Ms. Flossie was one of my grandmother's (Irene Nelson) closest friends.  Most all of them died before I was able to record some of their stories.

The Offshoot podcast and aggregate is a channel all about advocating for and making Black/African Americans and Native Americans a protected class of people.  In this conversation of The Offshoot we discuss Will Smith repeated use of the word protecting.

A veteran in DC Politics and a prolific social work activist, Jeffrey Richardson speaks about the important role of political activism to ensure protections for Black/African Americans and Native Americans.

Shaka Berry says that he "is an unapologetic radical progressive.  He's a blogger for the Angry Black Rant, co-host of the 4 Shitz & Giggles podcast and an all around social media firebrand.  Strong in his opinions and a self proclaimed champion of truth.  This son of the 1960's movements is a committed Pan-Africanist that is equally committed to keeping the fascist take over of this fledgling America from coming to fruition."

Justin Matherson is a veteran entrepreneur with multiple business operations covering cyber security, IT, contracting and warehouse logistics.

The Offshoot Podcast and Aggregate is a platform for independent journalism hosted by Lee Shawn Nelson where we ask the questions "How do we make Black/African Americans and Native Americans a protected class of people?"  "What does it mean to be a protected class of people?"  "What does it look in terms of culture, society, politics, economics?" "Do we have enough protections already?"  and "Whom and/or what should Black/African Americans and Native Americans be protected from?"