Say Something w/ Jermaine Morris & Berry Accius

Recently US Sen. Tim Scott made news by saying "America is not a racist country". After an entire year of protests based around race and law enforcement. The previous administration painted as the face of racism and division. With an executive order immediately put in place to specifically protect Asians and Pacific Islanders from violence and discrimination. Is this a question of how we see America or what we choose not to see?

In the same week we said goodbye to Rapper/Actor/Father Earl "DMX" Simmons we lost Bad Boy's Black Rob & Shock G of Digital Underground. There was a slight sense of justice as a guilty verdict came down for former police officer Derek Chauvin and the killing of George Floyd, only to be eclipsed my multiple officer involved shootings of Black men & women including 16 year old Ma'Khia Bryant hours after the verdict. If we're acknowledging that we're dealing with the same issues we have to be...

It's easy to sit back and speak of today's youth critiquing them for what they aren't doing. Words like entitled & sensitive get thrown around, are they more emotional or is this evolution? Between music, movies, social media and society they're not operating from the same playbook as previous generations. We tell them about the "good old days", and say how they "should" be, but what are we actually showing them? Listen/Comment/Subscribe and Say Something!!!

As we celebrate the life of Earl "DMX" Simmons, his story is full of great highs in music but also with adversity and controversy. Not only childhood but the trauma we experience as an adult directly effects our relationships, coping mechanisms and daily behavior. Constant imagery of police brutality and community violence along with what we personally go through shapes us a little more each day. We may not all end up with a platinum selling recording career, but we do all have a song. If...

In the Marvel movie "Endgame", half of the population disappeared after the snap of a finger to return back to "normal" after 5 years. Covid-19 was that snap for our society. As the world begins to open back up, many of us are returning from obscurity to figure out how to settle back into school, work, life and find that balance. Meanwhile, the world has continued spinning, people have been affected, the economy has shifted, sensitivities have shifted and there's a new normal for us to...

America is all about narratives. Black mothers the face of welfare, Latinos the face of immigration, Black males the face of crime, Muslims the face of terrorism, etc. As reports increase on attacks against members of the Asian community, the terrible mass shooting in Georgia happened. The shooter a white male, peacefully taken into custody. In a nation all about narratives when will this one be addressed? Listen/Comment/Subscribe and Say Something!!!

With all of the marches, protests and community outrage that took place in 2020 was there any resolution? Speaking out is happening less and less and with vaccines going out across the country to end this pandemic there feels like the shift to "business as usual" is happening. It's one thing when "the machine" just tries to move on, but when organizations received money and haven't done anything with it for those intended are they as bad or worse than the problem they were created to...

This week we celebrate International Women's Day! We're discussing the influential women that have been in our life, the difference in how men and women see "showing up", gender roles, a country looking to implement "masculinity training" in schools & much more! Listen/Comment/Share/Subscribe and Say Something!!!

Our 100th episode! With stories of the BLM organization taking in over $90 million how much will find its way into the communities and people who can really benefit from it? A former President said he didn't fight for reparations for fear of push back. Was it more a question of care or cowardice? When our representatives don't represent us what do we do? Listen/Comment/Subscribe and Say Something!!!

It's easy to get caught up in pointing the finger at society and systematic issues. Those things are real and do need to be addressed but so do the issues within the community. Domestic violence, problematic people and a lack of unity are all problems that start at home. Change means dealing with those who are violating the community codes. Listen/Comment/Subscribe and Say Something!!!

A common word being used in today's politics, business & news is "diversity". Where different groups are represented. But what happens when the ones put in don't truly align with the group they're representing? Is it better to not be represented than misrepresented? What do we do about the people who use us to get into position, then forget about us? Code switching...then the switch up! Listen/Subscribe/Share & Say Something!!!

This country has had a long history of directly/indirectly damaging or turning a blind eye to the troubles of the community. Yet many Americans are on stand by as their lives and situations get worse, waiting on Uncle Sam to save the day. Listen/Comment/Subscribe and Say So0mething!!!

What does true equality look like? Biden signing a new Executive Order allowing transgender citizens to join the military has been met with opposition. Policies to let student athletes compete as and against the gender they identify with, have some people saying it's unfair. Challenging the work of a politician is standard, but will addressing the first Black female VP's work be seen as business as usual or attacking the Black woman? Are we fighting for true equality or simply opportunities?...

On this MLK Day 2021 so much was said about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But history has had a way of picking and choosing which ideas he had, to share and promote. Creating a narrative is a great way to drive thinking in a particular direction, and it happens to all of us everyday! Listen/Comment/Subscribe and Say Something!

After what is being deemed as domestic terrorism took place at the Capitol, the nation now has to take a long look at itself. Clear disparities in how protesters last week were treated as opposed to the BLM protests just 6 months before shine a bright light on the difference in Americas its citizens live in. With a president facing his 2nd impeachment, a new one about to be sworn in and a nation feeling more divided, what does it look like moving forward? Listen/Rate/Subscribe & Say...

Our first episode of 2021! Many of us took some losses and dealt with some real challenges last year. But we made it. We're still here and we have an opportunity to make our life what we want. Start the year off right and Say Something!!! Listen/Comment/Subscribe and Share

There is so much messaging in our music. We use it to mark the major moments or highlight particular emotions. But what about when the messaging becomes destructive? When it's more of the theme song to a horror movie than the soundtrack to our lives? Listen, Comment, Share, Subscribe & Say Something!!!

Now that the election is over and we know who's holding the #46 spot, what now? What's gonna change or will it at all? Will this be more symbolic gestures, unkept promises or politics as usual? Will we get what we need or just what they want to give us? Listen, Comment, Share, Subscribe and Say Something!

It's election time and the votes are close! Regardless of who ends up or stays in the White House we all have a lot of individual work to do. Are we focused too much on politics or not enough? Is the system broken or working perfectly as designed? Biden or Trump what do we do now? Listen, comment, share, subscribe & Say Something!

We're back with our first show since Covid-19 hit! With so much going on it's hard to keep focus. We have the election, protests, a divided country on which direction to go, an uncertain economy, the spirit of anxiety but the will to move on. 20/20 focus for our 2020.