Kendrick’s Back, A Retired WNBA Player and Is It Bad Boy For Life
Amari "Monster" Marshall – I Dance For Beyonce
Amari Marshall aka Amari Monster was a Dance Captain on Beyonce’s Renaissance World Tour. She danced beside the Queen night after night. She’s the person Beyonce chose to help Blue Ivy be ready for her part of the show.
Amazing conversation about dance, working with Beyonce, working with Blue Ivy, working with Rihanna on the Super Bowl halftime show and more.
Bad Boy For Life
As the news cycle churns, and people search for more answers around the HSI investigation of Puff, this last week an excellent article dropped in New York Magazine by acclaimed journalist Craig Jenkins.
I Get Money
In 1906, entrepreneurs Ottawa Gurley and J.B. Stradford purchased parcels of government land in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They had dreams of building a thriving Black community, equipped with the same amenities and privileges available to whites. Dubbed Greenwood, it was promoted as a sanctuary where Black people could thrive without fear of racial discrimination.
What Have We Become?
Author and professor Dr. Jonathan Metzl joins democracyish to discuss the recent college protests, the rise in violence, and gun culture in America. Folks, it's a super size episode where Wajahat and Danielle ask "who is benefiting from the chaos?"
Throwback Spotlight
Kendrick Lamar - How To Be An MC
Kendrick Lamar is the greatest MC of his era. Is it even a question? But how did he get to be that? In this throwback interview, I talked to Kendrick to find out how he became Kendrick. We talk about how he got to be so good. What are his favorite words? We also talk about his best verses and his best song. And what was the impact of seeing dead bodies on the street when he was a kid. Awesome conversation with a genius.
Sue Bird: Dropping 33 to none
On the season finale, WNBA superstar Sue Bird breaks down her blockbuster rookie year, her time playing in Russia, and her 16 seasons with the Seattle Storm. Sue Bird got her start playing ball at Christ of King High School in New York then for the Uconn Huskies, where she ranked first in three-point field goal percentage and free throw percentage, and named the top College point guard in the country three times.
Brittney Griner Reveals Harsh Russian Prison Conditions, Suicidal Thoughts in Robin Roberts Interview
What We Are Loving
Mike D.
Baby Reindeer | NETFLIX
It’s sure to leave you wondering “What the hell did I just watch!?” It’s thought provoking, suspenseful, funny, and absolutely crazy—all of the above!
Fun Fact
In Brazil, people can vote as young as 16.
Story From History
This week in history: On May 2, 1933, the Lochness Monster was first sighted, in modern times, and reported on in Scotland.