Our Interview w/EXO's Roye Okupe, Vanity Passes & More, MWR@7:30pm EST

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Greetings, people! Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWR) airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST. Listen to your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk wax about the latest (mid) week topics: YouNeek Studios CEO, graphic novelist and animator, Roye Okupe stops by to discuss his EXO comic book, Kickstarter campaign as well as the emergence of African superheroes within the American pop culture aesthetic; singer,actress and former Prince protegee, Vanity aka Denise Matthews passes; picking up where we left off per our last broadcast, Dburt discovers StockX-a sneaker(head) stock exchange; begrudglingly discussing rapper/fashionista, Kanye West's dubious mental status; also something MASSIVELY important that we failed to address last episode-another theory posited by famed theoretical physicist, Albert Einstein was proven to be correct relating to the recent dioscovery of gravitational waves; complaints about the poor handling of deceased legendary Black artists (Natalie Cole, Maurice White) during Monday's Grammy Awards raise the ire of Twitter followers. And lastly, a recent AtlantaBlackstar.com piece highlights Hollywood producer, Marvin Peart's query about African-American talent banding together to form their own movie studio. Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.

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