3 chapters across the catalog
Oprah Winfrey's 2017 HBO film "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" is discussed as a vehicle for publicizing the Lacks family's struggle for recognition. Attorney Ben Crump has recently become involved, representing the family in legal actions against Johns Hopkins and other entities that profited from the HeLa cell line. The hosts suggest that the family is seeking a much larger settlement than the "advisory board" positions previously offered.
The hosts critique the lack of condemnation for Maxine Waters' rhetoric from Democratic leaders like Nancy Pelosi. Mo describes a "business model" for civil rights cases involving attorney Ben Crump, where large settlements (like the $27 million paid to the Floyd family) act as a "pressure release valve" to stop riots. He argues the lack of violence after the Chauvin verdict proves the unrest was not organic but controlled.
Reverend Al Sharpton and attorney Ben Crump are identified as the "mouthpiece" and "legal arm" of the protest movement. The hosts discuss Sharpton's business model of leveraging racial controversy for financial contributions to his National Action Network. They also note the involvement of Eric Garner's mother and the corporate adoption of "No Justice, No Peace" slogans by companies like Starbucks.
