Sep 2, 2018
Ep. 11 (September 2, 2018): Features the top 5 black news stories of the week with this week’s special guests including hip-hop fashion stylist Misa Hylton discussing everything from Puff Daddy and raising her sons to deal with racism, to her film coming to the Tribeca Film Festival, designing outfits for MCM, Beyonce, and being a certified life coach. Other guests include founder of the Newark International Film Festival, Kenneth Gifford; political correspondent and civil rights lawyer, Shavar Jeffries, joins the “Black in Politics” segment with a mid-term election update; film journalist turned producer, Shawn Edwards, joins “The Black Hollywood Report” to discuss the Rotten Tomatoes’ diversity initiative and fall’s black movie list. Other stories include an update on Colin Kaepernick and the Take a Knee protest and 21 Savage’s finance program for kids.
TIME STAMPS (Ep. 11: Sept. 2, 2018)
- Intro: Shabaam Sahdeeq, “Real Black News”
- Misa Hylton on memories of BIG’s “Juicy” video (4:41)
- Misa Hylton on Uptown Records, Puff Daddy, Andre Harrell & Jodeci (9:34)
- Misa Hylton on designing for MCM & Beyonce’ (14:30)
- An update on Colin Kaepernick & the Take a Knee protest (25:51)
- Misa Hylton discusses her son Justin’s experiences playing for UCLA (28:50)
- California’s police brutality accountability bill (34:55)
- Misa Hylton on having “The Talk” about police encounters with her sons (41:04)
- “The Black Hollywood Report” with guest reporter Shawn Edwards (Rotten Tomatoes’ diversity initiative, Fall Black Movie List) (42:35)
- Special Guest: Kenneth Gifford, Founder of the Newark International Film Festival (52:38)
- School assignment asks kids: Who is worthy of life? A homosexual pro athlete or militant black med student (1:05:51)
- “Black in Politics” with political correspondent & civil rights lawyer Shavar Jeffries (The only black woman legislator in Vermont, Ruqaiyah “Kiah” Morris, drops out due to racism/Andrew Gillum) (1:15.04)
- 21 Savage starts bank account program (1:23:52 )
- Misa Hylton on being a certified life coach (1:27:24)