Mr. Haberdashery celebrates his birthday with discussion on Malcolm and Marie, Judas and The Black Messiah, how we can interact with others without imposing ourselves/seeking domination.

Mr. Haberdashery discusses the role re-imagining the past and afro-futurism have on Black liberation. He also begins drawing the lines between the European conception of selfhood and the oppression that followed.

Mr. Haberdashery discusses getting swooped in the coup, swoons over Jazmine Sullivan, and shares the beginnings of a re-formulation of Blackness. https://www.patreon.com/theblacksublime

Mr. Haberdashery previews his upcoming piece on white allyship and philosophizes about what it means to tap into one’s “true self.”

Mr. Haberdashery discusses the role various fears (of persecution, neglect, rejection, poverty, the inability to self-determine) have played in his life and how fear is an obstacle to his freedom. In this episode, he dares to imagine a world for the marginalized where we are no longer subject to terrorism and where fear is put in its proper place.

Mr. Haberdashery revisits the project of transforming masculinity from an extractive life force, an energy whose job is to take the value from a system, to one that sustains and contributes life.

Mr. Haberdashery discusses the politics of sex and how sex, specifically for queer men, can serve to consummate patriarchy. He talks about the potential effect of learning that one’s sexual journey must necessarily start with pain, that penetration is a proxy for domination, and more.

Mr. Haberdashery starts his discussion on building a world for collective freedom and thriving with love. What does it mean to love? What is political love? How does love contribute to healing? What does healing look like, and how do we know if something is healing us?

Mr. Haberdashery uplifts those celebrating President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their historic win. He also commemorates Alex Trebek and discusses how he wants to be generative for the benefit of his community.

Mr. Haberdashery talks about the challenge of forming his identities outside of the context of oppressive forces i.e., defining Blackness outside of whiteness and queerness outside of straightness. He shares how his pain glues him to his oppressors and attempts to let it go. What now?