On this episode of Truthpaste I get into a strange story out of Woodside, California where the residents wanted to stop duplexes from being built. So they claimed the area a mountain lion habitat to stop the builds. Sounds like a creative way to redline folks.

Also, we're unfortunately back in Minnesota talking about "no-knock" warrants and the resulting death of Amir Locke. I share my own story of when I was 11 years old on the couch when the SWAT team came to my home.

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I recently became a homeowner, and it wouldn't have become possible without the help of Movement Mortgage loan officer Sondra Manjau. What probably felt like a two month process working with me to get myself ready to buy, but this process was a year long for me.  Listen to the story of how I went from losing my job weeks before moving into a home, how I leveraged that into a home purchase, and how that purchase plays into financial plans of my family later on. 

Ultimately, I want the take away to be that it's possible, even in a crazy market like Seattle, Washington.  #Truthpaste, brush up!   

Sondra Manjau - https://lo.movement.com/sondra-manjau/home

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Long story short: I've been gone dealing with a few things, so I thought I'd spend an hour and some change talking about what I've been doing the past two years away from the podcast.

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On this episode I talk about an article I read discussing how depression in Black boys and boys of color shows up differently than your typical symptoms. I even talk about my own bout with depression and the struggles I had and still have with it. After that, apparently smuggling drugs in produce is the new trend happening and I finish with a story I think you’ll appreciate if the car I had for only 6 days. #BrushUp --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truthpaste/support

On this episode of the podcast, we're talking about the ever changing story of the attack that happened to singer and actor Jussie Smollett in Chicago, Illinois. After allegeding that the attack was motivated by race and him being gay, the story started to unfold. At this point the case will be brought to a grand jury and who knows what'll happen there. What do you think happened? After that, a story of two kids trying to get high, and their buzz being killed thanks to a wild tiger. It's Truthpaste, brush up. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truthpaste/support

2019 is off to a hot ass start with this Surviving R. Kelly series my goodness! I wasn't sure if this was a topic that I should have dived into, but man if that documentary didn't have me on the edge of my seat. I'm gonna talk about what it was like for me watching it, and my thoughts about what's gonna happy to Nasty Rob moving forward. #BrushUp

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Recently I had the opportunity to take a workshop on understanding race and racial bias in the world. I’m talking about what I learned from this workshop, some of my thoughts around the history of the United States and some of the things I never knew. It’s Truthpaste, brush up. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truthpaste/support

On this episode we're going to talk about the Internet and the game of finesse that people play on it. A story I saw on Vice has me hating social media, and after that my favorite segment Don't Ask A Black person... about Kanye West. #BrushUp --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truthpaste/support

Congratulations is in order for Tiger Woods on winning the tour championship, his first time since 2013. He's gone through a lot to get back to this point and there's a lot to talk about. But for this episode we're going to keep it to mostly golf… Maybe. It's truthpaste, brush up. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truthpaste/support

This episode is all about that UFC mixed martial arts talk. First, why is Tyron Woodley not getting the same publicity as other champions? Then, that fight at UFC 229 is gonna be a crazy one! Who wins: Khabib or McGregor? Last, a story of what happens when you defend a loved one... while drunk on Hennessy. #BrushUp --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truthpaste/support

On this episode I'm going to talk about a few topics regarding to being black in America. First, Nike decided to name Colin Kaepernick the face of their new campaign and people are pissed. Setting their damn Nike stuff on fire. After that a story out of New York about a lawmaker who wants to introduce a new law focused around hate crimes to Black people. Call 911 for no reason? No more says Sen. Williams. #BrushUp --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truthpaste/support