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Rational Black Thought Episode #37 June 19, 2021 - I'm tired of rolling with the goddamn punches

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Send us Fan Mail Feedback What’s on my mind: I am tired of rolling with the goddamn punches: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-milestones News: Why making Juneteenth a holiday, improves nothing: https://www.fayobserver.com/story/opinion/2021/06/17/dahleen-glanton-what-were-getting-wrong-juneteenth/5293568001/Senate votes to confirm Biden pick for D.C. appeals court: https://triblive.com/news/politics-election/senate-votes-to-confirm-biden-pick-for-d-c-appeals-court/The Importance of Teaching Dred Scott: https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-importance-of-teaching-dred-scottCOVID Update – Man who declined COVID-19 Vaccine, tells others to get the shot: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/texas-man-declined-covid-19-vaccine-speaks-undergoing/story?id=78321152Black artist’s work sells for $100 of thousands and he gets nothing: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/arts/design/-enslaved-potter-david-drake-museum.htmlThis shit is for us: Do Black communities still exist? https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/02/10272689/black-communities-around-the-world-black-history-month Bible Study with Atheist Mike: Jesus curses a fig tree because it was out of season: Closing: Memoriam and History Lesson – Martha White: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/11/us/martha-white-dead.html Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

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