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    Feb 3

    Usually I’d be planning my annual party, but this year I brought the party to . Me + friends reminisce and examine our relationships w/ the month. Then editor Dr. Pero Dagbovie breaks down the origin story w/ :

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  2. Anita Hill. Desiree Washington. “This before the race?” Kierna Mayo to those who will never tell their stories “I believe you too.” The Cape Castle point. The “light skin privilege” point. Taking Drew Dixon in while she was in the studio at the end. Wow. Just. Wow.

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  3. I didn’t know Def Jam was in the same building as WNYC in the 90s. Hmmm. (Finally watching .)

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    "Judas and the Black Messiah" is definitely worth the watch! But check out 's interview here first :)

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  5. Good morning. For your ongoing reference:

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  6. Feb 19

    "There will always be one more thing." -Toni Morrison (3/3) I've been thinking about this quote a lot! And I've been misquoting it in my mind for weeks. Finally looked it up on goodreads. Ok, going back to work.

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  7. Feb 19

    "Somebody says your head isn’t shaped properly so you have scientists working on the fact that it is. Somebody says you have no art, so you dredge that up. Somebody says you have no kingdoms, so you dredge that up. None of this is necessary...” -Toni Morrison (2/3)

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  8. Feb 19

    “The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being. Somebody says you have no language and you spend twenty years proving that you do..." -Toni Morrison (1/3)

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    Feb 18

    Many Americans are excited that Harriet Tubman may soon appear on the $20 bill, but some find it problematic. & 's unpack the abolitionist's legacy and the sordid history between Black bodies and currency. Listen:

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  10. Feb 17

    “Resentment corrodes the veins of the person who carries it.” -, Just As I Am (LAWD. This is only chapter one.)

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  11. Feb 16
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    Did impeachment bring us any closer to a real reckoning? Or was it just a venting? Maybe it was both. , , & talk it through with our listeners on the phone.

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  13. Feb 14

    Planned to tweet more takeaways from today's , but I've just been taking in these emotionally resonate gems from our callers. We want to hear from you too! ☎️☎️ and tell us if the impeachment trial was at all cathartic or useful for YOU? And if so, how? 646-435-7280.

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    Feb 14

    I'm going to be on with in a bit. And I'm told we'll take calls so, at me bros.

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  15. Feb 14

    “Except for a few key interests... cooperate power + antiabortion... we’re a tribe that believes in government and [one] that doesn’t really believe in the uses of governing.” -Historian on what Jan 6 riot and the impeachment trail shows us.

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  16. Feb 14
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  17. Feb 14

    Yes. I’ve shared this episode with so many folks. Thank you !

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  18. Feb 14

    ...because what would it mean to emotionally connect with dying from Covid when ...you don’t trust “that vaccine.” ...you’re tired of social distancing. ...you’re “not as paranoid“ as me. ...you HAD to go to XYZ’s funeral. Sigh. Happy Sunday.

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  19. Feb 14

    The hardest part (for me) w/ losing so many people to COVID, is having to immediately remind myself and family members (grieving) that this was preventable. (Especially the family members that repeat “pneumonia” as the cause of death.)

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    In one of our favorite segments from last week, we talked to 's & about the history of Black History Month & their differing feelings about it.

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