RNC Fallout; Blexit; Media's Race Obsession; Netflix' Stranger Things Wed-7:30pm

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Hey Folks! Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST. For brevity's sake, the topics to be discussed this (mid) week are: The Republican National Convention started this week and as expected...it commenced with multiple controversies: aspiring FLOTUS, Melania Trump is accused of plagiarizing the current First Lady's '08 DNC speech; Congressman Steve King (Iowa) causes a stir by affirming that racial "sub groups" did not contribute as much to civilization when compared to Europeans and/or Western culture; former NYC Hizzoner, Rudy Guiliani screamed his approval of Donald Trump for president; Dburt delves deeper into his notion of the necessity of African-Americans to explore a version of the UK Brexit-simply a BLEXIT; we begrudingly highlight some more race stories or racial spin as promoted by our media and lastly, Netflix explores 80s sci-fi/horror nostalgia with their first season premiere of Stranger Things. Call live at 646-915-9620.

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