Monthly Archives: February 2018

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February 27, 2018EpisodesBlack History Month, BSU, Deray McKesson, Michael Che, NYUchampagnesharks

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Because I got some grief over this take from a previous episode, I expand on my white sexual entitlement take from a few episodes age. We also discuss the recent controversy over Black History Month and soul

- Leah McSweeney’s dealings with Michael Che and her response to the fallout and the backlash that came from it. https://pagesix.com/2017/01/18/michael-ches-petty-texting-pal-doesnt-like-getting-rejected/
- A short video on the “Jail No Bail” strategy done by Civil Rights Movement: “‘Jail, No Bail’ Idea Stymied Cities’ Profiting From Civil Rights Protesters” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxZbOa7KUQU
- Deray McKesson’s Blue Steel arrest photo: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/black-lives-matter-activist-deray-mckesson-arrested-during-alton-sterling-n606611
- Deray’s Blue Steel photo: https://www.elitedaily.com/news/deray-mckesson-arrested/1548552
- A story about Deray’s arrest and the ensuing #DerayHasBeenReleasedParty hashtag https://blavity.com/twitter-celebrates-deray-mckesson-release
- NYT Article on the NYU BSU Black History Month soul food controversy: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/21/nyregion/nyu-black-history-month.html
- NYT Article on the NYU BSU Black History Month soul food controversy: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/21/nyregion/nyu-black-history-month.html
- NYU BSU Statement: https://twitter.com/BSUNYU/status/966678501876224001
- NYU BSU Followup statement Part 1: https://twitter.com/BSUNYU/status/967928595510415362/photo/1
- NYU BSU Followup statement Part 2: https://twitter.com/BSUNYU/status/967928790587408384/photo/1
- The controversy with Questlove calling out the addition of fried chicken to the NBC commissary Black History Month menu and the black chef’s response: https://thegrio.com/2010/02/04/nbc-cook-defends-fried-chicken-choice-for-black-history-month/
- Questlove’s elevated highbrow fried chicken stand in Chelsea Market in Manhattan https://ny.eater.com/2013/11/4/6337029/questloves-fried-chicken-stand-is-dunzo

CS 068: WaTomDans, or www.KillmongerWasRight.com (02/20/2018)

February 24, 2018EpisodesBlack Panther, Killmonger, Misogynoir, Review, Wakandachampagnesharks

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Today we discuss the Black Panther movie. Remember to check out the “Killmonger Was Right” and “Team Killmonger” gear at http://killmongerwasright.com which also helps to support the show.

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Discussed in this episode:

The Boston Review article by Christopher Lebron, “‘Black Panther’ Is Not The Movie We Deserve.” http://bostonreview.net/race/christopher-lebron-black-panther
Yvette Carnell’s Black Panther review, part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAeveMxi5OU
Yvette Carnell’s Black Panther review, part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u79WMb5aa6c
Tariq Nasheed’s Black Panther review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHLk28Ym_sY

CS 067: Intersections For Everyone Else, One-Way Streets for Black People (02/11/2018)

February 14, 2018Episodes, Podcast EpisodeCrime, Homophobia, Intersectionality, LGBTQ, Racismchampagnesharks

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Discussed in this episode:

“Within 1 Week, 4 Black Lesbians Were Murdered” by David Lohr https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/murders-of-4-black-lesbians-highlight-increased-violence-against-lgbtq-communities_us_5a5778cbe4b0616638288454?bh9%3Futm_hp_ref=black-voices&ir=Black%2BVoices&section=black-voices&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000051&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000051
“Kerrice Lewis, Lesbian Woman Shot And Burned Alive In Washington, D.C.” (Pay particular attention to how misleading the last full paragraph, the one that begins with “Heartbroken friends of the victim,” is in light of what you discover from listening to this full episode.) https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kerrice-lewislesbian-murdered-burned-alivesay-her_us_5a5040d0e4b0ee59d41c0ac5
Story buried within the original 4 Lesbians article mentioning omitted details of other related murders that took place near Kerrice Lewis’s murder https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/three-friends-were-killed-on-single-day-in-the-dc-area-police-think-cases-may-be-linked/2018/01/05/0bb3452e-f15c-11e7-b390-a36dc3fa2842_story.html?utm_term=.b07c2bf0278f
A discussion of West Palm Beach, one of the neighborhoods where a murder took place https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-always-calls-out-chicago-city-closest-mar-lago-has-n722056
Crime report for West Palm Beach, FL, the town of one of the murder scenes https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/fl/west-palm-beach/crime
Crime report for Troy, NY, the town of another of the murder scenes https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ny/troy/crime
Wikipedia entry for Southeast, DC, the town of another of the murder scenes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast,_Washington,_D.C.#Crime
The article that broke after we recorded the episode that gives the suspect and motive for the one lesbian murder that didn’t have a determined motive yet, which turned out to be revenge for a credit card scam http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/three-december-28-dc-area-murders-linked-to-credit-card-scam-gone-wrong
Black Lives Matter’s mission statement from their website https://blacklivesmatter.com/about/what-we-believe/

Teaser for CS 066: Sapiosexual Jordan Peterson Stans (02/13/2018)

February 13, 2018Episodes, Podcast EpisodeBlack Panther, Jared Taylor, Jordan Peterson, Sapiosexual, Tariq Nasheedchampagnesharks

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We discuss sapiosexuals and Jordan Peterson superfans and theorize a Venn diagram showing the overlap between the two groups. We also discuss cryptocurrency-peddling fake hoteps and yet another over-the-top Black Panther article.