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A discussion of all topics as seen through the eyes of a Black Atheist, Skeptic, Humanist, Existentialist

Michael


    • May 30, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode #232 – May 29, 2025 - "If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else." – Booker T. Washington

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 103:59


     Feedback: Quote of the Week: Booker T. Washington Strategies for Black Power: What we can Learn from Black Philosophy: Unmasking the News: Trump Targets Black Leadership in Military:  DOJ Investigates Chicago Hiring Practices: Texas Mandates Ten Commandments in Classrooms: Good News Story: Morehouse Honors Lynched Student: Bible Study with an Atheist: There Will Be Blood: Reflections and Call to Action:Closing: OutroSources:https://www.saha.org.za/youth/black_consciousness.htm#:~:text=%3E%20Image,Write%20What%20I%20Like%2C%201978https://apnews.com/article/trump-brown-joint-chiefs-of-staff-firing-fa428cc1508a583b3bf5e7a5a58f6acfhttps://www.npr.org/2025/05/21/nx-s1-5405605/chicago-mayor-calls-doj-probe-the-trump-administrations-latest-diversity-attackhttps://www.newsweek.com/texas-10-commandments-vote-talarico-noble-2077403https://www.essence.com/news/college-student-was-lynched-gets-degree-95-years-later/https://brucegerencser.net/2019/04/is-christianity-a-blood-cult/https:/brucegerencser.net/2019/04/is-christianity-a-blood-cult/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #231 – May 22, 2025 – "America loves the myth of a meritocracy more than anything else…" — Mikki Kendall

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 99:16


    Quote of the Week: Mikki Kendall Become Strategic or Die: Learn from Everything Part II: Demystifying the Nonsense, they call the News: Racist to the Core:  They Not Like Us: The Murder of the First Amendment: Good News: You Don't Need Millions to Start—Just the Mindset and a Strategy: Bible Study with an Atheist: A Genocidal Myth Dressed in Nonsense:Closing: Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_Party#:~:text=16%20,21https://www.axios.com/2025/05/21/trump-south-africa-president-video-footage-oval-officehttps://www.thetimes.com/culture/art/article/its-taken-a-british-sculptor-to-challenge-americas-white-male-heroes-ttpnbddrqhttps://www.timesherald.com/2025/05/19/trump-religion-agenda/https://www.blackenterprise.com/luol-deng-d3n9-real-estate/https://ncse.ngo/impossible-voyage-noahs-ark#:~:text=The%20ark%20is%20to%20be,have%20to%20be%20constructed%20accordinglyPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode 230 May 15, 2025 - "The most marvelous, unbelievable thing about Black people in America is that they exist." — Ibram X. Kendi

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 104:56


     Become Strategic or Die: Learn from Everything Part I: Demystifying the Nonsense, they call the News: The Cycle, Black Progress, White Backlash:  Too Much Like Right: Predators in the Pulpit: Good News: Unleashing Black Genius: Bible Study with an Atheist:  The Virgin Birth: A Sacred Lie Dressed in Ancient Superstition:Closing: Power Concedes Nothing Without a Demand...Sources:https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/how-the-harlem-renaissance-helped-forge-a-new-sense-of-black-identity#:~:text=Activists%20like%20Marcus%20Garvey%20and,practice%20of%20lynching%20throughout%20thehttps://www.axios.com/local/houston/2025/05/12/george-floyd-black-lives-matter-reform-pewhttps://www.tag24.com/politics/reparations/summer-lee-reintroduces-historic-reparations-now-resolution-in-the-house-3385351https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pastor-joe-campbell-abuse-nbc-news-investigation-missed-warnings-rcna202380https://blacknews.com/news/eli-joseph-black-inventor-secures-team-usa-basketball-coaching-license-committed-invention-revolutionize-sports-training/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode 229 May 08, 2025 - “There can be no black-white unity until there is first some black unity...” – Malcolm X

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 104:19


    Become Strategic or Die: We Have Always Been at War Part II: Demystifying the Nonsense, they call the News: The Willfully Ignorant:  Destruction of a People (Genocide in Gaza): Men Choose God's Spokesman: Good News: A Rose Growing in a Pile of Shit: Bible Study with an Atheist: Divine Injustice:Closing: Sources: https://www.clereviewofbooks.com/writing/elizabeth-hinton-america-on-fire-reviewhttps://apple.news/AC46925dRRDiBULvpAzbivwhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/israeli-official-gaza-destroyed-palestinians-will-start-to-leave/https://nypost.com/2025/05/06/world-news/inside-cloak-and-dagger-conclave-to-pick-next-pope-and-the-bizarre-rituals-that-fuel-it/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://jbhe.com/2025/05/cal-state-bakersfield-establishes-its-first-black-student-success-center/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sinPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode 228 May 03, 2025 - “In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist. We must be anti-racist.” – Angela Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 84:35


    Intro:  Become Strategic or Die: We Have Always Been at War: Demystifying the Nonsense, they call the News: To Democrats: Don't start jerking off before you're hard: Good News: Still I Rise: Bible Study with an Atheist:  How Atheists are Created:Closing: Sources:https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/queen-nzinga-1583-1663/#:~:text=In%201626%20Nzinga%20became%20Queen,orchestrated%20guerilla%20attacks%20on%20thehttps://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-polling-democrats-republicans-2064747https://blacknews.com/news/claudienne-hibbert-smith-former-black-teen-mom-multi-million-dollar-real-estate-mogul-1-billion-deals/https://www.godlessmom.com/post/10-tips-for-debating-religion-as-an-atheist#:~:text=match%20at%20L214%20critical%20thinking,not%20to%20provoke%20the%20believerPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode 227 April 19, 2025 - “Burn and annihilate everything in order that those who have come to reduce us to slavery may have before their eyes the image of the hell which they deserve.” – Jean-Jacques Dessalines

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 84:33


    Sorry, this is a few days late:Become Strategic or Die:   Give Them the Hell They Deserve: Demystifying the Nonsense, they call the News: An Accelerated Collapse of Competence, Character, and Country: Cowards in the Cloakroom: No Redemption: Good News: The Mustard Seed Vision: Bible Study with an Atheist: When I was an idiot, I acted like one:Closing: Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode 226 April 12, 2025 - “People should either be caressed or crushed.” – Niccolo Machiavelli

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 82:00


    Become Strategic or Die:  Time to Go Machiavellian on they Ass:Demystifying the Nonsense, they call the News: The Destruction of America Project; Status “On Track”: Trump Doesn't Give AF: Aiding and Abetting: Bible Study with an Atheist: A Guide to Moral Bankruptcy:Closing: White backlash Against Black Success: Sources:https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/p/the-prince/book-summaryhttps://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/04/trump-tariff-pause-damage/682390/https://www.reuters.com/legal/judge-orders-trump-administration-advise-its-steps-return-wrongly-deported-2025-04-11/https://www.aol.com/pastor-used-church-wi-fi-163208163.htmlhttps://www.evilbible.com/evil-bible-home-page/ritual-human-sacrifice/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/youtube-anime-streamer-cory-kenshin-new-manga-records/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode 225 April 5, 2025 - “The most powerful people don't play the game—they control it” – Chase Huges

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 97:09


    Become Strategic or Die: Authoring the Story of Life: Demystifying the Nonsense, they call the News: White House Follies: How Trump's Blunders Are Undermining America: Make American “Whites Only” Again: Too Many Victims to do Anything: Bible Study with an Atheist:  Deconstructing Belief:Closing: Building Black Futures, One Campfire at a Time: Sources:https://go.nci.university/the-nci-path https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/editorial-reckless-incompetence-20244312.php https://progressivereform.org/cpr-blog/trump-administration-actions-against-black-americans-have-deep-historical-roots/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89y9g83e92o https://www.blackenterprise.com/43-acres-hbcu-youth-camp/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode 224 March 22, 2025 - “The essential element of…mental bondage is self-doubt…” – Kwame Agyei

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 70:58


    Become Strategic or Die: The Reality of War: Demystifying the Nonsense, they call the News: MAGA Maggots, Fucking Losers: Chuck's Folly: Religion, Corruption and Poverty: Bible Study with an Atheist: Myth-Based Non-Reality:Closing: Natural Magic: Sources:Become Strategic: https://www.sankofa.com/blank-2/the-sankofa-movementNews: MAGA: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/scared-to-watch-the-news-regretful-trump-voters-in-key-state-anxious-about-early-acts/ar-AA1AV4Jh?ocid=ob-fb-frca-1617134617825Chuck: https://www.commondreams.org/news/senate-democrats-government-fundingReligion: https://www.dw.com/en/the-77-percent-religion-poverty-and-corruption-whats-the-connection/audio-47874207Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode 223 March 15, 2025 - “ Financial freedom my only hope, Fuck livin' rich and dyin' broke” Jay Z

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 71:04


    Become Strategic or Die: Political Power in 2026: Demystifying the Nonsense, they call the News: The Circus: Buying America: Irredeemably Corrupt: Bible Study with an Atheist: How to Know you are Saved:Closing: Go Where Your Path Leads You: Sources:https://ballotpedia.org/Main_Pagehttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-slotkin-democratic-response-trump-2025/https://apnews.com/article/musk-progress-2028-wisconsin-supreme-court-acb3b82275e466909c45fe284aa52dbfhttps://articlebiz.com/article/1052463859-the-truth-at-the-heart-of-the-lie-a-deep-examination-of-the-catholic-churchs-corruption-and-clericalismhttps://www.pursuegod.org/is-speaking-in-tongues-biblical/https://thegrio.com/2025/03/05/from-plantation-to-black-owned-legacy-how-shadel-nyack-compton-transformed-grenadas-belmont-estate-into-a-must-visit-destination/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode 222 March 08 - Black is strugglin' to find your history or trace the shit. You don't know the truth about your race 'cause they erasin' it.” Dave (the song Black)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 101:57


    Become Strategic or Die: Everything is Strategy: Demystifying the Nonsense, they call the News: The Cheapening: Not Held to Account: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics: Bible Study with an Atheist:  Except for Religion:Closing: …Pay me what you Owe Me…: Sources:http://classicinfluence.com/list-of-master-strategists/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-u-s-lawmakers-are-saying-about-trump-and-zelenskyys-clash-at-the-white-househttps://abcnews.go.com/US/rudy-giuliani-pays-148-million-fulton-county-election/story?id=119151328https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/02/26/decline-of-christianity-in-the-us-has-slowed-may-have-leveled-off/https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/water-hyacinth-bioplastic-kenya-cnn/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode 221 March 01, 2025 - When you are filled with self-hate your mind is reversed. Meaning you will love the things that destroy you, and you will hate the things that advance your growth.” ― Amos N. Wilson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 106:25


    Become Strategic or Die: Blueprint for Black Power, an antifragile framework for success Final Release: Demystifying the Nonsense, they call the News: How's That Working for You?: The rise and fall of Black voices: Repeat Offender: Bible Study with an Atheist: If this is God, I Pass:Closing: Superheroes: Sources:https://www.dallasjustice.org/dr-amos-wilson/part-2/decoding-the-dynamics-of-power-dr-amos-wilsons-exploration-of-genuine-empowermenthttps://www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/economy/us-consumer-confidence-february/index.htmlhttps://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/joy-reid-fired-msnbc-reaction-racism-b2703644.htmlhttps://www.quora.com/What-is-the-most-immoral-verse-of-the-New-Testamenthttps://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/water-hyacinth-bioplastic-kenya-cnn/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode 220 February 22, 2025 - “…the dark ghetto's invisible walls have been erected by the white society, by those who have power, both to confine those that have no power and to perpetuate their powerlessness” – Kenneth B. Clark

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 99:46


    Become Strategic or Die: Blueprint for Black Power, an antifragile framework for success Release 5: Demystifying the Nonsense, they call the News: It's Not the Thought that Counts, it's What the Thought Makes You Do: No Pushback from the Spineless: “_____”, Drugs and Rock and Roll, What is the Missing Word?: Bible Study with an Atheist:  They Who Created God:Closing: Perfectly Black Sources:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211874.Blueprint_for_Black_Powerhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/14/us-election-donald-trump-voters-gender-race-data?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-trump-war-zelenskyy-putin-7fe8c0c80b4e93e3bc079c621a44e8bbhttps://tucson.com/news/nation-world/crime-courts/david-mcgee-the-bridge-guns-fentanyl-pastor-las-vegas/article_848416bf-0113-5972-ac62-e34ec7739bb2.htmlhttps://blacknews.com/news/sahli-negassi-black-teen-new-jersey-scores-perfect-1600-sat/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode 219 February 15, 2025 - “The election of Blacks to high office, even to the highest office…will do relatively little to enhance the power of the Afrikan American Community…” – Amos Wilson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 90:32


    Become Strategic or Die: Blueprint for Black Power, an antifragile framework for success Release 4: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211874.Blueprint_for_Black_Power Demystifying the Nonsense, they call the News: Fugue State of Mind: https://sfreporter.com/columns/authoritarian-moves-beg-questions-of-trump-voters/Elon Musk the Con's Con: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-cuts-based-more-political-ideology-than-real-cost-savings-so-far-2025-02-12/And They Followed the Bible: https://wpde.com/news/local/bond-set-for-4-private-school-employees-arrested-in-florence-on-child-abuse-charges-laurin-boyce-elmore-kirven-patrick-neglect-criminal-conspiracyBible Study with an Atheist: Inerrant Truth or Bullshit Myth:Closing: Black Educators, Black Knowledge, Our Future: https://www.theroot.com/hillmantok-the-new-tiktok-trend-that-has-thousands-of-1851760386Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode 218 February 8, 2025 - The ruling White male corporate elite utilizes a variety of processes to maintain the sociopolitical-socioeconomic system from which it benefits munificently…” – Amos Wilson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 92:39


    Become Strategic or Die: Blueprint for Black Power, an antifragile framework for success Release 3: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211874.Blueprint_for_Black_Power Demystifying the Nonsense, they call News: Are they getting what they deserve?: https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-trump-netanyahu-db2c407baf803291a4acf6edfd708c48Defund the Police – Revisited: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123070/police-shootings-rate-ethnicity-us/Calling a Spade a Spade: https://nypost.com/2025/02/06/us-news/eric-adams-cozies-up-with-trump-surrogates-for-fourth-time-in-recent-weeks-this-time-at-national-prayer-breakfast/Bible Study with an Atheist: Muhammad vs. Jesus: https://www.worldevangelicals.org/resources/pdf/The_Islamic_view_of_Christians_-_Qur%27an_and_Hadith.pdfClosing:   Young, Gifted, and Black: https://blacknews.com/news/kamora-freeland-youngest-black-female-licensed-pilot-now-college-sophomore-17-years-old/ Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode 217 February 1, 2025 - “The Black Church has not only underdeveloped the power potential of the Black Community, but has actually squandered its potential…” – Amos Wilson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 78:35


    Strategy Moment:  Blueprint for Black Power, an antifragile framework for success Release 2: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211874.Blueprint_for_Black_Power News: Chaos is the Point: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fear-chaos-grip-federal-workers-trump-remakes-government-rcna189746When They go Low…: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/17/fighting-back-newsletter-democratsImmoral Authority: https://www.parishsoft.com/blog/religious-fraud-on-the-rise-will-your-diocese-be-part-of-the-80b-by-2025/?utm_source=chatgpt.comBible Study with an Atheist:   The illogical Conundrum of Sin: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/crossexamined/2018/10/top-20-most-damning-bible-contradictions/?utm_source=chatgpt.comClosing:  More than Profit: https://www.blackenterprise.com/brooklyn-entrepreneur-virtual-tax-prep-services-low-income-families/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode 216 January 25, 2025 - “As I often tell people, the most practical thing you can have, is a good theory, a good concept to guide your behavior” – Amos Wilson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 64:06


    Strategy Moment:  Blueprint for Black Power, an antifragile framework for success: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211874.Blueprint_for_Black_Power News: Promises Kept: https://www.axios.com/2025/01/23/trump-revenge-tour-biden-january6Fuck Snoop: https://www.whatimreading.net/p/rappers-maga-trump-perform-inauguration-eventsCo-Conspirators: Bible Study with an Atheist:  Saved from What: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/crossexamined/2018/10/top-20-most-damning-bible-contradictions/?utm_source=chatgpt.comClosing: Too Little, Too Late: https://abcnews.go.com/US/congress-members-urge-biden-exonerate-black-civil-rights/story?id=117087620This week was my first attempt to add a video version of the podcast, check it out here: https://youtu.be/kHW9mwCJdTIPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode Special 215 January 18, 2025 - The Return

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 36:06


    Today's episode is an explanation of why I haven't been recording, why I came back and what to expect in the future.I am going to be concentrating on antifragile strategies for 2025.Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode Special 214 November 9, 2024 - “A functioning… democracy requires…an educated, morally grounded leadership.” - Chinua Achebe

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 56:18


    What's on my Mind:  The Fall of Democracy “A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy, educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.” - Chinua Achebe  We had neither and educated electorate or a moral leadership in Nov of 2024 and because of that democracy in American dies on January 20th, 2025. | I know I said that I was not going to produce an episode of the podcast this week, but I changed my mind, there is too much false information being spread to let it go. I want to start by saying “Democracy is Dead” the majority of the voters in America decided to end the so-called “American Experiment” and many sat on the sidelines and watched it die.  So, all those, Harris, Biden, Obama, etc. that are saying we should “accept” the outcome and try to win in the future are contradicting themselves, they said that Trump was an “existential” (of, relating to, or affirming existence) threat to democracy and they were right. If a Trump win was an existential threat to democracy, since he did in fact win, that means that democracy no longer exists. Our best idea about what is to come is to look at Project 2025, officially titled, “The Conservative Mandate for Leadership”, in our episode today I will review all 5-Sections and 30 Chapters of Project 2025 and show you want to expect, who will be harmed and how to fight back and not a single suggestion on fighting back will be based on participation in the political process, we do not fucking have one anymore, don't delude yourselves, democracy is dead and we need to operate within the context of understanding that.Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode Special 2024 Election Episode November 6, 2024 - “We are all Fucked” – Neo Grio

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 42:38


    America elected a fascist, wannabe dictator to the highest office in the land and gave control of the House and Senate to his minions. We are all Fucked.!Who is to blame?White Men 60%Latino Men 54%White Women 52%Black Men 20%The only demographic that tried to save America where Black women that voted 92% for Harris.Like it or not we are in a post-democracy America, we are at the beginning of our dystopian future, we can no longer hope to make change within the rules of the system, white supremacy has won in America and democracy is a casualty. We now need to move into the #antifa mode. Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode #213 November 2, 2024 - “… A struggle without casualties is no struggle.” – Steve Biko

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 46:40


    What's on my Mind: A Message of Hate: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/27/trump-madison-square-garden-rally News: Wrong Man for the Job: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/elon-musks-high-stakes-trump-door-knocking-effort-america-pac-rcna176255Let's Hope: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/11/01/shy-kamala-harris-voters-polling-00186653Way too Many: https://www.christianpost.com/news/former-texas-megachurch-youth-leader-arrested.htmlConversations with an Atheist: Nonsense Wrapped in a Myth: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/trinity/trinity-history.htmlClosing: A Second Look: https://www.blackenterprise.com/naacp-200m-fund-support-black-businesses/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode #212 October 26, 2024 - “We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.” - Maya Angelou

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 44:46


    What's on my Mind: Predictive Reasoning: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2024-election-forecast/ News: Trump is Fascist? Duh: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4952987-half-americans-view-donald-trump-fascist-survey/The Republican Plan to win: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/25/trump-freedom-caucus-north-carolina-electors-00185520The Problem with Death: https://www.statesman.com/story/opinion/columns/2024/10/23/robert-roberson-case-texas-facts-ken-paxton-attorney-general-shaken-baby-syndrome-execution/75785591007/Conversations with an Atheist: How Not to Raise a Child: https://www.freethoughttoday.com/free/barbara-g-walker-bible-presents-god-as-monster-of-vanity-cruelty/Closing: Step by Step and Inch by Inch…: https://blacknews.com/news/natasha-clements-black-mom-nurse-couture-scrubs-line-from-foster-care-welcare/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode #211 October 19, 2024 - “People like to say that the conflict is between good and evil. The real conflict is between truth and lies.” — Don Miguel Ruiz

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 45:28


    What's on my Mind:  Collective Delusion: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/03/trump-maga-suporters-explain-republican News: Trump is Unfit to Lead Anything: https://theweek.com/politics/bob-woodwards-war-the-explosive-trump-revelationsTruth vs. Lies a Political Contrast: https://apnews.com/article/harris-trump-election-interviews-media-13718f1c4f17586c33dab88d928152abPreying on the Vulnerable: https://johnsoncountypost.com/2024/10/09/shawnee-pastor-charged-rape-kidnapping-utah-243654/Conversations with an Atheist: Debunking the Biblical Exodus: https://www.gotquestions.org/Egyptology.htmlClosing:  Leveraging Culture: https://www.blackbusiness.com/2024/10/sebastian-wilson-11-year-old-black-entrepreneurs-opens-pizza-shop-caribbean-twist-brooklyn.htmlPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode #210 October 12, 2024 - Ours is not the struggle of one day, one week, or one year… Ours is the struggle of a lifetime…” — John Lewis

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 43:32


     What's on my Mind: Perpetually Undecided: https://theweek.com/politics/undecided-voters-presidential-election-polarization News: Filthy Pervert: https://x.com/realmickjaguar/status/1844161945768952285?s=43&t=kjVVb7-lbKp7SEWO58FwSwA Right Abused: https://www.npr.org/2024/10/10/nx-s1-5147783/gaza-israel-airstrike-palestiniansLoony Tunes: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-hurricane-conspiracy-republicans-b2628001.htmlConversations with an Atheist:  David: The “Man After God's Own Heart” – A Mirror to Divinity?: https://petergoeman.com/david-as-a-man-after-gods-own-heart-1-samuel-1314/#:~:text=The%20Bible%20says%20David%20was,demonstrated%20fidelity%20to%20God%27s%20Law.Closing:  Winning Life: https://www.theroot.com/how-this-atlanta-girl-balances-her-black-doll-brand-and-1851670670Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode #209 October 5, 2024 - “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing themselves.” ― Leo Tolstoy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2024 72:24


    What's on my Mind: The Cause of Irrational Thinking: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6396700/ News: Inconsequential: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/02/walz-vance-vp-debate-takeaways-missed-opportunity-00182130Still F'N Guilty: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/02/jack-smith-trump-election-brief-details-00182287The Criminal is Inside the House: https://www.blackenterprise.com/oklahoma-pastor-arrested-molesting-daughter/Conversations with an Atheist: The Truth is not Inconsistent: Closing: And Still, we Rise: https://blacknews.com/news/lorenzo-lewis-black-entrepreneur-born-jail-later-incarcerated-now-owns-a-company-worth-20m/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode #208 September 28, 2024 - "Truth does not change, only our awareness of it." — Malcolm X

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 57:24


    What's on my Mind: The GOP has fallen, and it can't get up: https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/donald-trump-jd-vance-republican-rage-rhetoric-rcna172263 News: Look at God: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-york-mayor-eric-adams-appear-court-corruption-charges-2024-09-27/State Sanctioned Genocide: https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/4899524-execution-marcellus-williams-missouri/Onward Christian Soldiers: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/speaker-mike-johnson-tells-paula-whites-prayer-warriors-god-has-chosen-trump-to-lead-u-s-a-second-time/Conversations with an Atheist: The Inerrant Word: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/allsetfree/2021/01/7-reasons-the-bible-is-not-the-inerrant-word-of-god/Closing:  True Beauty is not Skin Deep: https://www.today.com/popculture/miss-usa-alma-cooper-first-afro-latina-winner-rcna171514Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode #207 September 21, 2024 - "We are the change that we seek.” —Barack Obama

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 45:27


    What's on my Mind: Dangerous Synergy: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/30/elon-musk-wealth-power News: Still the Fucking Worst: https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/kfile-mark-robinson-black-nazi-pro-slavery-porn-forum/index.htmlOutcome Over Truth: https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/nation_and_world/nation/georgia-state-election-board-approves-rule-requiring-hand-count-of-ballots/article_65628e00-2aaf-5f0f-9345-ec2b89850cd8.htmlAfter the Fact: https://www.wxyz.com/news/brighton-church-worship-director-arrested-for-allegedly-hiding-camera-in-bathroomConversations with an Atheist:  The Verifiable Efficacy of Prayer: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16569567/Closing:  Winning Gold: https://www.blackenterprise.com/monica-pearson-journalist-gold-circle-award/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode #206 September 14, 2024 - "If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters." - Colin Powell

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 48:06


    What's on my Mind: Is Trump a Lair or a Buffoon?: https://thehill.com/opinion/columnists/juan-williams/4831657-trump-lies-dangerous-political-show/ News: Not Serious: https://newsone.com/5527446/rep-mike-collins-says-hes-praying-for-georgia-school-shooting-victims-x-responds-by-resurfacing-his-gun-ads/Hate's Global Reach: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/09/white-supremacists-charged-assassination-hitlist?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1The worst of the worst: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/mark-robinson-north-carolina-scandal-trump-rcna169743Conversations with an Atheist: Gobbledygook:  https://mbird.com/theology/parables-and-the-difficulty-of-direct-communication/Closing: Together we Win: https://blacknews.com/news/dr-laura-borland-black-doctor-platform-dad-ease-combat-invisible-parent-syndrome/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode #205 September 7, 2024 - “I am trying to become the strongest person I can become to live the life I have been given…” — Audre Lorde

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 44:52


    What's on my Mind: Republican FUBAR: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-in-the-machine/201812/complete-psychological-analysis-trumps-support#:~:text=Posted%20December%2027,%202018|Reviewed%20by%20Lybi%20Ma.%20Key?msockid=099a7d9e70b86f5428a16ff471106e7f News: Thoughts and Mutha-Fucking Prayers: https://newsone.com/5527446/rep-mike-collins-says-hes-praying-for-georgia-school-shooting-victims-x-responds-by-resurfacing-his-gun-ads/ Aid and Comfort to the Enemy: https://apnews.com/article/russia-trump-harris-putin-election-disinformation-13b15fcd42e52d77c22454c223e85b95Fox Guarding the Henhouse: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article291729320.htmlConversations with an Atheist: Natural Born Atheist: https://theatheistconservative.com/review-atheism-the-case-against-god/Closing: Top of the Top: https://www.blackenterprise.com/nebraskas-largest-black-owned-business-top-100-small-business/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode #204 August 31, 2024 - "A loaded brain is more powerful than a loaded gun." — Ernest William Chambers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 58:27


    What's on my Mind: Fear of a Black Planet: News: Shit-stained Glasses: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/29/trump-transition-plan-afpi-00176674 Not a Leader, a Fake-ass Bitch: https://apnews.com/article/trump-arlington-cemetery-altercation-afghanistan-3f0331e9209336a9b696ec164be7eb1cAnalogous to a Drug Dealer: https://www.christianpost.com/news/2000-officers-not-enough-to-arrest-pastor-apollo-quiboloy.htmlConversations with an Atheist: Knowledge vs. Wisdom: Closing:  Brightness in Black: https://www.blackenterprise.com/jordan-brand-storycorps-brightness-in-black/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode #203 August 24, 2024 - "All too often, when we see injustices, both great and small…we do nothing. We remain silent... When we say nothing, when we do nothing, we are consenting to these trespasses against us." — Roxane Gay, Bad

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 58:44


    What's on my Mind: The Magic of Getting Off your Ass and Doing Something: News: Oxymoron: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/democratic-republican-conventions-differences-rcna167651The Definition of Asinine: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/in-kandiss-taylors-christian-nation-i-dont-have-to-give-you-your-freedom-of-religion/·   Assholes be Ass-holing: https://apnews.com/article/rfk-jr-trump-speech-arizona-a2638f89ddcb5de03edbe4574ca17d45Conversations with an Atheist: What is God: https://theatheistconservative.com/review-atheism-the-case-against-god/Closing: Beyond Books: https://www.blackenterprise.com/grambling-state-university-opens-first-hbcu-digital-library/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    RBT Episode #202 August 17, 2024 - “Unless we…defeat the enemies in our own country, poverty and racism, we are exposed in the eyes of the world as hypocrites…” —Shirley Chisholm

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 46:51


    What's on my Mind: Update from the Center of Chaos:https://www.cfr.org/blog/election-2024-where-presidential-race-stands-three-months-election-day News: Circle-Jerking Idiots: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/12/trump-musk-x-interview-problems-00173739Suckers and Losers: https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2024/08/16/trump-belittles-medal-of-honor-award-in-campaign-speech/The Coverup is Just as Bad as the Crime: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/north-carolina-pastor-accused-of-failing-to-report-child-sex-assaults-over-several-years/ar-AA1oQUC9Conversations with an Atheist: You Believe What???:https://theatheistconservative.com/review-atheism-the-case-against-god/Closing: Bittersweet: https://www.npr.org/2024/08/13/g-s1-16883/ilhan-omar-primary-squad-israel-gaza-samuels

    Rational Black Thought Episode 201 – August 10, 2024 – “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ― Maya Angelou

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 46:51


    What's on my Mind: What's Your Story?:https://www.spiritofstory.com/blog/interview-john-truby News: Rambling nonsense: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/08/08/trump-unhinged-press-conference-abc-debate-harris/74723587007/Another Trump patriot bites the dust: https://apnews.com/article/david-dempsey-capitol-riot-prison-sentence-d724e95dd3a39951deae482fa3ec4ff5White Christian Nationalism equals the end of democracy:https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/joel-webbons-christian-nationalist-agenda-crushing-our-enemies-and-rewarding-our-friends/ Conversations with an Atheist: 1st Prize:https://mindingthetruth.com/2013/11/18/the-myth-of-original-sin-2/Closing: Stories of Success: https://www.theroot.com/a-black-woman-s-billion-dollar-whiskey-company-was-insp-1851618477

    Rational Black Thought Episode 200 – August 3, 2024 – “whether you grab hold of an inflection point and leverage it for all it's worth or just let it carry you along – is as important as the event itself.”— Eric C. Sinoway

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 54:30


    What's on my Mind: Convergence of Inflection Points:https://www.taosnews.com/opinion/letters/a-critical-inflection-point-for-democracy/article_fde13b46-121c-58b9-8824-bbdd6c329f54.html News: Don't Platform Jerks: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/01/nabj-trump-interview-black-journalistsDip Shits Don't Get It: https://newrepublic.com/post/184487/trump-russia-prisoner-swap-bonkers-responseMore Often Than Not…: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/texas-pastor-indicted-soliciting-prostitute-b2589236.htmlConversations with an Atheist: How I Know I'm Right:Closing: GOAT of GOATS: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/simone-biles-wins-olympic-gold-suni-lee-takes-bronze-rcna164561

    Rational Black Thought Episode 199 – July 27, 2024 – “We should… protest openly everything... that smacks of discrimination or slander."- Mary McLeod Bethune

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 54:30


    What's on my Mind: What Now: News: How Biden Outwitted the Dem Elites Why Does this Keep Happening: https://www.vox.com/criminal-justice/363206/sonya-massey-police-killing-sean-graysonIt Didn't Take: https://julieroys.com/felon-turned-pastor-martinez-charged-sexual-battery-teen-girl/Conversations with an Atheist: The Pros and Cons of Credulity:https://medium.com/illumination/positive-and-negative-effects-of-religion-7ec841feef07Closing: Xcellence: https://blacknews.com/news/malcom-bowser-30-year-old-owner-1-million-black-family-owned-business-launches-educational-platform-free-masterclass/#google_vignette

    Rational Black Thought Episode 198 – July 20, 2024 – “Choice is an illusion created between those with power and those without” The Matrix Reloaded

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 48:17


    What's on my Mind: Election Mysteries Decoded: The Hidden Truths of 2024:https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/07/16/trump-shooting-impact-us-politics/74403178007/https://www.vox.com/politics/360521/trump-shooting-polls-political-impact-2024-election-election News: With Friends Like These…: Criminals making Laws for Criminals: https://apnews.com/article/banking-esg-treasury-national-security-00984615e57dc14d72f04e6e61cc078bThey Stand on Nothing: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/nick-fuentes-slams-j-d-vance-for-having-a-non-white-non-christian-wife/Conversations with an Atheist: Heavenly Sex:https://godrules.net/articles/marriage-in-heaven.htmClosing: Swinging Beyond Boundaries: https://www.blackenterprise.com/sierra-balgar-city-girls-golf/

    Rational Black Thought Episode #197 July 13, 2024 - “If you don't know where you want to go, then it doesn't matter which path you take.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024 65:12


    What's on my Mind: Hope for the Best but Plan for the Worst: News: Can Biden win?: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/11/democratic-party-biden-strategy/Aiding and Abetting: https://www.vox.com/scotus/359206/supreme-court-incompetent-abortion-trump-immunityTopsy Turvey: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/12/man-plotted-electrical-substation-attack-to-advance-white-supremacist-views-prosecutors-say-00167766Conversations with an Atheist: Follow the Money:https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/follow-money-economics-theocracy-denis-o-callaghan-/https://urbanintellectuals.com/black-churches-have-collected-420-billion/Closing: Hope: https://newsone.com/4526958/umar-johnson-school-opening-date/

    Rational Black Thought Episode 196 – July 6, 2024 – “…over here We measure success by how many people successful next to you…” Jay Z

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2024 46:55


    What's on my Mind: The Game of Politics and How to Play:https://news.mit.edu/2018/game-theory-politics-alexander-wolitzky-1204 News: No one is above the law…except…: https://www.vox.com/scotus/2024/2/28/24086046/supreme-court-donald-trump-sabotage-delay-dc-trial-judge-chutkanWe are our own worst enemy: https://www.essence.com/news/money-career/black-people-brands-that-hate-them/Worldwide Trumpism: https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/03/germanys-first-africa-born-mp-to-stand-down-after-racist-abuse?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1Conversations with an Atheist: Jesus and the Law of Moses:https://theologyoflaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/McIlroy-OT-Law-Part-I.pdfClosing: Already a Winner: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/frederick-flips-richard-gymnastics-olympics-trials-paris-rcna151583

    Rational Black Thought Episode #195 June 29, 2024 - "They smilin' in your face. All the time, they want to take your place, The back stabbers" – O' Jays

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2024 47:03


    What's on my Mind: What They Want: News: Deeper meaning: https://apnews.com/article/georgia-trooper-shooting-black-man-julian-lewis-e982e4db533fa3d5462e84f8a64c183cPreview of What's to Come: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hajj-2024-deaths-saudi-arabia-extreme-heat/Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum Debate: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jon-stewart-biden-trump-debate-1235934322/Conversations with an Atheist: The Root of the Issue:https://www.debunking-christianity.com/2012/03/faith-is-irrational.htmlClosing: We Everywhere: https://goodblacknews.org/2024/04/01/deeronn-booker-wins-2024-u-s-bowling-congress-masters-championship-and-100000-prize/

    Rational Black Thought Episode #194 June 22, 2024 - “A mistake repeated more than once is a decision.” - Paulo Coelho

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2024 42:19


    What's on my Mind: They Not Like Us:https://newlinesmag.com/argument/the-mass-psychology-of-trumpism/ https://www.stayfreeradioip.com/post/kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-meaning-and-reviewNews: No longer a dog whistle: https://apnews.com/article/ten-commandments-louisiana-schools-religion-99b86fff51932374993c45ab3f0555c9Walk of Death: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hajj-2024-deaths-saudi-arabia-extreme-heat/This Explains it: https://nypost.com/2024/06/18/us-news/megachurch-pastor-robert-morris-resigns-after-being-accused-of-molesting-12-year-old/Conversations with an Atheist: Nothing New:https://danielmiessler.com/p/the-bible-is-fiction-a-collection-of-evidenceClosing: Black AI: https://www.blackenterprise.com/apryl-beverly-ai-copywriting-tool/

    Rational Black Thought Episode #193 June 15, 2024 - “If I were my own role-playing game character, I would never just stay in town, be idle and do nothing” – Yu-kai Chou

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 56:09


    What's on my Mind: Play Your Own Game: News: Words can harm you: https://www.npr.org/2024/05/31/g-s1-2298/publisher-of-2000-mules-election-conspiracy-theory-film-issues-apologyCornered Rats: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/13/republicans-trump-congress-visit-00163264Willfully Ignorant:https://www.reuters.com/legal/hunter-biden-jury-deliberations-resuming-tuesday-2024-06-11/Satan Announces he is Endorsing Biden: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/tornadoes-electoral-votes-and-the-narcissism-of-a-prophet/Conversations with an Atheist: No Soul to be Saved:Closing: Partnering for Success: https://www.blackenterprise.com/robert-smith-will-i-am-college-students-ai-internxl-fyi/

    Rational Black Thought Episode #192 June 8, 2024 - “It is easier to defend what we call reality than to question it.” – Marcia Reynolds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2024 56:46


    What's on my Mind: The Neuroscience of not Being a Dumbass:https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-021-01132-0 News: I Guess Two Wrongs Do Make a Right: https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-verdict-republicans-revenge-1c35203e6fd5a62d490969bea1eb9174From Relevant to Rag: https://deadline.com/2024/06/biden-age-wall-street-journal-morning-joe-1235959576/True Colors: https://juicyecumenism.com/2024/05/31/nazarene-pastor-charged-on-lgbtq-advocacy/Conversations with an Atheist: The path of destruction:Closing: Soulful Sound: https://thegrio.com/2024/06/05/meet-the-talented-violinist-trio-the-string-queens/

    Rational Black Thought Episode #191 August 1, 2024 - “Choose...virtue over vulgarity...” — Ken Burns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024 48:39


    What's on my Mind: Virtue over Vulgarity:https://alumni.brandeis.edu/news/2024/commencement/transcripts/ken-burns-remarks.html News: Guilty AF: https://apnews.com/article/trump-conviction-what-to-know-a70941a7cd367f7b2aa3218ea91ad922A Better Pope?: https://time.com/6982651/pope-francis-reported-homophobic-slur-gay-priests-seminaries/The limited value of Black lives:https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-pardons-board-process-daniel-perry/Conversations with an Atheist: Leading from the back:Closing: Wealth Shared: https://blacknews.com/news/kevon-kamari-chisolm-black-dad-son-5th-annual-summer-camp-financial-literacy/

    Rational Black Thought Episode #190 May 25, 2024 - “They are bad with the conviction that they are good.” — Heather O'Neill

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2024 58:17


    What's on my Mind: The most pressing problem in America:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3922050/ News: Heil Hitler…Trump: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/23/trumps-unified-reich-video-was-a-message-not-a-mistakeThe opposite of Just: https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-flag-stop-steal-alito-trump-1842c40b833637c981c59c3f39bc4669Church Tactics:https://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-charged-with-obstructing-doj-investigation-of-sbc.htmlConversations with an Atheist: They are bad with the conviction that they are good:https://news.yale.edu/2022/03/15/yale-sociologist-phil-gorski-threat-white-christian-nationalismClosing: Blazing a path: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/19/us/dorothy-tillman-chicago-arizona-state/index.html

    Rational Black Thought Episode #189 May 18, 2024 - “Please don't die over the neighborhood…That your mama renting” Jay-Z

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2024 52:34


    What's on my Mind: Poisoning of the Mind:https://huridocs.org/2023/12/the-harmful-effects-of-disinformation-and-how-to-combat-them/ News: “…except as a punishment for crime…” https://apnews.com/article/prison-to-plate-inmate-labor-investigation-injuries-deaths-0ff52ff1735d7e9f858248177a2a60c3“Patriot” Sent to Prison: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/17/conservative-activist-son-sentenced-capitol-attack-leo-brent-bozell-iv-00158750“…bleach blond bad built butch body…”:https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4669653-chaos-erupts-in-hearing-as-greene-ocasio-cortez-clash-over-fake-eyelashes-jibe-at-crockett/Vivek FAAFO:https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ann-coulter-tells-vivek-ramaswamy-194221336.htmlConversations with an Atheist: Not Your Father's Christianity:https://isps.yale.edu/news/blog/2022/10/understanding-white-christian-nationalismClosing: The Sky is not the Limit: https://www.blackenterprise.com/madison-crowell-scholarships-college-acceptance/

    Rational Black Thought Episode #188 May 4, 2024 - “We can't operate with one party and a cult." - Norm Ornstein

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2024 66:39


    What's on my Mind:  One Party, One Cult:https://twitter.com/NormOrnstein/status/1786864512718475633 https://dk.usembassy.gov/usa-i-skolen/presidential-elections-and-the-american-political-system/#:~:text=The%20Two%2DParty%20System%20and%20the%20Two%20Major%20Parties,Party%20and%20the%20Democratic%20Party.https://www.npr.org/2024/05/01/1248249250/election-poll-trump-biden-votersNews: Just-Fucking-Us: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/09/us/roger-forston-florida-airman-shot/index.htmlThe Clown Caucus Continues: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-forcing-vote-oust-speaker-johnson-ukraine-a-rcna148389 Gaslighting Mutha-fuckas: https://www.democracynow.org/2024/5/7/annelise_orleck_dartmouth_pro_palestine_protestsConversations with an Atheist: Proof that there is no God:https://www.gotquestions.org/correct-religion.htmlClosing: Greatness Part Deux: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/06/pythagoras-theorem-proof-new-orleans-teens?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1

    Rational Black Thought Episode #187 May 4, 2024 - “As we receive, we give; as we give, we receive.” – Laurie E. Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2024 62:15


    What's on my Mind:  Going with the Flow:https://positivepsychology.com/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-father-of-flow/#:~:text=In%20Csikszentmihalyi%27s%20words%2C%20flow%20is,doing%20it%E2%80%9D%20(1990). https://iaap.org/jung-analytical-psychology/short-articles-on-analytical-psychology/synchronicity-an-acausal-connecting-principle/https://www.healthguidance.org/entry/18556/1/what-is-serendipity-and-why-is-it-so-important.htmlNews: How I became Antisemitic: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pro-palestinian-university-protests-around-the-world/And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges: https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/crime/2024/04/30/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-ruston-pastor-arrested-in-shreveport/73505186007/Dumb and Dangeroushttps://www.theroot.com/y-all-need-to-stop-calling-trump-dumb-he-s-dangerous-1851452415Conversations with an Atheist: Jesus Today:https://andreacarlo.medium.com/would-a-modern-day-jesus-be-rejected-by-christians-today-e73d94278d54Closing: Frist Times the Charm: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/family/story/woman-passes-bar-exam-1st-decade-after-released-109691847

    Rational Black Thought Episode #186 April 27, 2024 - “There can be no perfect democracy curtailed by color, race, or poverty. But with all we accomplish all, even Peace.” - W. E. B. Du Bois

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2024 72:53


    What's on my Mind: Uninformed Citizenry: https://aeon.co/ideas/the-right-to-vote-should-be-restricted-to-those-with-knowledgehttps://www.sparknotes.com/us-government-and-politics/political-science/politics-and-political-science/summary/News:Democracy on Trial: https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/04/18/trump-hush-money-criminal-trial/gag-order-redux-00153015https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/trump-hush-money-trial-witness-testimony-takeaways-rcna149542https://apnews.com/article/fake-electors-trump-2020-arizona-indictments-059a719514b0c6cb56f7d7339e87d0d5Conversations with an Atheist: Our Post Apocalyptic Future:https://www.neh.gov/article/rise-rapture-horror-culturehttps://www.gcrr.org/post/rapture-anxietyClosing: Start Early: https://www.blackbusiness.com/2024/04/tatiyana-danyelle-jyniah-smith-black-siblings-make-history-youngest-ceos-maryland.html

    Rational Black Thought Episode #185 April 20, 2024 - “The way to right wrongs is to shine the light of truth on them.” — Ida B. Wells

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 67:27


    What's on my Mind: Living Outside the Box:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/chaotic-cognition/202006/the-truth-about-the-box-in-outside-the-box-thinking News: The Boy who Cried Wolf: https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/04/18/trump-hush-money-criminal-trial/gag-order-redux-00153015https://www.thedailybeast.com/details-of-how-trump-scored-dollar175m-bond-revealed-in-court-filingshttps://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-18-24/h_765e8b1de153c160143b222aa9bac66fConversations with an Atheist: Biblical interpretation by Race:https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Social_Justice_Studies/Race_and_Ethnic_Relations_in_the_U.S.%3A_An_Intersectional_Approach/01%3A_Introduction_to_Race_and_Ethnic_Relations/1.03%3A_Ethnicity_and_Religionhttps://www.pewresearch.org/short-read/2018/05/07/blacks-more-likely-than-others-in-u-s-to-read-the-bible-regularly-see-it-as-gods-word/#:~:text=Black%20people%20overall%20are%20also,whites%20and%2038%25%20of%20Hispanics.https://ms.fortresspress.com/downloads/9781506400174Chapter1.pdfClosing: It is okay to give something back: https://aframnews.com/rihannas-global-impact-transforming-lives-through-philanthropy/

    Rational Black Thought Episode #184 April 13, 2024 - "We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated."- Maya Angelou

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2024 41:29


    What's on my Mind: How and Why We Lose:https://www.270towin.com/ News: Theirs is not to reason why, theirs is but to do and die: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/11/trump-tightens-stranglehold-on-congressional-gop-00151629https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/arizona-gop-lawmaker-lashes-out-atConversations with an Atheist:  thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-evangelical-supporters-political-violence-poll-rcna122023https://www.prri.org/research/threats-to-american-democracy-ahead-of-an-unprecedented-presidential-election/Closing: We need to protect our treasures: https://slingshot.news/iconic-black-american-singer-dies-in-nursing-home/

    Rational Black Thought Episode #183 April 06, 2024 - “Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2024 60:13


    What's on my Mind: By their fruits…:https://books.google.com/books/about/Be_You.html?id=my1GEAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0#v=onepage&q&f=false News:There Aren't Two Sides to the Facts: https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/03/our-trump-reporting-upsets-some-readers-but-there-arent-two-sides-to-facts-letter-from-the-editor.htmlhttps://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/trump-sick-immigrants-musk-pseudoscience-rcna146301https://apnews.com/article/former-trump-officials-criticize-2024-e202861911ab37cadfcf058b5b163fb9https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/easter-shooting-heated-argument-between-pastors-son-youth-minister-turns-deadly-in-dallas/3504539/Conversations with an Atheist: Zero Proof:https://www.britannica.com/topic/existence-of-GodClosing: Safety First: https://www.blackenterprise.com/heride-hartsfield-jackson-airport-atlanta/

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