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Ep. 124: Summer Jam: Kendrick Lamar cut a fans spotlight short cause she wanted to say Nigga in an onstage rap along… https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ti-gives-his-take-on-kendrick-lamar-fan-rapping-n-word-on-stage-news.50821.html Democrats falling back in line with midterms coming up, 17 dems helped pass a bill that will rollback some regulations on banks. https://splinternews.com/here-are-the-democrats-who-just-voted-to-sell-you-out-t-1823554660 Selling Hope Like Dope: conservatives and their boycott of Netflix due to the Obamas inking a deal with the streaming service. http://www.newsweek.com/boycott-netflix-michelle-barack-obama-deal-content-new-show-939417 Hold This L: NFLPA/NFL...forced patriotism... http://www.businessinsider.com/colin-kaepernick-collusion-case-nfl-teams-starter-report-2018-5 Not All Heroes: OPS summer breakfast and lunch program https://district.ops.org/DEPARTMENTS/DistrictOperationalServices/NutritionServices/AboutUs/SummerFoodServiceProgram.aspx Health Over Wealth: in ho

Summer Jam: Tyler Pitzl update. https://www.facebook.com/ketv7/videos/10156491722696977/?hc_ref=ARQnL4zwK70CSI5v4GtA7fVXuS8LAuEm2wndgvuS4G-p24UIvsyLrtL0RlC-St4K5v8 25yr old man posing as high school basketball player. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/25-Year-Old-Man-Facing-Charges-for-Posing-as-High-School-Student-482727051.html Black man wearing a MAGA hat at the Cheesecake Factory allegedly harassed by staff... https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/05/15/cheesecake-factory-apologizes-after-report-black-man-being-harassed-wearing-maga-hat/611475002/ The first “BIE” case was dismissed due to the overall fuckery. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/black-activist-jailed-facebook-posts-slams-fbi-article-1.3984603 Black pornstar suing for being called a racial slur twice on set... http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/black-porn-star-sues-director-making-white-co-star-n-word-article-1.3994883 Selling Hope Like Dope: Democrats falling right in line with the Cheeto In Chief https://www.usa

Summer Jam: China social ranking system… http://www.businessinsider.com/china-social-credit-system-punishments-and-rewards-explained-2018-4 https://twitter.com/cbsnews/status/988745577008648192?s=21 Mr. West Gabriel the blacksmith: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1576.html Charles Deslondes: http://ushistoryscene.com/article/german-coast-uprising/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/its-anniversary-1811-louisiana-slave-revolt-180957760/ Selling Hope Like Dope: High Paying skilled trade jobs sit empty while folks still clamoring to get a 4yr degree. https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/04/25/605092520/high-paying-trade-jobs-sit-empty-while-high-school-grads-line-up-for-university?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180425 Hold This L: NRA members destroying their yeti products https://www.facebook.com/cnn/posts/10158277965561509 https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/24/us/yeti-coolers-nra-explode-trnd/index.html?sr=fbCNN042418yeti-coolers-nra-ex

Summer Jam: Starbucks to close all of its stores on the 29th of May for racial sensitivity training... http://abcnews.go.com/US/protesters-starbucks-unconscious-bias-training-isnt/story?id=54656687 Trucks bearing the confederate flag shut down high school in Michigan https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/19/michigan-high-school-confederate-flag-trucks/533696002/ Kanye Kanye Kanye... Selling Hope Like Dope: AJ+and their tweet about selling pussy and the collapse of BackPage. https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/986076788710404097?s=21 Hold This L: Black Folks who are being so naive about different factors of racism white supremacy... Not All Heroes: Kendrick Lamar winning a pulitzer and Waffle House Hero James Shaw Jr. http://time.com/5253525/james-shaw-jr-waffle-house-hero/ Health Over Wealth: Self Respect, Self Determination, and Self Defense word to Robert F. Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NuxaMYYGJY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfzH0jT84k4 Questions/Comments/Fee

Ep. 120 (3yrs in baby!) Summer Jam Screen: RIP to the Doctor Timothy Cunningham https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/10/26/q-a-with-timothy-cunningham-team-lead-population.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/05/health/timothy-cunningham-cdc-body-found/index.html Stephan Clarks' brother Stevante running around an electronics store holding up money to his ear like it was a telephone? http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/04/10/stephon-clark-viral-video-fake-money/ John Boehner joining a weed firm. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-11/ex-speaker-john-boehner-joins-marijuana-firm-s-advisory-board Stranger Fruit documentary https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/darren-wilsons-first-job-was-on-a-troubled-police-force-disbanded-by-authorities/2014/08/23/1ac796f0-2a45-11e4-8593-da634b334390_story.html?utm_term=.732232460f99 http://deadline.com/2018/03/stranger-fruit-documentary-ferguson-michael-brown-shooting-traileriler-1202354229/ Selling Hope Like Dope: Monetizing your “likes

Ep. 119 First things first we have to say RIP to Linda Brown & RIP to Patricia “Big Mama” Barron. The family of Big Mama would like folks to make memorial contributions to the Metro Community College Foundation to benefit the Patricia Big Mama Barron culinary scholarship. Metropolitan Community College Foundation, P.O. Box 3777, Omaha, NE 68103-0777 to benefit the Patricia "Big Mama" Barron Culinary Scholarship. Please indicate the scholarship name in the check memo line. Memorial contributions can also be given online at: https://webapps.mccneb.edu/waystogive/Give/ Indicate the scholarship name in the, "donation is in honor of" section. It’s been a crazy week online, What the hell is going on with Fabulous theres been reports of him knocking out his lady’s teeth, he’s on video with a blade threatening her and her father. Tyrone the scammer making headlines and whats heartbreaking to me is seeing why he was scamming… https://www.ajc.com/news/world/alleged-howard-university-embezzler-claims-innocence-a

Ep. 118 Australia's Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton said that he wants the white south africans to be granted emergency visas for refuge in a “civilized” country. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/03/15/world/australia/south-africa-white-farmers-peter-dutton.html?referer=http://m.facebook.com https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/06/world/australia/sudan-african-gangs-wrestling.html https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/racists-must-go-to-australia-says-malema-20180321 I came across a great article/blog on Scientific American about why white men are stock piling guns. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/why-are-white-men-stockpiling-guns/ 2020 census will ask Black folks about their non-hispanic origins. So besides checking Black off on the census there will also be a space to write in “African American” “Ethiopian” “Jamaican” etc. https://www.npr.org/2018/03/13/593272215/for-the-first-time-2020-census-will-ask-black-americans-about-their-exact-origin Hope Like Dope: The Council Blu

Episode 117: First Things First, RIP to Craig Mack Summer Jam: Shoutout to Ghana for having the worlds fastest growing economy according to the African Development Bank and the World Bank. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/03/10/world/africa/ghana-worlds-fastest-growing-economy.html?referer=http://m.facebook.com https://www.export.gov/article?id=Ghana-Oil-and-Gas https://www.tullowoil.com/operations/west-africa/ghana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGOfJNmZofE Nebraska is about to be investigated by the ACLU and the feds for acquiring illegal drugs for lethal injection. Numerous news publications are reporting on a request from the ACLU to the DEA on how the state of Nebraska has obtained fentanyl without DEA approval meaning that the state has obtained the drug through illegal means. https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2018/03/the-aclu-is-accusing-nebraska-of-illegally-obtaining-death-penalty-drug/ http://www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/aclu-calls-for-dea-investigation-into-how-nebraska-got-exe

Ep 116 Summer Jam Screen: Webster just added 850 new words to the dictionary: https://t.co/eyYWKHKzk7 Teacher exposed as being a white nationalist and once exposed she claimed it was satire. https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5a99ae32e4b089ec353a1fba?ncid=engmodushpmg00000003 Race science making a comeback: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/02/the-unwelcome-revival-of-race-science Another Florida teacher was exposed for being a bigot: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/florida-middle-school-teacher-told-students-dating-black-boys-not-worth-it_us_5aa051cde4b002df2c6064fb Selling Hope Like Dope: Nashville Mayor Megan Barry and her security guard Police Sgt. Robert Forrest had an affair going on for almost 2years. http://atlantablackstar.com/2018/03/06/nashville-mayor-resigns-affair-pleads-guilty-theft/ https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/03/06/us/nashville-mayor-megan-barry-fall/index.html Hold This L: Oh Emma Stone and her display of white feminism. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5

In this 115 Episode: Summer Jam Screen: Ebony Owes writers have won lawsuit so they’ll have to be paid in quarterly installments???? http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-ebony-settles-freelancer-lawsuit-20180227-story.html Gun nuts in Pennsylvania went to Church wearing bullet crowns along with their AR-15’s to be blessed. A nearby school closed down for the day due to the churchgoing maniacs. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/pennsylvania-church-bless-couples-toting-ar-15-rifles-53228637 Ben Shapiro a conservative speaker that says vile shit about Blacks was in Omaha on the low. He had about 1900 people come out to see him spew his “facts don’t care about feelings” rhetoric. http://www.omaha.com/news/education/attend-conservative-commentator-ben-shapiro-s-creighton-speech/article_43dcc0da-933d-50e5-a912-5957694ecb23.html https://thegrio.com/2018/03/06/candace-owens-nra-gun-control/ Selling Hope Like Dope: South Carolina Lawmakers want to introduce a bill that would ban sagging. http://w

Ep 114: Summer Jam Screen: Billy Graham would die on the same day as brotha Malcolm, smh. And former President Barack Obama has some kind words for him, smdh. Blacc Chyna and Fergie what y'all babies doin? My city is gearing up to employ homeless people: http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/omaha-to-launch-gps-tracking-of-snowplows-day-labor-program/article_5d00d9c0-c7c2-513c-a26c-531f9fa68d14.html Tracy Morgan has a hilarious new show called, "The Last OG": http://www.tbs.com/shows/the-last-og?gclid=CKCcpoGSwNkCFeyTxQId6DQL2g&gclsrc=ds Selling Hope Like Dope: Korryn Gaines' (RIP) family was awarded over $30million in the wrongful death civil suit: https://www.salon.com/2018/02/22/a-38-million-verdict-police-victim-korryn-gaines-family-is-and-isnt-justice/ Hold This L: Alabama being the first to introduce legislation to arm teachers: http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/02/rep_will_ainsworth_rounds_up_s.html Not All Heroes: A big shoutout to everyone that donated to my wife's campaign to send her class to

In this 113th Episode: SummerJam Screen: A #MeToo Advocate accused of sexual misconduct: https://nypost.com/2018/02/15/metoo-advocate-hit-with-new-claims-of-misconduct/ The Orange Julius Administration is trying to give the streets "Harvest Boxes": https://www.vox.com/2018/2/13/17004636/snap-trump-budget-food-stamps-food-boxes Selling Hope Like Dope: Politicians and their prayers...smdh Hold This L: Matt Welty and this trash ass article: http://www.complex.com/sneakers/2018/02/justin-timberlake-is-bringing-jordan-brand-back Not All Heroes: Drug Kingpin Thomaz Gomes kidnaps two nurses and make them vaccinate one of the poorest favelas in Rio de Janeiro. Health Over Wealth: A quote from H. Rap Brown Questions/Comments/Feedback: DuragsAndBoatshoes@gmail.com

Welcome to episode 112 where the playas dwell! Summer Jam: I go on a rant about a Mac N Cheese crawl me and the wife attended: http://www.omaha.com/eedition/sunrise/articles/feed-your-mac-n-cheese-craving-at-midtown-crossing/article_6942207a-aeca-542c-ba5a-6cc9d48c778a.html Gun manufacturer Sig Sauer out here using dog whistles to so called patriots: https://www.sigsauer.com/press-releases/sig-sauer-introduces-p938-stand/ The case of DeArch Stubblefield: http://www.omaha.com/news/crime/year-old-bellevue-man-gets-to-years-in-human-trafficking/article_c15e3b4a-2345-5637-ba00-56bbc9b169b7.html Selling Hope Like Dope: Gov. Ricketts and his shenanigans: http://www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/ricketts-stand-for-flag-super-bowl-proclamation-reignites-debate-over/article_f679ea2a-1177-5420-be6b-7fd86801d41e.html Hold This L: Kim K and the constant attention seeking. Using Black folks to fuel the fire(no link needed) Not All Heroes: Black Folks and their excitement over the new Black Panther film Health Over Wealth

Guess who's bizaaaaack?! My voice is a lot better so heres a run down of Episode 111: Summer Jam: Nike introduces a Boost knockoff: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/01/23/nike-hopes-runners-respond-new-epic-react/1048466001/ BlackOmaha can finally revisit the arena downtown because Century Link's name will be off of it soon: http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/centurylink-center-could-get-new-name-meca-hopes-new-naming/article_1ad979de-fb9c-11e7-83b2-6bd1550fd044.html Cory Booker being trolled: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/rnc-dems-silent-after-cory-bookers-mansplaining-to-dhs-chief-kirstjen-nielsen/article/2646209 I get called a "Coon" for attending the annual women's march and I break down how to co-opt a movement. Selling Hope Like Dope: The Netflix Monique situation and the importance of negotiating Hold This L: Conservative Evangelicals and giving Trump a mulligan: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/01/23/you-get-a-do-over-here-evangelical-leaders-apparent-double-standard

Happy New Year, family! I am recovering from a nasty sinus infection and I lost my voice, so that's why we took last week off. You can hear how weak my voice is, but the jewels I'm dropping are shiny enough so you can't miss em! Summer Jam Screen: Dave Chappelle is back in hot water over his new material in the latest Netflix specials: http://www.papermag.com/dave-chappelle-netflix-trans-jokes-2521270020.html DJ Khaled and Weight Watchers: http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/01/dj-khaled-weight-watchers-ambassador/ Massachusetts has a big problem: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/did-falsified-drug-tests-lead-to-wrongful-convictions-w514801 Selling Hope Like Dope: A pastor is inspired by the MeToo movement...but it doesn't go so well: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/09/us/memphis-megachurch-sex-assault.html Indiana State Rep Milo Smith introduces some suspect legislation: https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/12/28/colts-fans-offended-anthem-kneeling-could-receive-reindiana-lawmaker-pushes-legis

In this year end edition of Durags & Boatshoes, Young Homer Simpson puts the ten most important events of 2017 on the Summer Jam Screen with some honorable mentions. Apple is Selling Hope Like Dope...smh. A Millard assistant principal has to Hold the last "L" of the year. Rest In Peace to Erica Garner, Not All Heroes Wear Capes, some die fighting the good fight. And in Health Over Wealth make a vision board. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS/FEEDBACK: DuragsAndBoatshoes@gmail.com

Ep 108 Summer Jam Screen: Boston's Black residents have a median networth of $8 damn dollars not even a roll of quarters: http://apps.bostonglobe.com/spotlight/boston-racism-image-reality/series/image/?p1=Spotlight_Race_FooterNav Article where I reference the book, "The Color of Money" by Mehrsa Baradaran: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/09/black-capitalism-baradaran/540522/ Top Golf Means more taxes for Omahans: http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/topgolf-s-enhanced-employment-district-status-means-diners-will-pay/article_11684f64-df50-11e7-ba47-cb37f0d4efb8.html Selling Hope Like Dope, of course its Kimberly Jones mother of bullied child Keaton Jones: http://www.tmz.com/2017/12/11/keaton-jones-gofundme-page-on-hold-mom-kimberly/ http://www.tmz.com/2017/12/13/keaton-jones-father-racist-white-supremacist/ Roy Moore and White Women voters of Alabama have to Hold This L: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/alabama-exit-polls/?utm_term=.336480d24e09 Not All Heroes Wear Cape

In this 107th Episode we put Oprah up on the Summer Jam Screen for selling the rest of her stake in her cable network OWN: https://nypost.com/2017/12/04/oprah-sells-stake-in-own-for-75m/ I also break down the history of Hispanics mainly Mexicans calling themselves "white" or identifying as "white" very deep stuff: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/06/16/321819185/on-the-census-who-checks-hispanic-who-checks-white-and-why Selling Hope Like Dope: Women in the Alt-Right want some intersectionalism: https://www.salon.com/2017/12/04/alt-right-women-are-upset-that-alt-right-men-are-treating-them-terribly/ And the Feds are doing their job when it comes to gun control in Trump's era: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/12/04/exclusive-feds-issue-4-000-orders-seize-guns-people-who-failed-background-checks/901017001/ Hold This L goes to Michael Slager the cop who killed Walter Scott. Not All Heroes Wear Capes goes to CongressWoman Karen Bass for challenging the dangerous BIE rhetoric. Hea

Ep 106 (No AJ and Free or even Terrence J.): Summer Jam: The Koch Brothers purchasing Time Inc. and that means that they own Essence Magazine: https://theintercept.com/2017/12/01/time-magazine-koch-brothers-meredith-corp/ The complexion for the protection in the case of Tyler Pitzl: http://www.omaha.com/news/crime/case-of--year-old-accused-of-assaulting-parents-shooting/article_69addfe0-d46f-11e7-9bbe-af7e589b2fa5.html Philando Castile(RIP) girlfriend Diamond Reynolds will receive $800k for distress and false arrest: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/11/29/diamond-reynolds-agrees-to-800000-settlement-stemming-from-philando-castiles-death/?utm_term=.a90241bc841e The NFL trying to bribe players to stand for the anthem: https://deadspin.com/the-nfls-proposal-to-end-anthem-protests-gives-the-nfl-1820876878 Selling Hope Like Dope: Nebraska with the "choose life" license plate design backed by Governor Pete Ricketts: http://www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/controversial-choose-life-nebraska-li

Ep 105 (SzN2): Summer Jam Screen: States revoking and suspending licenses due to loan payment failure: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/18/business/student-loans-licenses.html The NYTimes showing a Nazi in a positive light: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/25/us/ohio-hovater-white-nationalist.html Selling Hope Like Dope: Find out why Detroit cops are faking the funk: http://www.fox32chicago.com/home/detroit-police-officers-fight-each-other-in-undercover-op-gone-wrong Opioding at work: https://nypost.com/2017/11/24/students-catch-teacher-snorting-drugs-in-classroom/ Hold This L: Small town Folk commenting on The Jay-Z concert cancellation. Not All Heroes: Lavar Ball with his trolling of the Cheeto In Chief, experts say that BBB scored about $13million in free advertising from the war of words with tiny hands, the man is a genius. And In Health Over Wealth: I give you some advice on dealing with toxic family during the holidays. Questions/Comments/Feedback: DuragsAndBoatshoes@gmail.com