May 20, 2019
This week’s episode 43 of Real Black News features activist, educator, and the cousin of Emmett Till, Dr. Edelia Carthan, discussing the fight to protect her father, the first black man to become mayor in Mississippi, Eddie Carthan. She discusses the conspiracy against her father connected to his relationship with Minister Farrakhan, her work with Rev. William Barber in Tula, Mississippi, the poorest city in the country where the average salary is $14,000, running for the house of representatives, and her work as the co-founder of the Take It Down confederate flag movement with actress Aunjanue Ellis. Co-founder of Oakland’s Barbequing While Black, Jhamel Robinson, joins the show to discuss this year’s second event. Entertainment journalist Ronda Racha Penrice joins “The Screen Grab” to discuss Uzo Aduba, Shirley Chisolm, Issa Rae, and The Red Line. Other topics include abortion in the Bible Belt, Venezuelan protesters, Trayvon Martin, and more. C