The Black Bourgeoisie
On this episode, we sat down with Soul, Newark, NJ Community Organizer to discuss the Black Bourgeoisie Elite, Bourgeoisie mentality and behavior, the Black Elite’s role in the Black Community, and can the Black 1% be trusted. Please join the conversation, SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS.
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Closing Track: “New Girl” by Biz20 https://soundcloud.com/biz20/newgirl
Sexual Taboos in the Black Community Has the Black community today evolved to being openly free with their sexual desires? Or are we still ashamed of our sexuality? The U Panic’d team discuss this topic in lighthearted fashion.
Closing Track by: Nyasia Chane’l – “My Hips” https://soundcloud.com/nyasia-chanel-…
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Protest & Accountability: Are we doing too much? In this social media age, protesting people and companies is now common practice and a click away. However, are these protests effective? Are they as impactful as protests in our past? Has the declining attention span of many Black millennials on social media hindered the progression of social change? Has social media improved accountability amongst the accused? And is the volume of online activism making our society better or worse? The U Panic’d team sat down and gave their perspective on the topic.
Closing Track by: Biz20 – “Mage” https://soundcloud.com/biz20/mage
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Public Profanity: Is Swearing Okay? As values change with time, so does our perspectives on particular words. So should we accept public profanity? Is it ever okay to use profanity in public? Should we consider those around us when communicating in public spaces? Should we as a society reevaluate our disdain for profane language? Super Kev and J Walk joined the U Panic’d team for this heated discussion.
Closing Track by: Chi – “Holy Moly” https://soundcloud.com/queenofglory/h…
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Pro Black in Interracial Relationship On this episode we discussed “Interracial Pro-Blackness”. What does it mean to be Pro-Black? Can you be Pro-Black if you are with someone outside your race? Was Issa Rae right about dating Asian men? Is the title of “Pro Black” really important? We discussed these questions with our guest Super Kev.
Closing Track by: ToriTori – “Be” https://soundcloud.com/playtoritori/4…
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Trans-Rachel: The Rachel Divide Review The U Panic’d Podcast discussed Rachel Dolezal and her Netflix Documentary, “The Rachel Divide”. Is transracial real? Does it only apply to white people? Is Rachel Dolezal a transracial pioneer or just opportunists and a liar? Does Rachel deserve this backlash? Join us as we analyze The Rachel Divide.
Closing Track by: Jerome Clayton x Dorren Pierre – “Tryna” Prod By (Nyrell&Phil Majr) https://soundcloud.com/jerome-clayton…
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How Blind Is Lady Justice Pt. 2 We continued our discussion with Assistant District Attorney Dispo (check out part 1). On this episode we discussed solutions that can better improve police relations with the Black community. We also discussed unpopular tactics by some on how to interact with police officers to minimize police mistreatment. Rome and Sheens took issue with Gee’s views on how some Black people interact emotionally with police. What are your thoughts?
Closing Track by: Biz20, “Younge” https://soundcloud.com/biz20/younge
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How Blind Is Lady Justice During Episode 32, our friend Dispo, Assistant District Attorney joined us to give further insight on popular court cases that trend on social media. Dispo defends the court system by showing these cases from law enforcement and the judicial system’s point of view. It then became a discussion on the law vs ethics where Sheens argued that police officers should use non lethal tactics to deescalate dangerous situations.
Closing Track by: Furgersen7, “What Up Black Man” (produced by Furgersen7) https://soundcloud.com/f7beats/what-u…
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Pushing Children Too Far: The Teddy Perkins Effect During Episode 31, Rome and Gee discussed the effects of pushing children too far after watching season 2 episode 6 of Atlanta where they introduced us to a Michael Jackson like character named Teddy Perkins whose father pushed him and his brother to their creative limits. This topic took a slight turn as Rome and Gee disagreed on the importance of traditional education for all children.
Closing Track by: Yung Simmie, “Shoot Da 3” ft. Denzel Curry (produced by HIGHAF) https://soundcloud.com/yungsimmie/yun…
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As of July 1st, Massachusetts has legalized the distribution of marijuana. On this episode, we spoke with Marcus Johnson-Smith, Co-Owner of the Kush Grooves Shop, popular street wear smoke shop in Boston, MA about what this new law will mean for New England and the Boston economy, as well as how to invest in this up and coming industry.
EXCLUSIVE Closing Track by: Sir Locksley, “Open Ya Mind” https://soundcloud.com/sirlocksley
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