8 chapters across the catalog
A 1957 photograph published by The Washington Post depicts a 14-year-old Jerry Jones among a crowd of white students blocking black students from integrating North Little Rock High School. The timing of the photo's release around Thanksgiving is analyzed as a strategic media attack potentially linked to Jeff Bezos' interest in purchasing an NFL team. The discussion explores the concept of NFL ownership as "American royalty" and the pressure on current owners like Daniel Snyder and Jerry Jones.
The specific composition and elevated angle of the Jerry Jones photograph are analyzed, with comparisons made to the visual impact of the Jack Ruby and Lee Harvey Oswald photo. Speculation arises regarding whether the photo was leaked by Daniel Snyder as leverage against other owners or the league. The discussion posits that the Washington Post, owned by Jeff Bezos, utilized the image to influence the power dynamics of NFL ownership.
A 2020 demand from Black female leaders published in the Washington Post reminded then-candidate Joe Biden that his path to victory relied on their mobilization. The hosts discuss the tension between political "tokenism" and actual progress for the ADOS (American Descendants of Slavery) community. Mo suggests that while the nomination is a win for the "She Will Rise" sisterhood, it may not result in material changes for the average Black American, and notes that Jim Clyburn's preferred candidate was passed over.
Kimberly Crenshaw denies that CRT exists in K-12 curricula, claiming she would know as a co-author of the primary texts on the subject. However, she describes the current opposition as an effort to reverse a "racial reckoning." Media outlets like The Washington Post and CNN have recently questioned the validity of the "reckoning" term, suggesting that even within liberal circles, the narrative is shifting or being deemed "antiquated."
Mo Facts revisits a Washington Post clip of black female activists demanding a black woman Vice President. He argues that these "Black Ink" leaders used the "leverage" of George Floyd's death to secure political positions for themselves rather than addressing the plight of black men. He describes this as a "matriarchal" power play that ignores the volume of votes needed from black men to effect real change.
A group of prominent black women activists, including Alicia Garza and Sunny Hostin, released a video through the Washington Post demanding a black woman Vice President and Supreme Court justice. The video explicitly warns that candidates like Amy Klobuchar will not energize the black electorate.
The Washington Post suspended reporter Felicia Sonmez after she tweeted a link to a 2016 article regarding Kobe Bryant's 2003 rape case hours after his death. Sonmez received thousands of death threats and was doxxed, leading the Newspaper Guild to protest her suspension on safety grounds. The Post eventually reinstated her, determining that while her tweets were ill-timed, they did not violate social media policies.
Rumors documented by The Washington Post suggest that former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover may have been a Black man passing for white. Family lore from descendants in Mississippi claims Hoover was a second cousin who used his immense power to suppress information about his racial heritage.
