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Rational Black Thought Episode #138 May 27, 2023 - "...ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have."— James Baldwin artwork

Rational Black Thought Episode #138 May 27, 2023 - "...ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have."— James Baldwin

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Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: Is it too late: https://chat.openai.com/News: This is what happens when one asshole joins another:https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/technology/elon-musk-desantis-twitter.htmlIt is always about race: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/nyregion/a-mother-smoked-weed-her-baby-was-put-in-foster-care.html?smid=url-shareThree losers sent to prison:https://apnews.com/article/stewart-rhodes-oath-keepers-seditious-conspiracy-sentencing-b3ed4556a3dec577539c4181639f666chttps://apnews.com/article/jan-6-capitol-attack-pelosi-desk-000f57444992a716a843a3bde71a2b20They never know a goddamn thing:https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/prestonwood-minister-arrested-in-sex-sting/The erasure of Black history:https://twitter.com/profgabrielle/status/1641404337288036355This shit is for us: Anatomy of oppression: https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2023/mar/30/the-slave-trade-and-the-deep-south-accounting-for-the-cotton-capitals-human-costBible Study with Atheist Mike: A core component of all religions is, don’t think: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-critical-thinkers-lose-faith-god/Closing: Saving the past https://thegrio.com/2023/05/25/colored-school-no-4-black-children-slavery-nyc-landmark/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

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