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A discussion of all topics as seen through the eyes of a Black Atheist, Skeptic, Humanist, Existentialist
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Send us a text Intro: Quote of the Week: “…equality must be won — by every generation — because it will never be freely granted.” -- Charles M. Blow Unmasking 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/...
Send us a text Intro: 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...
Send us a text Intro: 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...
Send us a text Intro: 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 ...
Send us a text Intro: 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-12c01432bbb43746b6d8d32390c959f4http...
Send us a text Intro: 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/...
Send us a text Intro: 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/mo...
Send us a text Intro: 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-acthttp...
Send us a text Intro: 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...
Send us a text Intro: 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 a...
Send us a text Intro: 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://ww...
Send us a text Intro: 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: Ou...
Send us a text Intro: 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....
Send us a text Intro: 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/ne...
Send us a text Intro: 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/Outr...
Send us a text Intro: 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://critic...
Send us a text Intro: 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-yo...
Send us a text 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-...
Send us a text 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-inves...
Send us a text 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-...
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