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11/05/2018

Six Degrees of Tessa Thompson (Bossip, Childish Gambino, Janelle Monae, Rachel Dolezal, Westworld, Kanye)

This week the wonder twins tackle a BOSSIP BONANZA, which just so happens to either include or is somehow related to Tessa Thompson. We cover it ALL: Childish Gambino/Donald Glover, This Is America (video), Janelle Monáe, Dirty Computer, Rachel Dolezal's New Doc, Avenger's Infinity Wars (no spoilers), WestWorld (yes, spoilers), Dear White People on Netflix, Kanye, ego, annnnnd empathy! What does it mean to be black and ton of giggles! So sit back and enjoy some black gossip as we go HEAVY into pop culture! Janelle Monáe's Emotion Picture Dirty Computer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdH2Sy-BlNE James does Stand Up at Caroline's on Broadway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHZb_hriqks Minority Korner Store: https://teespring.com/minority-korner-t-shirt#pid=369&cid=6513&sid=front Twitter: @minoritykorner Email: minoritykorner@gmail.com Like Us On Facebook: Minority Korner

11/05/2018

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1h 23m
19/06/2020

MK238: 5th Anniversary Partay! (8 Can't Wait, Black Trans Lives Matter, SCOTUS Decision, Da 5 Bloods, Elmo, Silent Solidarity)

Like a rash that we like Nnekay is back, ready to take us through Tangentown. So much has happened since she last visited, so we check in with her, and how she is dealing, handling, processing with all the civil unrest. We take issue with folks expressing “silent” solidarity. The definition of racism is finally being updated by Miriam Webster. Black Trans Lives Matter protests erupted around the country in mass, and we also try to remember how to celebrate good news with the recent Supreme Court ruling. Nnekay has issues with Elmo. James saw the latest Spike Lee joint DA 5 Bloods on Netflix, which opens up a conversation about Black veterans, and the legacy of Spike Lee. In the main event we kick it up a notch in our actions you can take on police reform with 8 Can't Wait- 8 things you can make sure are in place in your city now to help end police violence on it’s citizens. LINKS! https://8cantwait.org/ Miriam Webster Changing the Definition Spike Lee's Short Film : Three Brothers Tony McDade- Black Trans Man killed in Police Custody CONTACT US Twitter: @minoritykorner Email: minoritykorner@gmail.com IG: @minoritykorner James Arthur M: TW: @JamesArthur_M, IG: @JamesArthurM Nnekay FitzClrke: TW: @mizzfitzie, IG: @nnekay Facebook Minority Korner Kids Playground

19/06/2020

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1h 36m
20/12/2019

MK212: U Got Kwanzaa'd 4! (Voter Purges, Impeached, Kwanzaa, Nnekay)

It’s you got Kwzaa’d 4! Kwanzaa is next week so we are going to dig into the vault, Nnekay is back, for our annual Kwanzaa special. This is fun every year! If you’ve been with us before: how much do you remember about Kwanzaa- will you ace the Kwanzaa quiz this year? We go over the Seven Principles and Seven Symbols of Kwanzaa along with it's history, so you can know everything you need to know to celebrate this dope ass African American holiday to connect, rejuvenate, and empower your family, community, and self before the new year! We are going into 2020: it’s A BIG year for us in the US and we don’t just mean because all of the Marvel and DC movies being released next year are female driven, but it’s an election year, the fate of our democracy hangs in the balance and we need us as unified, calibrated, focused, and ready than ever. Plus Brandy or Monica, and Ashanti #notmyprincess. At the top of the show we have a PSA for Georgia and Wisconsin registered voters. Plus impeachment rally, and it looks like 45 has indeed been impeached! Twitter: @minoritykorner Email: minoritykorner@gmail.com Like Us On Facebook: Minority Korner

20/12/2019

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1h 20m
08/05/2020

MK230: This Too Shall Pass- Thanks P. Diddy! (Georgia, #BlackAF, Murder Hornets, Mrs. America, Cold Civil War,Black Businesses, Hercules, P. Diddy, Janelle Monae, Life in Quarantine)

Nnekay is back in part one of an EPIC two part Minority Konrer. We catch up about navigating life through a Pandemic! If you’re stressed don’t worry P Diddy's got your back to relax! So something else to worry about: Murder Hornets! Nnekay let’s us know just how scared we should be, which is apparently not at all. We talk about areas that have been hit hard by COVID19 like nursing homes, and the meat packing industry and how it looks like we might be in a Cold Civil War. With Georgia reopening it puts Black business owners in a catch 20/20 especially those who own barber shops and businesses with 80% of the deaths in Georgia being Black! And is all of this happening for humanity’s second chance? Lots of great new TV shows/Movies on the way, some new Disney reboots to have mixed emotions about, don’t worry it’s not Pocahontas.. yet. Amazon’s Homecoming is coming back, Nnekay takes on one of our favorite artists acting ability. And we examine Kenya Barris and his new Netflix show #BlackAF, and the hard hitting FX/Hulu show Mrs. America which tackles the event surrounding the Equal Rights Amendment. Dance with James every Saturday at 2pm PST on Zoom! This Month: 'Dirrty Slave 4 U' Britney vs. XTina: CONTACT US Twitter: @minoritykorner Email: minoritykorner@gmail.com IG: @minoritykorner James Arthur M: TW: @JamesArthur_M, IG: @JamesArthurM Nnekay FitzClrke: TW: @nnekay, IG: @nnekay Facebook Minority Korner Kids Playground

08/05/2020

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1h 20m
06/09/2019

Glitter Bombs of Truth (Rep Illhan Ohmar, Jay-Z & the NFL, Sex in the Stacks, Missy Elliot, Dreams of Beyonce)

The Wonder Twins are back- no more voicemail messages they are talking person to person! Missy Elliot may have been celebrated at the VMAs (a little too late) but Nnekay noticed a huge problem with her performance... a certain R&B princess was missing. Is James really friends with Beyonce & Jay-Z? Or was it a dream? Speaking of Jay-Z sure did step in it this week. Jay-Z Mr. Got Colin Kapernick's back on take a knee, seems to have flipped the script and aligned himself with the NFL. Is he shcukin' and jivin, or jumping into the arena? The twins discuss. James seems to have come back from Europe more able to see both sides to everything. Does Nnekay get her comedic writing from her dreams? In the main event Nnekay stops the rumor mill for Representative Illhan Omar. Nnekay breaks down her heroic story, truly representing the American Dream, and the work she's done, and what she's been up against. In a new segment called "James Asks a Question" he poses to our friendly neighborhood librarian his burning question over the last few weeks: Sex in the stacks? Fact or fiction based on the latest season of 'Dear White People'. Also please watch the Great Hack on Netflix if you haven't! https://www.colorlines.com/articles/rep-ilhan-omar-claps-back-alabama-gop https://omar.house.gov/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilhan_Omar https://web.archive.org/web/20161114004716/http://www.aaiusa.org/from_refugee_to_st_house_race_ilhan_omar_looks_to_break_new_ground Twitter: @minoritykorner Ask Minority Korner Anything: minoritykorner@gmail.com Like Us On Facebook: Minority Korner

06/09/2019

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1h 9m
06/08/2021

MK 312: Lil Nas X Saves the Day (Simone Biles, Scar Jo vs. Disney, Womens Sports Outfits, Ed Buck & Murder of Black Queer Men, Lil Nas X vs DaBaby, Homophobia in Hip Hop)

Samantha Nzessi is back - which is good because we need to break down all this sexism that is raging in our faces. From the outfits they make women wear in sports, to letting Simone Biles take care of her mental health to do what she needs to do, and in the entertainment world Scar Jo vs. Disney. In the main korner it is a news story that is the blend of classism and privilege, and racism and homophobia all intersecting in the conviction of Ed Buck murderer of Queer Black men. Samantha as usual sends us through a deep dive of the fuckery of Hip-Hop, which we love, but need to callout and this time it’s DeBaby and his comments and views of our beloved Lil Nas X who is challenging us all of our own fears and insecurities. GUEST CO-HOST: Samantha Nzessi is a third-culture linguaphile who cohosts MASKulinity Podcast, a show that’s now part of a healthy masculinities podcast network hosted by NextGenMen. Check out Modern Manhood and Oreja Peluda wherever you get your podcasts! REFERENCE LINKS: WOMEN IN SPORTSGerman Women’s Gymnastics Team Competes in Full Body Unitards in ProtestPink Offers to Pay Fines for Norwegian Women’s Beach Handball Team After They Refused to Wear BikinisSimone Biles Is Still the GOAT After Pulling Out of Olympic Gymnastics Team CompetitionSimone Biles Explains What Happened Before Her Withdrawal From Competition & It’s Absolutely TerrifyingSimone Biles wins bronze on beam in last day of event finalsFUCK YOU ED BUCKDemocratic donor Ed Buck found guilty in fatal meth overdoses of two menEd Buck Convicted on All Charges of 9-Count Indictment in Deaths of Black Men Gemmel Moore and Timothy DeanWhat A Day Podcast Debaby & Lil Nas XLil Nas X Claps Back at Homophobic Responses to “Industry Baby”Vulture- DaBaby I don't See an End To ThisLil Nas X Explains Why He Performed His Onstage Kiss at the BET Awards: 'This Is My Space Now, Too' Minority Korner on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2JsXEuu CONTACT US Twitter: @minoritykorner Email: minoritykorner@gmail.com IG: @minoritykorner Host/Producer: James Arthur M: TW: @JamesArthur_M, IG: @JamesArthur Minority Korner on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2JsXEuu

06/08/2021

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1h 23m
17/11/2017

MK104: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah! It's A Racist World After All! (Racist Disney Rides, Black Women's Hair, Run Disney 10K, Song of the South, Jungle Cruise, Uncle Remus)

Ready. Set. Go! James returns from Run Disney weekend, the main event he's been training for over the past 2 months to complete his first 10K... did he?... dun dun dun! While at Disneyland Resort the magic of Disney wore off of James as he discovered 5 racist rides at Disneyland that need some serious side eye, and a makeover. Get ready to have your childhood bubble burst! For example do you know the racist movie Splash Mountain is based on? Song of the South, which gave us complicated songs like Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, and characters like Uncle Remus. James breaks it down! Up next it's Nnekay's most passionate korner to date! In response to the Made Well campaign Nnekay unpacks how and why Black women's hair in particular is political and is a keen example of intersectionality of Blackness and feminism, along with it's history and protest. Also the debate over Ferris Wheels is waged, and we can neither confirm or deny if this episode will discuss or talk about sex benches. MUSIC: Brownout EDITOR: Dr. Tara Dunderdale Twitter: @minoritykorner Email: minoritykorner@gmail.com Like Us On Facebook: Minority Korner

17/11/2017

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1h 16m
14/04/2017

MK 75:Defunk Your Mind w/ The Wonder Twins of Podcasting! (Mindfulness, Black Lady Mathematicians, Raven Simone, Virginia, Anxiety, John Ridley, and Scandal)

Welcome to the Boobie Bonanza aka Minority Korner, where James and Nnekay might just have figured out their new tag line? Do you like? James breaks down his trip to Virginia, the expected and the unexpected and came back with a souvenir... a farmer's tan! The duo discusses potentially doing a radio play and from there we get into... James's Korner. James' discusses his ongoing struggles with anxiety and decides to unpack what he's going through and shares some of the tools he's been using to help him cope. He discusses The Anxiety Podcast, Deep Breathing, and Juggling? Using The Artist Way, James has been and encourages listeners to participate in a Reading Deprivation Exercise and general unplugging to reconnect with their bodies. Also don't forget to Play! In Nnekay's Korner, she's been hearing a bunch of negative news especially surrounding black women and black people in unexpected careers including, John Ridley's omission of black women in his most recent miniseries, how ABC almost didn't want to cast a black woman in the lead of Scandal, and the neglect of praise for great black architect Paul Revere Williams. So to combat these stories, Nnekay has decided to introduce the audience to four amazing Black Women Mathematicians. In Quizlet Korner, James' goes completely off the grid and gives Nnekay questions that pertain too but aren't limited too: Plantations, Betsy Devos, Raven Simone, and Scientology. Phew! Enjoy Everyone!!! Links- http://gizmodo.com/these-black-female-mathematicians-should-be-stars-in-th-1792636094 http://www.vulture.com/2017/04/the-controversy-surrounding-showtimes-guerrilla.html http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-architect-of-hollywood/

14/04/2017

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1h 31m
21/02/2020

MK219: Swing Left, Swing Chariot (Bloomberg, Lovers and Friends Festival, Democratic Orgs that Need Your Help, Zoë Kravitz, High Fidelity, American Factory, Lil Kim)

It's a house party as we have half of cult podcast House Party on the pod with Kyle Ishmael! So The Debates are literally happening, as we speak. Is Elizabeth Warren going Arya Stark on everyone up on that stage mainly a certain billionaire? We don't know because they are literally happening as we speak. Speaking of Michael Bloomberg - he’s going full swing with his ads, so what do you do when you have family members who are considering voting for him? Is he the Progressives’s Trump? We look at his complicated record from Stop & Frisk to other classic Mike Bloomby racist policies. It’s like a Mike Bloomby mixtape up in here. We look at the Democrat primaries so far: our thoughts, feelings, woes, and Bernie Bros. There's a new festival in town- the Lover’s and Friends Festival- but is it real? Is this the New Fyre Fest? Did Kyle already fall for this and buy his ticket? Is Lil Kim really going to be there? Speaking of the Notorious K.I.M. did she have a shoot out back in the day with Foxy Brown? We have some recommended streamers: American Factory, and High Fidelity with Zoë Kravitz and we figure out how many degrees of separation I am from the coolest person on the planet. In the main event James walks you through a couple of orgs to get involved with who need your time, money, and awareness this political season regardless of who you’re voting for to help ease anxt of hopelessness to help combat: Gerrymandering, voter suppression, protecting the right to vote, winning back the senate, helping kids in cages, and more! Plus impressions, from Snoop Dog to Michael Bloomberg LINKS: Fair Fight Florida Rights Restoration Coalition Vote Save America SWING LEFT RAICES - No kids in cages Kids In Need of Defense (Kind) How to help kids in cages ------ Follow Kyle Ishamel: @KyleIM Get Your Shirt at the Max Fun Store: CONTACT US Twitter: @minoritykorner Email: minoritykorner@gmail.com IG: @minoritykorner James Arthur M: TW: @JamesArthur_M, IG: @JamesArthurM Facebook Minority Korner Kids Playground

21/02/2020

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1h 15m
12/08/2016

MKEP43: The Rhythm, Olympics, or Queen Sugar is Gonna Get You! (Music Festivals, Olympics, Ava DuVernay, Queen Sugar, LGBT Olympians, Lionel Richie)

Nnekay sets The Facebooks a blaze with a debate: are gay men and black women fierce? Is it time to retire this over used phrase? And "When Dez Nuts Attack" will James survive? This could be the last episode for our Korner kid James, but before he goes he'll tell all about his adventures at his first ever music festival 'Outside Lands', and he's got three words for you: Lionel Mutha Fuckin' Richie... ok that was four. The Olympics are here and it's hella sexy, between the names, the shiftlessness, and the USA Men's Gymnastics team who are 'thirsty' for some attention- it might be too much for James to handle. So we'll switch gears and look over the history of LGBT representation and involvement in the Olympics, as we hit record breaking numbers this year. Nnekay has the low down on a new show being headed by two Black Queens of art and entertainment called Queen Sugar. Led by Ava Devernery, it serves as a rally cry to female directors behind a new project on OWN. Who are these ladies collaborating on a new project, and what's it about? In the Quizlet Korner: is the San Francisco Stud gay bar closing? Do you want some cream with your coffee at potential sexy new cafe in England? What beautiful thing has happened to a survivor of the Pulse nightclub attack? Find out this week on Minority Korner!

12/08/2016

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1h 25m

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