Through Black Eyes: Unfiltered

What Does President Trump’s Battle with COVID 19 Mean for the Country,

Especially for the Black Community?

and

Should Blacks Take the Trump Vaccine?

These are very trying times. President Trump tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, more than 200,000 Americans have died from the virus under his leadership and to make matters worse his own medical advisors concluded that he was a COVID-19 super-spreader.  Many people are questioning his ability to lead the country, while others are asking to invoke the 25th amendment.  What does all of this mean for the world, our country, I cannot be certain, but lets’ turn to Dr. Dunn and Bryant for some answers on what it means for the black community.

In this episode community psychologist, Dr. Marvin Dunn and former community college dean Dr. Raymond Dunn continue their conversation on the explosive topic of policing in the black community. Their guest is a former Miami-Dade County Police Department, Major and District Commander Mr. Lonnie Lawrence. Officer Lawrence played an important role in bringing order to the city during the Miami Riots of the 1980s. He shares his professional opinions on the tactics police are using today and what might be a more effective criminal justice approach in the black community. Major Lawrence and Dr. Marvin Dunn wrap this topic up with their views on defunding police departments. Join us as we discuss a fair and effective model of “to protect and serve” without crossing the line.

In this episode community psychologist, Dr. Marvin Dunn and former community college dean Dr. Raymond Dunn in an insightful discussion about policing in the black community. Their guest, Mrs. Shirley Gibson, is the former mayor of Miami Gardens, Florida, a predominately black city that is the 3rd largest city in Miami Dade County, Florida. Mayor Gibson shared how difficult, yet rewarding it was to effectively administer a “community-oriented” police department, as well as her views on defunding police departments. Hear Mayor Gibson’s response to Dr. Marvin Dunn’s suggestion of “lawn chair policing”. This episode is filled with hands-on experience and reactions to the police issues we face today.

In this episode, Dr.’s Raymond & Marvin Dunn sadly will discuss the murder of George Floyd and attempt to answer the question, “Will this murder move the "needle of improvement" in the fight for blacks to have equal rights in America?"

Dr. Raymond Dunn uses Black historical events and movements from the past to see how far the needle has moved in the last 400 years since slavery. Our podcast expert Dr. Marvin Dunn will follow along, with his expert opinion on how far America’s black community has come and how much farther it will take for Black America to have equal rights.

After the taping of Part 1 of our special on the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, Dr. Marvin Dunn stated that he would keep us updated on any progress made in the case. Here is an update so far.

In this special Through Black Eyes: Unfiltered, Dr. Marvin and Dr. Raymond Dunn discuss the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. It will not be discussed from the TV soundbites we are all familiar. Nor will it be discussed from a point of isolation, as if this is the first time a black man has been lynched in this country, especially in the south. Both Doctors will discuss how the lynching of Ahmaud Arbery fits into a murderous pattern of lynching that has scared the face of freedom and democracy in this country, and has made Thomas Jefferson’s words “all men are created equal” as empty as the words in the Pledge of Allegiance “with liberty and justice for all.”

In this Bonus Episode, hear the military story of historian, Dr. Marvin Dunn of when he was in the United States Navy, during the Civil Rights Movement. Listen to find out how President Kennedy played a key roll in making Dr. Marvin Dunn an Officer in the Navy; their interaction aboard the USS Kitty Hawk; and how that interaction lead to Dr. Dunn leaving the military. This short, but impactful episode, highlights poignant details through Dr. Marvin Dunn's eyes of being "black in the military," during the civil rights period.

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JOIN US as we revisit the Civil Rights Movement in St. Augustine, Florida. In this very special episode, Dr.’s Marvin and Raymond Dunn revisit some of the historic civil rights events that took place in St. Augustine, Florida. Our special “Through Black Eyes: Unfiltered” guests are Mr. Sam Wilkinson and Mr. James Williams, who were teenagers at the time of their involvement, and who participated in some of the events and were arrested as a result their quest for change. Mr. Wilkinson and Mr. Williams tell why Dr. Martin Luther King used black children and black college students, in place of adults, to call attention to the injustices practiced in St. Augustine. Their stories of how they were involved in wade-ins, student marches, and chased and beaten by the KKK, gives a unique view “through their eyes” of how just how dangerous those events were then and still are now. This St. Augustine episode also includes the story a motel manager pouring acid in the pool to make blacks get out and how Dr. King convinced numerous white ministers to come to his aid.

Best known as Florida’s oldest city, please join us as we recap this episode from Season 1 to reveal a more in-depth look at St. Augustine’s shameful past.

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Season 2, Episode 8, The History of Lynching in Florida Part 2, is packed of brutal stories of lynching in Florida that Dr. Marvin Dunn has researched over many years. The Dunn Brothers share in much detail the stories of Stella Young, a young woman lynched while being pregnant. Willie James Howard a young Blackman forced by multiple white man to jump in the Suwanee River in front of his father while his hands and feet were bound. This happened before the tragic event of Emmett Till and isn’t known to many. Find out what really happened in the Newberry Case or what happened to Willie Grad Simmons the last black man to be lynched in Florida and much more. It’s sad these mostly unknown stories aren’t learned in our school curriculum but the Dunn Brothers are here to fix that. Tune in the find out how these tragic events happened through black eyes.

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When it comes to the horrific act of lynching, most people think of states such as, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama or others states deep in the heart of “Dixie”.  That’s what you were taught, right? Wrong! Listen to part 1 of this episode, The History of Lynching and learn the true history of how Florida, per capita, out lynched all the others states in the south.  The highly acclaimed brothers, Dr. Marvin Dunn, Florida historian and Dr. Raymond Dunn, our program commentator, will enlighten you on such facts as what is defined as a “lynching” as opposed to a “murder”and why the state of Florida reimbursed slave owners for lynching slaves.  You know of the KKK, but do you know why they wear white robes with pointed tops?   In this exciting episode of shocking revelations, you will learn the answers to these questions and many others.  We look forward to your comments.

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