We're back this week with Happy Hour as we catch up with New Music, What' Poppin and Politricks

NEW MUSIC

Kaytranada - 10%; Teyana Taylor - We Got Love; Montell Jordan - Celebrate (feat. Crystal Nicole & Tedashii); inayah - Suga Daddy; Arrin Ray - Phases II EP; Free Nationals (debut album);

WHAT'S POPPIN'

Time Person of the Year is Greta Thunberg
Is it time to dump the SAT test?
Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss Universe, Miss World all BLACK WOMEN.

TV<<
Vana White hosting Wheel of Fortune while Pat Sajak is out sick.
Netflix’s: Movies that Made Us. Tiffany Haddish (Black Mitzvah) (is she getting cozy with Common?)
New Bombshell Movie with Nicole Kidman
The L Word Generation Q
Golden Globe snub of women of color and Queen and Slim.
Chris Brown has new baby boy.
Lizzo ass’d out at Lakers Game.
Man from Wells Fargo charges with embezzling $88k from vault. Facing up to 40 years in prison for falsifying bank records.
Kanye dressed up as satin man for his recent stunt. Is contenting his Sunday Service appearances.
Kodak Black speaks of unfair treatment while behind bars. Tekashi 69 stilll facing 37 years despite cooperation.
Diddy has 50th star studded Bday party

POLITRICKS

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House issues two articles of impeachment against Trump.
In Kansas - New Governor Andy Beshear restores voting rights to 100,000 former felons. Former Gov. Matt Bevins commutes sentences of dozens of rapists and criminals who’s families have donated to his campaign.

We're back this week with New Music, What's Poppin and a special question with Politricks dedicated to women's rights.

New Music
Monica, Tyler the Creator, DJ Khaled, DUCKWRTH,

What’s Poppin
What about Monica and her divorce from shannon brown.
Missy Elliot gets honorary doctorate from berkeley college of music.
Black billionaire Robert Smith tells graduating class of morehouse college, that he will pay off their debt (totaled at $40 million).
Soul of a Nation, exhibit at the broad.
Devyn’s birthday week (5/16)
Kylie Jenner drops new skincare line.
Kanye and Kim name their child psalms.
GoT season finale is tonight. NO SPOILERS.

Politricks
AL passes legislation criminalizing physicians who perform abortions. 9 other states follow, because they're trying to get case taken to supreme court to overturn Roe.

Updates
DC Trip - Darrin
Costa Rica Trip - Daisy

Pop Culture/News

New Alternative weekly magazine - The Land Magazine, rival LA Weekly
High School Girls Suspended after dressing up as columbine shooters for Halloween
Celebrity Halloween Costumes & parties - Beyonce= Flo Jo + Toni Braxton, Diddy-Clown
Nobody’s Fool - Tyler Perry move with Tina Sumpter, Tiffany Haddish, Whoopi Goldberg
Cardi B. calls out Nicki Minaj on Instagram battle of the rap queens
Netflix’s Orange is the New Black - ending after 7 seasons
Kehlani pregnant - wasn’t she a lesbian?!
Red Table Talk - Jada invite Will to the table to talk about their marriage
Bad Boys 3 - It’s Official Martin and Will announce

Politricks

Nov 6th Midterm Elections. Oprah + Obama campaigning. Resurgence of youth vote
Kanye no longer in politics - YESSS!!
Migrant Kids caravan - Trump tripling amount of US troops to border
RIP Megyn Kelly on NBC - “What’s wrong with blackface” - loses her show

*New Music *

Ella Mai - self titled debut album; Quavo - Quavo Honcho; Usher & Zaytoven - “A;” Andersen.Paak - “Tints”

AMA’s on Tuesday - highlights

POP

Kanye West in the Oval Office
Bill Cosby’s lawyers appealing court ruling.
Dancing Queen - new Netflix show

Politricks & "Equanimity"

Brett Kavanaugh sworn in as new supreme court associate justice. within this weekend ruling from supreme court ruling in favor of voter id laws that will make it harder to native americans to vote.
New GOP rallying cry of the “mob” of democrats to urge their party to vote.

CornerstoreCaroline: 53 year old white woman calls police on young black boy who brushed up against her flat backside with his backpack.

“Black baby sitter” on google.
2020 election: Elizabeth Warren, Corey Booker and Eric Garcetti already getting ready low-key.

**The QUESTION: **How do policies protect institutions rather than people of color?

New Music
Prince - Piano & a Microphone; Pardison Fontaine feat. Cardi B- Backin’ It Up; Kyle- SuperDuperKyle, French Montana- No Stylist, Girls Don't Cry - Young Franco; India.Arie - That Magic

POP
OTR II @ the Rose Bowl
Drake - questionable relationship with Millie Bobby Brown (14 yr old actress from Stranger things), >He is in a relationship with 18 yr old Bella Harris, who he knew since she was 16 years old.
Kanye calls out Drake for rumors of Drake+Kim.
Kanye moving back to Chicago w/out KimK and the babies
Are Bert & Ernie gay?
Beyonce’s former drummer accuses her of extreme witchcraft and files a restraining order against her

Politricks
Brett Kavanaugh allegations of sexual abuse by Prof. Christine Blasey. New allegation by Yale classmate that he exposed himself to her.
Arizona Rep Paul Gosar’s family rejects him, says to vote for his opponent.

Priveledged teen, Cameron Terrell acquitted for murder, while his other friends were sentenced to prison. Cameron denied knowing his friends were armed and still drove his car to commit the crime. His fascination with gangs took a left turn when he was arrested and parents bailed him out on 5million dollar bond.