Episode 130: Aunt Jemima or Aunt Lillian?

For this week’s episode, Ty and Daphne discuss the latest news and events. After Ty shares BIG news (3:17), the hosts shine the spotlight on Dr. Uché Blackstock, BhD’s Most Dangerous Person (MDP) of the week (12:57). The host then discuss “Oh Lawd” news (15:20), including social distancing disputes (15:50), Trump’s ‘white power’ retweet (19:15), American Airline’s decision to book at full capacity (22:18), a case of doing your job while Black (25:10), algorithmic bias in ride share apps (29:22), and the need for racial exemptions on COVID mask mandates (33:30). The hosts then discuss the corporate and governmental response to the current justice movement, including Rhode Island’s proposed name change (35:10), Aunt Jemima products (37:57), Mississippi’s decision to remove the Confederate symbol from the state flag (44:15), and NASCAR’s latest controversy (46:08). Ty and Daphne close the episode by discussing COVID-19 updates (51:20), Trump’s recent move to strike down the Affordable Care Act (56:30), and recent police reform (58:40).

Resources:

• Police seek a California woman they say coughed on a baby in a social distancing dispute - https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/26/us/california-woman-coughs-on-baby/index.html

• Trump thanked 'great people' shown in Twitter video in which a man chants 'white power' - https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/28/politics/trump-tweet-supporters-man-chants-white-power/index.html

• Riverside County Woman Says Airline Detained Her and Child on False Kidnap Inquiry - https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/riverside-county-woman-says-airline-detained-her-and-child-on-false-kidnap-inquiry/2386858/

• American Airlines Will Book at Full Capacity Starting in July - https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2020/06/27/american-airlines-ditches-social-distancing-will-book-planes-at-full-capacity/

• In Historic Vote, House Backs Statehood For D.C.; Trump And The Senate Say No - https://www.npr.org/2020/06/26/883257716/house-vote-friday-would-make-d-c-the-51st-state-trump-and-the-senate-say-no

• L'Oreal to remove words like 'whitening' and 'fair' from its products - https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/27/business/loreal-removes-word-whitening-fair-skincare-products/index.html

• Relatives of Aunt Jemima Actresses Express Concern History Will Be Erased With Rebranding - https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/relatives-of-aunt-jemima-actresses-express-concern-history-will-be-erased-with-rebranding/2479092/?_osource=SocialFlowFB_NYBrand

• Mississippi state legislature passes bill to remove Confederate symbol from state flag in historic vote - https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/28/politics/mississippi-flag-confederate-emblem/index.html

• What We Know About the Killing of Elijah McClain - https://www.thecut.com/2020/06/the-killing-of-elijah-mcclain-everything-we-know.html

• Only two US states are reporting a decline in new coronavirus cases - https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/28/health/us-coronavirus-sunday/index.html

• Judge Orders ICE To Free Detained Immigrant Children Because Of COVID-19 - https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/06/26/884186168/judge-orders-ice-to-free-detained-immigrant-children-because-of-covid-19

• House Passes Sweeping Policing Bill Targeting Racial Bias and Use of Force - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/us/politics/house-police-overhaul-bill.html

• Senate Democrats block GOP police reform bill, throwing overhaul effort into flux- https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/24/politics/senate-police-reform-bill/index.html

• McConnell promises quick action on GOP police reform, setting up showdown with Democrats - https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/politics/senate-police-reform-bill-mcconnell/index.html

• Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Strike Down Affordable Care Act - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/us/politics/obamacare-trump-administration-supreme-court.html