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Today on Keepin’ It Real, Cam Marston sits up in bed every day, and the same two things are always waiting for him.

Darryl George, a black high school student in Texas, served more than a month suspension and is now at an alternative school over his locs. Barbers Hill Independent School District prohibits male students from having hair extending below the eyebrows, ear lobes or top of a t-shirt collar. George’s family filed a lawsuit claiming the suspension violates the state’s Crown Act, which went into effect September 1, just before George was suspended. In this episode of Crunk Culture, Robin Boylorn discusses why the Crown Act is needed to prevent incidents of discrimination.

This week, Don reviews "When Two Feathers Fell from the Sky" by Margaret Verble.

While the food we eat on Thanksgiving may be delicious, it also may be high-calorie and high-fat - things your pet doesn't really need - a taste or two is okay but not a whole meal for your furry friend!

There's Pigs. Hogs. Ham. Sounders. And even Litters. In this week's Keeping It Real commentary, Cam Marston wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving, .

This week, Don reviews “Recitatif” written by Toni Morrison.

This week, Don reviews "From the Montgomery to the Matterhorn: Reflections on Life in My Two Homelands" by Betty Amstutz Gerson.

Life for a shelter dog is stressful, and the longer its stay at the shelter, the more stressful it can be.

Black people historically have a lack of trust in the healthcare system because of medical experimentations, like the Tuskegee Experiment, where for 40 years, the US Public Health Service conducted a study of untreated Syphilis in Black men. Researchers didn’t collect informed consent and they didn’t offer treatment, even when it was widely available.This week, Robin Boylorn traces the history of medical racism, by rejecting stereotypes that lead to medical malpractice in order to achieve ethical healthcare outcomes for Black people.

This week, Don reviews “Bartleby & Me: Reflections of an Old Scrivener” by Gay Talese.