TKAM #848 Richard Scott Brookshire III #TheBlackVetProject #MotivationMonday

Summary: 6.4.18 Today we are visited by queer Haitian-American political analyst and writer, Richard Scott Brookshire III. Have a seat, have a conversation, we’re here to start out the week right. #MotivationMonday TK and Conscious start out the show talking about where we stand on kids. Richard Brookshire starts out by talking about his story, including interning for Obama. In #NewsYouCanUse: FBI agent goes viral after dancing, doing a flip, and dropping his gun, and shooting it off. Minor asteroid hits the earth within hours of being detected. Will Trump change his mind about climate change? Kim Kardashian met with 45 over pardoning non-violent drug offender Alice Marie Johnson Following #ChatroomCheckin, we really get talking. It’s #PrideMonth and TK and Richard share some resources and moments from their lives and answer questions from the chatroom. Richard Brookshire III tells us everything he’s been through, from serving in Afghanistan during “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” to dealing with depression, to his initiative #TheBlackVetProject. It’s a good day to feel good. #MotivationMonday @TKinTheAM is live every M-W-F 10-1130am EST on bondfireradio.com and tunein app. Same day replays 7pm EST also available on Apple Podcasts, GooglePlay Music, mixcloud, and Spreaker! If you really like us, leave a review on Apple Podcast that’d be really cool. Check out our guest: Richard Scott Brookshire III @rsbnyc #TheBlackVetProject http://www.reparationspodcast.com/ http://www.richardbrookshire.com/ https://medium.com/@rsbnyc RUNDOWN 3:36 #SONG Donny Hathaway - A Song For You 6:23 #Intro: Richard Brookshire is in the studio; Where do you stand on kids? 13:32 #GUEST: Who is Richard Brookshire III 24:19 #SONG: Junglepussy - Bling Bling 28:00 #NewsYouCanUse: FBI agent dances his gun off; Asteroid hits the earth; Bloomberg thinks 45 could change his mind on climate change; Kim Kardashian met with 45 for Alice Marie Johnson 54:10 #SONG Frank Ocean - Moon River 57:10 #ChatroomCheckIn 59:50 #PrideMonth2018 - TK shares her fave new podcast, Transitioning Home, an audio drama focused on diverse lgbtq youth in and out of the Toronto shelter system. 60:05 #GUEST: Richard Brookshire discusses coming from Florida, politics, and more. 68:21 #Discussion: We field a question about bi-sexuality and pansexuality 71:22 #Discussion: Richard Brookshire talks about depression and #TheBlackVetProject 82:15 #Discussion: Richard shares what it was like to serving under “Don’t ask don’t tell” 82:25 #Outro: TK, Conscious, and Richard share their #motivationMonday thoughts.