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  • RBT Episode 225 April 5, 2025 - “The most powerful people don’t play the game—they control it” – Chase Huges

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    Become Strategic or Die: Authoring the Story of Life:

    Demystifying the Nonsense, they call the News: 

    • White House Follies: How Trump's Blunders Are Undermining America: 
    • Make American “Whites Only” Again: 
    • Too Many Victims to do Anything: 

    Bible Study with an Atheist:  Deconstructing Belief:

    Closing: Building Black Futures, One Campfire at a Time: 


    Sources:

    • https://go.nci.university/the-nci-path 
    • https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/editorial-reckless-incompetence-20244312.php 
    • https://progressivereform.org/cpr-blog/trump-administration-actions-against-black-americans-have-deep-historical-roots/
    • https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89y9g83e92o 
    • https://www.blackenterprise.com/43-acres-hbcu-youth-camp/

    Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    1 hr 38 min
  • RBT Episode 224 March 22, 2025 - “The essential element of…mental bondage is self-doubt…” – Kwame Agyei

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    Become Strategic or Die: The Reality of War: 

    Demystifying the Nonsense, they call the News: 

    • MAGA Maggots, Fucking Losers: 
    • Chuck’s Folly: 
    • Religion, Corruption and Poverty: 

    Bible Study with an Atheist: Myth-Based Non-Reality:

    Closing: Natural Magic: 

    Sources:

    • Become Strategic: https://www.sankofa.com/blank-2/the-sankofa-movement
    • News: 
      • MAGA: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/scared-to-watch-the-news-regretful-trump-voters-in-key-state-anxious-about-early-acts/ar-AA1AV4Jh?ocid=ob-fb-frca-1617134617825
      • Chuck: https://www.commondreams.org/news/senate-democrats-government-funding
      • Religion: https://www.dw.com/en/the-77-percent-religion-poverty-and-corruption-whats-the-connection/audio-47874207

    Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    1 hr 11 min
  • RBT Episode 223 March 15, 2025 - “ Financial freedom my only hope, Fuck livin' rich and dyin' broke” Jay Z

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    Become Strategic or Die: Political Power in 2026:

    Demystifying the Nonsense, they call the News: 

    • The Circus: 
    • Buying America: 
    • Irredeemably Corrupt: 

    Bible Study with an Atheist: How to Know you are Saved:

    Closing: Go Where Your Path Leads You: 

    Sources:

    • https://ballotpedia.org/Main_Page
    • https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-slotkin-democratic-response-trump-2025/
    • https://apnews.com/article/musk-progress-2028-wisconsin-supreme-court-acb3b82275e466909c45fe284aa52dbf
    • https://articlebiz.com/article/1052463859-the-truth-at-the-heart-of-the-lie-a-deep-examination-of-the-catholic-churchs-corruption-and-clericalism
    • https://www.pursuegod.org/is-speaking-in-tongues-biblical/
    • https://thegrio.com/2025/03/05/from-plantation-to-black-owned-legacy-how-shadel-nyack-compton-transformed-grenadas-belmont-estate-into-a-must-visit-destination/

    Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    1 hr 12 min
  • RBT Episode 222 March 08 - Black is strugglin' to find your history or trace the shit. You don't know the truth about your race 'cause they erasin' it.” Dave (the song Black)

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    Become Strategic or Die: Everything is Strategy: 

    Demystifying the Nonsense, they call the News: 

    • The Cheapening: 
    • Not Held to Account: 
    • Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics: 

    Bible Study with an Atheist:  Except for Religion:

    Closing: …Pay me what you Owe Me…: 

    Sources:

    • http://classicinfluence.com/list-of-master-strategists/
    • https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-u-s-lawmakers-are-saying-about-trump-and-zelenskyys-clash-at-the-white-house
    • https://abcnews.go.com/US/rudy-giuliani-pays-148-million-fulton-county-election/story?id=119151328
    • https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/02/26/decline-of-christianity-in-the-us-has-slowed-may-have-leveled-off/
    • https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/water-hyacinth-bioplastic-kenya-cnn/

    Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    1 hr 42 min
  • RBT Episode 221 March 01, 2025 - When you are filled with self-hate your mind is reversed. Meaning you will love the things that destroy you, and you will hate the things that advance your growth.” ― Amos N. Wilson

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    Become Strategic or Die: Blueprint for Black Power, an antifragile framework for success Final Release: 

    Demystifying the Nonsense, they call the News: 

    • How’s That Working for You?: 
    • The rise and fall of Black voices: 
    • Repeat Offender: 

    Bible Study with an Atheist: If this is God, I Pass:

    Closing: Superheroes: 

    Sources:

    • https://www.dallasjustice.org/dr-amos-wilson/part-2/decoding-the-dynamics-of-power-dr-amos-wilsons-exploration-of-genuine-empowerment
    • https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/economy/us-consumer-confidence-february/index.html
    • https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/joy-reid-fired-msnbc-reaction-racism-b2703644.html
    • https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-most-immoral-verse-of-the-New-Testament
    • https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/water-hyacinth-bioplastic-kenya-cnn/

    Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    1 hr 47 min
  • RBT Episode 220 February 22, 2025 - “…the dark ghetto’s invisible walls have been erected by the white society, by those who have power, both to confine those that have no power and to perpetuate their powerlessness” – Kenneth B. Clark

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    Become Strategic or Die: Blueprint for Black Power, an antifragile framework for success Release 5:

    Demystifying the Nonsense, they call the News: 

    • It's Not the Thought that Counts, it’s What the Thought Makes You Do: 
    • No Pushback from the Spineless: 
    • “_____”, Drugs and Rock and Roll, What is the Missing Word?: 

    Bible Study with an Atheist:  They Who Created God:

    Closing: Perfectly Black 

    Sources:

    • https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211874.Blueprint_for_Black_Power
    • https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/14/us-election-donald-trump-voters-gender-race-data?utm_source=chatgpt.com
    • https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-trump-war-zelenskyy-putin-7fe8c0c80b4e93e3bc079c621a44e8bb
    • https://tucson.com/news/nation-world/crime-courts/david-mcgee-the-bridge-guns-fentanyl-pastor-las-vegas/article_848416bf-0113-5972-ac62-e34ec7739bb2.html
    • https://blacknews.com/news/sahli-negassi-black-teen-new-jersey-scores-perfect-1600-sat/

    Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    1 hr 40 min
  • RBT Episode 219 February 15, 2025 - “The election of Blacks to high office, even to the highest office…will do relatively little to enhance the power of the Afrikan American Community…” – Amos Wilson

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    Become Strategic or Die: Blueprint for Black Power, an antifragile framework for success Release 4: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211874.Blueprint_for_Black_Power 

    Demystifying the Nonsense, they call the News: 

    • Fugue State of Mind: https://sfreporter.com/columns/authoritarian-moves-beg-questions-of-trump-voters/
    • Elon Musk the Con’s Con: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-cuts-based-more-political-ideology-than-real-cost-savings-so-far-2025-02-12/
    • And They Followed the Bible: https://wpde.com/news/local/bond-set-for-4-private-school-employees-arrested-in-florence-on-child-abuse-charges-laurin-boyce-elmore-kirven-patrick-neglect-criminal-conspiracy

    Bible Study with an Atheist: Inerrant Truth or Bullshit Myth:

    Closing: Black Educators, Black Knowledge, Our Future: https://www.theroot.com/hillmantok-the-new-tiktok-trend-that-has-thousands-of-1851760386

    Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    1 hr 31 min
  • RBT Episode 218 February 8, 2025 - The ruling White male corporate elite utilizes a variety of processes to maintain the sociopolitical-socioeconomic system from which it benefits munificently…” – Amos Wilson

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    Become Strategic or Die: Blueprint for Black Power, an antifragile framework for success Release 3: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211874.Blueprint_for_Black_Power 

    Demystifying the Nonsense, they call News: 

    • Are they getting what they deserve?: https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-trump-netanyahu-db2c407baf803291a4acf6edfd708c48
    • Defund the Police – Revisited: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123070/police-shootings-rate-ethnicity-us/
    • Calling a Spade a Spade: https://nypost.com/2025/02/06/us-news/eric-adams-cozies-up-with-trump-surrogates-for-fourth-time-in-recent-weeks-this-time-at-national-prayer-breakfast/

    Bible Study with an Atheist: Muhammad vs. Jesus: https://www.worldevangelicals.org/resources/pdf/The_Islamic_view_of_Christians_-_Qur%27an_and_Hadith.pdf

    Closing:   Young, Gifted, and Black: https://blacknews.com/news/kamora-freeland-youngest-black-female-licensed-pilot-now-college-sophomore-17-years-old/ 

    Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    1 hr 33 min
  • RBT Episode 217 February 1, 2025 Corrected Audio - “The Black Church has not only underdeveloped the power potential of the Black Community, but has actually squandered its potential…” – Amos Wilson

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    Strategy Moment:  Blueprint for Black Power, an antifragile framework for success Release 2: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211874.Blueprint_for_Black_Power 

    News: 

    • Chaos is the Point: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fear-chaos-grip-federal-workers-trump-remakes-government-rcna189746
    • When They go Low…: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/17/fighting-back-newsletter-democrats
    • Immoral Authority: https://www.parishsoft.com/blog/religious-fraud-on-the-rise-will-your-diocese-be-part-of-the-80b-by-2025/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

    Bible Study with an Atheist:   The illogical Conundrum of Sin: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/crossexamined/2018/10/top-20-most-damning-bible-contradictions/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

    Closing:  More than Profit: https://www.blackenterprise.com/brooklyn-entrepreneur-virtual-tax-prep-services-low-income-families/

    Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    1 hr 14 min
  • RBT Episode 216 January 25, 2025 - “As I often tell people, the most practical thing you can have, is a good theory, a good concept to guide your behavior” – Amos Wilson

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    Strategy Moment:  Blueprint for Black Power, an antifragile framework for success: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211874.Blueprint_for_Black_Power

    News: 

    • Promises Kept: https://www.axios.com/2025/01/23/trump-revenge-tour-biden-january6
    • Fuck Snoop: https://www.whatimreading.net/p/rappers-maga-trump-perform-inauguration-events
    • Co-Conspirators: 


    Bible Study with an Atheist:  Saved from What: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/crossexamined/2018/10/top-20-most-damning-bible-contradictions/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

    Closing: Too Little, Too Late: https://abcnews.go.com/US/congress-members-urge-biden-exonerate-black-civil-rights/story?id=117087620

    This week was my first attempt to add a video version of the podcast, check it out here: https://youtu.be/kHW9mwCJdTI

    Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    1 hr 5 min

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