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Rational Black Thought Episode #46 August 21, 2021 - What's Going On?

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Send us Fan Mail Feedback What’s on my mind: Success Without Goals (Is it possible): News: Breaking News:US targeted Black Lives Matter activists in bid to disrupt movement: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/19/black-lives-matter-policing-prosecutions-race-govermentCOVID-19 Update, Republican who fought vaccination efforts, died of COVID: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pressley-stutts-coronavirus_n_611f4d4fe4b0c6968106f181Haiti hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/18/world/americas/haiti-quake-aid.html, https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/haiti/overview, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_HaitiObvious lunatic arrested near the Capital in a bomb threat incident: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/19/us-police-negotiating-with-suspect-after-bomb-threat-near-capitol, https://vnexplorer.net/gop-rep-mo-brooks-slammed-by-fellow-lawmakers-for-statement-on-d-c-bomb-threat-suspect-er2021619721.htmlThis shit is for us: Is having more Black billionaires good for Black America? https://thegrio.com/2021/08/10/rihanna-billionaires-not-something-to-celebrate/ Bible Study with Atheist Mike: Is the story of Jonah real? https://churchandstate.org.uk/2018/01/the-science-of-the-bible-the-story-of-jonah/ Closing: Willie O’Ree Receives Unanimous Support from Senate for Congressional Gold Medal: https://goodblacknews.org/category/sports/ Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

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