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Cautiously idealistic yet reasonably pragmatic: as hopeful for the future as he may be, Benjamin Dixon isn’t afraid to tackle the issues of today. The Benjamin Dixon Morning Show is the go-to source thanks to the talent and power of our team including Rebecca Azor, DJ XXXclusive, independent journalist Georgia Fort, Dr. Carl Mack, and our producers that make everything happen behind the scenes.
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7-19-21 | From the Filibuster to the Algorithm: Black People's Fight Against Systems
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The Senate filibuster is, yet again, being used as an excuse to not protect voting rights in America -- specifically for Black and brown people who would vote Republicans out of power. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are Democrats doing the bidding of Republicans on this matter.
In addition to the bigotry of the filibuster, we're also having to fight the technology of the algorithm which has penalized our show for debunking covid misinformation. The algorithm conveniently doesn't know the difference between debunking misinformation and spreading misinformation but it certainly knows to demonetize our videos when we discuss Black Lives Matter.
We discuss these stories and more with On the Clock with Georgia Fort and Like it Or Not with Rebecca Azor.
Good morning, and welcome to the Benjamin Dixon Show.
7-16-21 | Biden Family Checks Sent Out | The Algorithm of Misinformation | Double-Consciousness
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WEB DuBois spoke of the double-consciousness of being Black in America. Many of us discuss this from the perspective of "code-switching", but what happens when that code-switching maintains the exact system we are fighting against?
Georgia Fort goes On The Clock to discuss the Biden checks being sent out and the incessant presence of misinformation particularly as it pertains to COVID-19. Then we discuss how that misinformation is driven by the very algorithms that drive social media.
Anthony Galloway joins Georgia, James, and myself to discuss Joe Biden calling out "socialism."
Then, the team gets a little personal discussing how each of us has had to navigate our experiences in corporate America as Black people.
We've got another KAREN video. Perhaps one day we will see a Karen realize what is happening in real-time and instead of escalating like the Walmart Karen in our video, they will, instead, correct their behavior and let that positive moment go viral. We can hope, right?
Finally, Mama Gwen joins us (DJXXXClusive's mother) and she discusses raising Black kids in the south!
7-15-21 | Racial Profiling Black Politicians and Fox Lecturing Black Women?
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The day is Tuesday, July 14th, 2021. Why do conservatives and those who suffer from white grievances want to be oppressed so badly that they create the boogeyman of “Critical Race Theory?” It’s because they know it is the narrative of the most oppressed group in society that wins the day. And they know their days reigning through white supremacy are numbered.
Georgia Fort breaks down Joe Biden’s speech in Philadelphia covering voting rights. Dr. Carl Mack, and Bro. Anthony Galloway joined her to discuss whether the rhetoric was enough.
Professor Anthea Butler and Professor Carl Livingston join me to discuss Cornel West’s resignation letter to Harvard Divinity School.
Then we go through the news and see how it is that the stories of the day tie directly to the narrative of the oppressed that conservatives want so desperately to gentrify.
7-14-21 | White Grievance and Fragility in the Face of Real Oppression
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Black life is not respected in this country. In fact, life is so disrespected in this country in general that it has become a game -- a political game in the hands of the powerful. Let's talk about this with Georgia Fort, Dr. Carl Mack, Rebecca Azor, James "Bubba" Williams, and yours truly.
7-12-21 | Trump, Critical Race Theory, Haiti, and DC Protests
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7-9-21 Haiti, Geopolitics, and Blackness: Dr. Alain Pompilus Joins Rebecca Azor to Discuss Situation In Haiti
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Suspects in the assasination of Hatiain President Jovenel Moïse have been apprehended. Their nationalities included Columbia and two men who were Haitian American. Dr. Alain Pompilus holds a Ph.D. in International Development and focuses on Haitian Security. He joins Rebecca Azor to discuss the implications.
Georgia Fort breaks down the cruel “jokes” from police officers that find humor in our suffering. Anthony Galloway and Dr. Carl Mack join Georgia for “On the Clock.”
I’ve been trying to decide which voice I would write these descriptions in, and I think I’ve decided to write them in my voice.
I am truly blessed to have these conversations. Thank you for joining me to have these conversations.
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7-8-21 Reporter from Haitian Times on Assassination of Jovenel Moïse | Executive Director of ASCE on Miami Condo Collapse
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First Lady of Haiti Martine Moïse arrives in South Florida for treatment after being shot multiple times during the assassination of her husband, the late President Jovenel Moïse.
Rebecca Azor speaks with Vania André of the Haitian Times to get an update on the situation in Haiti and on the implications for the people of Haiti.
Georgia Fort and Carl Mack speak with Thomas Smith III, Executive Director, American Society of Civil Engineers about the condominium collapse in Miami and the infrastructure report card for Black America.
Progressive activist and journalist, Anoa Changa, joins us to discuss the Delta Variant of Covid and to provide all the details of the Buffalo, NY mayoral race where Byron Brown refuses to concede to India Walton who won the primary fair-and-square.
7-7-21 Live Coverage! Haitian President Jovenel Moise Assassinated | Darnella Frazier/George Floyd | Buffalo, NY Mayoral Race
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We begin this morning in Haiti where US-backed Haitian president Jouvenel Moise was assassinated in his home overnight according to a statement released by the Haitian prime minister.
Then we come to the United States: Minneapolis, Minnesota -- where Darnella Frazier -- the young woman who captured THE George Floyd video announced in a heartbreaking social media post that she, too, has now lost someone to police violence.
Jonathan Jay, DrPH JD, Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Public Health joins us to discuss the rise in gun violence -- not only in Black communities but in the American culture generally.
Olayemi Olurin joins us to discuss the race in Buffalo, New York where incumbent mayor, Byron Brown, has launched a write-in campaign against the young sister who beat him in the primaries fair-and-square. India Walton is the young, Black Democratic Socialist who defeated the apparent-sore-loser, Byron Brown.
We go to Tennessee to discuss the sorrowful courtroom scene in which the mother of Daniel Hambrick -- the Black man killed by Officer Andrew Delke as he ran away from the officer received only 3 years for the life of her son. Her sorrowful mourns filled the room.
They are well acquainted with our sorrows.
And, finally, Rebecca Azor leads the conversation on the assassination of Haitian president Jouvenel Moise and contextualizes it for clarity on what the PEOPLE of Haiti want versus the narratives the media will put out in light of the assassination.
*** Update: Correction from today's broadcast. The wife of the Haitian president did not die in the attack and that report has been retracted. We will correct it fully on tomorrow's broadcast. ***
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