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On this episode, Randi & Niema recap their summer highlights, discuss Kaepernick's on-going protest while questioning the world of sports, & try to figure out the rules and regulations of Cuffing Season. SHOW NOTES ••• ON SUMMER ’17: •Omarosa’s NABJ Fiasco •Black Star Film Fest •40 Million Dollar Slaves (Book) •DETROIT, the movie: HuffPo Review; Fact vs. Fiction in DETROIT: Slate •Wood Harris’ Instagram •You Had Me at Black •Vitae London ON KAEPERNICK + QUESTIONING SPORTS CULTURE: •Blavity: What if Black Americans Walked Away from Football? •Jim Brown’s Nonsense •A Year Later, Reflecting on Spotlighting Colin Kaepernick’s Anthem Protest •Mizzou’s Dilemma Following Their Protest ON CUFFING SEASON: •Demetria’s ask.fm Page •7 (Mostly) Funny Cuffing Season Memes •What are your rules, thoughts or best cuffing season stories? Send ‘em our way! Email yo [at] glossrags [dot] com, with CUFFING SZN in the subject line. Audio files are acceptable too! ON OUR RADAR: •Simeon Marsalis’ new book, As Lie is to Grin •Youth/Police Project •Gianni Lee’s story of being arrested & detained by LAPD—and how it reminds him of slavery •Dave Zirin’s Edge of Sports (Podcast) •What’s Good with Stretch & Bobbito (Podcast) •Holley Murchinson’s new book, Tell Me About Yourself: Six Steps for Accurate & Artful Self-Definition ••• Dig what you hear? Have something to say about it? Let us know! Email yo [at] glossrags [dot] com with your comments. ••• Creator + Executive Producer + Editor: Randi Gloss Associate Producer: Niema Jordan Music: John Lass (Intro + Outro) Break 1: Aqui no Baile by DKPVZ (Source: Soulection White Label) Break 2: BeFree[WenCanI] by Foisey (Source: Soulection White Label) Break 3: Crushin’ You by Lakim (Source: Soulection White Label)