Episode 100: Keep it a Buck
Today, Ty and Daphne celebrate the 100th episode of the Black and Highly Dangerous Podcast. The hosts begin by discussing “Oh Lawd” and political news (2:00), including George Zimmerman’s lawsuit against Trayvon Martin’s family (2:36), the link between chemical hair straighteners and cancer (6:15), Corey Booker’s new legislation on natural hair discrimination (9:38), Corey Booker’s HBCU plan (13:35), Nikki Haley’s confederate flag comments (18:05), Kamala Harris’ decision to leave the Democratic race (19:40), the FBI’s warning about your smart TV (25:19), and the NYPD’s continuing race problem (31:30). In addition to discussing the latest in news and politics, the host also spend time reflecting on BhD’s mission and overall purpose (40:10), discussing their favorite episodes and most memorable guests over the past 100 episodes (47:45), sharing insight into life behind the microphone and their personal journeys with producing the podcast (1:00:25), and providing a preview of what’s in store for the next 100 episodes (1:14:20).
Resources
George Zimmerman sues Trayvon Martin's parents and others for more than $100 million - https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/04/us/george-zimmerman-lawsuit-trayvon-martin-mother/index.html
Study links hair dyes and chemical straighteners to higher breast cancer risk, particularly among black women - https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/06/health/hair-dye-breast-cancer-black-women-trnd/index.html
Booker unveils legislation for federal bill to ban discrimination against natural hair - https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/473426-bookers-unveils-legislation-for-federal-bill-to-ban-discrimination-against
How Booker would spend $100B boosting historically black colleges and universities - https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/03/cory-booker-historically-black-college-university-plan-074849
Nikki Haley gets the history of the Confederate flag very wrong - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/08/nikki-haley-gets-history-confederate-flag-very-wrong/
That smart TV you just bought may be spying on you, FBI warns - https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/02/politics/smart-tv-fbi-warning-cyber-monday/index.html
Hundreds of Thousands Are Losing Access to Food Stamps - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/us/politics/food-stamps.html
‘I Got Tired of Hunting Black and Hispanic People’ - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/06/nyregion/nyc-police-subway-racial-profiling.html
New York City Sued Over Program That Moves Homeless to Other Municipalities - https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-sued-over-program-that-moves-homeless-to-other-municipalities-11575412379