Castro Dies; Black Male Salary; New "Criminal" Facial Recog Software-MWIR-7:30pm

Let's cut the to the chase, folks!  Welcome to a new episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join your hosts, Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they discuss the following (mid) week issues: our impressions of the life, death and legacy of Fidel Castro; Why is an analysis of Castro so complicated?   And is there a racial component pertaining to how the long standing Cuban regime is being evaluated?; recent data asserts that Black gay males make more than their straight counterparts and allegedly their salaries are on par with White straight males (huh?); more post Trump election meltdowns are being reported;  scientists from China's Shanhai Jiao Tong University have caused a stir by creating "precog" algorithims that can differentiate between law abiding citizens and criminals based on facial features;  Dburt laments the demise of Black talent with the recent airing of The Soul Train Awards; in a long overdue "Blue Area" segment, Yale University is slated to honor their first Black student, James W.C. Pennington by naming a classroom after him; DC Entertainment might be creating their own streaming service; Dburt asserts that another Star Trek creative device makes it to reality-robots being placed inside the human body to perform complex surgeries; pro skier, Lindsey Vonn takes a picture with her new boyfriend and the Yahoo commenters disclose horrendous racial thoughts and epithets; And lastly, in the wake of Donald Trump's election win, why does there seem to be a rise in fake news sites?  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.