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A discussion of all topics as seen through the eyes of a Black Atheist, Skeptic, Humanist, Existentialist... more
FAQs about Rational Black Thought:How many episodes does Rational Black Thought have?The podcast currently has 294 episodes available.
September 27, 2025Episode #249 – September 27, 2025 – "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor"Send us Fan MailIntro: 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-acthttps://ministrywatch.com/reality-tv-pastor-avoids-prison-for-alleged-elder-fraud/https://www.blackenterprise.com/game-developer-adaya-head-rewriting-the-code/https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/charlie-kirk-ezra-klein-tanehisi-coatesPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand......more1h 4minPlay
September 20, 2025Episode #248 – September 20, 2025 – “We are powerful because we have survived, and that is what it is all about—survival and growth.”Send us Fan MailIntro: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/2/2/1/0/22108252/sister_outsider_audrey_lorde_ib_pdf_packet.pdfhttps://www.waterisac.org/tlpclear-adl-report-murder-and-extremism-united-states-2024https://apnews.com/article/trump-redistricting-fight-naacp-65dd3035e7e4b4347a9be9e01d5158d8https://www.cleveland19.com/2025/09/15/canton-pastor-charged-death-teen-he-allegedly-allowed-ride-outside-car/https://www.blackenterprise.com/elevating-your-excellence-jamauri-bogan-community-developer-2/https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2015/07/27/the-most-and-least-racially-diverse-u-s-religious-groups/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand......more1h 9minPlay
September 13, 2025Episode #247 – September 13, 2025 – “My People! My People!”Send us Fan MailIntro: 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 and Call to Action:Outro: Sources:https://www.fadedpage.com/books/20170216/html.phphttps://marylandmatters.org/2025/06/30/judge-gives-administration-until-tuesday-to-put-birthright-citizenship-plans-in-writing/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/americans-uneasy-trumps-moves-expand-presidential-power-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2025-09-11/https://www.wrdw.com/2025/09/10/stolen-name-stolen-benefits-new-details-alleged-cult-fbi-raid-mansion/https://www.blackenterprise.com/elevating-your-excellence-jamauri-bogan-community-developer-2/https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/black-power/#utmPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand......more1h 13minPlay
September 06, 2025Episode #246 – September 6, 2025 – “The revolution will not be televised…” Gil Scott HeronSend us Fan MailIntro: 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://www.marxists.org/subject/africa/cabral/1966/weapon-theory.htm?https://freedomhouse.org/article/find-authoritarian-just-follow-scapegoathttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-kate-shaw.htmlhttps://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/greater-grace-world-outreach-abuse-eric-anderson-arrest-L3BO4FTOMBAQTK2OEZRIPSS3AA/https://www.ebony.com/black-in-business-chef-bobby-andersons-non-profit-f-bites-kids-restaurant-biz/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand......more1h 52minPlay
August 30, 2025Episode #245 – August 30, 2025 –”We need to organize our consciousness and our personalities and our culture and see them as instruments of power…” Dr. Amos WilsonSend us Fan MailIntro: 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:Outro: Sources:https://ourtimepress.com/17653/https://www.slowboring.com/p/a-warning-sign-for-america-abouthttps://www.thedailybeast.com/fuming-donald-trump-lashes-out-at-embarrassing-polls-in-bonkers-rant/https://www.fox13news.com/news/fbi-investigation-underway-church-owned-mansion-avila-neighborhoodhttps://afrotech.com/shaquille-oneal-offers-shoe-deal-to-6-year-oldhttps://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/how-did-scientists-calculate-age-earth/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand......more1h 21minPlay
August 23, 2025Episode #244 – August 23, 2025 – It’s bigger than black and white, It's a problem with the whole way of life...” Lil BabySend us Fan MailIntro: 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.com/world/us/americans-worry-democracy-danger-amid-gerrymandering-fights-reutersipsos-poll-2025-08-21/https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/newsom-trump-twitter-troll-20826613.php https://medium.com/the-dove/christian-hypocrisy-in-a-world-of-conflicting-values-29ec4abc2149https://www.blackenterprise.com/nina-westbrook-nebbi-app-check-wellness/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand......more1h 54minPlay
August 16, 2025Episode #243 – August 16, 2025 – “American hypocrisy, oh, let me count the ways ...” J. ColeSend us Fan MailIntro: 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/news/2025/08/13/trump-dc-police-congress-00507359https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czjwIqWoCNIhttps://mychristiandaily.com/houston-pastor-released-from-jail-after-3-6m-fraud-case-returns-to-megachurch/https://www.fox9.com/news/youth-run-bipoc-business-creates-healthy-desserts-north-minneapolisPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand......more1h 19minPlay
August 09, 2025Episode #242 – August 9, 2025 – “N*****s Are Scared of Revolution” Last PoetsSend us Fan MailIntro: 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/Outro: Sources:https://newafrikan77.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/quotations-of-fanon-frantz-fanon-decolonize/https://4columns.org/frere-jones-sasha/the-rebels-clinic?https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/gop-lawmakers-in-swing-states-are-still-working-to-suppress-voting/?https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-reports/trump-2-0-bracing-for-criminals-corruption-and-constitutional-crises/? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chi-alpha-texas-abuse-allegations-christian-missionary-sex-offender-rcna220069 https://www.blackenterprise.com/elevating-your-excellence-john-hope-bryant-is-a-champion-of-financial-literacy/ https://scielo.org.za/pdf/ote/v24n1/01.pdfPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand......more1h 26minPlay
August 02, 2025Episode #241 – August 2, 2025 – “Racisim's still alive, they just be concealin' it”Send us Fan MailIntro: 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://criticalinquiry.uchicago.edu/julius_l_jones_reviews_phenomenal_blackness/https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3lv5gd2b3zc2vhttps://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israelis-committing-genocide-in-gaza-with-us-complicit-geopolitical-expert/3647636https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article311492658.htmlhttps://www.blackenterprise.com/ufarmx-bridges-gap-african-farmers-tech/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand......more1h 20minPlay
July 26, 2025Episode #240 – July 26, 2025 – “How many leaders you said you needed then left 'em for dead?” Kendrick Lamar Mortal ManSend us Fan MailIntro: 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-you-healing-with-audre-lorde/https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-told-bondi-appeared-multiple-times-epstein-files/story?id=124014441https://www.rev.com/transcripts/hunter-biden-interviewhttps://www.christianpost.com/news/man-indicted-for-crucifixion-style-murder-of-beloved-pastor.htmlhttps://thegrio.com/2025/07/01/redemption-bank-just-became-the-first-black-owned-bank-in-the-rocky-mountains/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand......more1h 34minPlay
FAQs about Rational Black Thought:How many episodes does Rational Black Thought have?The podcast currently has 294 episodes available.