The second season of “In the Dark,” a Peabody Award-winning podcast from American Public Media Reports, visits the deep South to examine the case of Curtis Flowers, a Black man tried six times for capital murder. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7EuBnB3vcs] According to the season trailer and first two episodes, which premiered today (May 1), Flowers was charged with…
Read MoreThe Kings of Dope Criticism, Pharaohs of Prolific Opinion, and Emperors of Elevated Thought are back at it again. In this episode JustShola & your boy Harris dive into: • MUSIC POTPOURRI. JID says TDE is the top dawg and Dreamville needs to catch them. Will.I.Am speaks to the current state of Hip Hop. New…
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Analise Cleopatra is living proof that sometimes the things that you are seeking may take you on another path. I first learned about Analise through a reality show on YouTube called Lace Up: The Ultimate Sneaker Challenge, so that’s where we started off our conversation, and she shared how she first got into sneaker design,…
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Editor’s note: The Red & Black reached out multiple times to Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp for an interview. His campaign stopped responding after the first email. The Red & Black sat down with Georgia Gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and spoke with her about how her upbringing influenced where she is today, policies she’s campaigning on and…
Read MoreEpisode Notes The founder and CEO of the Coalition of Black Excellence, Angela Johnson, sits down with us to discuss the genesis of her organization and its mission to unify and elevate the black community. She also promotes CBE Week, an event designed to highlight excellence in the black community, connect black professionals across sectors,…
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. The first Christmas box sets are being released in the coming weeks on BBC Sounds with festive podcast specials and exclusive seasonal music mixes. Highlights include: His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales discusses his lifetime passion for music in Private Passions; new festive music mixes including from Matt Lucas, Little Mix and Cheryl;…
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The LA Auto Show is special for many reasons. First, and simply, because it’s one of the biggest new car shows on the planet with an incredibly long and rich history. Second, because it’s family-friendly fun that often winds up bonding generations that might otherwise have little in common… Of course, there’s also the incredible…
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Podcast: Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | More and more brands now consider using chatbots as a part of their marketing strategy. The documented use cases prove that using chatbots can be extremely effective in doing business online. In this Search Engine Nerds episode, I interviewed Virginia Nussey, Director of Content Marketing at MobileMonkey and creator of Botgirl.io,…
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The podcasting boom is seeing a retrenchment: BuzzFeed shuttered its internal podcasting division and will cancel most of its podcast shows. As first reported by the Wall Street Journal, the New York-based digital-media company will end podcasts including “See Something Say Something,” “The News” and “Reporting To You.” BuzzFeed News will continue to produce podcasts…
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Apple has announced its ‘Best of 2018’ apps, music, podcasts, books, TV and movies. As the year comes to a close there are so many unanswered questions: Who is Kiki, and does she love me? Should I start a podcast? Where is Donut County? Why didn’t Offred escape Gilead (again!)? Today, Apple reveals the Best…
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