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“The Big Payback” (Long Live Sheniqua) was directed by Hiro Murai and written by Francesca Sloane. When a Black man successfully sues a Tesla exec for reparations, white folks are forced to reckon with their slave-owning pasts.

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Antilynching Act Signed Into Law

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Let the World See (Till Documentary)

Make It Last Forever 

The Big Payback

"Henrietta Wood sued for slavery reparations after the Civil War and won. Her descendants never knew" 

History's Lost Black Towns

Dennis Haysbert's Influence on the 44th Presidency

The Sistine Chapel

The Power of Art

Disney updates content warning for racism in classic films

Radio Lab - Wild Talk

Slavery in Peru

Afro Peruvians

Supporters say they have the votes in the House to pass a reparations bill after years of lobbying

Despite racial reckoning, state efforts stall on reparations

Freedmen’s Bank Fails, Devastating Black Community

Joy Clark's Galaxy Groove is by Joy Clark

Rappin Atlanta’s artwork was produced by Prime Vice Studios

Episode Summary: 

In Paris, Van runs into an old friend from Atlanta and is forced to take an honest account of her current state of existence in Europe.

This episode was written and directed by Donald Glover.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Langston Hughes in Paris https://arcade.stanford.edu/content/langston-hughes-and-paris-transfer
• Josephine Baker in Paris https://www.npr.org/2021/11/30/1059776777/josephine-baker-france-pantheon
• Amelie the movie https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211915/
• Tarrare https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/tarrare/
• The Bechdel Test https://bechdeltest.com/
• Rich People eat weird shit https://youtu.be/VzR2D_3mqMk

Summary: When a Black man successfully sues a Tesla exec for reparations, white folks are forced to reckon with their slave-owning pasts

Directed By: Hiro Murai https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Murai ; Written By: Francesca Sloane https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4300986/

Mentioned in this episode:

• Antilynching Act Signed Into Law - https://eji.org/news/antilynching-act-signed-into-law
• The United States vs. Billie Holiday - https://www.hulu.com/movie/the-united-states-vs-billie-holiday-6f7be3b0-69c5-49ab-8472-2b5b1dabcfe8
• Let the World See - https://www.hulu.com/series/let-the-world-see-93e89014-a92a-4fd7-897e-69835f1641a3
• "Henrietta Wood sued for slavery reparations after the Civil War and won. Her descendants never knew "https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/02/24/henrietta-wood-reparations-slavery/
• History's Lost Black Towns - https://www.theroot.com/historys-lost-black-towns-1790868004
• Dennis Haysbert's Influence on the 44th Presidency - https://www.bostonherald.com/2009/01/20/did-dennis-haysberts-24-president-pave-the-way-for-our-44th/
• The Sistine Chapel - https://www.michelangelo.net/sistine-chapel/
• The Power of Art  - http://blog.paperblanks.com/2015/10/the-11-greatest-things-ever-said-about-the-power-of-art/
• Slavery in Peru - https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199766581/obo-9780199766581-0154.xml
• AfroPeruvianshttps://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1031501/download#:~:text=By%20the%20nineteenth%20century%2C%20slaves,not%20finally%20abolished%20until%201854
• Supporters say they have the votes in the House to pass a reparations bill after years of lobbying https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/25/reparations-bill-congress-support/
• Despite racial reckoning, state efforts stall on reparationshttps://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-legislature-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-california-dddb07baefbbc0a3f3484b7b7ee9cdf0
• Rappin' Alanta's theme music "Galaxy Groove" was composed by Joy Clark -http://www.joyclarkmusic.com; Rappin' Atlanta's artwork is by Prime Vice Studios-http://www.primevice.com

Summary: The crew gets familiar with the antics and eccentricities of the ridiculously wealthy and connected and e'rybody got a subscription service.

• Directed by: Hiro Murai- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Murai
• Written by: Donald Glover- https://donaldgloverpresents.com/  and Taofik Kolade- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3971571/
• Joy Clark's Galaxy Groove is by Joy Clark http://www.joyclarkmusic.com
• Rappin' Atlanta artwork is by Prime Vice Studios http://www.primevice.com

Mentioned in this episode:

• "Donald Glover dresses like a Korean Andre 3000" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbCB1QTkFpE
• Nandos, a South African chicken restaurant https://www.nandos.com

Summary: We rejoin the crew in the midst of their European tour experiences.

• Directed by: Hiro Murai  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Murai
• Written by: Janine Nabers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janine_Nabers

Mentioned in this episode:

• https://www.thespruceeats.com/the-story-of-sinterklaas-1128632
• https://www.amsterdo.com/sinterklaas-and-black-pete-tradition-and-controversy/
• https://www.religioustolerance.org/euthnl.htm#:~:text=Physician%20assisted%20suicide%20is%20legal%20in%20the%20Netherlands%2C,The%20actual%20number%20is%20believed%20to%20be%20higher.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbxUlUp7EqI
• https://www.huzlers.com/tupac-shakur-secret-performance-for-illuminati-bilderberg-group/

Summary: We spend some time in Earn’s subconscious as he continues to grapple with institutionalized racism.

• Directed by: Hiro Murai https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Murai
• Written by: Stephen Glover

Mentioned in this episode:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Glover_(screenwriter)
• https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10156111461123599
• https://ronclarkacademy.com/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ron_Clark_Story
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_family_murders#:~:text=The%20Hart%20family%20massacre%20was,family's%20sport%20utility%20vehicle%20off
• https://jezebel.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-an-all-american-catchphrase-free-1729621311
• https://newsone.com/4185919/lake-lanier-black-city-oscarville/
• https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexalisitza/lake-lanier-told-yall-its-haunted
• https://www.theroot.com/the-case-for-washcloths-why-white-people-need-to-wash-1836011115
• https://historycollection.com/ziryab-genius-cordoba-history-forgot/2/
• https://www.netflix.com/title/81034518
• https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Precious+Memories+Sister+Rosetta+Tharpe
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/residents-of-majority-black-town-face-ultimatums-and-takeover-if-they-don-t-pay-off-their-debt/ar-AAVDoe3?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=6505b04519ab46a19586fdad83d263a2

After the incident in the parking lot, Al and Earn find themselves in jail. Al gets out quickly because he got it like that. Earn...well Earn absolutely does not...and it goes down...for real.

Marijuana Use and Penalties in Georgia
www.mpp.org/states/georgia/

J.R. Cricket’s
www.jrcrickets.com/

Georgia’s Transgender Stats
www.georgiaunites.org/wi-report/

Study on Hetero/Homo/Bi Sexual Experiences in Prison
howardleague.org/news/prisonersex…esofsexinprison/

Earn just wants to take Van out for a nice meal...with no money. Al and Darius want to "level-up" and make it out of the woods alive.

#AtlantaFX #DonaldGlover #Migos

Zesto Atlanta 

Method Man and His Backpack on Yo! MTV Raps!

Migos

Bibby the barber. Lord. That man made Earn look like a saint in silk pajamas. He can cut some hair but ooo weee; he requires the patience of Job.

Nita Cherise and Nikki. Who are they and where did they come from? Who cares? Atlanta FX is a dope ass show and they're dropping knowledge about it. Or something like that. Skkkrrrr Bop Bop.

What Happens When Someone Gets Shot

www.ranker.com/list/what-its-lik…death/jeffrichard

Marc Maron WTF Donald Glover Podcast

www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/…5_-_donald_glover

Florida Man Shoots Unarmed Black Teen

www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/flor…ticle-1.1978021

Florida Man Bursts Into Delivery Room

www.sun-sentinel.com/news/crime/fl-…525-story.html

Florida Man Steals Car, Goes to Checkers

www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime--la…bt72USRonICwK/

Florida Man Kills a Flamingo

nypost.com/2016/08/03/man-fata…o-at-busch-gardens/

Florida Man Eats Mans Face

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFPwj5WTX_A

Florida or Germany

www.thelawman.net/blog/2014/11/flo…or-germany-quiz/

Georgia Debtors Prison

www.theatlantic.com/national/archiv…s-novel/283204/

Azealia Banks Snapchat

grmdaily.com/azealia-banks-biza…crificing-chickens

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