EPISODE · Apr 22, 2015 · 1H 58M
Dyson vs West: Yawn of Justice & More @Afronerd's Mid Week This Wed, 7:30pm EST
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Welcome to the latest edition of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review broadcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST. Join Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they tackle the following (mid) week issues: our impressions of Dr. Michael Eric Dyson's scathing critique of his former friend/colleague, Dr. Cornel West; Dburt has more thoughts about the Ben Affleck slavery denial controversy as the actor/director issues a formal apology; a recent NY Times piece posits that approx. 1.5 million Black men are "missing" causing a harrowing disparity for AA women looking for potential mates; revisiting ESPN host, Britt McHenry towing company meltdown scandal; thoughts on the mysterious death of Freddie Gray while in Baltimore PD custody. And lastly, a spate of pop culture stories (one of the clasic X-men is coming out of the closet; Galaxy Quest is being rebooted for TV and Michael B. Jordan doesn't want to talk about the role of race in the upcoming Fantastic Four redux). Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.
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Welcome to the latest edition of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review broadcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST. Join Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they tackle the following (mid) week issues: our impressions of Dr. Michael Eric Dyson's scathing critique of his former friend/colleague, Dr. Cornel West; Dburt has more thoughts about the Ben Affleck slavery denial controversy as the actor/director issues a formal apology; a recent NY Times piece posits that approx. 1.5 million Black men are "missing" causing a harrowing disparity for AA women looking for potential mates; revisiting ESPN host, Britt McHenry towing company meltdown scandal; thoughts on the mysterious death of Freddie Gray while in Baltimore PD custody. And lastly, a spate of pop culture stories (one of the clasic X-men is coming out of the closet; Galaxy Quest is being rebooted for TV and Michael B. Jordan doesn't want to talk about the role of race in the upcoming Fantastic Four redux). Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.
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Dyson vs West: Yawn of Justice & More @Afronerd's Mid Week This Wed, 7:30pm EST
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