We're back this week with another rendition of What's Poppin'!

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_Major Deaths _

• Rev. Jesse Jackson
• Catherine O’hara - won post humous award at 32nd Actors Award (formerly SAG awards)
• Eric Dane
• James Van Der Beak
• Robert Duvall
• Robert Carradine

_TV/Movies
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• All’s Fair - (on Hulu)
• Blk NWS: Terms and Conditions (independent film)
• Bridgerton (Netflix)
• Love is Blind (Netflix)
• Wuthering Heights
• New Movies Coming out
• Scream 7
• IS GOD IS
• Michael - Michael Jackson biopic
• KPOP! - Anderson Paak w/ his son
• Crime 101 w/ Halle Berry
• Beauty in Black Season 2 Pt 2
• Netflix - The RIP, Trap House
• Upcoming Movies: The Devil Wears Prada 2
• Mary J. Blige Presents: Be Happy (Lifetime) - Starring Tisha Campbell & Mehki Phifer
  

_Oscars (March 15) and Awards Season
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• Sinners
• BAFTA awards racial slur incident fall out re: terret syndrome offensive language
• NAACP Image Awards
• Actors Awards (SAG)
• Black Actors awards
• Golden Globes -
• Emmys -
• Teyana Taylor Woman of the Year - Time magazine
• KPop Demon Hunters best original song in Oscars

_Other topics
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• Epstein Files
• Mardi Gras
• International Women’s Day (Mar 8)/ Month - Women’s Month - MARCH 2026
• In other News
• Brittany Spears arrested in CA for DUI
• Paris & LA Fashion Week
• America’s Top Model
• Met Gala theme 2026: Fashion is Art
• Grand Opening for Marathon Burger in LBC - Black Sam & Snoop Dogg collaboration (Unfortunate gun violence & stabbings occurred)
• Queen Latifah, Taraji P henson, Taye Diggs, Sherri Shephard inks an Lifetime First Look deal
• Winter Olympics/Paralympics

We're back after a 5 month hiatus on the final day of Black History month 2021! Listen in as we catch up with what we've been up to, What's Poppin' and tune into the latest in Politricks.

THE QUESTION

Who is a current or past African American person who inspires and keeps you motivated during difficult changes happening now?

WHAT'S POPPIN'

• 78th Annual Golden Globes Awards TONIGHT
• NEW on Netflix (Behind Her Eyes, I Care a Lot, The Wrong Missy)
• NEW on HBO (Judas & The Black Messiah, Black Art: in the absence of light)
• NEW on Amazon Prime (American Skin)
• PBS (The Black Church)

POLITRICKS

• Gavin Newsome - scared to be recalled?
  • Why are people leaving CA?
• TX - recent devastation due to power grid
• We need to advocate for a new "green"-centric way of living

We're back for the very first time in 2020! Listen up as we cover New Music, What's Poppin' and Politricks. We end with 2020 goals on our mind.

NEW MUSIC

Gucci Mane - East Atlanta Santa 3 (mixtape); Cam’ron Purple Haze 2 (album); Lil Baby - Woah (Single); JACKBOYS & Travis Scott - JACKBOYS (album); Sam Willis - Talk in the Morning; K. Roosevelt - Bloom; Golden Bridge - Tribal;

WHAT’S POPPIN’

Da Baby arrested in FL for beating up concert promoter who owed him money. Poured apple juice and took $80. Will be extradited to TX. Can’t post bail.
Australian Fire 12.35 million acres have burned, half a billion animals living in wild areas that burned have perished.

TV/MOVIES<<

2nd seasons of YOU and KILLING EVE; Blank Report - (on 911)
Golden Globes - nobody watching.

POLITRICKS

TRUMP assassinated highest ranking Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani of Iran while right after he landed in Baghdad, Iraq, also killing high ranking Iraqi general.
New threats against U.S. diplomats, protests intensifying abroad.
Iran no longer abiding by Iran Nuclear deal, will begin making new nukes.
What does Mike Pompeo say - heavily criticized Obama admin, and Hilary Clinton for Benghazi.
On December 27, 2019: Per al Jazeera, Russia, China and Iran held joint military exercises.
Iraqi Parliament voted to remove all foreign soldiers in their country.
Trump quips that he will enact sanctions “that make those giants Iran look timid”

2020 RESOLUTIONS

PROVERB

New Music

Chris Brown -Undecided (He becomes one of the youngest artists ever to own any of his master recordings as a part of a new deal with RCA records)
Future- Crushed up
->Oliver Helden’s - Fire in my Soul (Techno maybe?)
->Lizzo- Juice
->Sting- Brand New Day

2018 IN REVIEW

What’s Poppin!

Lifetime Docuseries “Surviving R.Kelly”

10+ women come forward and tell their experience with RKelly, including remarks about him and Aaliyah’s relationship. More than half were under age- 14 to 17 when they initially met him; only 2 women >>were over 30 and they were huge fans. All these women were mentally and physically abused, manipulated and brainwashed. They were isolated from everyone including family. Sparkle’s niece met RKelly when she was 12 and is allegedly the girl in the infamous sextape. She was apart of a group called 4 the Cause, her identity has not been revealed on the docuseries but I believe her name is Reshonna or Shonna Landfair-Edwards
Sales increased significantly after docuseries released … Why? Jada Pinkett releases video and needs answers

Local
Gable House Bowl shooting in Torrance, CA

3 men shot and killed with 4 others injured. Apparently there was an altercation that turned into a physical fight and there were 6 shots that rang out

Seahawks/Cowboy game
- Player breaks his ankle and the footage is gruesome

Television

Golden Globes Tonight - who knew?
Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott - reportedly engaged (What happened to her lover friend?)
The Louvre broke visitor record in 2018 after Ape Sh*t video released
Netflix: ‘Tidying’ series - Marie Kondo bringing joy into people’s homes
Movie: If Beale Street Could Talk - Review

Politricks

Most diverse Congress sworn in and what they were wearing - more than 100 women sworn in
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - Republicans tried to release a college dancing video as negative, and it backlashed

PROVERBS

Happy New Year !**_

*New Music
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Bruno Mars / Cardi B - Finesse

Culture
Weed is LEGAL in CA - What does this mean for small businesses?

• Mike Tyson Weed Farm in CA Golden Globes
  • Time’s up Pins / everyone wearing black Oprah wins Cecille deMille award “Speaking your truth is the most powerful tool that you have”

Politricks
Trump looses it over Fire & Fury
Trump getting Alzheimer’s symptoms of forgetfulness
Roses & Thorns