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Amber Riley – I Got Glee
Amber Riley is a singer-actress dynamo who starred in Glee and is now in Single Black Female 2. We talk about being on Glee, being a singer and how Lizzo helped her become the proud woman she is.
A Star is Born | The Talented Tenth
In the early 1900’s, Harlem Renaissance poet Countee Cullen went from an orphan to one of the most celebrated literary figures of his time. But his reluctance to introduce Blackness into his art threatened to alienate him from peers. And his struggles with his sexuality threatened to isolate him from his family. Luckily, his mentor W.E.B. DuBois has a plan to solve both problems.
The Death Row Search Warrant
In 1999, LAPD detectives Buford Watts and Fred Miller served a sweeping search warrant while investigating the murder of Biggie Smalls. While information has been scarce for years about the affidavit and search warrant, we are in possession of the thirteen-page document, and info about confidential informants whose information was used by LAPD in this investigation."
Kitchens, Lies and Tik Tok
Nothing says authenticity like a breathless Senator Kitchen Katie trying her damndest to scare the hell out of white women in America with her lies. Speaking of lies, Special Counsel Robert Hur found himself defending his report on Biden being "old and meekly with a poor memory" when in fact his report doesn't match the transcript where he said that Biden had a "photographic memory". Finally, Wajahat and Danielle close out this episode with the debate over Tik Tok!
Founder of Black-Owned Independent Baseball League Launches 30 Games in 30 Days
Throwback Spotlight
A Community Built Around a Catchphrase - Carla Marie and Anthony
Carla Marie and Anthony, hosts of The Morning Show podcast, discuss building a hyper-local following in a place that was completely new to them, and the catchphrase that garnered a higher level of interaction and commitment from their growing community.
Jeffrey Wright – I Am An Actor
Jeffrey Wright is an amazing actor who stars in one of the best films of the year, American Fiction. In this throwback interview we talk about his philosophies around acting as well as how he tried to make a difference during quarantine times. I’ve known Wright a long time and he’s a really deep and fascinating guy onscreen and off.
What We Are Loving
Heather is Watching One Day
A really easy watch and love that it takes place in Europe. Only a few episodes in so I’m trying to dodge spoilers from the roommates!
Fun Fact
Story From History
This day in history: On March 15, 2021, Deb Haaland, a member of the Laguna Pueblo, became the first indigenous person sworn in as the Secretary of the Interior of the U.S.