Free Black Thought Podcast

Chloé Valdary and host Connie Morgan discuss The Theory of Enchantment and how it can increase your well being. Chloé started her career as a Zionist activist but has shifted away from that line of work in her quest for universal delight.

Show notes:

• Theory of Enchantment
• Enchanted Dojo
• Theory of Enchantment on X: @enchanttheory
• Theory of Enchantment on Instagram: @theoryofenchantment
• Chloé on X: @cvaldary
• A Hidden Life
• A Tale Of Love And Darkness by Amos Oz
• A Tale of Love and Darkness (movie trailer)
• Reinhold Niebuhr
• The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World by David Abram
• Chloé’s “Israelis, Palestinians, and the Search for Home” in the Journal of Free Black Thought

On March 10, 2024, American Fiction won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Twyman sees a break through film for our generation, our latter-day A Raisin in the Sun. Bowen doesn't see the genius of Lorraine Hansberry in novelist Monk Ellison and the Ellison family. Two thumbs up! Or Meh? You decide as Bowen and Twyman tussle it out. 

Show notes:

• Wink’s “American Fiction”
• Wink’s “The Human Race Concerns Me”
• Wink’s “Time for a Laugh”

Charles Jacobs is unafraid to talk about inconvenient truths. As president of the American Anti-Slavery Group Charles shines a light on modern day slavery in Africa.

Show notes:

• The American Anti-Slavery Group
• Charles’s “Arab Enslavement and Slaughter of Black Africans Must Stop” in Tablet Magazine
• Christian Solidarity International
• Charles’s book (not the new one): Betrayal: The Failure of American Jewish Leadership
• Charles on X: @DrCharlesJacobs

Pastor Corey Brooks spells out how he’s actually making a change in Chicago’s South Side. The Rooftop Pastor highlights the work his non-profit Project H.O.O.D. is doing and explains how he got his now infamous nickname.

Show notes:

• Project H.O.O.D.
• New Beginnings Church
• News Coverage
• Rooftop Revelations
• Dion’s Chicago Dream
• Bright Star
• Metropolitan Family Services
• Chicago Hope Academy
• Trailer for Burial

Wilfred Reilly has positioned himself online (and in person) as a wicked smart but rather hilarious cultural and political commentator. He and Connie discuss why it’s important to tell the truth and his assessment of who tends not to.

References:

• Will on X: @wil_da_beast630
• Pre-order Will’s book: Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me: Debunking the False Narratives Defining America's School Curricula
• Will’s book: Hate Crime Hoax: How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War
• Will’s Taboo: 10 Facts You Can't Talk About
• Will’s podcast: Cut the Bull

Connie Morgan and Adam B. Coleman talk about the importance of asking questions, fathers in the home and putting your best foot forward. Adam was an early contributor to the Journal of Free Black Thought and also breaks down how he exploded onto the scene as a writer and commentator.

Show notes:

• Adam’s book: Black Victim to Black Victor
• Adam on X: @wrong_speak
• Adam’s Substack: Speaking Wrong at the Right Time
• Wrong Speak Publishing
• Adam’s “Black Intellectuals Are Black America's Conspiracy Theorists,” in the Journal of Free Black Thought

The guys discuss stories of war, peace, betrayal, anguish, frustration, high expectations, self-doubt. Topics range from Russian literature to black American playwrights to Nigerians in the UK, John Brown & Harriet Tubman, TikTok, Marriage Story, Tony Soprano and Mike's novel in progress.

Show notes:

• Wink’s “The Touch of the Russian Novelist”
• The First Chapter of Mike’s Novel
• David Kern’s “One Line to Rule Them All: Vote Now in the Elite 8!” in Close Reads HQ
• Douglas Murray’s “Things Worth Remembering: How Boris Pasternak defied Soviet tyranny with a Shakespeare sonnet” in The Free Press
• Celia Farber’s “What They Said: Boris Pasternak” in The Truth Barrier
• Izabella Tabarovsky’s “The American Soviet Mentality” in Tablet Magazine

Forward Party leader Barbara Gaskins breaks down her political evolution and why she thinks the Forward Party best serves the needs of the people and black Americans in particular.

Stuff mentioned in this episode:

• Proteus Fund (Organization that pays protestors)
• Barbara on X: @Barbara4NC
• North Carolina Forward Party
• Barbara’s book recommendation: Inventing Black-on-Black Violence: Discourse, Space, and Representation by David Wilson
• Forward Party

Professor of Sociology, education entrepreneur and co-author of the book The Black Intellectual Tradition Angel Adams Parham

Stuff referenced in this episode:

• Angel’s book: The Black Intellectual Tradition: Reading Freedom in Classical Literature
• Angel’s book: American Routes
• Angel’s website: angelparham.com
• Nyansa Classical Community
• Angel’s co-author Anika Prather
• Danielle Allen

Kris Williams (aka KDUB) talks about his faith journey and inspiring story of pulling strangers from a burning vehicle.

Stuff referenced in this episode:

• Kris on X: @kdubtru
• Kris’s website: kdubtru.com
• Kris on YouTube
• shai linne