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Color Commentary with Dr. Cole is where the news meets perspective. Each episode begins in black and white—straight facts, clearly laid out, no spin—before shifting into full color, where Dr. Charles Cole III brings his voice, expertise, and lived experience to unpack what it all really means. From courtroom battles to cultural flashpoints, from education to entrepreneurship, this show gives you both the record and the reflection. Sometimes it’s just Dr. Cole, sometimes it’s with guests, but always it’s about learning, questioning, and seeing the deeper connections others miss. Color Commentary isn’t just about what happened—it’s about why it matters and what comes next.
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Ep 35 | Celebrating Cultural Literacy, Hip-Hop Mastery, and the New Era of Basketball
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Ep 34 | Summer Learning: Balancing Fun and Education with Educator Barnes
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May 25, 2026 |
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Ep 33 | Dr. Who? The Cheyenne Bryant Credentials Controversy and What It Says About Us
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May 20, 2026 |
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Ep 32 | They Finished the Job: The Voting Rights Act Is Gone in Everything but Name
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May 13, 2026 |
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Ep 31 | Office Hours: What Do You Do With a Kid the System Wants to Give Up On?
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Ep 30 | They Made the Promises. Here's What the Data Says They Did.
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Ep 29 | Inside the Manosphere — What It Means for Black Boys, ft. Chris Stewart
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Ep 28 | Beautiful and Jealous — The Truth About Ambition
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Ep 27 | Don't Tell Me What Young People Can't Do
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Ep 26 | The Oscars, the Manosphere, and the Boys Nobody Came For
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Ep 25 | The Oscar 10 & What We Built: Energy Convertors and The Agentic Institute
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Ep 24 | MBJ Wins, and We Need to Talk About Those Comments
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Ep 23 | The BAFTAs: Sinners, History, and the N-Word
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Ep 22 | Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson & Tyler Perry's Joe's College Road Trip
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Ep 21 | Bad Bunny's Halftime Show and the Problem with Proxy Wars
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Ep 20 | The High Price of Poverty
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Ep 19 | Sinners, Ye, and Wonderman
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Ep 18 | California’s Grading Wars: Grade Inflation, Mastery-Based Grading, and the Future of School Grades
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Ep 17 | Will Sinners Keep Getting Snubbed?
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Ep 16 | "The Spook Who Sat by the Door" - The Real Cost of Revolution
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Ep 15 | The A.N.D. Model—Awareness, Navigation, and Duty
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Ep 14 | From YN to Quarter Zip - When Young Black Males Trade Nike Tech for Matcha
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Ep 13 | Dr. Howard Fuller: The Revolutionary Who Won't Let Us Rest
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Ep 12 | The Ballad of Eddie Murphy: The Architect We Didn't Recognize
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Ep 11 | Fine Print and Black Futures: How New Student Loan Rules Rewrite the Game
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Ep 10 | Who's Getting Paid to Make Us Look Bad?
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Ep 9 | The NBA Gambling Scandal —When the Mafia Met the League
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Ep 8 | The Beef Between Joe Budden and Native Land: Authenticity, Class, and Who Gets to Speak for the Culture (ft. Torraine Walker)
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Ep 7 | How We End the Proficiency Illusion
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Ep 6 | Let's Talk About Ta-Nehisi Coates & Ezra Klein
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Ep 5 | The Problem with Performing Blackness for the Ruling Class
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Ep 4 | Young Thug's Freedom & the Street Codes That Bind Us
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Ep 3 | Marcus Garvey & Chance the Rapper
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Ep 2 | Breaking News: Charlie Kirk Killed
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Ep 1 | Welcome to Color Commentary: Uncle Nearest at Risk
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Sep 04, 2025 |