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This monthly podcast looks back at the pop culture of Generation X, from an African-American perspective.

Dec 1, 2019

Topics: Gangs, Keith Sweat, Al. B. Sure!, Bobby Brown, Coming to America, A Different World (Bonus Artist: hidingtobefound)

 

Snapshots
 
1.    Ronald Reagan President (Last Year!)
 
2.    Jan - Doug Williams super bowl [Two weeks earlier, CBS commentator Jimmy the Greek had been fired for remarking that blacks were...


Nov 1, 2019

Topics: Crack Epidemic, Michael Jackson - Bad, Hollywood Shuffle, Eyes on the Prize (Bonus Artist: Luck Pacheco)
 
Snapshots
 
1.    Ronald Reagan President – (Should have been impeached)
 
2.    January
 
3.    The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, became the very first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of...


Oct 1, 2019

Topics: Chicago Bears, Janet Jackson, Anita Baker, She's Gotta Have It, 227-(TV Sitcom)(Bonus Artist: hidingtobefound)

 

General Snapshots
 
1.    Ronald Reagan is President
 
2.    Jan - The first federal Martin Luther King Jr. Day, honoring Martin Luther King Jr., is observed.
 
3.    Jan - The first group...


Sep 1, 2019

Topics: Air Jordans, Whitney Houston, Sade, The Color Purple, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Phylicia Rashad (Bonus Artist: Luck Pacheco)

 

1985 Notes
 
General Snapshots
 
1.    President: Ronald Reagan
 
2.    Jan – In Hollywood,  California, the charity single "We  Are the World" is recorded by USA for  Africa....


Sep 1, 2019

Topics: Air Jordans, Whitney Houston, Sade, The Color Purple, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Phylicia Rashad (Bonus Artist: Luck Pacheco)

 

1985 Notes
 
General Snapshots
 
1.    President: Ronald Reagan
 
2.    Jan – In Hollywood,  California, the charity single "We  Are the World" is recorded by USA for  Africa....