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This episode is heavy on religion, like your new girlfriend's family. It contains language that some listeners may find offensive, you're welcome. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/support

Don't cry for her Argentina, the truth is, she never loved you...or the Indians, Kenyans, Irish, Indigenous People, Nigerians... Sources used in the making of this episode: Wikipedia entry on Queen Elizabeth, II; Bloody Sunday; Partition (India). "Uncovering the brutal truth about the British empire: The Harvard historian Caroline Elkins stirred controversy with her work on the crushing of the Mau Mau uprising. But it laid the ground for a legal case that has transformed our view of Britain’s...

"In a world where people are forgiven of their debts...It's worse than the Zombie Apocalypse! DON'T SAY IT IN THE MIRROR THREE TIMES IF YOU WANT TO STAY ALIVE!" Works used in the making of this episode: 1) "College Tuition is Too High, but Competition Can Fix It." Preston Cooper, March 8, 2021. Forbes.com; 2) Educationdata.org; 3) My life. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show...

RING THE BELL! School's back in, Suckas! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/support

The presence of the US Constitution is the root of all evil. The absence of the US Constitution is the root of all evil. The US Constitution shrugged. Works Used In The Making of This Episode: NSA Warrantless Searches. Wikipedia. Reality Winner. Wikipedia. FISA. Wikipedia. "Limiting no-knock warrants is not enough. The Breonna Taylor tragedy leaves no doubt." The Editorial Board, USA TODAY. July 19, 2021. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2021/07/19/breonna-taylor-limiting...

There are smart cars, smart refrigerators, and smart-mouth kids. Why not smart relationships? Find out how you can get yours back to healthy!* *results not guaranteed --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/support

ANCESTORS ASSEMBLE! This one is long overdue. Works Cited: "10 Examples That Prove White Privilege Protects White People in Every Aspect Imaginable." November 26, 2015. Jon Greenberg. https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/11/lessons-white-privilege-poc/ "Riot for Me" by Burden featuring Mesus. music by Skilsel at Pixabay --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/support

If you're on your way out the door to college (or looking for a refill on your "things you should know" mental folder), don't go before you've heard these "7 Hard Truths" that may make you a better human or hate being a grown up altogether. Put them in a box labeled "TOOLS" and use them as often as needed, which is everyday. Unlike your game console these tools won't break before the warranty is up. Music by Skilsel at Pixabay.com. Inspired by "8 Hard to Swallow Pills" by TherapyWithMaggieLPC ...

It's a special episode of "Ayana Explains It All," I breakdown what's giving me the blues lately. Life is full of surprises but this ain't one--you guessed it, this country sucks. NSFW unless you accidentally stream the podcast without your headphones on, then it's a happy accident. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/support

NSFW message about the state of the union. Works used in this podcast: "Justice Samuel Alito, the architect of overturning Roe v. Wade, told senators he viewed the abortion rights landmark as 'important precedent.' Now he says 'stare decisis' doesn't protect it." Jacob Shamsian. Business Insider.com. June 24, 2022. Music by Skilsel from Pixabay. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/...

Tradition is bullying from dead people and while you're in 2022 using gender roles from 1693, they're watching you from the Upper Room laughing their assess. Works Cited: "Traditional Gender Roles: Do They Make, and Then Break, our Relationships." William Ickes. Journal of Social Issues, Vol. 49, No. 3, 1993, pp 71-85. Music by Skilsel from Pixabay. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/...

June is PTSD awareness month, but I don't need a fancy title to be reminded of my trauma. Listen up for some things you should know about this invisible illness. Works used in this episode: "PTSD Examined: The Five Types of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder" at https://bestdaypsych.com/ptsd-examined-the-five-types-of-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/. Music by Skilsel from Pixabay Email your questions or comments to AyanaExplainsItAll@gmail.com Follow the show at Ayana_Explains_It_All on Instagram...

I like guns how I like packages from Amazon that arrive daily at my house: handled with care. Works used in the making of this podcast: 1. "Ghost Guns. Aren't hard to make and new laws won't restrict them all." By Adi Guajardo. May 31, 2022. https://www.newsy.com/stories/ghost-guns-aren-t-hard-to-make-new-laws-won-t-restrict-them/ 2. "Right to carry gun laws explained concealed and open carry gun laws differ between states." USAFacts. June 20, 2021. https://usafacts.org/articles/right-to-carry-...

I recently graduated from Crazy Town University. This is my valedictory speech in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. Intro music by audionautiX and outro music by madIRFAN from Pixabay. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/support

I scream! You scream! We all scream but only some voices are heard! *womp womp* Works Used: 1. “Baby Formula Factory Says Its Still Months Away From Production” Laura Reiley and Same Easter, Washington Post, May 14, 2022. 2. “President’s 2021 Budget Would Cut Food Assistance for Millions and Radically Restructure SNAP” by Dottie Rosenbaum and Zoe Neuberger, February 18, 2020 https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/presidents-2021-budget-would-cut-food-assistance-for-millions-and; and Ch...

Molly, you're in danger, GIRL! The government is coming for your lady parts to build a cachet of babies to download when convenient to their political aspirations. We have to stop them before they force us to mass produce. And, no, I'm not kidding. Works cited: 1. “Law experts warn that leaked SCOTUS draft opinion on Roe v. Wade exposes a weak spot that puts the use of contraceptions and other privacy rights at risk.” Lauren Frias and Natalie Musumeci, Business Insider, May 5, 2022 2. "Roe v....

Black men have a big problem and it's a lot closer to home than they think. Here's a hint--Michael Jackson sang, "I'm starting with the man in the mirror." Works Cited: “Black Masculinity and Mental Health: What Black Men should Consider About Their Emotional and Mental Wellness” by Maia Niguel Hoskin 4/1/2022 Forbes Magazine Powell, Wizdom et al. “Masculinity and Race-Related Factors as Barriers to Health Help-Seeking Among African American Men.” Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) vol. 4...

It easier than you think to be accused, tried and convicted of a crime you did not commit or one that did not happen. It's harder, much harder, to have that conviction undone. In the state of Ohio 94 persons have been exonerated, but that is not the end of the story. Works used in this recording: 1. Righting Wrongful Convictions, Kathleen Maloney | March 2021, Courtnewsohio.gov 2. Ohio Supreme Court Task Force on Conviction Integrity and Postconviction Review at supremecourt.ohio.gov/Boards/C...

There's only one Black Mamba, but there are millions of BLACK MAMAS and it is as safe for us to be here in our pregnant and mothering awesomeness as it is for a fish in shark infested waters. Works used in this episode: 1. “BIRTHING WHILE BLACK: EXAMINING AMERICA’S BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS” Statement for the Record Submitted by Stacey D. Stewart, President and CEO, March of Dimes Hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. May 6, 2021; 2. "Why Is the Maternal Mortality Rate So Hi...

People will say anything, it's what we do that matters most if we are to be believed. As James Baldwin said, "I cannot believe what you say because I see what you do." And if the legislative and everyday record reflects what we care about--protecting Black women ain't it. We're legendary in denying the humanity of Black women in America. Let's smash the myth and finally put work to our words! Works cited: "Breonna Taylor killing: A timeline of the police raid and its aftermath." By Theresa Wald...

This episode is brought to you by God...well, in a roundabout way. Ramadan is fast approaching for the Muslim community, join me as I deep dive into the Holy month with everything you wanted to know about why your Muslim friend is declining your offer of bottled water during the daylight hours, maybe it's cause it's generic and tastes like plastic or maybe there is a higher purpose. **Works Cited: The Holy Qur'an; Wikipedia entry on Estavanico; “African Slaves were the 1st to Celebrate Ramadan i...

"Young girl, you'll be a woman soon, and then have a job where you're paid only 88 cents to the dollar of a man" or however the song goes. Women in the United States earn less money than men and strictly because we're women, and though Equal Pay Day has come and gone, equal pay is not a thing in the United States and many factors inform this injustice. And who has it worse than anyone? Well, join me as I deep dive into the US gender wage gap and find out the dirty details of this American injust...

Bored with what I'm yammering on about and you want your voice heard through me? Send me your questions and topic ideas and I'll research it and put it on a future episode of Ayana Explains It All! SLeRnucYs703y6z4LBxK --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/support

Equality anyone? We'll see. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/support