Episode 14 - Poetry Is Everywhere Featuring jessica Care moore

Episode 14 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe begins with an introduction to Detroit's poet laureate, Jessica Care Moore. Jessica talks about writing children's books and praises her son's music. Talib and Jessica talk about the importance of supporting artist merch, which leads into a conversation about Jay Z's relationship to capitalism. Jessica talks about how artists should turn down deals that are not good for their spirit and how new rules around DEI are affecting Black people. Jessica is asked to share a poem, so she reads one called I'm Not Ready To Die. Talib brings up Seth Byrd's driving skills. Tef talks about how we need to vote to fight prison gerrymandering. This leads into a conversation about the purpose of the electoral college and how right wingers do not support democracy.  Talib talks about why politicians are scared to be critical of Charlie Kirk and how he thinks assassination attempts helped Donald Trump win. This turns into a conversation about the challenges Kamala Harris faced during her campaign. Talib talks about how Joe Rogan helped Donald Trump and why he does not support political violence. Tef says the war on drugs is political violence and Jessica says the education system is a form of political violence. Talib brings up Cole Thomas Allen's manifesto and asks Jessica and Tef what they think about the conspiracy theories surrounding an old tweet about the name Cole Allen. Talib breaks down the history of groypers. Tef compares the MAGA movement to a TV production. Talib talks about how MAGA is turning on Trump and Tef follows up by calling Trump a distraction for bigger issues.Shot and Edited By Chino Chase. Additional Filming By Aaron Ross Media Co.Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@lemmeaskyouthispodcastThreads https://www.threads.com/@lemmeaskyouthispodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/lemmeaskyouthispod/Substack https://lemmeaskyouthis.substack.com/Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@lemmeaskyouthispodcast