3 chapters across the catalog
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faced backlash for using the N-word during a State of the City address shortly after participating in the NAACP's symbolic burial of the word. Kilpatrick used the term to describe the racial attacks he faced during a text-messaging scandal and whistleblower trial. The hosts suggest Kilpatrick was marginalized to clear the path for Obama's rise as the primary black political figure.
Willie D claims that vaccines are responsible for a disproportionate rise in autism among Black boys, citing a CDC whistleblower. He shares personal experiences of becoming ill after flu shots as a reason for his distrust. The segment notes that vaccine inserts often list various side effects, which are sometimes dismissed as misinformation by the media.
Darren Seals was found dead in a burning car with a gunshot wound in 2016, a case that remains largely unresolved by the St. Louis County Police Department. The lack of media follow-up on his death is compared to the Seth Rich homicide in Washington D.C., suggesting that certain activists are silenced when they challenge powerful narratives. The absence of "martyr" status for Seals is interpreted as evidence that his dissent against the established movement made him politically inconvenient.
