We're going back in time to the lost episode. Remember two months ago? It was action packed! James was live in the east bay sort of. Well he was. James went to a wedding and won the shit out of it. Nnekay got a mysterious note. Viola Davis at the Emmy's remember that? Let's go back and talk about it.
It's the first ever Minority Korner Movie Review: The Perfect Guy! You like many, probably missed it in theaters but now it's time to rent it on VOD, Netflix, or whatever handy service you have at your disposal A.SAP
Nnekay takes us on a tour of #itwasablackwoman. Black woman have done a lot do dope shit, and sadly we don't know it all.
Remember that ultimate asshat Martin Schreely, who wanted charge a ridiculous amount of money for AIDS drugs by raising the prices by 5000%.
In the Quizlet Corner it's all about Azealia Banks… and starting 2 months ago, we just might have to be done with her. She may have just flew off the crazy train.
Plus dogs, and James' allergies! Will he make it through the episode… I mean… did he… (spoiler alert: yes).
We are feeling easy, breezy, and beautiful this week. We further deconstruct Bitch Betta Have My Money. James went to a bourgeois club doctor. We take a trip to Shondaland! Nnekay wound up in the Bermuda triangle of San Francisco. Apparently political correctness is running rampant amongst our American Universities and reeking havoc on millennial ability to critically think... or are old professors just really wanting to hold onto saying offensive things? Bernie Sanders wants to take down private prisons. This weeks history corner looks at Vanessa Williams the first black Miss America, and we go off an deep tangent about Lifetime movies.
RELATED LINKS:
The teenage dream episodes continue, with an episode full of teenage dreamyness! But first Nnekay's in need of a corn chip intervention, and gives hair tips that may lead to suffocation. We need to talk about Raven Simone, Chris Brown has "love" for the LGBT community, and we continue the conversation: can you separate the art from the artist? But most of all we need to talk about teenage dream Rowan Blanchard of 'Girl Meets World', the first member of the Minority Korner Party Korner! It's time to Marvel at the Marvel Korner because they are diversifying their roster, and the people behind the scenes. Taylor Swift is still basic. Australia did a study that asks: Is sexual racism different than actual racism...? They're probably the same thing but let's look. Plus actor/activist Anthony Williams of hit film 'The Diary of a Teenage Girl' stops by the Korner. Teen sexual awakening, subtle racism, white fragility, activism through social media, and more, we talk about it all with Anthony! And then Nnekay disappears and you wont believe where James finds her.
ARTICLES FOR REFERENCE:
MARVEL:
http://www.colorlines.com/articles/native-american-marvel-character-red-wolf-will-star-new-series
http://www.colorlines.com/articles/marvels-newest-superhero-black-genius-preteen-moon-girl
http://www.colorlines.com/articles/bye-bruce-banner-new-hulk-will-be-korean-american
CHRIS BROWN:
SEXUAL RACISM VS... RACISM:
It's the teenage dream episode, as Minority Korner is now a teen... in epsidoes and it's awkward! We share our teen secrets in a new segment for our teen episodes called "Teen Secret Corner". But first in adult land, James is a high profile choreographer for a local tech commerical, and even here (on the lower end of the) casting table there is some weird racial things happening. The reviews are in, Nnekay has seen 'Temple of Poon'. Adventrues with Nnekay at Michaels in the DIY section. There's white dudes trying to explain slavery... Slave Trade the video game exists... and the creator is hell bent on trying to convince you this game is a great idea and necessary. We know we were supposed to do an all teen episode, but we miss understood the assignment. Why's Burning Man so White? The originator has an explanation. Super Minority Korner fan, Ryan Christo from the band One Hundred Percent, stops by the corner, who also works in the tech industry and weighs in on tech folks and the changing climate of the Bay Area. Ryan faces off against Nnekay in this weeks quizlet corner. Also Ryan has a gripe about the Minority Korner and is calling us out on Empire.
BURNING MAN:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/21/fashion/at-burning-man-the-tech-elite-one-up-one-another.html?_r=1
SLAVE TETRIS:
http://kotaku.com/this-is-a-
RYAN CHRISTO'S BAND ONE HUNDRED PERCENT:
Empire! Did you watch that crazy show- we're both caught up, and it's time to talk about Cookie! James is writing a book on the art of getting that special someone to fall in love with you... or just sleep with you, and it all involves one single word. The VMA's happened, we don't want to talk about it, but how can we not, with the surprising presidential announcement. Taylor Swift has given Nnekay more reason to call her basic. James had a major star sighting (remember he watches a lot of Real World so set your bar low). We check in the world of allyship, and see how two different ally's are taking two very different approaches to creating visibility for Black folks. Two VERY... different approaches... one's a pickup artist. Also the entire judicial system is even more fucked up then we thought, and it's starting early in the juvenile detention arena. Also today's quiz is going to look at the myths and truths around the Rentboy.com bust.
ARTICLES:
STEVE AMOS:
http://dudecomedy.com/guy-claims-his-goal-is-to-bang-1000-black-women-to-prove-blacklivesmatter/
RAISING DION:
UGH, JEARD...
http://usuncut.com/news/justice-may-blind-not-color-blind/
KIDS FOR CASH & JUDGE BRIBES:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_for_cash_scandal
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/us/13judge.html?_r=0
Fires, earthquakes, and droughts- California is out of control! Never forget the major earthquake of 2015, and we survived! Are Renaissance fairs for Black people? Alfre Woodard in all her amazingness is joining the Marvel Universe, but Nnekay is not happy with her characters name. James is also making a list and checking it twice (a make out list). Nnekay watched the Backstreet Boys documentary. Nnekay investigates Black Queens and gives them praise, and is about to start a major feud and beef with Queen herself Aretha Franklin. James dives into 'Straight Out of Compton' looking at the true true story of this true story, and a behind the scenes look at the casting of women for the movie. What's Campaign Zero? We're here to tell you, and it's awesome! Plus the Industrial Prison Complex is getting in the hot seat for the Quizlet Corner, and you'll never guess which athlete superstar is being put in the corner, because he sucks as a human being.
NNEKAY'S CORNER, BLACK QUEENS:
http://jezebel.com/vogue-doesnt-get-a-beyonce-interview-even-when-they-put-1725486801
http://themuse.jezebel.com/heres-the-trailer-for-sydney-pollacks-lost-aretha-frank-1725461098
http://gawker.com/aretha-franklin-is-the-queen-of-soul-and-shade-1658013219
https://medium.com/nat-brut/12-emerging-feminist-game-changers-8d563d206c16
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
http://gawker.com/heres-whats-missing-from-straight-outta-compton-me-and-1724735910
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/17/straight-out-of-compton-casting-call_n_5597010.html
http://gawker.com/remember-when-dr-dre-bashed-a-female-journalists-face-1721368450
QUIZLET CORNER, INDUSTRIAL PRISION COMPLEX:
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/12/gates-foundations-24-most-egregious-investments
http://urbanintellectuals.com/2014/06/05/americas-addiction-to-slavery/
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/07/23/private-prison-lobbyists-raising-cash-hillary-clinton/
http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.31326/title.talib-kweli-examines-american-prison-industrial-complex
CAMPAIGN ZERO:
Just like Janet Jackson said when her new track hit #1: Bitches need to stay woke! We have pop artist Saturn in the studio, and things are gonna get shady. James has a bug a boo. Did you hear about the one about the Catholic priest, a bagel, and an ear? Target is going gender neutral with it's toys and bedding, and it's a sign of the Apocolaypse because people are FREAKING OUT! Good trolls! How to fuck up your kid the least. CA ain't got no love for grand juries, and which candidates are actually listening to #blacklivesmatter? John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt opened up a Slavery museum, how many slavery museums exist in the country? Also little Matilda is throwing some shade towards director Ronald Emmerich, Madonna has lost her mind, and Donald Trump is... still Donald Trump. All this and more on our big ten episode!
SATURN:
http://iamsaturn.com
ARITICLES FOR REFERENCE:
Target troll:
Hilarious New Stonewall trailer:
Bernie Sanders new platform:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-racial-inequality_55c81153e4b0f1cbf1e56b77
Janelle Monae's amazing new inspirational jam:
https://soundcloud.com/wondalandarts/hell-you-talmbout
Hillary Clinton and BlackLivesMatter:
Slavery Museum:
Nnekay literally just got off a plane from the Philippines and is loosing her mind- she was in the future! Nnekay is also running for office and is very behind in the polls. It's Bernie Sanders vs. #Black Lives Matter, but Sanders has an ace up his sleeve to unite movements. James lost his groove, but Nnekay doesn't believe him. It's Black Women's Equal Pay Day so BBHMM! We have our very first special guest Pearl Marill from So You Think You Can Lap Dance, and Crunch Pop (or as we know here from: College!). Nnekay and Pearl battle it out in this weeks quizlet corner about Mariah Carey. James takes a look at some Black Queer writers you should know, specifically Charles M. Blow writer of 'Fire Shut Up in My Bones', and he reveals something nobody knew happened to his cousin. And we're still debating if we should go on the 'Amazing Race'.
Black Women's Equal Payday:
http://feministing.com/2015/07/28/today-is-black-womens-equal-pay-day/
Bernie Sanders:
Charles M. Blow:
Mariah Carey and what inspired this weeks quiz:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/this-vine-of-mariah-carey-posing-is-amazing#.xbNpyaP0vq
PEARL MARILL
Who is Pearl?: http://bayareadancewatch.blogspot.com/2011/09/pearl-marill-dancer-of-month-oct-2011.html
Crunch Pop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp9mdEh0SKY
Hero: https://www.youtube.com/user/30pmarill
So You Think You Can Lap Dance: https://www.facebook.com/modernlapdance?fref=ts
Get your JNCO's on cause we're going back in time! But first some short term Nostalgia: Nnekay went to L.A. and she saw some "celebrities". Remember LFO? We kind of do. Should Nnekay and James go on the Amazing Race? We're getting outrageous with JEM & The Holograms. Jem is the ultimate HBIC. Also, this is the true story how the real world has become a drunken frat house. Also we dive into music videos! Where did they go? Looking back were pop teen princesses actually just strippers with voices? This is actually going to be a giant episode about MTV which apparently raised us both.
Articles For Reference:
http://jezebel.com/5954961/mtv-settles-rape-lawsuit-with-real-world-alum-after-implying-she-asked-for-it
http://www.salon.com/2014/05/07/confessions_of_a_serial_reality_tv_star/
http://www.vulture.com/2013/11/real-world-seattle-irene-slap-her-story.html
http://www.teabreakfast.com/black-real-world-cast-members/
JURASSIC PARK THE HEELS EDITION:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RZi6NCuLbQ
There are two different movies called Girlhood, about young Black girls, and we're confused. James has trouble pronouncing even more words and reveals his celebrity crush. Buckle down because Femicidio is happening in both of our neighboring countries. But what does Miss USA and the treatment of Aboriginal women in Mexico have in common? (We're not sure they actually do, but some how they're in the same corner). One city has banned drag queens from a prideful celebration. It's not the hunger games, but it is the twitter games, where a celebrity teen tweet feud is raging, and for some reason Andy Cohen has decided to butt his head into it, and in this case he should keep his drunk ass out. Teen sensation Amandal Stenberg is blowing us away with her wisdom around black culture, and what it means to appropriate the culture of others. Listen up Kylie Jenner, we're talking to you. Plus yes... we're still talking about comic con but come on! A gay black superhero? Yes please! Sandra Bland has left us speechless. And this weeks Quizlet corner made it on the cutting room floor but it's in the Bonus Content section, and will give you a hint into next weeks Podcast!
Nnekay isn't wearing any pants, or is she? We have so many updates this week, in chit chat corner. More nerd talk! DC is bringing an animated Black female superheroine to your TV! Nnekay's not wearing pants. More things you apparently can't do while being Black. We have two stories that are practically transformers, where there's more than meets the eye... see what we did there. We crack the case on the infamous "mandingo" that was supposedly terrorizing a university, and uncover the real villian in a case of a population being infected with HIV. Also did you hear about the sequel to 'To Kill A Mockingbird'. It doesn't take Scooby Doo to uncover the mystery of Nosfaratu. Joe Biden and the gays, and who exactly is Ida B. Wells? Let's go to the Korners!
RELATED ARTICLES:
http://www.towleroad.com/2014/07/michael-johnson-feature-explores-the-danger-of-hiv-scapegoating-1/
http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/engl_258/Lecture%20Notes/american_antimiscegenation.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
QUIZ CORNER CONTENT:
Don't peak until after you listen!
http://www.queerty.com/who-stole-gay-silent-film-director-f-w-murnaus-head-from-his-grave-20150715
http://www.queerty.com/joe-biden-describes-first-teenage-experience-with-gay-men-20150715
The gloves are off as Nnekay and James come head to head over a glass (or two) of wine, and Nikola Tesla. But first let's hear about Nnekay's rendezvous with the great Dr. Cornel West. And James played the part of gay uncle and took his nephew to ride roller coasters. It's Comic Con, and we're going to get real nerdy on you. Have you seen the blog 'Every Single Word'? It's the Black Brechtel Test with even lower standards and needs- so come on Hollywood! Get with the program. Also what is going on with theater etiquette!? Is Madonna acting crazy in the theater? Is Britney losing her mind... again? Is Patti LuPone putting folks in check? Find out! Also we have bonus material! As if this episode couldn't get in longer! Find out what we did actually cut.
ARTICLES FOR REFERENCE:
Every Single Word:
http://everysinglewordspoken.tumblr.com
http://www.racialicious.com/2015/07/07/the-sdcc-files-a-quick-primer-on-some-creators-of-color-to-follow/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/10/tesla-quotes_n_7771358.html
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/29/opinions/doyley-race-and-television/
It's the 4th of July SPECIAL EDITION. America Ferrera wrote a letter to Donald Trump. Nnekay ate some hot dogs on an island... of Alameda. A woman has a very unlucky day, pregnant, lost in the woods, surrounded be bees, and starts a fire. Stonewall the movie is coming to a multiplex near you, but it's all wrong, one word: erasure. The ex CEO of the House of Mouse (Disney) has lost his damn mind, and he did it in front of Goldie Hawn. Librarians are off to war! The KKK is at it again. And have you seen Rihanna's new music video Bitch Better Have My Money!!!??!? Let's go to the Korners!
ARTICLES FOR REFERENCE:
America Ferrara's Letter to Donald Trump:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/america-ferrera/thank-you-donald-trump_b_7709126.html
Amber's No Good, Terrible, Bad Day, Giving Birth, Chased by Bees, and Started a Forest Fire story:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-woman-lost-forest-20150630-story.html
Stonewall the Movie:
http://www.themarysue.com/stonewall-film-trans-erasure/
Sandra's Awesome Response
http://www.buzzfeed.com/keelyflaherty/sandra-bullock-had-the-best-reaction-to-being-named-worlds-m#.emdrX6kwV
Sweaty Peanut Face
http://www.vulture.com/2015/07/breaking-news-beautiful-women-are-not-funny.html
Nnekay went to a fancy library conference. The pride parade happened, where were the LGBT folks? The BET awards were eventful. Crazy things are going down in the Dominican Republic, but why? Yay we have gay marriage, but this pride season lets examine the divide around the LGBTQIA community specifically around transphobia, biphobia, and race. Who's going in the Korner this week? What is Ava DuVenray's next movie going to be? Iggy Azalea, Dan Savage, Sister Act, and more! (We're still battling sound issues- trial and error- thanks for keeping with us!)
Hispanola
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispaniola
Dominican Republic and Haiti
http://fusion.net/story/156597/junot-diaz-and-edwidge-danticat-jointly-call-for-travel-boycott-of-the-dominican-republic/
You're still here! You're back for episode dos! It's been a crazy week in America, and Nnekay and James dive in on this very special episode of Minority Korner. Hear those 'P's pop' as we still battle sound issues. We talk about Charleston, the Confedrate flag, and GOP responses and reactions. A call to action for white people to join the fight for equality! Did you see that new Madonna video? Let's discuss! Janet Jackson is on her way back, and we hope with even more ridiculous interludes. And what's going on in the Big Brother house this year? All told, debated, and analyzed from the perspective of these two minorities. Plus it's James' birthday, bye bye 20's, and Nnekay sips some wine... loudly.
ARTICLES FOR REFERENCE
Remembering the Victims of Charleston: http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicasimeone/these-are-the-victims-of-the-charleston-church-shooting#.nqxX3GbJw4
White Fragility: http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/white-fragility-why-its-so-hard-to-talk-to-white-people-about-racism-twlm/
Hillary Clinton Calling for 'common sense' gun laws: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/20/hillary-clinton-charleston-shooting-guns_n_7627930.html?ir=Black+Voices&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000047
Sign the petition to help bring the Conferdate flag down in South Carolina: http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/remove-the-confederate-3?source=s.fb&r_by=10838012
11 Ways White America Avoids Taking Responosibility for It's Racism: http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/11-ways-white-america-avoids-taking-responsibility-its-racism
Gun sales rise in America since 2009 hmmmm: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/smith-wesson-nails-obama-did-115655106.html
Allies the tiem for scilence has expired: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-denise-anderson/charleston-shooting-allies_b_7616708.html
The Confederate Flag is More Racists than you think:
THE GOP REACTS TO CHARLESTON... SORT OF:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/19/jeb-bush-charleston_n_7621438.html
Caucasian Heritage Day In Utah... seriously: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/19/baseball-caucasian-heritage-night_n_7625306.html
It's the first episode of Minority Korner and no topic is safe. Meet Nnekay & James, and travel with them to many korners. Listen as James butchers Rachel Dolezals name, and Nnekay unloads on the 'Orange Is the New Black' Rolling Stones cover. Plus why can't James sleep, inertnet trolls, summertime Nnekay, the hamburglar, racism in the LGBT Community, and more. Oh! and there's a quiz korner, and history time!
ARTICLE LINKS:
Orange is the New Black Rolling Stone Cover:
http://jezebel.com/rolling-
http://blackgirllonghair.com/
7 Reasons Why Reverse Racism Doesn't Exist: