In today's episode we will be discussing who really profits from Black creativity. We take you on a deep dive into the ongoing conversation of intellectual property, cultural appropriation, and the exploitation of Black Beauty creators. We explore what is currently going on in the Black online beauty space as well as the history of Black patents. We also discuss historical figures such as a man who was enslaved who helped saved thousands of lives, with a practice that had been done on the Continent.

Book Highlight: White Negros by Lauren Michelle Jackson

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Today's episode will discuss the political commentary of the Obama administration’s push for LGBTQ rights and why many believe that Black people didn’t benefit from Obama’s presidential position. We also discuss the history of Juneteenth and the holidays’ recent popularity in the divisive online diaspora wars.

Book Highlight: The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States (Holiday Celebration) by Alliah L.

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Today’s episode will discuss the recent backlash of Dr. Cheyenne Bryant and Dominique Morgan. Two social media sensations who have reached a new audience of people, successful rebrands and now have accusations that created a multiverse of misogynistic analysis of punishment. Listen for tonight’s book highlight.

Book Highlights - Colorism: The Politics of Skin Tone and How We Get Free by Dr. Sarah L. Webb

Tonight’s episode discusses the recent gerrymandering elections in Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. A historical fact of Black American figures who believed in mobilizing Black voters in the 1950s. Listen for tonight’s book highlight.

Book Highlight: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander