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Rational Black Thought Episode #129 March 25, 2023 - The illusion of shades of gray. artwork

Rational Black Thought Episode #129 March 25, 2023 - The illusion of shades of gray.

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Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: Identifying and managing nuance: https://kieranhealy.org/files/papers/fuck-nuance.pdf https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/the-problem-with-nuance-for-the-sake-of-nuance/ News: Trump indictment watch: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/your-guide-to-all-of-the-investigations-into-trump A promise dies:https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/world/americas/haiti-police-gang-violence.html The police are liars:https://myfox8.com/news/couples-5-kids-taken-into-custody-after-misdemeanor-charge-following-traffic-stop/ A different game:https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/there-can-be-no-mercy-america-first-leaders-put-the-movements-fascism-on-full-display/ Is DeSantis a racist…fuck yeah, he is:https://www.theroot.com/is-desantis-using-racism-to-win-the-presidency-1850186076 This shit is for us: Racial fraud and its implications: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/luvell-anderson-whiteness-itself-greatest-racial-fraud/ Bible Study with Atheist Mike: How I “know” there is no god: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_and_positive_atheism Closing: Helping children build our future: https://blacknews.com/news/kevin-benoit-black-entrepreneur-new-initiative-support-nyc-high-school-students/ Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

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