NRA Anti-Protest Commercial; Sequel Fatigue?; Ancestry Ad-MWIR@7:30pm ET

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Happy post July 4th, folks! Welcome to the latest installment of the Mid Week in Review saga, courtesy of the Afronerd Radio machine-airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm ET. Listen to your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk shed light on the following topics: a new NRA ad has caused quite a bit of controversy with its call to arms against progressive protest movements (revistionist history included and Philando Castille NOT included); an Independent news piece highlights the deluge of big ticket franchise films/sequels that underperformed this summer; a new Ancestry.com commercial depicts the multi-ethnic descendants of our nations founding fathers; The Root ponders the difference between Rock and Hip Hop when it comes to maturing performers in the wake of Jay-z' 4:44 album release; Brazil has a serious intraracial hatred problem; And lastly, for our long overdue "Blue Area" segment, we acknowledge the ingenuity of a young Texas inventor that may have solved the problem of children and pets accidentally dying in hot autos. Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.

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