“ It has been one year since the passing of George Floyd, a man who was wrongfully murdered by a cop who knelt on his neck for 9 minutes and 26 seconds. Black and E discuss the trauma and facts behind the lives of Black Americans and the impact of George Floyd’s murder.“
Week Recap (10 mins max)
*The gang discusses how their week went*
- John
- Mental health check in
- Graduation time
- E
- Niece and little brother are graduating, makes me feel old
- Jim Bowie
What’s the word? (10 mins max)
*“Hot Topics” We discuss the latest topics going on currently that week*
- Asian crime hate bill
- Memorial Day Weekend
- a day on which those who died in active military service are remembered, traditionally observed on May 30 but now officially observed on the last Monday in May.
- Fully vaccinated people can start Not wearing Mask indoors Today
George Floyd (8-10 mins; multiple questions)
*Black and E discuss the one year anniversary of George Floyd’s death
- Wanted to acknowledge that it has been a year since George Floyd died under the knee of a then-Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin … who is white
- In Minneapolis, people gathered throughout the day to remember Floyd near the site where he died, an area that has come to be known as George Floyd Square
- 9 minutes, 29 seconds — the length of time Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck.
- Chauvin was convicted of murder last month and is scheduled to be sentenced June 25.
- Floyd's sister, Bridgett Floyd, did not travel to Washington to meet Biden.
- She said she didn't meet with Biden because he hasn't delivered on his promise to enact police reform legislation named after her brother by the first anniversary of Floyd's death
- Any improvements?
- Mental health check in
- And differences in the world?
- Why isn’t there an Anti Black Hate Crime Bill passed?
- When you watched the George Floyd video how did you feel?
- How many black people do you think have died by the hands of a police officer since his passing?
- If it was an ideal world, how would you want the police’s relationship with the community to be?
Black Thoughts (8-10 mins; 1 main theme)
*Weekly random stigmas Black takes on*
- TRAUMA IS passed down
- A growing body of research suggests that trauma (like from extreme stress or starvation among many other things) can be passed from one generation to the next. Here's how: Trauma can leave a chemical mark on a person's genes, which can then be passed down to future generations.-Epigenetics
- Instead it alters the mechanism by which the gene is converted into functioning proteins, or expressed. The alteration isn’t genetic. It’s epigenetic.
Advice E (10 mins max 1-2 topics)
*Questions and concerns our viewers face on daily and would like a second opinion to*
- “What should I do if my spouse doesn’t value my opinion?”
Black Businesses
*A mutual favored black owned business for the week that the group decided to support.*
