<p>On this week's episode of Platanos & Grits, Tyler and Enrique discuss the recent attack against Jussie Smollett's, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Lebron James and his allyship, etc. They also bring in the start of Black History Month by having a candid conversation about what it means to be Black in the United States, the relationship between blackness and queerness, and the Afro-Latinx identity. </p>