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Episode #239 – July 19, 2025 -“F**k silence, speak up b**ch, this s**t ill…f**k cardboard signs, we in the field” YG artwork

Episode #239 – July 19, 2025 -“F**k silence, speak up b**ch, this s**t ill…f**k cardboard signs, we in the field” YG

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Send us Fan Mail Intro: Feedback: Quote of the Week: Malcolm X Strategies for Black Power: Lessons from Black Organized Crime: Unmasking the News: Democracy Watch: A Wildfire of Idiocy Trump Can't Extinguish: Stacy Abrams is Right: The Moral Bankruptcy of Organized Faith: Good News: How to Support Black-Owned Business: Bible Study with an Atheist: The Fallacy of Faith: Reflections and Call to Action: Outro: Sources: https://learn.nrm.org/media/1249/malcolm-x-speech-to-peace-corps-workers-excerpt.pdfhttps://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/blackstone-rangers-black-p-stone-nation-el-rukns-c-1957-c-2000/https://apnews.com/article/trump-epstein-conspiracy-theories-bondi-bongino-fbi-a143076353acbc1193cb9697e7fc4a90https://wbhm.org/npr-story/stacey-abrams-warns-of-autocracy-and-voter-suppression-doesnt-rule-out-another-run/https://trinityfi.org/investigations/documentary-series-the-religion-business-exposes-corruption-in-megachurches-and-ministries/https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/business/2025/07/12/consumer-advocate-bbb-tip-how-to-support-black-owned-businesses/84495905007/https://medium.com/deconstructing-christianity/faith-is-simply-the-rationalization-of-bias-b0373e33da43Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

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