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October 14, 2018

63 Incredible Images of Earth From Space

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The Earth is a strange and magnificent place, a fact that rings even truer when viewed from the perspective of astronauts in space stations and from the vantage points of satellites in orbit. […]

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October 13, 2018

‘Cornerstore Caroline’ Says She Is Not Racist After Falsely Accusing Black Boy Of Assault

https://www.essence.com/news/cornerstore-caroline-not-racist-black-boy-assault/

The white woman, who falsely accused a 9-year-old Black child of sexual assault, is now claiming that she is not racist. Teresa Sue Klein, dubbed “Cornerstore Caroline” by social media, was caught in a lie when surveillance camera footage proved that the child did not grope her. Klein claimed that they boy grabbed her butt […]

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October 13, 2018

Taylor Swift; NYCC ’18; Flash/Black Lightning; Suicide Squad’s Gunn; MWIR 7pm ET

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The Mid Week in Review Podcast Airs 10.10.18

Greetings, fellow AFROnerdists! Listen to the latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern. Join your favorite AFROnerdist team as they tackle the following (mid) weekly issues: singer, Taylor Swift gets threatened with a boycott for essentially revealing that she is a liberal due to her support of several TN Democrats and therefore not upholding "country" values; weighing in on the TV premieres of the CW's Flash (S5) and Black Lightning (S2), respectively; more on NYCC '18; our thoughts about the announcement that director, James Gunn after getting fired from Marvel's GOTG has rebounded with the WB's Suicide Squad franchise; actor, Ruby Rose's CW Batwoman costume reveal hits the cyberwebs; perhaps Venom spoiler talk and the possibilities for a sequel; actor, Michael B Jordan (Black Panther, Creed) gets critiqued for his Vanity Fair interview where he posits that there's a dearth of Black mythology and that AA need to create their own folklore (he's not exactly right but he's on to something); Johns Hopkins University names medical building after Henrietta Lacks; our thoughts on the guilty verdict levied against the police officer that killed Laquan McDonald; And lastly, Dburt has a fit over the inanity of Black skin tone politics with the latest controversy regarding the marriage of Beyhive matriarch, Tina Knowles. Call in LIVE at 646-915-9620.

And about that myth thing.....

October 13, 2018

Hard NOC Life: The DCEU is Gunning for Marvel Studios

https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2018/10/12/hard-noc-life-the-dceu-is-gunning-for-marvel-studios/

Shawn returns to Hard NOC Life to go over the latest and greatest developments in Nerd World. http://traffic.libsyn.com/thenerdsofcolor/HNL128.mp3 Keith and Shawn kick off with a discussion about some of the news coming out of New York Comic-Con, including Attack the Block alum Jodie Whittaker’s turn in Doctor Who (2:00), the trailers for Daredevil Season 3 — […]