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Rational Black Thought Episode #153 September 9, 2023 - We Are Not Born Revolutionary. Revolutionaries are forged through constant struggle"…James Forman artwork

Rational Black Thought Episode #153 September 9, 2023 - We Are Not Born Revolutionary. Revolutionaries are forged through constant struggle"…James Forman

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Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The psychology of revolt: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352250X2030021XNews: Pence tries to grow a pair…and fails: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/us/politics/pence-populism-speech.htmlNot so proud now huh: https://apnews.com/article/enrique-tarrio-capitol-riot-seditious-conspiracy-sentencing-da60222b3e1e54902db2bbbb219dc3fb They are ready, are you:https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/mike-huckabee-and-other-right-wing-leaders-escalate-threats-of-electoral-violence/Taking from those that have nothing: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/youth-pastor-charged-robbing-sexually-assaulting-women/Just-Fucking-Us: https://www.theroot.com/nearly-50-years-ago-he-was-wrongfully-convicted-of-a-c-1850809353 This shit is for us: Fuck around and find out: https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/the-unknown-history-of-black-uprisings Bible Study with Atheist Mike: Attributes of knowing: https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/the-unknown-history-of-black-uprisingsClosing: I hate Black first…but: https://thechurchoftruth.org/god-is-not-omniscient-tower-of-babble/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

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