I was the keynote speaker at the National Debate Tournament, and here’s what I thought!

When it comes to debate, there’s levels to this—and these speakers operate at the top. From personal growth to political fire, they’re dropping insight, heat, and direct shots at the performative pundits ducking real competition.

This is raw strategy, lived experience, and unmatched rhetorical skill on full display.

If you think you’ve seen debate… think again.

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Education is elevation - If you only read one sentence today, let it be this: “States’ rights” is the political Swiss‑Army knife of oppression—ever‑useful, never out of style.

The same playbook is being beta‑tested on every front: LGBTQ+ rights, voting access, curriculum bans. If they can localize power, they can atomize resistance. “Let’s let the states decide” becomes “let’s let some people lose.”

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Highlight from a previously recorded livestream talking about Shannon Sharpe, Consent, and the Age Gap. In this episode of Keeping It Conscious, I’m breaking down the controversy around Shannon Sharpe’s "date your wage" comments — and the leaked phone calls that raise serious questions about age gaps, consent, and power dynamics. I’m asking: is it just “freaky,” or is it predatory? I want us to think critically about how money, race, and systemic issues shape the way we view relationships between older men and younger women. I’m talking about why two things can be true at the same time: you can have consent without having ethical balance of power. I’ll unpack how age, money, domination, and racial dynamics all intersect — and why understanding coercion is crucial, especially in these conversations.

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In this video, we unpack why rest has always been revolutionary for Black folks — from plantations to hustle culture — and how reclaiming your right to rest disrupts the systems of capitalism and white supremacy.

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Thank you DaVante Goins, Sonari Rhodes Glinton, Adam Marc (he/him), Steward Beckham, Hilleary Z., and many others for tuning into my live video with Joy-Ann Reid! Join me for my next live video in the app.

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