Today I’m talking with Shani Robinson and Anna Simonton about their book, “None of the Above: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Public Schools Cheating Scandal, Corporate Greed, and the Criminalization of Educators”. In March of 2013, 35 educators in the Atlanta Public Schools were charged with racketeering and conspiracy—the same charges used to bring down the American mafia—for allegedly changing students’ answers on standardized tests. The youngest of the accused, Shani Robinson, had taught...

Lak is a hip hop educator and emcee. He is also the CEO and founder of Smart Hiphop Global. We will be talking about his album titled, “Lesson 2: Hip Hop and Education”. Visit Lak’s https://www.smart-hiphop.com (Smart Hiphop Global) website. iTunes: Here is a chronological list of the songs played on the episode. Click to purchase, below. https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/artist/lak/206472964?mt=1andapp=musicandat=1010lsYg (Run America) – (feat. Talib Kweli, DJ Jay Ski and...

Today I’m talking with Jeanne Theoharis about her book, “A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History”. The civil rights movement has become national legend, lauded by presidents from Reagan to Obama to Trump, as proof of the power of American democracy. This fable, featuring dreamy heroes and accidental heroines, has shuttered the movement firmly in the past, whitewashed the forces that stood in its way, and diminished its scope. Historian Jeanne...

Jabee is an Emmy-Award winning emcee, representing Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His rhymes have been recognized by Chuck D of Public Enemy and Sway Calloway on Sway In The Morning. In 2014, his commercial work earned Jabee a regional Emmy. We will be talking about his EP titled, “Thy Will Be Done” iTunes: Here is a chronological list of the songs played on the episode. Click to purchase,...

RJ PAYNE is a phenomenal emcee, representing Philadelphia, PA. He has attracted the attention of numerous well-respected emcees/producers like Lord Jamar, Pete Rock, Erick Sermon, Black Thought, and that’s just a few. We will be talking about tracks from his extensive discography and much more. Click here to visit RJ Payne’s https://iamrjpayne.com/home (website). iTunes: Here is a chronological list of the songs played on the episode. Click to purchase,...

In this ground-breaking work, “The Science of Melanin”, perhaps the first full-length scientific analysis of the substance found in practically all living organisms and inanimate objects, Dr. T. Owens Moore attempts to dispel the myths and rectify the common misconceptions associated with melanin. Dr. T. Owens Moore, is trained as a Physiological Psychologist. He is a graduate of Lincoln University in PA, and he has an M.S. and a Ph.D. from Howard University. For more than twenty years, he...

Abasi Qadhafi is an emcee, representing New Orleans. We will be talking about his album, “The 411”, along with some tracks from his most recent album, “Unplugged”. iTunes: Here is a chronological list of the songs played on the episode. Click to purchase, below. https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/black-gizmo/1452018022?i=1452018023andmt=1andapp=musicandat=1010lsYg (Black...

Today I’m talking with the New York hip hop duo, Armand Hammer, which consists of Billy Woods and ELUCID. We will be talking about their album titled, “Paraffin”. iTunes: Here is a chronological list of the songs played on the episode. Click to purchase, below. https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/no-days-off-feat-billy-woods-elucid/1428970777?i=1428971777andmt=1andapp=musicandat=1010lsYg (No Days...

Today I’m talking with William Loren Katz, about the updated version of his definitive book titled, “Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage”. Also, joining the conversation is Phil “Pompey” Wilkes Fixico. He is a direct descendent of the Seminole Maroons. “Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage”, unveils how the first paths to freedom taken by runaway enslaved Africans led to Native American villages. There, black men and women found acceptance and friendship among our country’s original inhabitants....

Sap is a Delaware-raised emcee/producer. He has produced for artists such as The Game, Rick Ross, Mac Miller, Schoolboy Q, Meek Mill, and Fat Joe, just to name a few. We will be talking about his album titled, “Self Improved”. iTunes: Here is a chronological list of the songs played on the episode. Click to purchase, below. https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/me-own-two-hands-feat-zookie/1446826395?i=1446826406andmt=1andapp=musicandat=1010lsYg (Me Own Two Hands (feat....

I$O INDIES is a hip hop duo, which comprises of Conchez Yut and Dillmatic. We will be talking about their album titled, “I.S.O.”

Contemporary history is littered with the surprisingly complex stories of white people participating in blackface and minstrelsy. At the end of their experiments in so-called "blackness," Alisha Gaines argues, these debatably well-meaning white impersonators arrived at little more than false consciousness....

The Vitamin Cea is an emcee, representing Mississippi. We will be talking about her album titled, “Joy Full Noise”....

“Black is Beautiful; A Philosophy of Black Aesthetics”, provides a long-overdue synthesis, identifying and exploring the most significant philosophical issues that emerge from the aesthetic dimensions of black life, both in the fine arts and beyond...

Donnie Raven is an emcee, representing Denver, CO. We will be talking about his album titled, “Livelihood”.

Haseeb is an emcee, representing Los Angeles, California. We will be talking about his album titled, “Growth”.

Today, I’m talking with Dr. Judith Weisenfeld about her highly-informative book called, “New World A-Coming: Black Religion and Racial Identity during the Great Migration”....

Griot B is an emcee and the founder of School Yard Rap, which is a company created for one purpose, to Educate through Entertainment. We will be talking about School Yard Rap and two of his albums titled, “Ourstory & Historia”

Today I’m talking with Samad Savage about his album titled, “The Grey Area”!

“The Bone and Sinew of the Land: America's Forgotten Black Pioneers and the Struggle for Equality”, tells the long-hidden stories of America's black pioneers, the frontier they settled, and their fight for the heart of the nation. It courageously unveils the lost history of the nation's first Great Migration. In building hundreds of settlements on the frontier, these black pioneers were making a stand for equality and freedom....

Benjamin J is an emcee, representing North Carolina. We will be talking about his album titled, “First in Flight”.     iTunes: Here is a chronological list of the songs played on the episode. Click the links to purchase. * 44 & Michelle * Black Genocide * Master’s Song * Atonement   Mentioned on the episode. Click the links to purchase. * Music * Reasonable Doubt – Jay Z   * Books * Revolutionary Suicide – Huey P. Newton * 48 Laws of Power – Robert...

“Birth of a White Nation: The Invention of White People and its Relevance Today”, is a fascinating book on race in America that begins with an exploration of the moment in time when “white people,” as a separate and distinct group of humanity, were invented through legislation and the enactment of laws.   It provides a thorough examination of the underlying reasons as well as the ways in which “white people” were created, and how the creation of whiteness divided laborers and ultimately...

Denzil Porter is an emcee hailing from the North Bronx, NY. We will be talking about his album titled, “Semantics of Mr. Porter”.       iTunes: Here is a chronological list of the songs played on the episode. Click the links to purchase. * Et Tu Brute * I Used to Love H.E.R. * Even Against the Odds * Careless * Present from the Future   Mentioned on the episode. Click the links to purchase. * Music * Be – Common * Mac Man – Beanie Sigel * Aquemini –...

 “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism”, explores the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.   In this in-depth exploration, Dr. Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.   Dr. Robin DiAngelo is an academic, lecturer, and author and has been a...