This is the second in a series of seven episodes regarding the terrorist leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden.  This episode dives deeper into the terrorists radicalization through two separate events.  In the first one, Osama was shocked to see terrorists assault the Grand Mosque, the site of the House of God.  In the second instance, Osama would feel as though he was called to serve; first as financier and then as a full fledge guerrilla warrior against the = Soviet Union, an atheist entity that had just been invited to invade the Islamic nation of Afghanistan.  It remains the single most important war that you never studied in school.  

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This is the first in a series of seven episodes regarding the terrorist leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden.  This episode covers his formative years, looking into some of the misconceptions that many have regarding Islam, his untypical upbringing by his parents, and his exposure to fundamentalist ideas.  I also examine some of the key events that happen in the same year that his father dies in a plane crash; specifically the 1967 Israeli Six Day War.  That conflict, even more than the creation of Israel at the expense of a Palestine state was a wake up call for the region and the men who would go on to influence the 9/11 mastermind. 

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Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.

Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

This is the fifth and final episode in a series  regarding specific moments of divergence in African American history; moments were two distinct choices were offered.  This episode focuses the leaders of the Modern Civil Rights Movement.  When taught simplistically, Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X become polar opposites.  But dig in to the true story and one finds a singular vision for our future.  

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Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.

Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

This is the fourth in a series of five episodes regarding specific moments of divergence in African American history; moments were two distinct choices were offered.  This episode focuses the leaders of the early Civil Rights Movement.  Booker T. Washington, founder of the Tuskegee Institution, focused on vocational education; believing that proving their worth through work would lead to equality.  W.E.B. Dubois, the first Black man to graduate with a PH.D. from Harvard believed that the fight for civil rights was an active battle; one that wouldn't be rewarded by passivity.  

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Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.

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This is the third in a series of five episodes regarding specific moments of divergence in African American history; moments were two distinct choices were offered.  This episode focuses on the American Colonization Societies longstanding goal for repatriation to Africa.  The idea of 'a return' simmered throughout American history, from pre-civil war advocates like the Great Compromiser, Henry Clay, to early civil rights movement leaders such as Marcus Garvey.  Still others presented an different view of America, one that was built upon the sweat, tears and blood of African Americans.  An American that was worth fighting for. 

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Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.

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This is the second in a series of five episodes regarding specific moments of divergence in African American history; moments were two distinct choices were offered.  This episode focuses on the role that African Americans played in the American Revolution.  Special attention is paid to Crispus Attucks and the Boston Massacre, the loyalist Ethiopian Regiment, and the Rhode Island First.

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Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.

Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

This is the first in a series of five episodes regarding specific moments of divergence in African American history; moments were two distinct choices were offered.  This episode focuses on Christianity, which was forcibly introduced in order to justify slavery (curse of ham, plantation bible etc) but was instead used to spread the liberation philosophy that was co-opted by men like Nat Turner and Denmark Vessey.  The episode goes further to identify the role that the Black church has played through key moments of African American history, including the modern day Civil Rights Movement of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  

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Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.

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This is the eighth and final episode in a series  regarding America's seventh President, Andrew Jackson.  It covers the remainder of Jackson's life as well as the legacy left behind by the men who followed in his aftermath: James Polk, Martin Van Buren, Roger Taney, and Abraham Lincoln. 

Clip of Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson, a broadway musical (NSFW - language) - https://youtu.be/gzs0CLXiqA8?si=sBb66s6hdF1hS_Ll 

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This is the seventh in a series of eight episodes regarding America's seventh President, Andrew Jackson.  It covers the remainder of Jackson's time in public office with a focus on the Bank War, Indian Removal, and the Nullification Crisis.

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This is the sixth in a series of eight episodes regarding America's seventh President, Andrew Jackson.  Old Hickory had already proven himself to be as tough as they come, but even he was unprepared for the real housewives of DC.  This episode covers his attempt at governing Washington while his Veep schemed behind his back.  The spoils system, Kitchen Cabinet, and the seeds of Indian Removal are all covered in this episode.

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If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80.  And here is a link for Venmo users.

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Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.

Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound