6 chapters across the catalog
One host recounts a childhood memory from 1969 in Maryland involving a visiting Black family, reflecting on an early, unearned feeling of "feeling sorry" for them influenced by media portrayals. The conversation shifts to the psychological toll of "double consciousness" in corporate America, where minority professionals often feel they must constantly calculate how they are being perceived by others to avoid being discredited.
The discussion covers Ashley Babbitt's prior legal issues, including a 2016 road rage incident in Maryland. The hosts compare the media's focus on her past to the way George Floyd's criminal history was used by some to deflect from his death. They also touch on the "Princess Effect" in media coverage of white women, noting that Babbitt was denied this typical sympathetic treatment because she was branded as "QAnon."
Minister Bratt describes witnessing seances and witchcraft practiced by grandmothers in his neighborhood, which he believes invited a "spirit of death" into the community. A news report confirms a growing trend of African-American women leaving the church for ancestral witchcraft. Mo Fax links these spiritual practices to the "coldness" and violence found in certain urban environments.
A news report from Maryland highlights a trend of college-educated African-American women leaving traditional Christian churches to embrace witchcraft and ancestral spirits. The women worship deities like Oshun, focusing on aesthetics and sensuality. The hosts link this trend to Oprah Winfrey's promotion of spiritualism and the rejection of traditional church structures.
A personal story from 1969 in Kensington, Maryland, describes the visit of a black colleague's family. The narrator recalls the family being dressed in their "Sunday best" and acting with extreme formality. This is contrasted with the black perspective of the era, where looking one's best was a strategy to defeat negative stereotypes and represent the race well during early integration.
Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is highlighted for her involvement in a self-dealing scandal involving the sale of her "Healthy Holly" books. She allegedly received $800,000 from the University of Maryland Medical System for books that were often never delivered. This is presented as a common method for political figures to receive disguised bribes.
