On our 10th episode’s REAL or FAKE: we discuss if the Zero Tolerance policy (increase suspensions, expulsions, and school arrests) was implemented to cause the School-to-Prison Pipeline amongst Black students.
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Real or Fake: Umar Johnson should lose his license
On our 13th episode’s REAL or FAKE: we discussed if Umar Johnson should lose his license to practice Psychology because of the controversies surrounding his Frederick Douglas & Marcus Garvey RBG International Leadership Academy for Black Boys. On December 7, 2017 Dr. Umar Johnson received a letter from The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, requesting his attendance at his hearing on January 8th in front of the State Board of Psychology. And on December 21, 2017, GoFundMe threatened to suspend his $402,783 GoFundMe Account if he doesn’t update them on how the funds are being used towards the goal of the fundraising campaign. Is Umar guilty of any state violations? And should the State Board of Psychology suspend or terminate his license to practice if he is in fact guilty of any professional transgressions? Join the U Panic’d team as we discuss this trending topic.
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Concerns about Hidden Messages in Disney’s Black Panther Movie
In episode 22’s Real or Fake segment, we discussed if Black people who are concerned about the “hidden messages” in the Disney/Marvel’s Black Panther Movie are overreacting. WARNING: SPOILER ALERT (Characters and scenes from the film are discussed in this segment)
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Real or Fake: Azealia Banks is right about Black men in Hip-Hop
During our Real or Fake Segment we discussed Azealia Banks recent comments about Black men in the industry pinning Black female rappers against each other, while also promoting non-Black female rappers to the top.
