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    Episode #271 – February 28, 2026 – “Crawling through a systematic maze…And it pains to demise…Pain in our eyes…”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 105:43


    Send a textEpisode #271 – February 28, 2026 – “Crawling through a systematic maze…And it pains to demise…Pain in our eyes…” -  D'Angelo and The Vanguard I am your host, Neo Griot, and this is Episode 271 of the Rational Black Thought Podcast.  This week's title comes from D'Angelo and The Vanguard's Black Messiah and the song Charade: “Crawling through a systematic maze…And it pains to demise…Pain in our eyes…Strain of drownin', wading into your lies…Degradation so loud that you can't hear the sound of our cries (doo, doo)…All the dreamers have gone to the side of the road which we will lay on…Inundated by media, virtual mind fucks in streams”  Because that's what power feels like when it's working the way it was designed to work: not as a clean, honest confrontation, but as a system of traps, delays, distractions, and narratives meant to keep you disoriented while someone else moves resources, writes rules, and calls it “order.”  And that's the theme of the episode: how reality gets distorted on purpose. Not just through propaganda, but through the basic machinery of the human mind. Belief isn't simply something we “choose.” It gets built out of fear, identity, repetition, and social belonging. And once you understand that, you stop treating public life like a debate club and start recognizing it as a contest over perception.  The New Republic used a phrase that captures the moment with brutal accuracy, calling Trump a “malicious buffoon.” The danger isn't that he's some mastermind. The danger is that incompetence paired with cruelty still destroys lives when it's backed by institutions, media ecosystems, and people willing to clap for the demolition.  So this week, we're staying focused on one question: Who is shaping what people believe, and what is that belief being used to justify? Intro: Quote of the Week: John Henrik Clarke Unmasking the News: Democracy Watch:  State of the Union: Fucked in the Ass by a Malicious BuffoonSCOTUS Strikes Down Trump's IEEPA Tariffs and the Court Still Isn't a Friend of Justice The Coward's Exit, and the Church's Predictable Script Good News: Knocked Down but Not Out Bible Study with an Atheist: The Science of Belief: How the Mind Manufactures “Truth” Reflections and Call to Action: Closing/Outro:Sources:https://newrepublic.com/article/206888/trump-state-union-failure-economyhttps://abc7news.com/post/supreme-court-ruling-trumps-tariffs-is-mean-end-trade-policy-chaos/18643459/https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/former-worship-pastor-in-owensboro-takes-own-life-after-sexual-abuse-charges/https://www.allure.com/story/pat-mcgrath-labs-files-chapter-11-bankruptcyLet's get into it. Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #270 – February 21, 2026 – “Our culture beautiful, battle-tested and tough, we had enough-So you either come with some change or it's gon' be rough-Period"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2026 95:50


    Send a textI am your host, Neo Griot, and this is Episode 270 of the Rational Black Thought Podcast.  This week's title comes from Dame D.O.L.L.A.'s song “Blacklist”:  “Our culture beautiful, battle-tested and tough, we had enough-So you either come with some change or it's gon' be rough-Period.”  That's the report. And the report says: we're out of time for talk.  It's time for us to stop talking and start building. And to start that process, we start with ourselves. Because before we can have a community of Black people moving in the same direction, we need Black individuals on the same page.  On the same page about what reality is, what's producing it, and what we're going to change in our own thinking and behavior so we can build the reality we say we want.Intro: Quote of the Week: Dr. Wade W. Nobles Unmasking the News: Democracy Watch: 2026 Midterms, the Structural Landscape: Not vibes. Not punditry. The machine:·         Trump Owns the Epstein Dumpster Fire, and the Cover-Up Optics ·         When “Grace” Becomes a Cover Story for Negligence ·         Good News: Canada just did the thing America keeps pretending is “impossible” Strategies for Black Power: The Power Mindset: Why Black Power starts in the mind Reflections and Call to Action: Closing/Outro:Sources:https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/it-dont-mean-a-thing-if-it-aint-got-that-swing-the-outlook-for-electoral-accountability-in-2026/https://www.businessinsider.com/epstein-files-consequences-resignations-brad-karp-kathy-ruemmler-wasserman?https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/north-texas-pastor-suspended-sex-offender-son-heritage-baptist-church/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/government-canada-invests-pathways-success-170500392.htmlPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #269 – February 14, 2026 – “Drug dealer buy Jordans, crackhead buy crack / And a white man get paid off of all of that”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2026 87:47


    Send a text | I am your host, Neo Griot, and this is Episode 269 of the Rational Black Thought Podcast.  This week's title is a line Kanye dropped that still cuts like a scalpel:  “Drug dealer buy Jordans, crackhead buy crack / And a white man get paid off of all of that.” From “All Falls Down” on College Dropout.  And I'm starting there because it's not just a lyric. It's a diagnosis.  It's the economic machine in plain English: predation gets dressed up as “the market,” addiction gets criminalized, consumption gets celebrated, and the profits flow upward to people who never touch the poison. The street-level players get cages. The executives get quarterly bonuses. And everybody pretends this is just “personal responsibility” instead of a system engineered for extraction.  So that's the moral frame for today's episode: follow the incentives, follow the money, and don't let anyone replace analysis with fucking sermons. Intro: Quote of the Week: James Baldwin Unmasking the News: Democracy Watch: Bondi in Two Chambers: Same Shit“Energy Freedom” or Freedom From Accountability Seven Years for a Pastor Who Preyed on a Teen Isn't Justice. It's Barely a Slap on the Wrist Good News: David Steward Didn't Go Viral. He Went Vertical Bible Study with an Atheist: From Spirits to Sky-Daddies: How Religion Evolved When Humans Didn't Know What Was Going On Reflections and Call to Action: Closing/Outro:https://www.courthousenews.com/gop-leaders-split-on-bondis-use-of-lawmaker-epstein-files-search-history/https://apnews.com/article/green-energy-environment-trump-rollbacks-fact-check-208382e5fb17f9ec6831831f50f7232ehttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/12/louisiana-pentecostal-pastor-molestation-sentencehttps://www.thetallcotton.com/david-l-steward-world-wide-technology/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #268 – February 6, 2026 -- We're gonna move on up-Two by two-And this whole world-Is gonna be brand-new-Am I black enough for you?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2026 98:26


    Send us a text | I'm your host, Neo Griot, and welcome back to Rational Black Thought.  This week's title is a lyric from a Song by Billy Paul, “Am I Black Enough for You” and it's not for nostalgia. It's a political forecast we need to take to heart. It's the sound of a people deciding that survival is not enough, and that we are done negotiating for dignity one exception at a time.  When Billy Paul sings “Move on up” is not a personal affirmation. It's collective motion. It's disciplined, coordinated progress. Two by two means we do this together, not as lone heroes, not as isolated geniuses, not as individuals begging to be let into a burning house. It means we build capacity, we build systems, we build protection, and we build power that lasts.  And when he says “brand-new,” He doesn't mean a rebranding of the same old plantation with better lighting. He means structural change. New rules. New guardrails. New institutions. New expectations. A world where Black life is not an asterisk in somebody else's democracy.  So when the question gets asked, “Am I Black enough for you?” I'm not asking for approval. I'm asking if you're ready for the responsibility. Because Blackness is not a costume, and it's not content. It's an inheritance of resistance, creation, memory, and obligation.  In this episode, we're going to talk about what it means to move with intention. We're going to talk about fatigue and strategy. We're going to talk about democracy under threat. And we're going to talk about Black Power as a serious project, not a slogan. Let's get into it. Intro: Quote of the Week: Kofi Addae (aka Erriel D. Roberson) Unmasking the News: Democracy Watch: Trump is Telling you who he is Believe Him the First TimeFlooding the Zone with Bullshit “Prophet” as cover for predation Good News:  Black “Inspiration” and Black Infrastructure Strategies for Black Power: Racism: If You're Debating Intent, You're Already Losing Reflections and Call to Action: Closing/Outro:Sources:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/03/trump-republicans-nationalize-elections-midterms?https://www.newsweek.com/steve-bannon-flood-zone-strategy-explained-trump-policy-blitz-2027482?https://www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/crime/2026/02/04/l-a-pastor-from-pion-hills-accused-of-child-sexual-abuse/88515694007/https://www.blackbusiness.com/2025/09/dee-daniels-entrepreneur-launches-50-ai-powered-tools-for-black-creators-journalists.html Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #267 – January 31, 2026 -- “ Y'all think it's bougie, I'm like, it's fine But I'm tryin' to give you a million dollars worth of game for $9.99.”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2026 106:57


    Send us a textHey, family. I'm Neo Griot—Afrocentric, Pan-African, secular humanist, atheist, skeptic. And this is Rational Black Thought—where we don't do feel good pieces, we do the hardcore truth.  Episode 267 is titled: “ Y'all think it's bougie, I'm like, it's fine-But I'm tryin' to give you a million dollars worth of game for $9.99” which are lyrics from the song  The Story of O.J. by Jay-Z.  The Story of O.J.” (from 4:44, 2017) is Jay-Z's financial-literacy-and-racial-reality track: it's about ownership, credit, generational wealth, and the fantasy that money makes you “not Black.” The whole song uses O.J. as a symbol of that delusion (the “I'm not Black, I'm O.J.” idea), and the video leans hard into America's racist iconography to make the point sting.  So when he says he's trying to give you “a million dollars worth of game for $9.99,” he's basically saying: you're calling me bougie because I'm talking assets, credit, and ownership, but I'm handing you life-changing economic strategy for the price of a cheap product. It's a value proposition: stop being entertained and start being equipped. Jay-Z called it ‘a million dollars worth of game for $9.99.' I'm giving you a more than a million dollars of game for free, because I am talking about generational power not just generational wealth.  And if you still treat it like background noise, that's on you. The problem isn't the price. The problem is we keep refusing the lessons that would make us dangerous.”  “Free doesn't mean worthless. Free means I'm removing excuses.”-Neo GriotIntro: Quote of the Week: bell hooks Unmasking the News: Minneapolis: when the state lies first, and investigates never A government of Vibes and Fake Numbers The “Children's Pastor” Predator and the Machine That Protected Him Good News: A Family Win and Blueprint Bible Study with an Atheist:  Build-A-Belief Workshop: Christianity as Personalized Cult Reflections and Call to Action:Closing/Outro: Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #266 – January 24, 2026 -- “We are the winners if we unclose our eyes.”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026 95:57


    Send us a textPeace, family. I'm Neo Griot—Afrocentric, Pan-African, secular humanist, atheist, skeptic.And this is Rational Black Thought—where we don't do bedtime stories for adults.  Episode 266 is titled: “We are the winners if we unclose our eyes.” which are lyrics from the song Nostalgie Amoureuse by the group Zap Mama led by Marie Daulne. I am not using this as a hashtag. It's meant as a survival manual. It is saying the truth is before us, we just need to open our eyes and see it, and remaining indifferent in the face of injustice is the same as not seeing it, perhaps worse.  The world rewards one thing consistently: people who can see clearly—especially when the system is designed to blind them. Intro:Quote of the Week: Del Jones Unmasking the News: Davos Lies and the Weaponization of Ignorance Jim Jordan murders justice and lets the criminals off the hook Another week, another “holy” scandalGood News: The Black Fund: Investing to Benefit All Strategies for Black Power: Systemic Enemy Analysis—A strategy narrative for people who are done being fooled Reflections and Call to Action:Closing/Outro: Sources:https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/davos-2026-special-address-donald-trump-president-united-states-america/https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-prosecutor-smith-condemn-false-narratives-about-probe-house-testimony-2026-01-22/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/18/louisiana-clergy-abuse-korey-lavergne?https://theblackfundcentraltx.org/celebrating-collective-impact/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #265 – January 17, 2026 – “The Constitution, a noble piece of paper Would free society. It struggled but then died in vain”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2026 92:55


    Send us a text Welcome to Rational Black Thought. I'm your host, Neo Griot. This week's theme: Is about moving beyond survival, it is time for us to stop “living to fight another day” and to start fighting to win…for good.  Our title today comes from Gil Scott-Heron from his song “Winter in America” the words seem even more apropos today, it feels like a “nuclear winter in America”:  The Constitution, a noble piece of paper Would free society. It struggled but then died in vain And now Democracy is ragtime on the corner Hoping for some rain And looks like it's hoping Hoping for some rain  It's winter in AmericaAnd ain't nobody fighting ‘Cause nobody knows what to save  This is exactly how I feel sometimes, I feel that resistance is futile, but I cannot allow myself to wallow and die in that ideology, I have to get the fuck up and figure it out. AgendaIntro: Quote of the Week: Maya Angelou Unmasking the News: From “…of the people” to “…of the party that can rig the system” Only one in five support Trump's Greenland stunt. That's supposed to stop him? Cute The Gospel of PR Good News:  Howard's “AI-native” MoveBible Study with an Atheist: Christianity: the biggest MLM in human history: Reflections and Call to Action:Closing/Outro: Sources:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/15/justice-department-voter-information?https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/just-one-five-americans-support-trumps-efforts-acquire-greenland-reutersipsos-2026-01-14/https://www.fox23.com/news/former-claremore-pastor-enters-guilty-plea-in-peeping-tom-case/article_c6a005df-a2cc-473f-8873-e47230c78a26.htmlhttps://www.blackenterprise.com/howard-university-ai-engineering-course/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #264 – January 10, 2026 – “I feel like the destinies of those meant / To be the best / Are in the hands of liars now the world is on fire”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2026 74:19


    Send us a textOur title today comes from Ay-Shay (an African musician) from her song “The Way I Feel” whose words really struck me this week, some of the other lines from this song are:  I feel like I'm not the only one who's frustrated I feel like something's goin' wrong, I can't escape it I feel that the destinies of those who are meant to be the best Are in the hands of liarsNow the world is on fire - Asa, The Way I FeelIntro: Quote of the Week: Frantz Fanon Unmasking the News: Democracy Watch: Trump 2.0: Authoritarianism + Imperialism ICE Went Trigger-Happy — Trump Backed It The Apology Is Noise, the Prayer Is Useless Theater Good News:  Not Just “Success” Strategic InfrastructureStrategies for Black Power: Blueprint: Resist the Empire: Reflections and Call to Action:Closing/Outro: Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #263 – January 3, 2026 – “The Year-End Audit: Receipts, Forecasts, and the God-Argument Hustle”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2026 85:21


    Send us a textWelcome to Rational Black Thought. I'm your host, Neo Griot—secular humanist, skeptic, atheist, Afrocentric, Pan-African… and morally allergic to propaganda.  This is a year-end audit episode. Not a highlight reel. Not a “best-of” montage. An audit. Because reflection is not nostalgia—it's strategy. It's how you stop repeating cycles that were designed to keep you tired, confused, and compliant.  So today we're doing three things:  We're going to look back at the major themes from the past year of Unmasking the News. We're going to forecast 2026—not with wishful thinking, but with pattern recognition.And for Bible Study with an Atheist, we're going to expose one of the slickest scams in modern religion: pseudo-science for God—and why “generic God” still doesn't get you to anybody's holy book. Intro: Quote of the Week: Octavia E. Butler Unmasking the News: Democracy Watch: Authoritarianism as a System, Not a Personality Religious Corruption: The Charity Gap and the Opacity Advantage Good News: Black Capacity Still WinsBible Study with an Atheist: Pseudo-Science for God — and Why “Generic God” Doesn't Get You to Religion: Reflections and Call to Action:Closing/Outro: Sources:https://commongood.cc/reader/a-few-rules-for-predicting-the-future-by-octavia-e-butler/?https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/trump-administrations-campaign-undermine-next-election?https://www.epi.org/publication/trumps-assault-on-independent-agencies-endangers-us-all/?https://faithcommunitiestoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/FACTs-on-Finance-Report_Trends-on-Congregational-Economics_Mar-2022.pdf?https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2025/02/25/black-entrepreneurs-indianapolis-growth?Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #262 – December 27, 2025 – “Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it.”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2025 56:35


    Send us a textIntro: Quote of the Week: Frantz Fanon Unmasking the News: Democracy Watch: When Reality Collapses at the Top: Foreign Policy Watch: “Quarantine” as Empire-Speak and Nigeria: A Crusade Fantasy in Modern Clothes: The Holy Hustle Continues: Good News: Black Success That Circulates Power: Strategies for Black Power: South Africa & Rhodesia — Independence Without Power Is a Costume: Reflections and Call to Action:Closing/Outro: Sources:https://www.factcheck.org/2025/12/factchecking-trumps-rapid-fire-prime-time-address/?https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/white-house-orders-us-forces-focus-quarantine-venezuela-2025-12-24/?https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-launches-strikes-against-islamic-state-militants-northwest-nigeria-trump-says-2025-12-25/?https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/brooklyn-church-pastor-pleads-guilty-tax-evasion-scheme?https://www.reuters.com/world/china/keith-lee-named-creator-year-first-ever-us-tiktok-awards-2025-12-19/?Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #261 – December 20, 2025 – Power Without Conscience

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 55:33


    Send us a textIntro: Quote of the Week: James Baldwin Unmasking the News: Democracy Watch: The Chief of Staff as Confessor: When the Mask Slips: When Empathy Dies, Fascism Smiles: Holy Robbery: Good News: Capacity, Not Vibes: Bible Study with an Atheist: The Immorality of Divine Tribalism: From Eden to Genocide: Reflections and Call to Action:Closing/Outro: Sources:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/18/trump-vanity-fair-interview?https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-harsh-comments-rob-reiners-murder-spark-rare/story?id=128421268&https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdil/pr/former-southern-illinois-pastor-sentenced-prison-fraudulently-obtaining-covid-19?https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/university-confers-455-degrees-honoring-historic-cohort-with-104-first-generation-graduates.html?Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #260 – December 13, 2025 – “Random Musing” by Neo Griot

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2025 56:35


    Send us a textThe Irrational Resolution of Cognitive Dissonance (Case Study)Brief SetupWhat Was SaidCognitive Dissonance 101How the Somali Republican's Mind Is Likely WorkingIdentity-Protective Cognition: When Truth Loses to TribeHistorical & Psychological Roots: The Colonized MindWhy This Matters Beyond One Man on CNNThe Insidious Nature of Irrational Dissonance ResolutionA Rational Way to Resolve the DissonanceBringing It Back Home: Our Own DissonanceCall to ActionPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #259 – December 6, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2025 100:43


    Send us a textIntro: Quote of the Week: Maya Angelou “For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place.”  Unmasking the News: Trump's Map of Minority Rule: Trump's Statements, Performative with a Body Count: Preying on the Vulnerable: Good News: The BLACKprint for Black Economic Power: Strategies for Black Power:  A Psychohistory of White Supremacy – and How We Kill Its Power: Reflections and Call to Action:Closing/Outro: Sources:https://www.newsweek.com/map-donald-trump-approval-rating-each-state-10-months-11127534https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-says-airspace-above-surrounding-venezuela-be-closed-its-entirety-2025-11-29/https://abuseguardian.legalexaminer.com/laurence-banville/legal/greenwood-pastor-and-ex-calhoun-falls-mayor-johnnie-waller-sexual-abuse-lawyer/https://usblackchambers.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-2026-Blackprint.pdfPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #258 – November 29, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2025 87:42


    Send us a textIntro: Quote of the Week: Bell Hooks“...“white supremacy” is a much more useful term for understanding the complicity of people of color in upholding and maintaining racial hierarchies that do not involve force (i.e slavery, apartheid) than the term “internalized racism”- a term most often used to suggest that black people have absorbed negative feelings and attitudes about blackness. The term “white supremacy” enables us to recognize not only that black people are socialized to embody the values and attitudes of white supremacy, but we can exercise “white supremacist control” over other black people.”Unmasking the News: Texas Tries to Jim Crow the Map (Again): When the Monster Eats Its Own: Beating Children “in Jesus' Name”: Good News: Black Brilliance in the Engine Room of Tech: Bible Study with an Atheist: Five Core “Truth” Claims of Christianity — and Why They Collapse: Reflections and Call to Action:Closing/Outro: Sources:https://www.newsweek.com/samuel-alito-texas-election-map-supreme-court-challenge-11100706https://www.thedailybeast.com/mtgs-boyfriend-brian-glenn-sides-with-trump-in-furious-maga-divorce/?https://www.bet.com/article/3539sw/pastor-at-atlanta-megachurch-arrested-after-son-arrived-to-school-with-blood-on-his-pantshttps://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/11/21/inaugural-black-in-business-awards-program-celebrates-entrepreneurs/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #257 – November 22, 2025 – “In a land of liars, an honest man is always at a disadvantage …”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 99:48


    Send us a textIntro: Quote of the Week: Neo Griot Unmasking the News: When You Pay the Ransom, You Get More Hostages: White supremacy never retired: When Churches Say “No” To A Hungry Baby: Good News: Good News, But Also a Blueprint: Strategies for Black Power: Are we in a “post-logic” world?:Reflections and Call to Action:Closing/Outro: Sources:https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/16/republicans-won-government-shutdown/87307434007/https://apple.news/ApNx2IpCETlmAN2YfKlsw8Qhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/tiktok-test-churches-baby-formula-social-experiment_l_6917436de4b0781acfd5dbc5https://thegrio.com/2025/11/20/descendants-obtain-works-of-enslaved-potter-in-landmark-restitution-deal/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #256 – November 15, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 68:21


    Send us a textIntro: Quote of the Week:“…equality must be won — by every generation — because it will never be freely granted.” -- Charles M. BlowUnmasking the News: The Cost of Caving: Epstein Files, Power, and Probable Guilt: The Gospel of Hypocrisy: Good News: Building More Than Buildings: Bible Study with an Atheist: From the Shrines of Arabia to an Arabic Monotheism: Reflections and Call to Action:Closing/Outro: Sources:https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/11/opinion/charles-blow-this-is-your-moment.htmlhttps://prospect.org/2025/11/10/most-frustrating-thing-about-shutdown-cave/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/house-democrats-release-epstein-papers-saying-trump-knew-about-girls-2025-11-12/?https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/03/25/516870/deer-park-church-pastor-faces-backlash-after-attacking-sexuality-of-dpisd-superintendent-finalist/https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/how-this-black-woman-owned-construction-company-stays-grounded-while-lifting-others-upPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #255 – November 8, 2025 – “If you understand how money can work for and against you, you can make better decisions.”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 88:37


    Send us a textIntro: Quote of the Week: Mellody Hobson Unmasking the News: What 11/4/25 Actually Tells Us: Executive Power, Pocketbook Pain, and What Comes Next: The Oklahoma Bishop, the Missing Money, and the Machine That Protected It: Good News: When One Door Closes, We Build a Corridor: Strategies for Black Power: PowerNomics, Rewired: Reflections and Call to Action:Closing/Outro: Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #254 – November 1, 2025 – “The truth is a double-edged sword…”

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 75:32


    Send us a textIntro: Quote of the Week: James Baldwin Unmasking the News: The Third-Term Trial Balloon: Instrument Panel for Project 2025: When a Pastor Treats Repentance Like a Plea Deal: Good News: When We Amplify Those Less Fortunate, We All Rise: Bible Study with an Atheist:  When the Law Became a Sales Pitch Reflections and Call to Action:Closing/Outro: Sources:https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-once-again-threatens-unlawful-third-term/https://www.desmog.com/2025/06/02/map-70-percent-trump-cabinet-tie-project-2025-heritage-afpi-convention-states-dunn-doge/ https://1819news.com/news/item/former-huntsville-pastor-asks-for-smaller-sentence-pleads-not-guilty-after-allegedly-stealing-hundreds-of-thousands-from-churchhttps://www.blackenterprise.com/atlanta-unhoused-musicians-studio-sessions/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #253 – October 25, 2025 – “It is not unity that we must seek but collective consciousness.”

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2025 66:00


    Send us a textIntro: Quote of the Week: Molefi Kete Asante and Thabiso Monkoe, The Azanian Unmasking the News: Authoritarians Don't Renovate — They Re-purpose the State for Themselves: When the War on Drugs Transitions from the “War on Soul Brothers” to Dear Leader's War:The Rot Behind the Robes: Good News: Building Our Tomorrow: Black Entrepreneurship in Action: Strategies for Black Power: Afrocentricity + Pan-Africanism — The Synergy That Makes Liberation: Permanent Reflections and Call to Action:Outro: Sources:https://apnews.com/article/trump-white-house-ballroom-57512e0d91432f75529946fddfbfe2c5https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/was-trumps-strike-on-an-alleged-venezuelan-drug-boat-legal/https://blacknews.com/news/daniel-kellan-mayfield-former-pastor-arrested-after-putting-hidden-cameras-church-bathrooms-showers-record-children/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kennethjwilliamsjr/2025/10/15/aj-dewberry-is-building-a-tech-empire-one-repair-at-a-time/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #252 – October 18, 2025 – “I feel that the reason why racism is so blatant…is because it has helped those capitalists gain more and more profit.”

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2025 69:38


    Send us a textIntro: Quote of the Week:  Angela Davis Unmasking the News: A Mirror to Political Hypocrisy: Racism Isn't a Bug—It's a Feature: “Father” as Predator:Good News:  A Blueprint for Black Futures: Bible Study with an Atheist:  The Man-Made Evolution of Christianity: Reflections and Call to Action:Outro: Sources:https://apnews.com/article/poll-government-shutdown-blame-trump-republicans-democrats-12c01432bbb43746b6d8d32390c959f4https://apnews.com/article/vance-trump-republicans-racist-group-chat-young-98edef4d2fdbb8def5dad24a3ab4e0c9https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/new-orleans-priest-police-sexual-abuse-arresthttps://www.blackenterprise.com/elevating-your-excellence-emil-wilbekin-black-gay-voices/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #251 – October 11, 2025 – "…see the through line…"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2025 86:55


    Send us a textIntro: Quote of the Week: VP Kamala Harris Unmasking the News: How the GOP's Court Coup Moves Us Closer to One-Party Rule: The Through Line of Capitalism's Collapse: How “Divine Calling” Becomes Cover for Grift: Good News: When Allies Show Up, Black Power Grows: Strategies for Black Power: From Abolition to Authoritarianism:Reflections and Call to Action:Closing/Outro: Sources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m_3uvFtxkQhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/supreme-court-ruling-could-let-174038371.htmlhttps://news.gallup.com/poll/694835/image-capitalism-slips.aspxhttps://abc3340.com/news/alabama-news/former-huntsville-pastor-pleads-guilty-to-wire-fraud-and-false-tax-return-chargeshttps://www.blackenterprise.com/aurora-james-sheamoistures-partnership-fifteen-percent-pledge/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #250 – October 4, 2025 – "What a fool believes, he sees. No wise man has, the power, To reason away"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 72:16


    Send us a textIntro: Quote of the Week: M People Unmasking the News:The Guardrails Aren't “Strained.” They're Being Stripped for Parts: When the Collar Hides the Crime: Good News: Black Excellence, No Apologies: Bible Study with an Atheist: What Goes to Heaven: Reflections and Call to Action:Outro: Sources:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/01/anthony-kennedy-supreme-court-democracy?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4KLoPehdQchttps://abc13.com/post/montgomery-church-leader-was-ministering-prisoners-when-arrested-child-pornography-investigation-pct-3-says/17906126/https://www.blackenterprise.com/game-developer-adaya-head-rewriting-the-code/ Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #249 – September 27, 2025 – "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2025 63:50


    Send us a textIntro: Quote of the Week: Desmond Tutu Unmasking the News: Politics of Power: Structural Racism in a New Suit: Religion as Cover: The Code of the Future: Strategies for Black Power: Fighting Laundered Extremism:Reflections and Call to Action:Outro: Sources:https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-doj-fbi-director-james-comey-indictment/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/25/trump-rebrand-one-big-beautiful-bill-acthttps://ministrywatch.com/reality-tv-pastor-avoids-prison-for-alleged-elder-fraud/https://www.blackenterprise.com/game-developer-adaya-head-rewriting-the-code/https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/charlie-kirk-ezra-klein-tanehisi-coatesPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #248 – September 20, 2025 – “We are powerful because we have survived, and that is what it is all about—survival and growth.”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2025 68:51


    Send us a textIntro:Quote of the Week: Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Unmasking the News: The Roots of Political Violence: Redistricting as a Weapon Against Black and Brown Power: The Moral Bankruptcy of Religious Excuses: Black Innovation Turning Waste into Power: Bible Study with an Atheist: Anti-Black Theology and a Post-Jesus Gospel: Reflections and Call to Action:Outro: Sources:https://rhinehartibenglish.weebly.com/uploads/2/2/1/0/22108252/sister_outsider_audrey_lorde_ib_pdf_packet.pdfhttps://www.waterisac.org/tlpclear-adl-report-murder-and-extremism-united-states-2024https://apnews.com/article/trump-redistricting-fight-naacp-65dd3035e7e4b4347a9be9e01d5158d8https://www.cleveland19.com/2025/09/15/canton-pastor-charged-death-teen-he-allegedly-allowed-ride-outside-car/https://www.blackenterprise.com/elevating-your-excellence-jamauri-bogan-community-developer-2/https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2015/07/27/the-most-and-least-racially-diverse-u-s-religious-groups/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #247 – September 13, 2025 – “My People! My People!”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2025 72:28


    Send us a textIntro: Welcome to Episode 247. Let's cut through the theater, expose the machinery, and get to the work that makes our people free. Intro: Feedback: Quote of the Week: Zora Neale Hurston, “Dust Tracks on a Road” Unmasking the News: The Roberts Court as a Political Actor: The rot is inside the house: When the “sanctuary” is the crime scene: Building profit with purpose: Strategies for Black Power: Black Unity not Uniformity Reflections and Call to Action:Outro: Sources:https://www.fadedpage.com/books/20170216/html.phphttps://marylandmatters.org/2025/06/30/judge-gives-administration-until-tuesday-to-put-birthright-citizenship-plans-in-writing/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/americans-uneasy-trumps-moves-expand-presidential-power-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2025-09-11/https://www.wrdw.com/2025/09/10/stolen-name-stolen-benefits-new-details-alleged-cult-fbi-raid-mansion/https://www.blackenterprise.com/elevating-your-excellence-jamauri-bogan-community-developer-2/https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/black-power/#utmPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

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    Episode #246 – September 6, 2025 – “The revolution will not be televised…” Gil Scott Heron

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2025 111:47


    Send us a textIntro: Feedback: Quote of the Week: Malcolm X, “Message to the Grassroots.” Strategies for Black Power: Nation-Building the Nation Within a Nation Unmasking the News: First They Come for Us: Who is winning the Game: All in the Family: Not a Sacrifice, a Strategy: Bible Study with an Atheist: Heaven Can Wait: Reflections and Call to Action:Outro: Sources:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/message-to-grassroots/https://www.marxists.org/subject/africa/cabral/1966/weapon-theory.htm?https://freedomhouse.org/article/find-authoritarian-just-follow-scapegoathttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-kate-shaw.htmlhttps://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/greater-grace-world-outreach-abuse-eric-anderson-arrest-L3BO4FTOMBAQTK2OEZRIPSS3AA/https://www.ebony.com/black-in-business-chef-bobby-andersons-non-profit-f-bites-kids-restaurant-biz/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #245 – August 30, 2025 –”We need to organize our consciousness and our personalities and our culture and see them as instruments of power…” Dr. Amos Wilson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2025 80:06


    Send us a textIntro: Quote of the Week: Dr. Amos Wilson Strategies for Black Power: Designing the Afrocentric Individual Operating System: Unmasking the News: Democracy Watch: Personal Rule Comes to Washington: Poll Rage Isn't the Story. The Story Is Personal Rule with a Soft Floor: Holy Rackets, SECULAR TRUTH: A 6-Year-Old's Grind Meets Shaq-Sized Generosity: Bible Study with an Atheist: Two People, Six Days, and 6,000 Years?: Reflections and Call to Action:Outro: Sources:https://ourtimepress.com/17653/https://www.slowboring.com/p/a-warning-sign-for-america-abouthttps://www.thedailybeast.com/fuming-donald-trump-lashes-out-at-embarrassing-polls-in-bonkers-rant/https://www.fox13news.com/news/fbi-investigation-underway-church-owned-mansion-avila-neighborhoodhttps://afrotech.com/shaquille-oneal-offers-shoe-deal-to-6-year-oldhttps://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/how-did-scientists-calculate-age-earth/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #244 – August 23, 2025 – It's bigger than black and white, It's a problem with the whole way of life...” Lil Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2025 113:04


    Send us a textIntro: Quote of the Week: Angela Davis Strategies for Black Power: Designing Our Own Operating System: Unmasking the News: Democracy Watch: “Democracy” with an Asterisk: Democrats Finally Drop the High Road. Good: It's Not Christian Hypocrisy. It's the Bible: Black-Led Wellness as Power: Bible Study with an Atheist:  One God, Many Gods, and a Three-Person Contradiction: Reflections and Call to Action:Outro: Sources:https://www.reuters.com/world/us/americans-worry-democracy-danger-amid-gerrymandering-fights-reutersipsos-poll-2025-08-21/https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/newsom-trump-twitter-troll-20826613.php https://medium.com/the-dove/christian-hypocrisy-in-a-world-of-conflicting-values-29ec4abc2149https://www.blackenterprise.com/nina-westbrook-nebbi-app-check-wellness/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #243 – August 16, 2025 – “American hypocrisy, oh, let me count the ways ...” J. Cole

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2025 78:31


    Send us a textIntro: Feedback: Quote of the Week: Yaa Asantewaa Strategies for Black Power: The Feminine Side of Black Power: Unmasking the News: Democracy Watch: A Coup Happening in Daylight: Now they Balk: A Criminal, back in the Pulpit: Good News: Young, Gifted, and Black: Bible Study with an Atheist: Epicurus Reloaded: Reflections and Call to Action:Outro: Sources:https://jis.gov.jm/information/heroes/nanny-of-the-maroons/https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/13/trump-dc-police-congress-00507359https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czjwIqWoCNIhttps://mychristiandaily.com/houston-pastor-released-from-jail-after-3-6m-fraud-case-returns-to-megachurch/https://www.fox9.com/news/youth-run-bipoc-business-creates-healthy-desserts-north-minneapolisPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #242 – August 9, 2025 – “N*****s Are Scared of Revolution” Last Poets

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2025 85:05


    Send us a textIntro: Quote of the Week: Frantz Fanon Strategies for Black Power: The Rebel's Clinic: Strategic Prescription for Black Power: Unmasking the News: Democracy Watch: Trump's Authoritarian Playbook in Action: From Reagan to Ruin – The GOP's Fall into Authoritarianism: Another "Family-Values" Fraud Exposed: Good News: Operation HOPE: Bible Study with an Atheist:  Resurrection: The Biblical Walking Dead: Reflections and Call to Action:Closing/Outro: Sources:https://newafrikan77.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/quotations-of-fanon-frantz-fanon-decolonize/https://4columns.org/frere-jones-sasha/the-rebels-clinic?https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/gop-lawmakers-in-swing-states-are-still-working-to-suppress-voting/?https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-reports/trump-2-0-bracing-for-criminals-corruption-and-constitutional-crises/? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chi-alpha-texas-abuse-allegations-christian-missionary-sex-offender-rcna220069 https://www.blackenterprise.com/elevating-your-excellence-john-hope-bryant-is-a-champion-of-financial-literacy/ https://scielo.org.za/pdf/ote/v24n1/01.pdfPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #241 – August 2, 2025 – “Racisim's still alive, they just be concealin' it”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2025 79:50


    Send us a textIntro: Quote of the Week: Frantz Fanon Strategies for Black Power: Phenomenal Blackness: Unmasking the News: Democracy Watch: Texas Cartographic Coup: Genocide in Gaza: Retribution Disguised as Justice: Good News: Seeds of Rebellion: Bible Study with an Atheist: The Problem of Evil Revisited: Reflections and Call to Action:Outro: Sources:https://newafrikan77.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/quotations-of-fanon-frantz-fanon-decolonize/https://criticalinquiry.uchicago.edu/julius_l_jones_reviews_phenomenal_blackness/https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3lv5gd2b3zc2vhttps://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israelis-committing-genocide-in-gaza-with-us-complicit-geopolitical-expert/3647636https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article311492658.htmlhttps://www.blackenterprise.com/ufarmx-bridges-gap-african-farmers-tech/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #240 – July 26, 2025 – “How many leaders you said you needed then left 'em for dead?” Kendrick Lamar Mortal Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 93:24


    Send us a textIntro: Feedback: Quote of the Week: Audre Lorde Strategies for Black Power: Lessons from Black Philosophy: Unmasking the News: Democracy Watch: Trump's Name is on the List? No Sh!t:  Hunter Biden is mostly right: Twisted Logic: Good News: Redemption and Hope: Bible Study with an Atheist: Absence of Soul: Reflections and Call to Action:Outro: Sources:https://www.shsoutherner.net/blogs/73daysletters/2016/12/10/your-silence-will-not-protect-you-healing-with-audre-lorde/https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-told-bondi-appeared-multiple-times-epstein-files/story?id=124014441https://www.rev.com/transcripts/hunter-biden-interviewhttps://www.christianpost.com/news/man-indicted-for-crucifixion-style-murder-of-beloved-pastor.htmlhttps://thegrio.com/2025/07/01/redemption-bank-just-became-the-first-black-owned-bank-in-the-rocky-mountains/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #239 – July 19, 2025 -“F**k silence, speak up b**ch, this s**t ill…f**k cardboard signs, we in the field” YG

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2025 80:42


    Intro: Feedback: Quote of the Week: Malcolm X Strategies for Black Power: Lessons from Black Organized Crime: Unmasking the News: Democracy Watch: A Wildfire of Idiocy Trump Can't Extinguish:  Stacy Abrams is Right: The Moral Bankruptcy of Organized Faith: Good News: How to Support Black-Owned Business: Bible Study with an Atheist: The Fallacy of Faith: Reflections and Call to Action:Outro: Sources:https://learn.nrm.org/media/1249/malcolm-x-speech-to-peace-corps-workers-excerpt.pdfhttps://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/blackstone-rangers-black-p-stone-nation-el-rukns-c-1957-c-2000/https://apnews.com/article/trump-epstein-conspiracy-theories-bondi-bongino-fbi-a143076353acbc1193cb9697e7fc4a90https://wbhm.org/npr-story/stacey-abrams-warns-of-autocracy-and-voter-suppression-doesnt-rule-out-another-run/https://trinityfi.org/investigations/documentary-series-the-religion-business-exposes-corruption-in-megachurches-and-ministries/https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/business/2025/07/12/consumer-advocate-bbb-tip-how-to-support-black-owned-businesses/84495905007/https://medium.com/deconstructing-christianity/faith-is-simply-the-rationalization-of-bias-b0373e33da43Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #238 – July 12, 2025 - Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2025 87:12


    Intro: Feedback: Quote of the Week: Audre Lorde Strategies for Black Power: America Under Siege: Unmasking the News: Update on Democracy: Trump's Authoritarian Overreach:  Here's the play book: Sacred Lies: Good News Story: Baking in Success: Bible Study with an Atheist: Idiotic Cosmology: Reflections and Call to Action:Outro: Sources:https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/politics/2025/07/09/trump-brennan-comey-justice-department-investigations-cia-fbihttps://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/how-the-democrats-can-win-in-the-2026-election.htmlhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/york-church-leader-charged-beating-192452105.htmlhttps://heragenda.com/p/famous-amos-empowers-black-entrepreneurs-with-50000-in-funding-plus-resources/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #237 – July 5, 2025 - Humans will never be able to inhabit a shared reality without three integral things: facts, truth, and trust

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2025 80:03


    Intro: Feedback: Quote of the Week: Sojourner Truth Strategies for Black Power: Trump, 2073, and the Collapse of Shared Reality Unmasking the News: Update on Democracy: Big Beautiful Death Bill:  Déjà Vu All Over Again: Will it Ever End?: Good News Story: Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility): Bible Study with an Atheist: Convoluted Chronology: Reflections and Call to Action:Outro: Sources:https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/01/24/Are-We-Headed-Ruin-Another-Way/https://prospect.org/politics/2025-07-01-big-beautiful-bill-trump-murkowski/https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/01/zohran-mamdani-ranked-choice-results-00435184https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/arraignment-held-for-pastor-charged-with-soliciting-pictures-from-a-minor/article_6b595e7b-c2d5-4b22-af28-68fe08535091.htmlhttps://afrotech.com/black-owned-venture-capitalist-firms https://medium.com/excommunications/ten-reasons-why-the-bibles-story-of-the-exodus-is-not-true-4144bc305665Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #236 – June 28, 2025 - Faith, Fraud, and Financial Firepower: Black Liberation by Any Means Necessary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2025 82:59


    Intro: Feedback: Quote of the Week: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Strategies for Black Power: Black Liberation Through Strategic Economic Empowerment Unmasking the News: Update on Democracy: Trump's Assault on Democracy: A Critical Analysis of Systemic Erosion:  GOP Grift Exposed: The Christian Assassin: Good News Story: We Own Our Future: Bible Study with an Atheist: Contradictions and Immorality in the Bible: Reflections and Call to Action:Outro: Sources:https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/barack-obama-democracy-warning-us-trump-video-b2773879.htmlhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/trump-laughing-all-the-way-to-the-bank-as-he-takes-grift-to-a-new-level/ar-AA1H9waPhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/opinion/minnesota-killings-boelter.htmlhttps://thegrio.com/2025/06/19/as-dei-disappears-from-major-retailers-shop-red-bag-gives-black-owned-brands-a-new-home/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #235 – June 21, 2025 – Digital Dominion vs Divine Delusion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2025 76:43


    Intro: Feedback: Quote of the Week: Marcus Garvey Strategies for Black Power: The Digital Dominion: Unmasking the News: Update on Democracy:  What a Fucking Fool: Pimps and Preachers: Good News Story: Black Tech Triumph: Bible Study with an Atheist: Revelation's Riddles: Reflections and Call to Action:Outro: Sources:https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2020/01/20/black-technology-activismhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/19/us-free-speech-rights-trumphttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/tucker-carlson-spars-with-ted-cruz-on-israel-iran-strikes/?https://www.local10.com/news/local/2025/06/16/pastor-takes-plea-embattled-miami-gardens-minister-headed-to-jail-for-fraud/https://techpoint.africa/news/african-startups-hit-1-billion/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #234 – June 14, 2025 – From Resistance to Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2025 94:30


    Intro: Feedback: Quote of the Week:  Malcolm X Strategies for Black Power: From Resistance to Revolution: Unmasking the News: ICE Out of L.A. & The Latino Trump Paradox:  SCOTUS vs. Black Votes: Faith without accountability kills: Good News Story: Black Founder Raises $100M for Online College: Bible Study with an Atheist: A Message to Slaves: Reflections and Call to Action:Outro: Sources:https://www.blackfuturewa.org/news/rooted-in-resistance-the-legacy-and-power-of-black-cooperatives?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.reuters.com/world/us/marines-arrive-la-under-trump-orders-protests-spread-other-cities-2025-06-10/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/24/supreme-court-louisiana-redistricting-voting-rights-acthttps://www.chron.com/culture/religion/article/duane-rollins-death-sbc-houston-20349315.php?https://www.blackbusiness.com/2025/04/tade-oyerinde-black-founder-raises-100-million-expand-first-online-community-college.htmlPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    Episode #233 – June 7, 2025 - From Survival to Supremacy: The Blueprint for Black Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2025 70:19


    Intro: Feedback: Quote of the Week:  Malcolm X Strategies for Black Power: Consistent Themes: Unmasking the News: Trump is Dumb as Fuck:  Mississippi's Jim Crow 2.0: Gateway to Hell: Good News Story:  Black Entrepreneur Wins $13.4B Contract: Bible Study with an Atheist:  This Explains Gaza: Reflections and Call to Action:Closing: Sources:https://www.blackfuturewa.org/news/rooted-in-resistance-the-legacy-and-power-of-black-cooperatives?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-shares-bonkers-conspiracy-theory-about-joe-biden-being-replaced-by-clones/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/08/jackson-mississippi-republicans-unelected-court-systemhttps://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/gateway-church-members-robert-morris-demands-money/https://www.blackbusiness.com/2022/06/isaac-barnes-black-entrepreneur-awarded-13-billion-dollar-defense-contract.html?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Samuel_15?Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    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...

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