Ayana Explains Ramadan: The Re-Explained and Reuploaded

03/22/23 • 101 min

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Ramadan Mubarak! Sit back, stand up, run, walk to this re-examined, re-explained, reuploaded episode from Season 1 all about Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the Islamic calendar, and when the new moon drops on the 9th month, every bodily desire and distraction decreases but the spiritual duties increase. Don't mind the audio, this episode pre-dated my fine tuned era.

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Ayana Explains the Culture War over Wokeness

This one is for the social justice warriors and their foes, for the abelists/racists/sexist/bigots and their antagonists--the marginalized groups. We, the lesser people, rub the chinless Fox News hosts, the Archie Bunkers and Al Bundys of the world the wrong way and they don't like it, but for our good health and preservation we must persist. Sources used in the making of this podcast: "Here's Where Woke Comes From." Arkansas Democrat Gazette. 01/08/2023. Available at: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jan/08/heres-where-woke-comes-from/. "School Daze Ending Explained: What is the meaning of Dap's Last Dialogue. Know More." RepublicWorld.com. Shruti Mukherjee. 09/21/2020. Available at: https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/hollywood-news/school-daze-ending-explained-who-were-the-gamma-rays-in-school-daze.html.

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Ayana Explains the Decline of the East Cleveland, Ohio Police Department

East Cleveland, Ohio is a city of a bygone era. The stretch of city along Euclid Avenue reveals dilapidated 19th Century mansions, hallmarks of a town with a storied past, but now desperate and dreary future from decades of fiscal mismanagement and feckless law enforcement. Teeming with civic corruption and a police force that can't make roll call, what once was will never be.

The following sources were used in the making of this episode:

1. “Some attorneys refuse to sue cash-strapped city because it can’t pay damages to victims: East Cleveland police chases.” John Caniglia, Cleveland.com. March 7, 2023. Available at: https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2021/09/cut-to-the-chase-some-attorneys-refuse-to-sue-cash-strapped-east-cleveland-because-it-cant-pay-out-damages.html.

2. NAACP Criminal Justice Fact Sheet. Available at: https://naacp.org/resources/criminal-justice-fact-sheet

3. “11 E.C. police officers indicted on civil rights violations after video captures shocking brutality.” John H. Tucker, Cleveland.com. March 10, 2023. Available at: https://www.cleveland.com/crime/2023/03/11-east-cleveland-police-officers-indicted-on-civil-rights-violations-after-video-captures-shocking-brutality.html.

4. “In E.C., history of police officer wrongdoing raises questions about the department’s culture, experts say.” Cory Shaffer, Cleveland.com. 09/26/2022. Available at: https://www.cleveland.com/crime/2022/09/in-east-cleveland-history-of-police-officer-wrongdoing-raises-questions-about-the-departments-culture-experts-say.html&subscribed=google-oauth2%7C104906410223504022205.

5. “Six Cleveland officers sacked after 137 shots killed two unarmed black people.” The Guardian.com. January 26, 2016. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/27/cleveland-fatal-shooting-timothy-russell-malissa-williams-officers-fired.

6. Quick Facts East Cleveland, Ohio. US Census. Available at: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/eastclevelandcityohio

7. “East Cleveland, Ohio” entry on Wikipedia.

8. “Tamia Chappman Law sought to limit police pursuits. Instead, it did nothing: East Cleveland police chases.” John Caniglia, Cleveland.com. October 1, 2021. Available at: https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/10/tamia-chappman-law-sought-to-limit-police-chases-through-east-cleveland-instead-it-did-nothing-east-cleveland-police-chases.html.

9. “Former East Cleveland police officer sentenced to nearly four years in prison.” Press Release, US Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Ohio. 04/12/2016. Available at: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/former-east-cleveland-police-officer-sentenced-nearly-four-years-prison.

10. “Former East Cleveland detective sentenced to nearly six years in prison, last of three corrupt officers sent to prison.” Press Release, US Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Ohio. 04/19/2016. Available at: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/former-east-cleveland-detective-sentenced-nearly-six-years-prison-last-three-corrupt.

11. “Three Former E.C. Police Officers Charged with Fabricating Evidence, Stealing Cash.” Press Release, US Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Ohio. 10/8/2015. Available at: https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/cleveland/news/press-releases/three-former-east-cleveland-police-officers-charged-with-fabricating-evidence-stealing-cash.

12. “Former E.C. police sergeant sentenced to nine years in prison.” Press Release, US Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Ohio. 04/5/2016. Available at: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/former-east-cleveland-police-sergeant-sentenced-nine-years-prison.

13. “11 E.C. police officers indicted on civil rights violations after video captures shocking brutality.” John H. Tucker, Cleveland.com. March 10, 2023. Available at: https://www.cleveland.com/crime/2023/03/11-east-cleveland-police-officers-indicted-on-civil-rights-violations-after-video-captures-shocking-brutality.html.