Ep.90 - Black Is King, Hip-Hop Misogynoir & The PAC-12

In a week where:As Northern England lockdown again, Tory MP Craig Whittaker says "It's the BAME communities that are not taking it seriously enough." Anthony Taylor charges Arsenal to their 14th FA Cup, beating Chelsea 2-1.The Rock partners with Redbird Capital to buy the XFL for $15M.Leaked bodycam footage shows more detail in the murder of George Floyd.An explosion in Beirut, Lebanon has killed at least 100 & injured 4000. (Numbers have risen since recording)In Film/TV - (9:37) Beyonce has dropped her epic "Black Is King" on Disney+. And while the conversations around it are overwhelmingly positive, there's a significant part of it that I feel warrants a conversation. In Music - (26:38) The response to Megan Thee Stallion's incident has sadly been a modern one. Memes galore, 0 empathy, epitomising patriarchy & misogynoir. Along with nearly no men in the Hip-Hop-sphere showing support for Meg, it highlights how engrained misogynoir is in Hip-Hop.In Sports - (48:52) The College Football players of the PAC-12 Conference have recently penned a collective statement to highlight several grievances. Bomani Jones contacts some of the key players in the creation of this truly seismic stance. (Since recording, The players of the BIG 10 have also made a statement.) Lastly, in Life -  (57:27) President 45 recently did an interview with Axios and boy oh boy... Was it a bloodbath.Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?"Rate & ReviewE-Mail: [email protected]: @The5thElementUKWebsite: https://medium.com/@the5thelementIntro Music - "Too Much" By VanillaInterlude - "Vista" By PoldooreChillHop MusicOther Podcasts Under The 5EPN:Diggin' In The Digits5EPN RadioBlack Women Watch...In Search of SauceThe Beauty Of Independence