The Black Agenda

Adrian and Devin bring you the breaking news of the week along with funny or odd Quick Hits. Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment

• Black Senate candidates fundraising successes
• Colin Powell passes away
• Board rules racism a public health crisis in New York City
• Oklahoma hit with ACLU lawsuit challenging its ban of critical race theory
• Don Lemon unleashes on ‘weak’ Biden, Democrats not doing enough for Black voters
• Key points of the executive order for Black America
• Break: A Walk Through the Park

2nd Segment

• 10-Year-Old Black girl arrested and handcuffed at school
• Justice Department vs Redlining
• Mayor Bottoms thoughtful jail system
• Black Democratic Leader beefs up security after lynching threat
• Jury selection in the Ahmaud Arbery case
• Online marketplace for Black-owned food brands
• Break: Road Trip

Quick Hits

• 5-Hour bus tour for sleep-deprived
• Pablo Escobar's hippos recognized as legal persons in the U.S.
• College professors asked to help with food service 
• Police called to help untangle seven baby squirrels
• Australian former soldier accused of storming animal shelter to get cat back 
• Israeli diver finds 900-year-old sword on seabed
• Break: Belize

Ending

• Upcoming Episodes:
  • "Redistricting and Gerrymandering" featuring Dan Vicuna of Common Cause (Oct 26, 2021)
  • "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)
• Donate
• Charity of the Month: Race Forward
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• Thanks and Farewell

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Adrian and Devin speak with Melanie Campbell of The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation about why everyone from Black, to women, to LGBTQ+, and whoever else should be engagement with our democracy. Sit back and listen well. 

1st Segment: Political Parties and Elections Engagement (2:08)

• Doing more than just voting during elections
• Democrat and Republican effect on engagement
• Did we stop after the Civil Rights legislation
• Break: Staycation

2nd Segment: Work of The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (16:35)

• The mission of NCBCP
• Mobilizing the next generation of leaders
• Empowering women in politics and engagement
• Break: Heartbreak

3rd Segment: Developing a Culture of Civic Engagement (27:00)

• Getting people to care about politics
• If we don't do it, who will
• Boosting local and state elections turnout
• Break: Luxery

Final Message (41:48)

• Break: Traz

Ending (47:34)

• Upcoming Episodes:
  • "Weekly Round-Up #19" (Oct 23, 2021)
  • "Redistricting and Gerrymandering" featuring Dan Vicuna of Common Cause (Oct 26, 2021)
  • "How an Independent Redistricting Commission Works" featuring Elaine Frazier of the NY Independent Redistricting Commission (Oct 28, 2021)
• Donate
• Charity of the Month: Race Forward
• Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
• Thanks and Farewell

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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 (0:27)

• COVID leading cause of death in cops
• Police drag paraplegic driver out of car
• Black students suspended after planning protest for Confederate flag
• Jon Gruden not fired for Black insults
• Tucker Carlson mocks Sec. Buttigieg for paternity leave
• Break: Twisted Bandits All Around Me

2nd Segment (18:50)

• Bill to end animal testing
• Flint 2.0
• Teaching opposing Holocaust views
• Student uprising at Howard University
• Unvaccinated Kyrie Irving compared to HIV positive Magic Johnson
• New Sneaker Culture Community
• Break: Benji

Quick Hits (36:42)

• New Zealand fires its National Wizard
• World's tallest woman
• Meteorite almost kills woman while sleeping
• JR Smith and the hornets nest
• Testicle bath birth control
• School unhappy after soccer opponent sets record for goals
• Break: 75 and Lower

Ending (51:26)

• Upcoming Episodes:
  • "Minority Civic Engagement" featuring Melanie Campbell (Oct 19, 2021)
  • "Weekly Round-Up #19" (Oct 23, 2021)
• Donate
• Charity of the Month: Race Forward
• Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
• Thanks and Farewell

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Adrian and Devin talk about Comedian Dave Chappelle's new Netflix special "The Closer" and bring back some comments from Comedian Josh Johnson. Music compliments of Josh Johnson. Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment: "The Closer" Review (0:20)

• Break: The Way You Are

2nd Segment: "Cancel Comedy" with Josh Johnson (21:18)

• Break: Fast Forward

Ending (48:25)

• Upcoming Episodes:
  • "Weekly Round-Up #18" (Oct 16, 2021)
  • "Minority Civic Engagement" featuring Melanie Campbell (Oct 19, 2021)
• Donate
• Charity of the Month: Race Forward
• Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
• Thanks and Farewell

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Adrian and Devin bring you the news for the week. Plenty of commentary and discussion along with their funny Quick Hits. Sit back and listen well. 

1st Segment (0:45)

• NBA and Tests for Weed
• Chappelle Stand-up Controversy
• No Charges for Cop in Jacob Blake Shooting
• Texas Shooting and Bullying
• Tesla Pays for Racial Slurs
• Break: River City

2nd Segment (16:29)

• Recap Section
• Global Corporate Minimum Tax 
• Execution of a Man with Child's IQ
• Delta Variant Worker Shortage
• Facebook Whistleblower
• Black Men's Summit
• Break: Liquid Time

Quick Hits (33:20)

• CA Man Sues Psychic
• Woman Charged for Crying During Surgery
• Dollar Tree Ups Prices
• Facebook Pic Gets Meth Man Busted
• Squirrel Stores 42 Gallons of Nuts in Chevy
• Man Loaned $84,000 by Museum, Sends Blank Canvasses
• Break: Jazz Mango

Ending (46:08)

• Upcoming Episodes:
  • "Minority Civic Engagement" featuring Melanie Campbell (Oct 12, 2021)
  • "Weekly Round-Up #18" (Oct 16, 2021)
• Donate
• Charity of the Month: Race Forward
• Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
• Thanks and Farewell

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Adrian and Devin speak with Dr. Joel Hunter about how our country should handle religious and social justice issues. Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment: Religion's Influence on Culture and Politics (1:33)

• Separation of Church and State
• Are Church and State Truly Separated
• How Religion Counsel Shapes Policymaking
• Break: Before I Go

2nd Segment: Can Religion and Social Justice Co-Exist (11:11)

• Equal Treatment When It Compromises Beliefs
• Concern for the Collide of Religious and Political Beliefs
• Break: Meeka

3rd Segment: Prioritizing Faith and Fairness (29:04)

• Getting Our Society to Care About Their Fellow Citizens
• Social Change Does Not Mean Rejection of Religion
• Work by Parable Foundation and Community Resource Network
• Break: Cooper Ave

Final Message (45:22)

• Break: Parisian Cafe

Ending (53:58)

• Upcoming Episodes:
  • "Weekly Round-Up #17" (Oct 9, 2021)
  • "Minority Civic Engagement" featuring Melanie Campbell (Oct 12, 2021)
• Donate
• Charity of the Month: Race Forward
• Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
• Thanks and Farewell

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Adrian and Devin bring you their news commentary over some of this week's major headlines. Stick around until the end for their funny Quick Hits. This week's music is compliments of Comedian Josh Johnson. Sit Back and Listen Well. 

1st Segment (0:27)

• CA Beachfront Property Returned After 100 Years
• Rep. Cori Bush Reveals Abortion
• R. Kelly Found Guilty
• CDC Will Study Guns in America
• Call for Global Black Unity
• Nick Cannon Pays for HBCU Students' Debt
• Break: The Way You Are

2nd Segment (17:08)

• Former Nazi Secretary to be Charged
• New COVID-19 Pill
• AL Virus Money Funding Prisons
• Over Half of Police Killings go Unreported
• Vote by Your Cellphone
• Black Business Certification
• Break: Company

Quick Hits (32:28)

• FL Man Captures Alligator, Goes on CNN
• Black Woman Pretends to be KKK Member
• Super Bowl LVI Halftime Powerhouse Show
• Missing Man Joins His Search Party
• Stranger's Body in Mom's Casket
• HOV Driver Driving with Skelton Passenger
• Break: Fast Forward

Ending (45:20)

• Upcoming Episodes:
  • "Religion and Social Justice" featuring Dr. Joel Hunter (Oct 5, 2021)
  • "Weekly Round-Up #17" (Oct 9, 2021)
• Donate
• Charity of the Month: Race Forward
• Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
• Thanks and Farewell

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Adrian and Devin speak with Valerie Wilson from the EPI about how the pandemic has affected the Labor Market for all parties involved. Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment: Year of the Worker (1:51)

• Will this new wave be sustainable for workers
• What's driving the increase in resignations
• Working to live vs Living to work
• Break: Poppin off the Rip

2nd Segment: Employers React to Change (14:18)

• Getting employers to value people over profits
• What should be done about raising wages
• Why "business as usual" won't work anymore for employers
• Break: Trapped

3rd Segment: Governmental Response (25:10)

• Getting government to get more people a job
• Child Tax Credit and should we keep it?
• What about Universal Basic Income for everyone?
• Stigma of Handouts in America
• Break: Dulce Reggaeton

Final Message (41:08)

• Break: Cruiser

Ending (49:19)

• Upcoming Episodes:
  • "Weekly Round-Up #16" (Oct 2, 2021)
  • "Religion and Social Justice" (Oct 5, 2021)
• Donate
• Charity of the Month: 100 Black Men of America
• Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
• Thanks and Farewell

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Adrian and Devin bring you news and commentary for the week along with some jokes and Quick Hits. Sit back and Listen Well.

1st Segment (0:44)

• TN Deadly Shooting
• GoFundMe Shows Inefficiencies in Society
• US Special Envoy to Haiti Resigns
• Free In-School Grocery Store
• Kanye and Donda Academy
• Break: Patience

2nd Segment (21:41)

• Jan 6th Committee Issues Subpoenas
• Michael K Williams Autopsy
• Are Supreme Court Justices Politicians
• Police Reform Negotiations Collapse
• Electoral Maps Show Prejudice and Discrimination
• Flying Microchips for Population Surveillance
• Break: Tubby

Quick Hits (40:06)

• Samuel Adams Illegal New Beer
• Gorilla Oral Sex in Zoo
• NASA's Big New Telescope
• Party Bus Used for Field Trip
• Pet Detective on the Job
• Quietest Place in America
• Break: New Year

Ending (54:27)

• Upcoming Episodes:
  • "Shock in the Labor Market" (Sept 28, 2021)
  • "Weekly Round-Up #16" (Oct 2, 2021)
• Donate
• Charity of the Month: 100 Black Men of America
• Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
• Thanks and Farewell

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Adrian speaks to Marcus Bullock about his time in prison and his work now as a social justice entrepreneur. Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment (1:43)

• Being sentenced to prison
• Mental health of incarcerated
• Break: Sweet Tides

2nd Segment (11:53)

• Mission of Flikshop
• Flikshop Angel Program
• Advice to other social justice entrepreneurs
• Break: Noble Dub

3rd Segment (23:11)

• Work at the Justice Policy Institute
• Final Message
• Break: How It Began

Ending (30:35)

• Upcoming Episodes:
  • "Weekly Round-Up #15" (Sept 25, 2021)
  • "Shock in the Labor Market" (Sept 28, 2021)
• Donate
• Charity of the Month: 100 Black Men of America
• Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
• Thanks and Farewell

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