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September 7, 2017EpisodesAntifa, Liberals, Nazis, Racism, Trevor Noahchampagnesharks

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On this episode, D. Mills (http://www.twitter.com/mdmills79), Mike (http://www.twitter.com/blackexception1), and I discuss white moderates and their attempt to create a moral equivalency between Antifa and Nazis in the wake of incidents in Charlottesville and Berkeley.

Discussed in this episode:

My Twitter thread cataloguing a bunch of anti-Antifa takes by centrists in the media: https://twitter.com/RickyRawls/status/902926678221082625
Martin Luther King’s feelings on White Moderates, excerpted from Letters from a Birmingham Jail
Trevor Noah on Antifa http://www.thedailybeast.com/the-daily-shows-trevor-noah-rails-against-antifa-they-are-vegan-isis
Gang Presence in the US Military, Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_presence_in_the_United_States_military
Gangland episode on gangs in the military, “Basic Training” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykwh1gySyrY

CS 026: Plantation Sex (08/27/2017)

August 29, 2017EpisodesArtie Lange, Cari Champion, Mandingo, Racism, Slaverychampagnesharks

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D. (http://twitter.com/mdmills79), Mike (http://twitter.com/blackexception1) and I (http://twitter.com/rickyrawls) discuss the plantation dynamics involved in a weird, random encounter I had in a bar this week.

Mentioned in this episode:

“Comedian Artie Lange Sent Some Really Disgusting Tweets About ESPN First Take Host Cari Champion” by Chris Yuscavage: http://www.complex.com/sports/2014/11/artie-lange-sent-disgusting-tweets-espn-first-take-host-cari-champion/
Street Harassment viral video, “10 Hours Walking in NYC as a Woman”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XGPvbWn0A

CS 024: Integration is Not A Racism Solution (08/27/2017)

August 28, 2017EpisodesIntegration, Jim Crow, Race, Racism, Segregationchampagnesharks

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A solo episode talking about why the obsession with integration is a misguided antiracism strategy.

Links to materials discussed:

An example of the studies and articles about how school diversity helps white students that some black pundits were linking to, “3 Ways White Kids Benefit Most From Racially Diverse Schools” http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/01/white-kids-benefits-diverse-schools/
Understanding Jim Crow: Using Racist Memorabilia to Teach Tolerance and Promote Social Justice by David Pilgrim http://amzn.to/2vBfLkY

Preview of CS 023: Boston Wrong (8/19/2017)

August 20, 2017EpisodesAlt-Right, Amy Schumer, Donald Trump, FightSupremacy, Lena Dunhamchampagnesharks

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We talk about the most recent rally by racists taking place in Boston, the Free Speech Rally, and the counter-rally scheduled to fight it, #FightSupremacy.

We also cover a host of other topics in the news.

Resources mentioned:

Filmmaker Xavier Burgin: How It Feels to Explain Nate Parker to White Hollywood http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/filmmaker-xavier-burgin-how-feels-explain-nate-parker-white-hollywood-952467
Circling the Square of Trump’s Relationship With Race https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/us/politics/trump-blacks-african-americans-girlfriend-charlottesville.html
Boston Rally Touting Free Speech http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/19/us/boston-rally-latest/index.html?sr=twCNN081917boston-rally-latest1214PMVODtop
Counterprotesters Being Marching Ahead of Controversial Boston Rally http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/19/us/boston-free-speech-rally/index.html
I Think For Myself: Trump Voters Voice Their Support Despite Charlottesville Comments https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-voters-charlottesville-virginia-car-attack/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0g
Crowdfunding for the Fight Supremacy Rally https://www.youcaring.com/blmnetworkblmcambridgeresistanceresponsefund-903133
These Trump Supporters Fall for a Ballot-Destroying Hoax https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/trump-drudge-post-office-troll/
My President Was Black by Ta-Nehisi Coates https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/01/my-president-was-black/508793/
Obama Administration Earmarks $12M for Holocaust Survivors https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/01/my-president-was-black/508793/
U.S. Government to Pay $492 Million to 17 American Indian Tribes http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/27/495627997/u-s-government-to-pay-492-million-to-17-american-indian-tribes
Obama Administration Approves Nearly $1-billion Settlement with Native Americans http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-tribes-settlement-20150917-story.html
An example of a B.I.L.L. story (Black Interpersonal Lifestyle Liberalism) https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/nev4kd/black-women-share-their-awful-interracial-dating-stories
A Thread by Ocky J. Critiquing the Jamilah Lemieux tweet we discussed https://twitter.com/OckyJ83/status/897615375822671872

CS 022: Charlottesville (08/12/2017)

August 16, 2017EpisodesCharlottesville, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Unite the Rightchampagnesharks

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I sit down with D. Mills (https://twitter.com/mdmills79/) and Mike (https://twitter.com/blackexception1) to discuss the Charlottesville Unite the Right protests, a recent Essence article, Blavity Blacks, and Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Articles and tweets discussed:

Protestor who confronted the Alt Right with chains https://twitter.com/Alice_N_Chains_/status/896512399947177984
Thread by the Women’s March people about Charlottesville https://twitter.com/RickyRawls/status/896393677244964865
Tweet where I put up where the Alt Right said they didn’t want women or anyone who wasn’t able-bodied on the frontlines. https://twitter.com/RickyRawls/status/896282610745446400
Essence article, which admittedly isn’t as divisive as the headline suggests: “Dear Cis People: It’s Time To Turn To Black Trans Leadership” http://www.essence.com/culture/black-transgender-non-binary-activists-to-know
Twitter thread giving background on Brittany Ferrell and her controversy with Darren Seals https://twitter.com/RickyRawls/status/895069484603633665
Various instances of Darren Seals refusing to join forces with white people trying to join with him to throw his enemies in Black Lives Matter under the bus https://twitter.com/KingDSeals/status/685546986708180992, https://twitter.com/KingDSeals/status/684864645115453440, https://twitter.com/KingDSeals/status/685546776389005312

Preview of CS 021: Dave Chappelle Controversy (8/06/2017)

August 8, 2017Episodeschampagnesharks

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Mike (https://twitter.com/blackexception1 on Twitter) and I discuss the controversy surrounding Dave Chappelle’s trans jokes as discussed in a recent Jezebel article:

Dave Chappelle is Still Telling Transphobic Jokes According to Report by Rich Juzwiak http://jezebel.com/dave-chappelle-is-still-telling-transphobic-jokes-acco-1797475330

Materials discussed in this episode:

How the Alt-Right Is Using Sex and Camp to Attract Gay Men to Fascism By Donna Minkowitz http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2017/06/05/how_alt_right_leaders_jack_donovan_and_james_o_meara_attract_gay_men_to.html
No Asians, no black people. Why do gay people tolerate blatant racism? by Owen Jones https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/24/no-asians-no-blacks-gay-people-racism
Shocking survey finds racism is endemic among gay men by Benjamin Butterworth http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/05/23/shocking-gmfa-survey-finds-racism-is-endemic-among-gay-men/
A New Survey Claiming That LGBT People Are Less Racist Misses the Reality of Racism in the Queer Community By Preston Mitchum http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2017/07/25/are_white_lgbt_people_really_less_racist_than_their_cisgender_straight_counterparts.html
‘No Blacks’ Is Not a Sexual Preference. It’s Racism by Samantha Allen http://www.thedailybeast.com/no-blacks-is-not-a-sexual-preference-its-racism
An Open Letter To Gay, White Men: No, You’re Not Allowed To Have A Racial Preference by Donovan Trott http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/an-open-letter-to-gay-white-men-no-youre-not-allowed_us_5947f0ffe4b0f7875b83e459
In Trump’s America, racism on gay dating apps is getting worse by Nico Lang https://www.dailydot.com/irl/racism-gay-dating-apps/
Gay Bars Can be Mind-Bogglingly Racist by Mikelle Street https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d7bd9k/gay-bars-can-be-mind-bogglingly-racist
Michael Sam Sees More Racism in Gay Community Than Homophobia in Black Community https://www.queerty.com/michael-sam-sees-more-racism-in-gay-community-than-homophobia-in-black-community-20160330

CS 020: The Man-Not feat. Dr. Tommy Curry (07/31/2017)

August 1, 2017EpisodesIntersectional, Intersectionality, Race, Racism, Rod Dreher, Tommy Currychampagnesharks

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Today D. Mills (https://twitter.com/mdmills79) and I talk with Dr. Tommy Curry (https://twitter.com/drtjc) on the need for black male studies in academia and the media. Dr. Curry has also been in the news recently for a controversy he’s been embroiled in thanks to a witch hunt started by conservative white supremacist Rod Dreher. We also go into whether such a thing as Black Patriarchy exists in the black community or if it’s a myth,

Discussion Materials:

Dr. Curry’s book The Man-Not: Race, Class, Genre, and the Dilemmas of Black Manhood http://amzn.to/2wj8YwS

Dr. Curry’s Academia.edu page where you can find his academic papers: http://tamu.academia.edu/TommyCurry

The Chronicle article about the Curry/Dreher/TAMU controvery: http://www.chronicle.com/article/who-s-left-to-defend-tommy/240757?key=f15y8715k1n0EpJg1p9khe9nkj7TkzwTZX8waDzm-XB91giqSV5o9bjJHYi2An7uekdiM0pUNEhUQllnaGszX0dZV3lqMGNsbVlvMzZyaHpPakJvMFNDWW1qbw

Contested Memories: A Critical Analysis of the Black Feminist Revisionist History Project by Valethia Watkins, Ph.D., J.D. http://www.jpanafrican.org/docs/vol9no4/JuneJuly-17-Watkins.pdf

Preview of CS 019: Intellectual Ratchetry feat. @OckyJ83 (07/30/2017)

July 31, 2017EpisodesDiversity, Dope, Insecure, Issa Rae, Moonlightchampagnesharks

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Doc Ock (@OckyJ83 on Twitter) joins me today and we talk about the group of people in media and online who we refer to as Representation Matters Twitter and some of their favorite shows and movies, like Dope, Moonlight, and Insecure.

Article and Video Mentioned:

I’ve Been Insecure About Not Loving ‘Insecure’, But I Realize It’s So Much More Than That by Ezinne Ukoha https://medium.com/@nilegirl/ive-been-insecure-about-not-loving-insecure-but-i-realize-it-s-so-much-more-than-that-a2acb15c59a8

Yvette Carnell on Issa Rae: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N7nmXrg0xY

CS 018: Listener Questions – The Black Non-Savior Trope (07/26/2017)

July 27, 2017EpisodesListener Questions, Louis Farrakhan, Malcolm X, Moonlight, OscarsSoWhite, Tyler Perrychampagnesharks

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Book mentioned this episode:

The Victims of Democracy: Malcolm X and the Black Revolution by Eugene Victor Wolfenstein http://amzn.to/2w1A3Ev

Preview of CS 017: It’s All Rape (07/26/2017)

July 26, 2017EpisodesBlack Men, Nikki Yovino, Race, Rape, White Womenchampagnesharks

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This week I discuss the psychodynamics of a recent false rape accusation by a white college student against two black athletes, and how it ties into the history of America and the fears of white supremacist men.

Articles mentioned:

Police Say Woman Lied About Rape By College Football Player And Other Man by Ron Dicker http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/woman-allegedly-lied-about-rape-by-football-player-and-another-man-for-sympathy_us_58af174de4b060480e05b177
Teen Charged With Lying About Being Raped by College Football Players by Joshua Rhett Miller http://nypost.com/2017/02/22/teen-charged-with-lying-about-being-raped-by-college-football-players/

Book mentioned:

White Women, Black Men by Martha Hodes http://amzn.to/2eNhTmK

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Category Archives: Episodes

Preview of CS 027: Anti-Antifa White Moderates (09/03/2017)

CS 026: Plantation Sex (08/27/2017)

CS 024: Integration is Not A Racism Solution (08/27/2017)

Preview of CS 023: Boston Wrong (8/19/2017)

CS 022: Charlottesville (08/12/2017)

Preview of CS 021: Dave Chappelle Controversy (8/06/2017)

CS 020: The Man-Not feat. Dr. Tommy Curry (07/31/2017)

Preview of CS 019: Intellectual Ratchetry feat. @OckyJ83 (07/30/2017)

CS 018: Listener Questions – The Black Non-Savior Trope (07/26/2017)

Preview of CS 017: It’s All Rape (07/26/2017)