Everything is happening…again. Then again? This ain’t new. The Patreon is LIVE: https://patreon.com/thedeskofjbharris?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link . Grab your copy of YOUR LIFE THE MIXTAPE MAGAZINE! Get the July 2024 issue here: https://www.yumpu.com/s/rCTkpq8nw3XtYREg Plus! We got merch now! Find yours here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store

Happy Birthday to ME. As the Jackie Robinson era ends, there are reflections—and regrets. I will be on hiatus from 7/1-13. We got merch now! Find yours here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store

As of this episode, Taylor Swift has released multiple versions of the same (IMO) mediocre album and I cannot stop listening to COWBOY CARTER. Yeah, they not like us. AT ALL. Remember! We got merch now! Find yours here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store. SPECIAL THANKS: Marie (BOHEMIAN VISIONS -Richmond, VA— follow and support her), Deanna (@deannafrytv —follow her everywhere especially her project AMERICA IN BLACK (Paramount/BET/BET+), Cookie Brown (THE DIRTY BAG PODCAST), Chanel (COFFEE WINE & WORDS —podcast & magazine), Tiffany & Raquel (BIG BLACK CHAPTERS). #theynotlikeus

The White “fans” are not alright. And yet they will live! For this episode, I delve into my own baseball history and why this is long overdue. Remember! We got merch now! Find yours here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store

My baby had an idea. And Mama got a platform. Podcast schedule is TBD. Guess what? We got merch now! Find yours here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store

During his May 2024 commencement speech at Benedictine College, the kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, Harrison Butker, let people know that women have been sold “a diabolical lie” as to the significance of their college education. And you wonder why we choose the bear… Guess what? We got merch now! Find yours here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store

Trigger warning: IPV, DV. Have we/When did we make Sean Combs a King? Thank you to Brother Malcolm, My Daddy, and y’all’s Internet Uncle #BlackAdam who are quoted at the top of this show. It was Sean’s apology, my own experiences, the the essay Necromancy Of Black Women (written by me) that influenced this continued conversation. Then he said this, “They have allegiance to the mighty dollar and the kingmakers.” Grab the essay from here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSBD9FB6?ref_=cm_sw_r_mwn_dp_50T0ZSPHHN5YZVZZV1H8&language=en_US. Find your merch here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store

Trigger warning: IPV, DV. There is a reason why all over the Internet women are “choosing the bear”. In the words of Luvvie Ajayi Jones, “we wouldn’t have needed video to prove we were attacked by the bear.” Find yours here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store

For this bonus episode, I mentioned a conversation I had with #BlackAdam earlier this week. I’m grateful for the conversation, I’m thankful for the flow of ideas… As a reminder that the community is in turmoil… And yet there is still work to do. Podcast mentioned: THA ANTIDOTE PODCAST hosted by Prof. Odi (IG: @prof.odi). Books Mentioned: SOUTHERN HORRORS, THE RED RECORD by Ida B. Wells Barnett. Addendum: I am aware that Black men were given the write to vote after Emancipation, and the first Senators after Reconstruction were Black men. Politics have been a part of being Black in America. If this be so, why are so many BM receptive of White Supremacist talking points? Just sayin’…Find yours here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store

When vice president Kamala Harris was on the Drew Barrymore show last week, and turned to her… The last thing I thought she was going to ask was that this accomplished Black woman be the mammy of the nation. But she did, didn’t she? Find yours here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store