Civic Cipher 010122 What are Some Positive Outcomes for Black America From 2021? (Part A)
Send us a Text Message.In today's episode, we discuss some of the progress we have seen over the past calendar year. In the first half of the show, we discuss the many high-profile trials and the favo...
1 Jan 202225min
Civic Cipher 122521 What is a Culture Vulture (Part B)
Send us a Text Message.In the second half of our Christmas show, we discuss Culture Vultures. We recognize that there is a lot of shared culture in this country, and we simply try to give some guideli...
25 Des 202132min
Civic Cipher 122521 Why is Blackface so Offensive (Part A)
Send us a Text Message.Merry Christmas! Today, we decided to use the first half of the show to discuss the history of Blackface and why it is offensive to Black people. There is a lot tied up in the l...
25 Des 202126min
Civic Cipher 121821 The Trial of Officer Kim Potter and The Death of Daunte Wright (Part B)
Send us a Text Message.In the second half of today's show, we peel back some of the layers that led to the death of Daunte Wright as well as the demise of Officer Kim Potter. After a brief debate as t...
18 Des 202134min
Civic Cipher 121821 Finding the Humor in the Black Experience (Part A)
Send us a Text Message.In the first half of today's show, we examine some of the points made by popular stand-up comedian Michael Che. From his feelings upon seeing the American flag, to only loving c...
18 Des 202125min
Civic Cipher 121121 Bullies or Heroes? Do Police Deserve Both Labels? (Part B)
Send us a Text Message.In the second half of today's show, we discuss several examples of police bullying or otherwise failing to meet the callings of their oaths. We had many examples to choose from ...
11 Des 202133min
Civic Cipher 121121 Whitewashing Blackness (Part A)
Send us a Text Message.In the first half of today's episode, we discuss a national story about a Black couple who received an appraisal on their home...only to have it increased by nearly a half-milli...
11 Des 202125min
Civic Cipher 120421 One More Thing about Kyle Rittenhouse (Part B)
Send us a Text Message.In the second part of today's episode, we revisit last week's topic about the Rittenhouse verdict to make sure we acknowledge a few minor things that we missed. We also took the...
4 Des 202134min
