Ep22 - Mom, Dead Baby, Swings, Ben Carson, Public Schools, Southern Rites Documentary, Segregated Proms, Jim Crow, Crack Kats with Lawrence Thomas and Lolita Hernandez.

This week, Black Pedro and Mike Casentini sit down with two wonderful guests to discuss some news items of the day. One of the guests is Mike’s good friend, comedian, actor and Podcaster, Lawrence Thomas. The other is a special surprise, all the way from Detroit, author and mother to Black Pedro, Lolita Hernandez. One of the stories we discuss is very disturbing. A woman was found pushing her dead baby on a swing, which leads us into a discussion about parks in general. We also bring up Ben Carson again, which leads us to a discussion on public education. Currently, HBO is featuring a documentary called “Southern Rites,” which focuses on a small area of Georgia, that up until a few years ago was still having segregated Proms. We discuss the documentary, which leads us to mentioning a book called “Strange History of Jim Crow.” Finally, Mike explains how he deals with local Crack Kats. TOPICS OF THE DAY 1. Mother found pushing dead baby on the swings in a local park. Mike describes his experience with swings and public parks. Ben Carson is a Detroit native with a lot of influence in education. A high profile school has recently changed its name to the Ben Carson school, which has a lot of people questioning the direction of education in the area. HBO Documentary, Southern Rites, is a must see. GUEST CONNECTIONS Lawrence Thomas Website: http://ltcomic.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/funnyguyLT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funnyguylt Lolita Hernandez Website: lolitahernandez.com Book: Making Callaloo in Detroit by Lolita Hernandez Book: Autopsy of an Engine by Lolita Hernandez BOOK’S MENTIONED 1. Making Callaloo in Detroit by Lolita Hernandez 2. Autopsy of an Engine by Lolita Hernandez 3. Strange History of Jim Crow by Vann Woodward FEATURED MUSIC 1. ‘s Wonderful by Diana Krall 2. A Case Of You by Diana Krall SHOW CONNECTIONS Website: http://thenetworkstudios.com/podcast-shows/black-white/ Facebook: /blackwhiteyoume, /mikecomedy, /blackpedropower Twitter: @blackwhiteyoume, @mikecasentini, @pedroisfunny