In this episode I am joined by Chewy and Mykus as we discuss our shared experiences dealing with racism growing up, at work, and in social settings.

We explain our feelings on a need for police reform, our experiences with local PD, and the history behind our opinions.

How BLM is demonized in media because it is a common tactic used to discredit the movement and has been used before now. (similar tactics were used against MLK Jr., Malcom X, and more importantly the Black Panthers.)

We also dive into the fact that Black History is American History but American History is not Black History as we speak on some of the forgotten past grievances against the black community. Highlighting the difficulty of changing the landscape for the modern black individual with the past still affecting us. Lastly, we talk about how the attacks on our community throughout history have shown us that we will not be allowed to organize when we are deemed a threat by not only society but our government too. (examples: Soul City, Black Wall Street aka Tulsa Massacre, the Mulford Act, The Crime Bill, The fact that we went from an accused racist in President LBJ (passed Civil Rights bill and other key legislation for minorities ) to another accused racist in Nixon (accredited for ruining Soul City and its current use as a state prison). The white washing of American history to ignore the facts and control the narrative (Ghandi being known for his nonviolent protests but not for his reported pedophilia allegations or his known racism toward Black People and Muslims. Other examples include Mother Theresa and Susan B. Anthony).

1. Thoughts on the occurrences of last week?

The repetition of the events throughout history?

2..How our companies handled the situation?

How we are taking it?
Our experiences in corporate America?
What can they be doing more of?

3. Our experiences with the police?

Our experiences with racism growing up and watching our parents? (St Michaels, Jackson, My dad at Yale, Cinci, at his current hospital) (hiring practices at work - happens every where) (bar scene in Chi is reflective of redlining, so are the neighborhoods and schools)

4. POC vs Black - what does it mean?

5. . A list of events in black history that get ignored - starting with Fred Hampton, Black Wall Street (relate it to Cooper NYC situation) Red Summer of 1919.

6.. Over exhaustion in the police force (pilots for airlines clock too many hours and aren’t allowed to fly, same should go for cops)

- Internal Affairs

- The lack of clear federal or state guidelines of police procedures. Most local police departments train by their own standards.

7.. History repeats itself

Rodney King, walking while black, black women being talked and walked over in social settings (WalMart stories)

8. The reason we are exhausted now is because this is a weight we wake up and carry every day.

9. The amount of revenue and culture lost from black people (Elvis, rap and hip hop was considered Juvenile and imperfect and was gonna die, they tried to kill auto tune, country music is using 808s and snares but still reject the legitimacy of hip hop (Lil Nas X)

Episode 29: Where should we begin...?