Dr. Tony Baugh: Cedric Robinson, Cornel West, & CLR James - In Search Of Black MarxismIn this episode, we are joined by Dr. Tony Baugh for a focused discussion on Black Marxist thought and its development across key intellectual traditions. Using his paper In Search of Black Marxism as a foundation, the conversation examines how figures like Cedric Robinson, Cornel West, and C. L. R. James engage, challenge, and reshape Marxist analysis in relation to Black history and struggle.The discussion explores core tensions around race, class, culture, and historical experience, offering a clear look at what is at stake in defining and interpreting Black Marxism today.

In this conversation, we explore Afropessimism through the work of Frank B. Wilderson III and related thinkers, focusing on core concepts such as social death, anti-Blackness, and non-being. We examine how Afropessimism frames Black existence within modern civil society, and why it argues that anti-Blackness is foundational rather than incidental to the structure of the world. The discussion also touches on tensions within the framework, including debates over ontology, political strategy, and the limits of liberation within existing systems.

Rashad Abdul Rahmaan: WD Fard, Wahhabism, and The Black Muslim Experience In America

Algorithms Of Empire: Ep 5: Dr. Tommy J Curry On Phallicism

Algorithms Of Empire Ep 4: Predictive Policing Ft. Dr. Maria Lungu

In this episode, Rakeem Shabazz and Dr. Miron Clay Gilmore sit down with Dr. Maria Lungu to discuss predictive policing and the growing role of algorithms in law enforcement. The conversation explores how predictive policing systems work, the issue of algorithmic bias, and the controversial use of predictive policing programs in places like Pasco County, Florida. The discussion also examines how data-driven policing can reinforce existing inequalities, the broader implications for civil liberties, and what these technologies mean for the future of policing and surveillance.Link to Dr. Lungu's article in The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/predictive-policing-ai-is-on-the-rise-making-it-accountable-to-the-public-could-curb-its-harmful-effects-254185

Dr. Miron Clay Gilmore: The Technologization of Counterinsurgency

In this episode, Rakeem Shabazz speaks with Dwayne Omowale about his book Christ and the Wretched of the Earth. The conversation explores the historical roots of Christianity and challenges the idea that it is a European religion. They discuss how Christianity emerged in the ancient Afro-Asiatic world and how figures such as the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon fit into its broader historical narrative.The discussion also examines the contradictory role Christianity has played throughout history. While European empires used missionaries and religious institutions to support colonization and domination, oppressed people have also drawn inspiration from Christian teachings in their struggles for liberation. The episode highlights figures such as Marcus Garvey, Sam Sharpe, Nat Turner, and Bishop Henry McNeal Turner, as well as the role of the Ethiopian Church and the AME Church in movements for Black freedom. The conversation reflects on how faith, resistance, and empire have intersected across centuries.Link to book: https://www.amazon.com/Christ-Wretched-Earth-Dwayne-Omowale/dp/B0FRY6Z5HP

This interview examines current global tensions involving the United States, Iran, Venezuela, and the wider Middle East. The discussion explores the role of Donald Trump in escalating conflicts with Iran and the broader regional war involving Middle East powers. It also analyzes U.S. foreign policy toward Venezuela and how these policies connect to longer histories of Western imperial influence in the region. The conversation further reflects on the historical and religious legacy of Muhammad and how narratives about Islam, geopolitics, and empire intersect in contemporary conflicts.

Slank and Sunny Ture: Black Nationalism, Iran, and the Geopolitics of White Money

Album Link: Slank & Sunny - Nation Time, Vol. 4 https://ffm.to/nt4In this powerful and unflinching discussion, we sit down with legendary activists Slank and Sunny Ture to unpack the deep connections between the Black liberation struggle and global resistance movements.We trace the lines from the streets of America to Tehran, examining how the Iranian revolution and its anti-imperialist stance influenced Black Nationalist thought. But the core of this conversation focuses on a question that is often left unasked: Who funds the movement, and why?Slank and Sunny Ture break down the complicated role of white philanthropy—specifically targeting institutions like the Ford Foundation. We explore the fact that philanthropic funding acts as a form of geopolitical control, a counter-intelligence mechanism designed to steer radical movements away from revolution and toward reform.

In this interview, we sit down with research fellow Zane Maddux, author of the Clay-Gilmore Institute's latest and urgent newsletter, "The Threat of Palantir Technologies: Counterinsurgency, Racialization, and Predictive Policing." We delve deeper into the arguments presented in the article, exploring how Palantir's data analytics infrastructure operationalizes racial bias and extends counterinsurgency (COIN) logic into American domestic space. Maddux breaks down critical concepts from the text, such as counterinsurgency and pacification, explaining how predictive policing technologies don't just reflect societal inequalities but actively reproduce them, transforming human beings into criminalized data points. This conversation is an essential companion to the written piece, offering further insight into the philosophical and practical dangers of merging AI, surveillance, and social control. Read the full newsletter to follow along with the discussion: https://mironjclaygilmore.substack.com