Beyonce's 'Black Is King' and Tayshia Adams Is The Bachelorette

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 11.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2020

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay react to the rumors that Tayshia Adams is the new Bachelorette (0:30) and then discuss their thoughts on Beyonce’s visual album ‘Black Is King’ (16:16), Jonathan Isaac’s decision to stand for the national anthem and not wear a Black Lives Matter T-shirt (36:49), President Trump threatening to ban TikTok from the U.S. (46:00), and the upcoming Verzuz Battle between 2 Chainz and Rick Ross (56:35). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I am so excited guys.
0:04.0	Welcome to higher learning thought warriors.
0:08.0	Put your theme caps on as Van Laten.
0:11.0	And Rachel Lindsay, y'all, if you could see the smile on that happiness pure bliss on
0:18.0	Van's face, tell him my smile, Van.
0:20.0	I'm so happy.
0:21.0	We actually all just took a celebratory shot before we started, we actually did.
0:26.0	Before we started to podcast, because Rachel, you're now not an anomaly.
0:33.0	You're now officially a trailblazer.
0:39.0	You have blazed a trail.
0:42.0	What you guys have to understand is, Rachel broke down a door.
0:47.0	And now another Melanated Mama has walked through.
0:52.0	Ty'sha Adams.
0:56.0	Ty'sha Adams is the second black Bachelor at range.
1:04.0	You did it.
1:06.0	I would just like to thank all those who help me get to this spot.
1:13.0	It's been a long time coming, but we finally made it guys to people,
1:18.0	two people in the 40 seasons that it's been 40.
1:23.0	I would also like to say that her name is Taysha, but I'm going to let Van call her what he, what he feels.
1:28.0	Ty'sha is blacker to me.
1:29.0	And so she can be Ty'sha.
1:31.0	I looked her up.
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