Free Black Thought Podcast

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Ep. 46 - The Rooftop Pastor (Corey B. Brooks) Apr 17, 2024

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Pastor Corey Brooks spells out how he’s actually making a change in Chicago’s South Side. The Rooftop Pastor highlights the work his non-profit Project H.O.O.D. is doing and explains how he got his now infamous nickname.

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Ep. 45 - "I Don't Tell Lies" (Wilfred Reilly) Apr 10, 2024

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Wilfred Reilly has positioned himself online (and in person) as a wicked smart but rather hilarious cultural and political commentator. He and Connie discuss why it’s important to tell the truth and his assessment of who tends not to.

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Will on X: @wil_da_beast630
Pre-order Will’s book: Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me: Debunking the False Narratives Defining America's School Curricula
Will’s book: Hate Crime Hoax: How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War
Will’s Taboo: 10 Facts You Can't Talk About
Will’s podcast: Cut the Bull

Ep. 44 - Victor Not Victim (Adam B. Coleman) Apr 03, 2024

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Connie Morgan and Adam B. Coleman talk about the importance of asking questions, fathers in the home and putting your best foot forward. Adam was an early contributor to the Journal of Free Black Thought and also breaks down how he exploded onto the scene as a writer and commentator.

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Adam’s book: Black Victim to Black Victor
Adam on X: @wrong_speak
Adam’s Substack: Speaking Wrong at the Right Time
Wrong Speak Publishing
Adam’s “Black Intellectuals Are Black America's Conspiracy Theorists,” in the Journal of Free Black Thought

Ep. 43 - Free Thoughts with Bowen & Twyman, Ep. 4 Mar 29, 2024

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The guys discuss stories of war, peace, betrayal, anguish, frustration, high expectations, self-doubt. Topics range from Russian literature to black American playwrights to Nigerians in the UK, John Brown & Harriet Tubman, TikTok, Marriage Story, Tony Soprano and Mike's novel in progress.

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Wink’s “The Touch of the Russian Novelist”
The First Chapter of Mike’s Novel
David Kern’s “One Line to Rule Them All: Vote Now in the Elite 8!” in Close Reads HQ
Douglas Murray’s “Things Worth Remembering: How Boris Pasternak defied Soviet tyranny with a Shakespeare sonnet” in The Free Press
Celia Farber’s “What They Said: Boris Pasternak” in The Truth Barrier
Izabella Tabarovsky’s “The American Soviet Mentality” in Tablet Magazine

Ep. 42 - Done with Both Parties (Barbara Gaskins) Mar 27, 2024

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Forward Party leader Barbara Gaskins breaks down her political evolution and why she thinks the Forward Party best serves the needs of the people and black Americans in particular.

Stuff mentioned in this episode:

Proteus Fund (Organization that pays protestors)
Barbara on X: @Barbara4NC
North Carolina Forward Party
Barbara’s book recommendation: Inventing Black-on-Black Violence: Discourse, Space, and Representationby David Wilson
Forward Party

Ep. 41 - The Black Intellectual Tradition (Angel Adams Parham) Mar 20, 2024

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Professor of Sociology, education entrepreneur and co-author of the book The Black Intellectual Tradition Angel Adams Parham

Stuff referenced in this episode:

Angel’s book: The Black Intellectual Tradition: Reading Freedom in Classical Literature
Angel’s book: American Routes
Angel’s website: angelparham.com
Nyansa Classical Community
Angel’s co-author Anika Prather
Danielle Allen

Ep. 40 - Masculinity in Action (Kris Williams) Mar 13, 2024

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Kris Williams (aka KDUB) talks about his faith journey and inspiring story of pulling strangers from a burning vehicle.

Stuff referenced in this episode:

Kris on X: @kdubtru
Kris’s website: kdubtru.com
Kris on YouTube
shai linne

Ep. 39 - Soviet Influence on Black Movements (Karys Rhea) Mar 06, 2024

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Israel advocate Karys Rhea discusses a particular path to modern day anti-Zionism with Connie Morgan.

Stuff referenced in this episode:

Karys on X: @RheaKarys
PEP
David Bernstein’s FBT podcast episode: “Woke Antisemitism”
Connie’s FBT podcast episode: “Candace vs Ben”
CAMERA (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis)
Jewish National Fund
Middle East Forum
The Gatestone Institute
Creative Community for Peace
The Epoch Times
The Jewish Leadership Project
Izabella Tabarovsky
BASIC (Black Americans to Support Israel Committee)

Ep. 38 - EmpowerED Humanity Theory (Jason Littlefield) Feb 28, 2024

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Jason Littlefield is not just a co-founder of Free Black Thought but also the architect behind EmpowerED Humanity Theory. EmpowerEd Humanity Theory is an alternative framework by which to check the SEL/DEI/Antiracism box in a way that is helpful and healthy for humans.

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