In this episode of Black and Snerdy, Ode (⁠@thatsod.e⁠ / ⁠@thatsod_e⁠) and Mo AKA Kid Licorish (⁠@licorishislegit⁠) are joined by fellow podcaster and friend of the show Chiquita Johnson (Chronicles of a Virgo Podcast) to share her podcast origin, therapy-driven mission, and recent health and grief struggles that shaped her return. Together, they honor the legacy of Georgie E. Johnson, tracing how Johnson Products Co. and brands like Afrosheen and Just for Me helped shape Black hair care and Black entrepreneurship before being sold to Procter & Gamble.

They move into a close look at the Nolan Xavier Wells case while laying out the July Fourth timeline, the family’s retention of Ben Crump, the ongoing autopsy, and troubling questions about a lone Black teen among a white friend group that have raised concerns about transparency and racial dynamics. The conversation shifts to viral pool and boat clips showing Black children being taunted, life-jacket failures, and the wider pattern that includes cases like Tamia Horsford. The group also touch on a Stanford study about AI hiring tools that disadvantage Black and Asian applicants, weave in astrology comments and show drops, and surface the tension between topical news and personal vulnerability throughout the episode. Truly an episode worth checking out.

Chronicles of a Virgo

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