Ep 117 Of Durags & Boatshoes (SzN2)

Episode 117: First Things First, RIP to Craig Mack Summer Jam: Shoutout to Ghana for having the worlds fastest growing economy according to the African Development Bank and the World Bank. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/03/10/world/africa/ghana-worlds-fastest-growing-economy.html?referer=http://m.facebook.com https://www.export.gov/article?id=Ghana-Oil-and-Gas https://www.tullowoil.com/operations/west-africa/ghana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGOfJNmZofE Nebraska is about to be investigated by the ACLU and the feds for acquiring illegal drugs for lethal injection. Numerous news publications are reporting on a request from the ACLU to the DEA on how the state of Nebraska has obtained fentanyl without DEA approval meaning that the state has obtained the drug through illegal means. https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2018/03/the-aclu-is-accusing-nebraska-of-illegally-obtaining-death-penalty-drug/ http://www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/aclu-calls-for-dea-investigation-into-how-nebraska-got-execution/article_f15241bc-87f6-58ab-a6a0-669402c86c1d.html http://www.thedarksideofamerica.com/otey-harold-willie-ne.html Selling Hope Like Dope: a Youth counselor at a Juvenile detention center was arrested for helping 3 juvies escape and had sex with one of em. http://wqad.com/2018/03/09/395610/amp/ NatGeo aka National Geographic is finally owning up to its bigoted imagery and coverage of Black and Brown countries. For decades NatGeo magazine always catered to white folks through the lens of stereotypes. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/12/592982327/national-geographic-reckons-with-its-past-for-decades-our-coverage-was-racist Hold This L: Trump administration. Sec of State gets fired over twitter and the new CIA director is well known for running a torture site and destroying evidence. https://qz.com/1227879/who-is-gina-haspel-the-first-woman-nominated-to-run-the-cia-destroyed-evidence-of-us-torture/ Not All Heroes: Tamika Mallory the Women’s March Co-Chair did not back down after facing criticism for attending Saviours Day in Chicago which was hosted by the NOI/Fruit. http://www.tamikadmallory.com/2018/03/10/exclusive-tamika-mallory-speaks-wherever-my-people-are-is-where-i-must-be/ https://newsone.com/3779389/tamika-mallory-saviours-day/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/03/nation-of-islam/555332/?utm_source=fbb Health Over Wealth: Emotional taxes and a quote from Oprah http://abc7ny.com/society/here-and-now-on-december-11-2016-essence/1648622/ http://www.catalyst.org/knowledge/day-day-experiences-emotional-tax-among-women-and-men-color-workplace http://www.catalyst.org/system/files/emotionaltax.pdf Questions/Comments/Feedback: [email protected]