What About Pittsburgh, Beyonce? (with Shamira Ibrahim & Kyla Jenee Lacey)

Cultural critic Shamira Ibrahim consoles Damon while he laments Pittsburgh's removal from Beyonce's international tour. Nestled deep in the heart of Taylor Swift country, Pittsburgh, or as Damon likes to call it, the Paris of Appalachia is the only stop so far to be struck from the tour. Shamira helps Damon unpack why that may be and quantify the effect of the decision of Pittsburgh's black community. Then on Dear Damon, spoken word poet Kyla Jenee Lacey helps Damon advise a listener who doesn't know how to react when R. Kelly's music plays in public. Chapters: 00:00-00:36 Open 00:42-01:46 Introduction 01:50 Shamira Ibrahim welcome 02:40 Pittsburgh least livable city for Black people 06:25 Beyonce cancels tour stop in Pittsburgh 21:01 Doja Cat doesn’t love her fans 25:50 Damon Hates cupcakes 28:12 Damon and performing spoken word artist Kyla Jenee Lacey discuss supporting problematic artists   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices