55. There's Always A Bit of Joy Amongst All The Sadness

Published: July 2, 2020, 6 p.m.

Thank You Isabela Avery for bringing joy and light into our lives amongst all this darkness and sadness. In Episode 55, Jade proudly announces the birth of her first niece Isabela Avery, and reads a few personality traits about Cancers born on June 25th (:48). She then gives the answer to the burning question regarding her baby fever (7:51), but vows to give Isabela a cousin within a certain time frame (11:56). The rise of COVID-19 cases around the U.S. is very concerning to Jade because she's only allowed to travel to two places (14:59), and tells everyone to STAY HOME (26:48)! In True Jade Fashion, Jade follows the voice in her head and starts talking about the word "fine" and how it's used to describes someone. But does Jade really think Drake is "fine" (29:50)? Switching gears, Jade focuses on Justice For Elijah McClain as she reads his last words and gives her thoughts on what police and first responders should do when encountering someone with special needs and Autism(35:10). **PLEASE NOTE: I have not read any reports that have stated or suggested Elijah McClain was Autistic or had special needs. His words were triggering to me and it reminded me of an episode of "A-Typical" where an autistic character named Sam gets stopped by a police officer in the middle of the night while walking home(41:47). *** Finally, Jade discusses "I May Destroy You" for "What's On The Queue?" (54:14) and gets into the topics of sexual assault, consent, manipulation, and "stealthing" (58:22) surrounding episode 4 of the HBO hit series. Jade closes with some positive remarks (1:12:08). Resources: https://linktr.ee/Justiceforelijahmcclain https://blacklivesmatter.com/ https://www.usa.gov/register-to-vote https://www.gofundme.com/f/9v4q2-justice-for-breonna-taylor/ https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-for-black-lives-matter.html National Sexual Assault Hotline Call 1-800-656-HOPE(4673) https://www.rainn.org/ https://www.safehorizon.org/get-help/rape-and-sexual-assault/ https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/sexual_violence/ https://njcasa.org/find-help/