin deliver the news and Quick Hits to get you going and keep you updated this weekend. Sit back and listen well. 

1st Segment (0:24)

• Ye calls Big Sean, John Legend 'sellouts' for being 'used by the Democrats'
• The House passed the infrastructure
• Alabama Judge Booted After Saying George Floyd ‘Got What He Deserved'
• Philadelphia To Prohibit Cops From Enforcing Minor Traffic Infractions To End Driving
• While Black Incidents
• Greg Abbott Joins Probe to Investigate Books About Racism
• Black Inventor of Entrepreneurship Board Game to Be Featured on History Channel Special
• Break: Cocktails

2nd Segment (18:00)

• Quick Updates
• Henry Ruggs faces 46 years in prison
• Ronald Greene Autopsy Discredits Police Claim That He Died From Crash Injuries
• Election Results Breakdown
• October jobs report
• Gunshots rang out as St. Louis mayor was discussing gun violence prevention
• Mompreneur & Daughter Team Up, Launch Black-Themed Backpacks, Handbags
• Break: Much Higher

Quick Hits (36:16)

• COVID Hospital Wedding
• Bear poops in backseat
• Broken SpaceX Toilet
• Blowtorch used to clear cobwebs
• Cardi B "You" Stalked
• DogTv for stress and separation
• Break: Hindsight

Ending (49:02)

• • "Pandemic Supply Chain Failure" featuring Pro. Yossi Sheffi of MIT (Nov 9, 2021)
  • "Weekly Round-Up #22" (Nov 13, 2021)
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• Charity of the Month: American Diabetes Association
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Adrian and Devin discuss some of the local and state elections happening in 2021. Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment: Races to Watch (0:20)

• Special Elections 
• Governor Races
• State Legislature Races
• Mayoral Races
• City Council Races
• Break: The Jam

2nd Segment: Test of Trump’s Hold on Politics (14:30)

• 1st Elections since Trump left and Biden took office
• What do polls say about which party America trusts 
• Who has the most riding on these elections
• Break: Jazz Mango

Ending (23:00)

• • "Weekly Round-Up #21" (Nov 6, 2021)
  • "Pandemic Supply Chain Failure" featuring Pro. Yossi Sheffi of MIT (Nov 9, 2021)
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Adrian and Devin bring you breaking news of the week along with funny Quick Hits. Sit back and listen well. 

1st Segment (0:32)

• Ohio school board president to resign after refusing to vote against anti-racism resolution
• Biden administration could pay $450K per victim of Trump’s border separation...but no reparations
• Kyle Rittenhouse Trial: Lawyers Can’t Call 2 People Killed “Victims”
• New research about the Black community in Buffalo "55% of the population is spending 30% or more of their income on housing," 
• 'We need a change' records show Black students suspended at higher rate in Polk County and around the country
• Google To Invest $1 Billion In Africa Over Five Years To Support Its Digital Transformation
• Break: Funk

2nd Segment (18:18)

• Quick Updates
• Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up bus seat, seeks to expunge record
• BLM chapter calls for resignation of sheriff charged with lying about Black news deliveryman
• Report Suggests GOP Lawmakers’ Involvement With Jan. 6 Insurrection 
• Virginia councilman deletes, apologizes and still defends photo in Blackface costume
• Bid to unionize Amazon workers in New York nears milestone (thegrio.com)
• 108,000 people will get medical debt relief after Stacey Abrams' PAC gifts $1.34M
• Break: Late Truth

Quick Hits (36:25)

• Instagram influencer sparks outrage after having photoshoot in front of father’s open casket
• Dad bod FTW, amirite? Dictionary adds hundreds of new words 
• 'Penis plant' that smells like rotting meat blooms for first time
• Escapee, 64, sentenced after 29 years on the run in Sydney
• Halloween decorations on car were 'a little too scary'
• Colorado hiker, lost for 24 hours, ignored rescuers' calls because hiker didn’t recognize the number
• Break: Belize

Ending (50:05)

• • "Election Special" (Nov 2, 2021)
  • "Weekly Round-Up #21" (Nov 6, 2021)
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• Charity of the Month: Race Forward
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Adrian and Devin speak with Commissioner Elaine Frazier of the New York Independent Redistricting Commission about all the talk around IRCs and redistricting. Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment: Why Do We Need IRCs? (1:40)

• The input from citizens
• Background around redistricting
• Break: Life After Death

2nd Segment: The Inner Workings of NY IRC (13:24)

• Identifying communities of interest
• Trade-off when public is not involved
• Showing communities that redistricting is important
• Break: Body and Attitude

3rd Segment: Are IRCs the better solution? (28:24)

• How to improve IRCs
• Takeaways from the Commission's bipartisanship
• Ensuring diversity on Commissions
• Break: Chocolate Cookie Jam

Ending (49:17)

• • "Weekly Round-Up #20" (Oct 30, 2021)
  • "Pandemic Supply Chain" Featuring Professor Yossi Sheffi from MIT (Nov 2, 2021)
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• Charity of the Month: Race Forward
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Adrian and Devin speak with Dan Vicuna of Common Cause about how political powers try to control redistricting. Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment: Why Redistricting is Important (1:49)

• The before and after the Baker Ruling
• Politicians picking their voters
• Have politicians always had the power
• Break: X-Ray Vision

2nd Segment: The Harm of Gerrymandering (13:55)

• Fairness over party platform
• Role of the two party system
• Could a 3rd or 4th party help
• Break: Feather Duster

3rd Segment: Getting the Public to Take Notice (20:54)

• Freedom to Vote Act
• Gerrymandering effects on Black and brown candidates
• Work of Common Cause
• Break: Cooper Ave

Final Message (30:20)

• Break: Papov

Ending (36:15)

• • "How an Independent Redistricting Commission Works" featuring Elaine Frazier of the NY Independent Redistricting Commission (Oct 28, 2021)
  • "Weekly Round-Up #20" (Oct 30, 2021)
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• Charity of the Month: Race Forward
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• Thanks and Farewell

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