Episode 144: Karma-19

For this week’s episode, Tyrell and Daphne discuss the latest news and events. After catching up on life, the host discuss “Oh Lawd” news (8:20), including digital Black face from a University of New Hampshire professor (8:48), a case of watching your grandson while Latinx (12:20), a racially-motivated swatting prank (14:26), and brain-eating amoebas in TX (17:10). The hosts then turn their attention to politics. Specifically, they have a conversation about  the presidential debate (21:46), voting methods for the 2020 election (29:32), Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis (31:51), public reaction to Trump’s health scare (41:40), and what would happen politically if Trump wasn’t able to move forward with the election (49:30). They close the episode by discussing Breonna Taylor (55:20) and COVID-19 updates (1:00:12). 

Resources: 

• Dark Side of Reform Call for Abstracts – https://www.blackandhighlydangerous.com/call-for-chapters 
• Afros and Audios Podcasting Conference (Promo Code: AFAU20BHD) – https://www.afrosandaudio.com 
• University of New Hampshire professor accused of posing as Black woman online – https://news.yahoo.com/university-hampshire-professor-accused-posing-204300196.html
• A woman accused her neighbor — a Latino man and history teacher — of kidnapping a white toddler. The boy was his grandson. – https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/a-woman-accused-her-neighbor-a-latino-man-and-history-teacher-of-kidnapping-a-white-toddler-the-boy-was-his-grandson/ar-BB19Fzyr?ocid=msedgntp  
• Texas cheerleader targeted by 10 students who led officers to swarm her dorm with guns, family says – https://abc11.com/stephen-f.-austin-state-university-swatting-case-christin-evans-police-barge-into-cheerleader’s-dorm-fake-report-sfa-prank-call-to/6643973/
• Texas city where boy, 6, died of brain-eating amoeba to purge water system for 60 days –  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-city-where-boy-6-died-brain-eating-amoeba-will-n1241328 
• California passes a first-of-its-kind law to consider reparations for slavery – https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/01/us/california-bill-slavery-reparations-trnd/index.html 
• Six Takeaways From the First Presidential Debate – https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/us/politics/debate-takeaways.html 
• Trump’s blood oxygen level ‘dropped rapidly’ on Friday sparking health concerns, Meadows says – https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/03/trumps-oxygen-level-dropped-rapidly-on-friday-sparking-concerns-meadows-says.html
• Secretly recorded tapes show Melania Trump’s frustration at criticism for family separation policy and her bashing of Christmas decorations – https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/01/politics/melania-trump-tapes/index.html
• Facebook, Twitter And TikTok Say Wishing Trump’s Death From COVID-19 Is Not Allowed – https://www.npr.org/sections/latest-updates-trump-covid-19-results/2020/10/02/919778961/facebook-twitter-and-tiktok-say-wishing-trumps-death-from-covid-is-not-allowed
• Kentucky attorney general says he never recommended murder charges in Breonna Taylor case – https://www.cbsnews.com/news/breonna-taylor-case-kentucky-ag-daniel-cameron-grand-jury-murder-charge/ 
• Coronavirus Maps: How Severe Is Your State’s Outbreak? – https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/01/816707182/map-tracking-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-in-the-u-s