Episode #265 – January 17, 2026 – “The Constitution, a noble piece of paper Would free society. It struggled but then died in vain”
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Welcome to Rational Black Thought. I’m your host, Neo Griot. This week’s theme: Is about moving beyond survival, it is time for us to stop “living to fight another day” and to start fighting to win…for good. Our title today comes from Gil Scott-Heron from his song “Winter in America” the words seem even more apropos today, it feels like a “nuclear winter in America”:
The Constitution, a noble piece of paper
Would free society. It struggled but then died in vain
And now Democracy is ragtime on the corner Hoping for some rain
And looks like it's hoping Hoping for some rain
It's winter in America
And ain't nobody fighting
‘Cause nobody knows what to save
This is exactly how I feel sometimes, I feel that resistance is futile, but I cannot allow myself to wallow and die in that ideology, I have to get the fuck up and figure it out.
Agenda
Intro:
Quote of the Week: Maya Angelou
Unmasking the News:
From “…of the people” to “…of the party that can rig the system” Only one in five support Trump’s Greenland stunt. That’s supposed to stop him? Cute The Gospel of PR Good News: Howard’s “AI-native” MoveBible Study with an Atheist: Christianity: the biggest MLM in human history:
Reflections and Call to Action:
Closing/Outro:
Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/15/justice-department-voter-information?https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/just-one-five-americans-support-trumps-efforts-acquire-greenland-reutersipsos-2026-01-14/https://www.fox23.com/news/former-claremore-pastor-enters-guilty-plea-in-peeping-tom-case/article_c6a005df-a2cc-473f-8873-e47230c78a26.htmlhttps://www.blackenterprise.com/howard-university-ai-engineering-course/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...
