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What’s on my mind: What defines “success” in America?  https://www.blackenterprise.com/new-survey-shows-african-americans-possess-more-inner-peace/

News:

• Another Trump shill writes a book slamming his ex-boss, after kissing his ass for years: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/07/us/politics/john-boehner-trump-capitol-riot.html
• The story of Matt Gaetz just gets slimier: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/06/us/politics/matt-gaetz-trump-pardon.html
• What’s up with Black women and fast food this week? https://wjla.com/amp/news/local/women-accused-ramming-waldorf-taco-bell-employees-charged-attempted-murder
• Alcee Hastings Dies At 84: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alcee-hastings-dies-florida-democrat_n_606c7dfcc5b68872efeb9d37
• US Coronavirus Update: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/ and https://www.thewrap.com/celebrities-deaths-coronavirus-star-hollywood-notable-stars/
• Man thinks wife is possessed, threatens to cut her head: https://www.wavy.com/news/national/man-thinks-wife-is-possessed-threatens-to-cut-her-head-off-on-livestream/

This shit is for us: The role of the Black Church in our fight for Justice: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/where-does-the-black-church-fit-in-todays-black-lives-matter-movement

Bible Study with Atheist Mike: The Book of Revelation

Closing: Tishaura Jones elected as first Black woman mayor of St. Louis: https://bnc.tv/tishaura-jones-elected-as-first-black-woman-mayor-of-st-louis/

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What’s on my mind: The History of Racism (White Supremacy): https://philpapers.org/rec/GIETCO, https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/aNT3q1HjY_MC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA1&dq=race+in+the+bible, https://abagond.wordpress.com/2015/02/20/black-people-according-to-herodotus/ and https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Scramble_for_Africa

News:

• Trial of George Floyd’s murderer: https://www.npr.org/sections/trial-over-killing-of-george-floyd/2021/03/30/982891954/firefighter-testifies-i-was-desperate-to-help-and-this-human-was-denied-that 
• Florida man Matt Gaetz was investigated for sex trafficking: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/30/us/politics/matt-gaetz-sex-trafficking-investigation.html
• Lil Nas X sells Satan shoes: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/lil-nas-x-mschf-satan-nike-shoes/index.html
• Gwyneth Paltrow tells more lies: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2021/03/31/gwyneth-paltrows-beauty-routine-has-experts-decrying-her-spf-advice/4818281001/
• Majorie Taylor Greene’s new theory, fucking idiot: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marjorie-taylor-greene-mark-of-the-beast_n_6064102ec5b6d5b7a6940654
• Michigan man pleads guilty to a hate crime: https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/04/01/michigan-man-pleads-guilty-racist-bike-lock-assault-black-teen.html
• US Coronavirus Update: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/ and https://www.health.com/condition/infectious-diseases/coronavirus/woman-dies-covid-after-emergency-c-section
• Stray dog steals unicorn toy and gets rewarded: https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/27/us/dog-steals-purple-unicorn-gets-adopted-trnd/index.html

This shit is for us: Violent vs. Non-violent Protests: https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/how-violent-protests-change-politics

Bible Study with Atheist Mike: Send suggestions, (I’m thinking about the Revelations)

Closing: Black single mother becomes first woman in New York to own water bottling plant: https://bnc.tv/black-mother-becomes-first-woman-in-new-york-to-own-water-bottling-plant/

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What’s on my mind: What to expect regarding the 2022 mid-term election: https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_elections,_2022

News:

• Another week another mass shooting: https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/23/us/boulder-colorado-shooting-suspect/index.html
• Youth Pastor Sexually Abused Girl: https://patch.com/new-york/wantagh/li-youth-pastor-had-sex-girl-15-seaford-home-pd
• Social distancing dispute leads to hate crime charges: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/social-distancing-dispute-leads-hate-crime-charges-against-florida-doctor-n1261820
• Michael Jackson’s Heavenly Lawyer: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/03/24/prophet-im-michael-jacksons-heavenly-lawyer-and-he-dances-for-the-lord/
• US Coronavirus Update: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/ and https://twitter.com/detroitnews/status/1369929083660996609
• NFAC What do they stand for: https://patch.com/georgia/douglasville/militia-group-marches-sheriff-challenge-suicide-ruling

This shit is for us: Review of the book The New Jim Crow: https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-new-jim-crow/summary

Bible Study with Atheist Mike: Send suggestions for next month (I’m thinking about the book of Revelations)

Closing: Black History: Lynda Blackmon Lowery: https://bnc.tv/lynda-blackmon-lowery-talks-fight-for-freedom-offers-advice-todays-activists/

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What’s on my mind: What do I stand for? https://www.verywellmind.com/coping-with-existential-anxiety-4163485

News:

• Gunman kills eight because he says he’s a Christian and a sex addict and the victims were a temptation he needed to get rid of: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/03/17/us/shooting-atlanta-acworth, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/chip-roy-asian-discrimination-trump-b1819118.html and https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/03/official-who-said-shooter-had-bad-day-shared-racist-shirt.html
• Former worker gets new trial in fake-gun McDonald’s stickup: https://apnews.com/article/former-mcdonalds-worker-new-trial-fake-gun-stickup-689d6daaeb7ffd4f9e90e8372d27d092
• In memoriam: Yaphet Kotto: https://abcnews.go.com/International/photos/notable-people-died-2021-75040337?cid=clicksource_4380645_23_posts_outbrain_card_hed/image-yaphet-kotto-81-76500393
• Indianapolis man angry over stimulus money suspected of murdering 4: https://krdo.com/news/local-news/2021/03/11/court-documents-shed-light-on-former-youth-pastors-sex-assault-charges/
• Update on Girls Abducted from Nigerian School: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/world/africa/nigeria-kidnapped-students.html
• US Coronavirus Update: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/ and https://www.inquirer.com/obituaries/william-cody-anderson-radio-legend-black-philadelphia-dies-obituary-wurd-wdas-what-20210221.html
• Brown STEM Girl: 12-year-old heading to college, plans to work for NASA: https://bnc.tv/brown-stem-girl-12-year-old-heading-college-plans-work-nasa/

This shit is for us: Black Progress, is it Real? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/opinion/race-american-history.html

Bible Study with Atheist Mike: Send suggestions for next month.

Closing: In Memoriam: Marvin Hagler: https://bnc.tv/wife-of-marvin-hagler-pushes-back-on-rumors-fighters-death-was-covid-vaccine-related/

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What’s on my mind: What does Christianity stand for? https://today.yougov.com/topics/philosophy/articles-reports/2018/04/02/most-flat-earthers-consider-themselves-religious, https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/capitol-christian-right-trump-1121236/, http://www.appstate.edu/~ardoinpj/research/African%20Americans%20in%20the%20Republican%20Party.pdf 

News:

• McConnel says his is bigger than Trump’s: https://www.wbap.com/news/mcconnell-reportedly-tells-gop-senators-their-pac-outpacing-trumps/
• Biden and the Democrats pass COVID relief bill, while the Republicans debate Mr. Potato Head’s gender and demand that Dr. Suess stay racist: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/covid-stimulus-bill-passes-republicans-use-cancel-culture-hide-their-ncna1260549, https://www.newsweek.com/matt-gaetz-calls-mr-potato-head-americas-first-transgender-doll-1573981
• Marcia Fudge Confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: https://goodblacknews.org/
• Update on last week’s story about the youth pastor arrested on child sexual assault charges: https://krdo.com/news/local-news/2021/03/11/court-documents-shed-light-on-former-youth-pastors-sex-assault-charges/
• US Coronavirus Update: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/27/obituaries/antoine-hodge-dead-coronavirus.html
• B. Scott named star and executive producer of their own show: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/b-scott-becomes-bet-s-first-trans-nonbinary-host-executive-n1260492

This shit is for us: The State of Black Male/Female relationships: https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=slides

Bible Study with Atheist Mike: Noah and is fucking boat! https://rightingamerica.net/noahs-flood-the-drowning-of-billions/

Closing: History Lesson: Denied a teaching job for being ‘too Black,’ she started her own school: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/02/28/nannie-helen-burroughs-black-teacher/

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What’s on my mind: Why optimism can kill you: https://innovationandcreativityinstitute.com/stockdale-paradox/ and https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1169303.pdf

News:

• CAPC 2021 what a shit show! https://www.salon.com/2021/03/04/cpac-2021-a-school-for-indoctrinating-and-radicalizing-right-wing-extremists/
• QAnon wrong again! https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/2020-election-misinformation-distortions?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage#qanon-says-being-banned-from-facebook-is-proof-of-the-conspiracy
• Baptist Pastor Who Told Wives to Lose Weight: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/03/02/baptist-pastor-who-told-wives-to-lose-weight-has-taken-a-leave-of-absence/
• Youth pastor arrested on child sexual assault charge: https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/colorado-springs-youth-pastor-arrested-on-child-sexual-assault-charge
• Nigerian families await news of 300 kidnapped schoolgirls, Again: https://bnc.tv/nigerian-families-await-news-of-300-kidnapped-schoolgirls/
• US Coronavirus Update: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
• Former cop makes deathbed confession in role of Malcolm X’s murder: https://aframnews.com/former-cop-makes-deathbed-confession-in-role-of-malcolm-xs-murder/

This shit is for us: Are Blacks like crabs in a barrel? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_mentality and https://blackvoicenews.com/2006/05/28/crabs-in-a-barrel-mentality/

Bible Study with Atheist Mike: New Bible Study Next Week

Closing: Who’s that Lady? Meet Stacey Plaskett: https://aframnews.com/whos-that-lady-meet-stacey-plaskett/

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What’s on my mind: Why do the dumbest people think they are smart? (Dunning/Kruger Effect): https://www.verywellmind.com/an-overview-of-the-dunning-kruger-effect-4160740
News:

• A Black Officer Came Face to Face With Racism: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/us/politics/capitol-riot-harry-dunn.html
• Cherokee Nation Addresses Bias Against Descendants Slaves: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/24/us/politics/cherokee-nation-black-freedmen.html
• Defrocked priest, 85, is charged with raping a nine-year-old boy: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9277059/Defrocked-priest-85-charged-raping-nine-year-old-school-Bathurst-1980s.html
• Black Lives Matter opens up about its finances: https://thegrio.com/2021/02/23/black-lives-matter-finances/
• What adopting a white baby taught one Black family: https://www.today.com/parents/african-american-couple-adopt-white-foster-baby-t161976
• US Coronavirus Update: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/obituaries/elizabeth-duff-dead-coronavirus.html
• Winning Documentary Exposing U.S. Government for oppressing Black communities: https://www.blacknews.com/news/brandi-webb-betrayal-of-a-nation-documentary-exposing-us-government-oppressing-black-communities/

This shit is for us: Pan-Africanism vs. Afrocentricity: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/03/10/287320160/stokely-carmichael-a-philosopher-behind-the-black-power-movement, http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/blackspeech/scarmichael-2.html and http://www.asante.net/articles/1/afrocentricity/#:~:text=Afrocentricity%20is%20a%20paradigm%20based,novel%20ways%20of%20analyzing%20information.
Bible Study with Atheist Mike: New Bible Study Next Month
Closing: Morgan State University recently announced receipt of a $20 million commitment from Black alumnus: https://goodblacknews.org/2021/02/22/calvin-e-tyler-jr-former-ups-driver-and-morgan-state-university-alumnus-endows-the-hbcu-with-20-million/

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What’s on my mind: What does the Republican Party stand for? https://www.history.com/topics/us-politics/republican-party, https://ballotpedia.org/The_Republican_Party_Platform,_2020#cite_note-4, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republican-postcivil-righ_b_10021960, and, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/there-is-no-trumpism-there-is-only-trump/2021/02/16/87a0ee1e-7095-11eb-93be-c10813e358a2_story.html

News:

• Idiot McConnel acquits Trump then says he is guilty as hell: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/16/us/politics/trump-mitch-mcconnell-republicans.html
• Good News: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9272575/Liberal-trolls-rejoice-Rush-Limbaughs-death-foul-tweets.html
• The battle over redistricting and it’s potential impact: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-redistricting/how-the-battle-over-redistricting-in-2021-could-decide-control-of-the-u-s-congress-idUSKBN2AI1CX
• Religious leader sentenced for 1980s child deaths: https://apnews.com/article/gainesville-florida-crime-ebf04002c04c185001ce865b5a886565
• US life expectancy drops a year in pandemic, most since WWII: https://blacknewschannel.com/us-life-expectancy-drops-a-year-in-pandemic-most-since-wwii/
• US Coronavirus Update: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
• Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson Earns Prestigious Oersted Medal from American Association of Physics Teachers: https://goodblacknews.org/ 

This shit is for us: The Black/White Wealth Gap, how it happened and what we can do about it: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2020/06/25/five-big-ideas-to-narrow-the-racial-wealth-gap/?sh=4724ad2751ac

Bible Study with Atheist Mike: New Bible Study Next Month

Closing: I Am Black, Disabled And Beautiful: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/black-disabled-beauty_n_602ab2a9c5b680717ee9adcb 

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What’s on my mind: How religion destroys good and amplifies evil:

News:

• Impeachment 2.0, second try, likely to be the same result: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2021/feb/12/donald-trump-impeachment-senate-trial-defense-lwayer-republican-senators-coronavirus-covid-live-updates
• Biden’s Stimulus Package: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2021/02/05/what-is-reconciliation-in-congress/
• Catholic Nuns sold or rented orphaned children to sexual predators: https://www.atheistrepublic.com/news/victims-sue-catholic-church-after-proving-nuns-sold-them-sex-slaves
• Baby drowned by Priest during baptism: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/02/05/a-baby-died-because-the-romanian-orthodox-church-has-an-insane-baptism-ritual/
• African American Florida Man Proposes Using Rings Stolen from other Lover: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/florida-man-stolen-wedding-rings-joseph-davis_n_6026d2b5c5b6741597e1d170
• US Coronavirus Update: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
• Father of Black History: https://aframnews.com/father-of-black-history/

This shit is for us: What do Black people want:

Bible Study with Atheist Mike: “…and Jesus said, let him who is without sin, be the first to stone that bitch”: John Chapter 8 verses 1-11 

Closing: In Memoriam Mary Wilson of the Supremes: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mary-wilson-dead-supremes_n_60223cbec5b6f38d06e6a595 

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What’s on my mind: Weaponized Lies, how to protect yourself:

News:

• House voted to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/03/us/biden-administration
• Microsoft halts donations to Trump supporting politicians: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-donations/microsoft-halts-donations-through-2022-to-lawmakers-who-opposed-biden-certification-idUSKBN2A52IT
• After being called into the office to be fired, Trump says un ah I quit…: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/arts/television/trump-screen-actors-guild.html
• Book review of Black women’s story of being adopted by Whites: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democratic-rep-moving-office-away-marjorie-taylor-greene-my-team-n1256185
• Jamaica is out of weed, that is like KFC being out of chicken: https://blacknewschannel.com/jamaica-faces-marijuana-shortage-as-farmers-struggle/
• Profanity is a sign of intelligence, I’m smart as FUCK!!!: https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/26/health/swearing-benefits-wellness/index.html

This shit is for us: Black organization structures: https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/twa and https://aalbc.com/content.php?title=Nguzo+Saba%3A+The+Seven+Principles+of+Kwanzaa

Bible Study with Atheist Mike: Next week “…and Jesus said, let him who is without sin, be the first to stone that bitch”:

Closing: ACLU, for first time, elects Black person as its president: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/aclu-first-time-elects-black-person-its-president-n1256466

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