Topic: Geraldo Rivera

A 1990 clip from the Geraldo Rivera show features Raynoma Singleton, Barry Gordy's ex-wife, making salacious allegations about Gordy's past in Detroit. Singleton claims Gordy acted as a pimp before Motown's success and expresses bitterness over receiving only a plaque after the company sold for $61 million. The hosts discuss this as an early example of the "cancel cannon" used to marginalize a successful black mogul.

Shahrazad Ali's 1989 book, "The Black Man's Guide to Understanding the Black Woman," is introduced as a polar opposite to Michelle Wallace's work. Archival audio from the Geraldo Rivera show illustrates the firestorm the book caused by blaming black women for issues within the community. The hosts note the hostile media reception Ali received compared to feminist authors of the same era.