All Rev'd Up

Are You Feeling the ?
The Revs reflect on last week's and what to expect throughout the Fall on the latest episode of the podcast!

"Will people really come out and vote?"

Now that the stage is set for , will be able to translate energy for votes against Donald J. Trump?

The should have let the Pro-Palestine Supporters speak at the . "It felt like an erasure" of their voices in the Democrat's 'Big Tent' party.

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's moment in the limelight. Will@kamalaharris moment in the limelight, but will it be enough to get her across the finish line on ?

"I no longer feel like I'm on the "
The Revs share their feelings now that is the Democratic presidential nominee.

legacy reverberated throughout the , and Rev. Irene Monroe knew her personally! She pays respect for Shirley's legacy, which continues through !

"The Black nod is so universally globally and ancestrally, it's a powerful display of our true selves"

"The one thing slave owners didn't try to sensor."
Hear the Revs explain 'The Nod' and how Black culture has always signaled to each other.

The Nod

"It's ancestral coded language."

"The Black nod is a gesture of acknowledgment. It's an affirmation that 'I see you!"
"It's Basic Black 101"

"Line dancing has been a part of Black culture for generations; in fact, it goes back to slavery" - Rev. Irene Monroe

For folks who don't know what it might look like, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and Beyonce's "Formation" ... from cookouts to weddings and most holidays, we'll line dance.

Line dancing and Black culture go back generations and have transcended time. From semi-circle formations on the continent of Africa to the Electric Slide, to Fraternities and Sororities Stepping to the Cupid Shuffle, the coordinated movements continue to dazzle onlookers from all walks of life.

Rev. Emmett G. Price III explains why as a federal holiday sparked even more attacks on Black culture.

What else did we get since became a federal holiday?
The Revs break it down.
"...The banning of our books, disinformation about critical race theory...as they give us these little freedoms, we see a cultural and historical erasure of us, and it's not just in Florida"

What have we gotten since became a federal holiday?
The Revs break it down...
"We're going to emancipate these people"

The Revs shower the "Grandmother of " Opal Lee for her everlasting fighting spirit to make a federal holiday!

Surprised?!
Rev. Irene Monroe points out Mississippi didn't officially remove slavery from its constitution until 1995.
"...That's like yesterday?!" - Rev. Emmett G. Price III

is the longest celebrated American holiday, and we've celebrated it since 1866 before it was federalized as a result of lynching.

How are you celebrating ?

How Are You Celebrating ?

Why adding Black voices to the Kendrick Lamar-Drake feud matter? Rev. Irene Monroe says so we're not "bleached out of the narrative."

"The things they're saying about each other are insignificant and do nothing to uplift the culture."
The Revs are at odds on the significance of the feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.

"Dominant society - white society - likes to pick our heroes, and I don't want to give them the right to pick our hip-hop giants" - Rev. Irene Monroe.

The Revs unpack why Drake and Kendrick Lamar's feud has gotten so much attention.

" beefs with everyone...so he can keep his name in your mouth" - Rev. Emmett G. Price III

Why has the beef gotten so much attention?

"Drake beef's with everybody...he just wants to keep his name in your mouth" - Emmett G. Price III .g.price.iii

Why Drake and Kendrick Lamar's hip-hop beef has gotten so much attention?

Rap stars Drake and Kendrick Lamar took the culture, social media, and mainstream media by storm as they exchanged dis tracks against each other in a war of words.
However, who are the real winners and losers as this latest iteration of hip-hop beef takes shape?

"Give Me My Money"
Women's basketball players must overcome pay inequity and disparity, and the objectification of women to balance the scales.

The Revs on the Women's Basketball Shakeup in the latest episode of the All Rev'd Up podcast.

The Quiet Part Outloud!
"As Black women, we can never get from under the historical racist image, and it gets reinscribed over and over again...Caitlyn has become a generational player who generated tons of interest in the game. She's really, in many ways, the new 'Great White Hope.' I mean a straight white woman excelling in a sport dominated by Black women." - Rev. Irene Monroe

Check out our latest episode of the All Rev'd Up podcast on women's basketball.