Rational Black Thought Episode #29 Apr 24, 2021 - Is there always two sides to a story?
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04/24/21 • 104 min
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What’s on my mind: Are there always two sides to every story? https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/158370601.pdf
News:
- The jury reaches a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, now what? https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/549609-chauvin-likely-to-face-uphill-battle-in-appeal
- Congress tries again to extend deadline for census results: https://www.npr.org/2021/04/20/984822577/after-a-disrupted-census-congress-tries-again-to-extend-deadlines-for-results
- Chad's President, Idriss Déby, killed in clash with rebels: https://www.npr.org/2021/04/20/989052863/chads-president-idriss-deby-reportedly-killed-during-clash-with-rebels
- The Tragedy of Harry Uzoka: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/magazine/harry-uzoka-murder-george-koh.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
- Black former female cop that saved Black man’s life, wins lawsuit: https://www.blackenterprise.com/black-female-cop-who-was-fired-for-trying-to-stop-chokehold-in-2008-wins-ruling-will-receive-pension-back-pay/
- US Coronavirus Update: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/ and https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/local-pregnant-woman-33-dies-from-covid-19/article_38493489-82c5-5b1f-9988-f62623007596.html
- Poacher killed by elephants, good: https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/19/africa/suspected-poacher-trampled-south-africa-intl/index.html
This shit is for us: Are Black people cohesive in their fight for justice? https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/african-americans-have-been-blocked-voting-black-vote-not-block
Bible Study with Atheist Mike: This week One Minute bible study; The Ten Commandments: https://www.christianpost.com/news/survey-more-americans-familiar-with-big-mac-ingredients-than-10-commandments.html
Closing: Hester Ford, the oldest living American, died this week: https://goodblacknews.org/2021/04/14/cbs-news-veteran-kimberly-godwin-to-become-president-of-abc-news/
Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...
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What’s on my mind: Are there always two sides to every story? https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/158370601.pdf
News:
- The jury reaches a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, now what? https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/549609-chauvin-likely-to-face-uphill-battle-in-appeal
- Congress tries again to extend deadline for census results: https://www.npr.org/2021/04/20/984822577/after-a-disrupted-census-congress-tries-again-to-extend-deadlines-for-results
- Chad's President, Idriss Déby, killed in clash with rebels: https://www.npr.org/2021/04/20/989052863/chads-president-idriss-deby-reportedly-killed-during-clash-with-rebels
- The Tragedy of Harry Uzoka: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/magazine/harry-uzoka-murder-george-koh.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
- Black former female cop that saved Black man’s life, wins lawsuit: https://www.blackenterprise.com/black-female-cop-who-was-fired-for-trying-to-stop-chokehold-in-2008-wins-ruling-will-receive-pension-back-pay/
- US Coronavirus Update: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/ and https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/local-pregnant-woman-33-dies-from-covid-19/article_38493489-82c5-5b1f-9988-f62623007596.html
- Poacher killed by elephants, good: https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/19/africa/suspected-poacher-trampled-south-africa-intl/index.html
This shit is for us: Are Black people cohesive in their fight for justice? https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/african-americans-have-been-blocked-voting-black-vote-not-block
Bible Study with Atheist Mike: This week One Minute bible study; The Ten Commandments: https://www.christianpost.com/news/survey-more-americans-familiar-with-big-mac-ingredients-than-10-commandments.html
Closing: Hester Ford, the oldest living American, died this week: https://goodblacknews.org/2021/04/14/cbs-news-veteran-kimberly-godwin-to-become-president-of-abc-news/
Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...
Previous Episode
Rational Black Thought Episode #28 APR 17, 2021 - Inherent bias in law enforcement, does it exist?
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What’s on my mind: Inherent bias in law enforcement, does it exist? https://gspp.berkeley.edu/assets/uploads/research/pdf/SpencerCharbonneauGlaser.Compass.2016.pdf
News:
- The trial of George Floyd’s murderer and the continuing saga of police misconduct: https://www.kxl.com/derek-chauvin-trial/, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/daunte-wright-was-stopped-expired-plates-driving-while-black-may-n1263878, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/12/us/virginia-police-officer-gutierrez-pepper-spray.html
- House Panel Advances Bill to Study Reparations: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/us/politics/reparations-slavery-house.html
- Black High School Teacher killed while attempting to rob a drug dealer: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/teacher-killed-old-western-shootout-after-trying-rob-mexican-drug-n1264151
- Black family’s property taken during Jim Crow now worth $75 million: https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/12/us/bruces-beach-los-angeles-county-black-family/index.html
- US Coronavirus Update: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/, https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9348081/wallace-roney-dead-coronavirus
- Prophet says earth to be hit by an asteroid carrying an alien zombie virus: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/04/09/preacher-in-2029-an-asteroid-will-hit-earth-and-give-rise-to-the-antichrist/
This shit is for us: What makes for a good ally relationship with Black America? https://thetoolkit.wixsite.com/toolkit/beyond-allyship, https://www.solutionswithsonya.com/news/allyship-framework
Bible Study with Atheist Mike: This week One Minute bible study: 2 Samuel 6 -10
Closing: Kimberly Godwin to Become President of ABC News: https://goodblacknews.org/2021/04/14/cbs-news-veteran-kimberly-godwin-to-become-president-of-abc-news/
Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...
Next Episode
Rational Black Thought Episode #30 May 1, 2021 - How it all ends, the end of civilization as we know it
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What’s on my mind: How it all ends, my take on the end of our civilization: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190218-are-we-on-the-road-to-civilisation-collapse, https://www.resilience.org/stories/2020-08-10/four-reasons-civilization-wont-decline-it-will-collapse/
News:
- The suspects in Ahmaud Arbery’s shooting death indicted on federal hate crime charges: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/us/politics/arbery-hate-crime.html
- Biden delivers his first address to both houses of congress: https://www.npr.org/2021/04/28/989120226/bidens-address-to-congress-annotated, https://www.blackstarnews.com/us-politics/news/republican-%E2%80%9Cuncle%E2%80%9D-senator-tim-scott-%E2%80%9Cboss-is-we-sick%E2%80%9D.html
- Video shows Andrew Brown Jr. killed “execution style”: https://bnc.tv/execution-style-family-attorneys-of-andrew-brown-jr-react-to-body-camera-footage/
- The Death of Marvin David Scott III Has Been Ruled a Homicide: https://www.theroot.com/the-death-of-marvin-david-scott-iii-has-been-ruled-a-ho-1846791059
- US Coronavirus Update: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/obituaries/jeremiah-trusty-dead-coronavirus.html
- Washington, DC pastor accused of fraud: https://thegrio.com/2021/04/18/dc-pastor-accused-of-fraud/
This shit is for us: The Republican attack on “woke” culture has racist roots: https://www.theguardian.com/society/shortcuts/2020/jan/21/how-the-word-woke-was-weaponised-by-the-right, https://www.vox.com/culture/21437879/stay-woke-wokeness-history-origin-evolution-controversy
Bible Study with Atheist Mike: This week One Minute bible study; When god says fuck a bitch, he means follow through:
Closing: Nigerian-American historically joins Biden cabinet: https://aframnews.com/nigerian-american-historically-joins-biden-cabinet/
Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...
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