EPISODE · Jul 2, 2014 · 1H 30M
BET Awards=Minstrel Grammys or "Mammies," Wed for The Mid Week @7:30pm
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Due to those infamous time constraints, this week's show listing is going to be straight with no chaser. Check out Dburt and Capt. Kirk for this week's latest Mid Week in Review broadcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm sharp. The topics to be discussed are: are the BET Awards certifiably a minstrel admiration program? ; what exactly is the current interpretation of "the (Black) struggle?" And is the struggle more perilious for the millenials or generations past; ; a Black NJ prep school class president loses her title for mocking the White student body; a Florida GOP congressional candidate who happens to be Black recently experienced a very disturbing case of racial discrimination; The Root finally addresses the apparent dearth of female rap artists; a Facebook data scientist admits to enacting a psychological experiment aimed at approx. 700,000 of the social network's members and lastly, Breakingbrown.com highlights Dr. Adolph Reed's book, Class Notes, which places a microscopic lens on class distinctions between African Americans. Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.
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Due to those infamous time constraints, this week's show listing is going to be straight with no chaser. Check out Dburt and Capt. Kirk for this week's latest Mid Week in Review broadcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm sharp. The topics to be discussed are: are the BET Awards certifiably a minstrel admiration program? ; what exactly is the current interpretation of "the (Black) struggle?" And is the struggle more perilious for the millenials or generations past; ; a Black NJ prep school class president loses her title for mocking the White student body; a Florida GOP congressional candidate who happens to be Black recently experienced a very disturbing case of racial discrimination; The Root finally addresses the apparent dearth of female rap artists; a Facebook data scientist admits to enacting a psychological experiment aimed at approx. 700,000 of the social network's members and lastly, Breakingbrown.com highlights Dr. Adolph Reed's book, Class Notes, which places a microscopic lens on class distinctions between African Americans. Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.
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BET Awards=Minstrel Grammys or "Mammies," Wed for The Mid Week @7:30pm
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