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Rational Black Thought Episode #142 June 24, 2023 - Until we break the monopoly the oppressor has on our minds, liberation is not only impossible it is unthinkable… Maulana Karenga artwork

Rational Black Thought Episode #142 June 24, 2023 - Until we break the monopoly the oppressor has on our minds, liberation is not only impossible it is unthinkable… Maulana Karenga

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Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: Can you think yourself into right living: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/choice-theory_b_58ac99c6e4b0ead5f0d41ec7https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/path-optimal-living/202106/what-is-right-thinkingNews: Dick indictment update:https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/20/politics/cnn-poll-trump-indictment-republicans-2024/index.htmlFuck DeSantis…again: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/ron-desantis-pushes-racist-tropes-in-latest-comments-about-basketball-and-baseball-players/ar-AA1cSEWc?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=abefe984e0bb442987e5bcd85817bd73&ei=12They’re all crazy:https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/mario-murillo-warns-that-false-prophets-are-endangering-trumps-reelection-thanks-to-right-wing-watch/Systemic racism equals systemic death:https://apnews.com/article/black-americans-health-disparities-takeaways-434d87016d1e1e7ebd88752792be9accI’m rich…bitch:https://www.theroot.com/the-richest-black-people-in-the-world-updated-1848838705/slides/18This shit is for us: When your mind is your enemy: https://envs.ucsc.edu/internships/internship-readings/freire-pedagogy-of-the-oppressed.pdfBible Study with Atheist Mike: Knowledge or the bible: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/faith-and-foolishness/Closing: The person with the most flexibility wins: https://blacknews.com/news/miona-short-black-astrophysicist-makes-history-again-haircare/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

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