Summer, Summer, Summertime!

In this short-and-sweet episode, we take a break from talking politics to share what we’re reading and watching this summer to rest and unwind.

We talk Nikole Hannah-Jones’ 1619 Project and the latest news about her power move to Howard; we denounce any slander about NBC’s This Is Us, and we discuss the books on our list from James Patterson murder mysteries to Harvard professor Jesse McCarthy’s essay collection, Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul?

REFERENCES:

Sharline Chiang’s Picks

Stream
Disney+ — 101 Dalmatians – 1961 // 101 Dalmatians – 1996 // Cruella – 2021
Netflix — High on the Hog

Books
Chenxing Han — Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists https://chenxinghan.com
Nikole Hannah-Jones — The 1619 Project https://1619books.com
Madeleine L’Engle — A Wrinkle In Time https://madeleinelengle.com/books/middle-grade-young-adult/a-wrinkle-in-time/

Fola Onifade’s Picks

Stream
Starz — Run the World
Hulu — Summer of Soul

Books
Ashley Ford — Somebody’s Daughter https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/somebodys-daughter/
Jesse McCarthy — Who Will Pay Reparations On My Soul? https://goodreads.com/book/show/53404236-who-will-pay-reparations-on-my-soul-essays

Podcast
Brené Brown — Unlocking Us Podcast https://brenebrown.com/podcast/introducing-unlocking-us/

Steve Phillip’s Picks
Stream
HBOMax — Hacks
NBC — This is Us
Amazon — Confederate States of America

Book
James Patterson — Women’s Murder Club https://jamespatterson.com/landing-page/james-patterson-books-womens-murder-club/

Background
Deadspin.com//Michael Harriot — The Caucasian’s Guide To Black Barbecues https://deadspin.com/the-caucasians-guide-to-black-barbecues-1730865233
Huffpost.com//Leigh Blickley — The ‘This Is Us’ Writers Room Is Truly Reflective Of The Show’s Story https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_59b94b29e4b0edff97186815/amp
Gil Scott-Heron — Whitey On the Moon (Official Audio) https://youtube.com/watch?v=goh2x_G0ct4&feature=share
Nikole Hannah-Jones Statement // NAACP LDF — Nikole Hannah-Jones Issues Statement on Decision to Decline Tenure Offer at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and to Accept Knight Chair Appointment at Howard University https://naacpldf.org/wp-content/uploads/NHJ-Statement-CBS-7.6.21-FINAL-8-am.pdf