We’ve been waiting with baited breath for this episode. Visual artist and historian (and future marine biologist) Lydia Marie Hicks joins the Bootstrap to share some history about Idlewild, its people and its future. Sit back and enjoy. You might le

I just want to know if black women can be excellent, not risk their lives and just exist. We dig into some of the news out of the Tokyo Olympics. We had some technical difficulties, so please excuse the poor sound quality.

We discuss the celebration of a new holiday that nobody needed as well as the fact that most in the majority won’t know why they are getting a day off work. Capitalism is a mutha…and Rachel’s dog sitting gig gets in the way!

Well, thanks to my anti-vax bro’s, COVID numbers are going in the wrong direction…plus new varients

“What to the Negro is the 4th of July”. It seemed appropriate to repost my reading of the famous Frederick Douglas speach from a year ago. Happy belated Juneteenth!

Once again we are ranting about policing in America. From slave patrols to the Rodney King to George Floyd and all of the killings and brutality of the past year, cops continue to be a menace to society.

This week it’s just the two of us. So we took some time to examine the beef between AOC and MTG. Also, we explore our travel options for them America finishes falling.

Examining the newly minted COVID worker shortage. Why won’t these lazy people get up and get a job?!?

Welcome back! This week we are taking a look at the verdict of the Derek Chauvin trial as well as a brief discussion of our television viewing habits.

A lot going on. We touch on the trial of Derek Chauvin, the corporate response to Georgia’s restrictive voter laws and much much more!