RiRi Replaces Iron Man; Sulu is Gay (Now); Wendy Williams vs HBCUs-Sat@6pm

First, our heartfelt thoughts and condolences go out to the recent victims of police misconduct and the Dallas police officers killed it what appeared to be an unprovoked attack.  In our quest to inform, ease tensions and provide levity (if possible), The Grind(house), courtesy of Afronerd Radio continues! This Saturday at 6pm, join your podcast graduates of "The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning" (the "Uncanny" Daryll B., his female doppelganger, Claire Lanay, Dburt and Capt. Kirk) as they discuss the following topics: more on the new "RiRi" Williams character taking the reigns from Tony Stark's Iron Man; and in additional character change news, the Hikaru Sulu character will reportedly rep for the LGBTQ in the forthcoming Star Trek Beyond sequel with no real "thumbs up" from actor, George Takei;  

Talk show host/media personality, Wendy Williams critiques, Jesse Williams' BET speech, the NAACP and HBCUs in one big swoop with negative results; the Prince Online Musuem opens with a timeline of the late icon's forays into cyberspace ventures including personal anecdotes and stories; Syfy's Dark Matter and Killjoys have returned for their respective second seasons; actress, Kiersey Clemons reportedly has been cast for the Iris West role in the movie version of The Flash-keeping the TV and movie ethnicity factor consistent; the Russos head back to TV for The Warriors reboot project; Dburt just finds out about Netflix tackling Lost in Space and lastly, The Mary Sue site highlights the upcoming female centered sci-fi film, Annihilation.  Call in live at 646-915-9620.