Black women make up 57 percent of maternal deaths in America despite being less than 10 percent of the US population. Overall, Black women suffer disproportionately from obesity, heart disease, blood pressure, and more issues related to the medical field. In this episode, we debunk the myth that these disparities are a result of Black women's lack of personal responsibility and apathy to take care of themselves.

Myth: Police Killings are Modern Day Lynchings. Considering the climate in America today in relation to police violence we sit down with Dr. Rasul Mowatt, (Professor, American Studies, Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies at Indiana University) to discuss the importance of naming history in the past and present for what it is. We explore the definitions, history, and nature of lynchings, and how they correspond with our understanding of police killings today.

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For part 2 of 'Is Melanin a Super Power?' we interview Dr. Nina Jablonski. She is an anthropologist and paleontologist, known for her work on the evolution of skin color in human beings. She is currently the Evan Pugh University Professor of anthropology at Penn State University. Dr. Jablonski is the author of two books Skin: A Natural History, and Living Color: The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color. She has also been featured on PBS, TED Talk, and the Bill Nye Science Podcast among many more publications and broadcasts.

From claims of physical and intellectual superiority to spiritual and paranormal capabilities, Melanin has become a mystifying subject within and outside the Black World. We set the record straight by separating the facts from the folklore and per usual....asking the dumb questions so you don't have to.

In this second episode, we conclude our discussion of the coronavirus. We have a special breakdown of the newly passed 2 (6) trillion Coronavirus bill passed by Congress. We explore who gets what, how it relates to black people, and it's general political implications. We also with an interview from journalist Brandon Pope regarding the importance of digital literacy in the information age.