Department of Africology and African American Studies Panel Discussion on “The Impact of US Elections on African Americans” on The Neoliberal Round Podcast Moderator: Rev. Renaldo McKenzie, Temple PhD Student, Author of Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty and Resistance Chairman: Dr. Ama Mazama, Author of The Afrocentric Paradigm, Head of the Africology Department at Temple Panelists: Dr. Jared Clemmons, Temple's Political Science Professor Dr. Zamir Ben-Dan,...

There's something I can't get out of my mind since yesterday at the Post Elections Forum held at Temple University' Africology and African American Studies department. How can  an African American professor, sit here in his Ivory Tower and say they didn't vote because African Americans have been voting for 50 years without any progress? When sitting here as a professor came from the efforts of people like Octavius V Catto who was killed on October 10, 1871, trying to get Africans involved in...

We are on Temple University main college campus for this episode of The Neoliberal Round: Street Vibes Pulse of the Street Season Part 6. We interviewed two young men who are students about who they will vote for and why. Renaldo also shares that he will vote for the first time: "Tomorrow, I will vote in a US Presidential Election for the first time in my life. And it's on a historical day. For the first time a multicultural woman who identifies as #African, #Indian and American will be on...

Who are you voting for? We continue to ask African American Men whether they are voting and who they are voting for, Trump or Harris. Today we interviewed four young men and included one woman with her daughter. It was quite interesting as all the men we spoke to stated that they do not plan to vote due to several reasons, one man said that none of the candidates will help the poor , another said that they do not trust the system, another stated that he was a non-denominational Christian who...

How are African Americans voting in the 2024 US Presidential Elections and why? The Neoliberal Corporation news media, The Neoliberal Round is doing a series on Street Vibes interviewing African American men about how they will vote this elections. After the first three series where we conducted over fifty interviews, we did an analysis and had a discussion on Twitter spaces analyzing the responses so far and making some comments about the rationale that the respondents provided....

"From one "Black Man" to another "Black man": who are you voting for?" Renaldo McKenzie, Creator and Host took to the streets to interview over 100 black men in Center City Philadelphia asking: Who are you supporting for President and Why, and what is the mood like in your family, neighborhood and workplace, what are they saying, who are they voting for and why? This episode features the first twelve (12) conversations; and it promises to be powerful as African American men discuss why they...

Duron Zuri joins me on the Show to share his short story about how he beat his addiction. It is a story of letting go and letting God he said, tapping into his African Spirituality and developing a consciousness that helped to build his"agency". What is "Agency"? According to Prof. Mazama, Africologists and Chair of the Africology Department at #templeuniversity stated in a Lecture that, agency is the ability to act in one behalf, to move in a way that improves self or for self-improvement....

In this episode of The Neoliberal Round, we dive into one of the most alarming and critical global issues unfolding right now: the escalating conflict in the Middle East, which has the potential to ignite a World War III. As tensions between Israel, Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran reach a boiling point, the situation has rapidly evolved from a regional conflict into a crisis with global implications. The episode starts by breaking down the chain of events that have intensified the conflict. We...

In 2021, I began the Doctoral program in Liberal Studies at Georgetown University, where I completed the Foundations of Liberal Studies. The initial course, DLS 1, explored the history of humanity, beginning with Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. While Homer briefly references Egypt and Africa, mentioning an "old man" as a source of stories, many Africologists, such as Professor Kimani Nehusi, author of Person and Personality, critique the omission of Africa's foundational role in the history of...

Who is Octavius Valentine Catto? #philadelphia's First Black Martyr who also worked with Frederick Douglass. Dr. Nilgun Anadolu-Okur joins the The Neoliberal Round Podcast and YouTube Channel to talk about two major figures in African American History struggle for freedom and economic prosperity; Octavius Valentine Catto and Harriet Tubman and two important events coming up to remember them: Saturday October 5th 2025 at 11:00 AM, commemorating and laying of the wreaths at the Octavius...

Author T.L Jackson returns to the show to talk about her new book, "Purposed Through The Pain." In the studio was her uncle "Marvin," who joined in on the conversation, briefly, to talk about the book and how his uncle, T. L is his inspiration. He too has a powerful story that we will share on the show later. But T. L., talk about her inspiration for the book and how it differs from her first book, "I'm Not A Hypocrite, I'm Human." She begins this new book in 2021 talking about how she had to...

Twin Brothers Ricardo and Renaldo hosts The Neoliberal Round News Round-Up This evening with an interesting news line-up: 1. The New York Jets 2. Sean Diddy Combs 3. Harris V Trump and 4. American Rapper, Harlem's Jim Jones. Ricardo joins the show phone and provides a dynamic perspective as the twins go back-and-forth on the issues making some poignant points. The Neoliberal Round is a Production of The Neoliberal Corporation Created by Renaldo McKenzie, Author of Neoliberalism,...

Live at the Men Who Care of Germantown Annual Community Engagement Event. See the live and full event on The Neoliberal Round Here: The Neoliberal Round by Renaldo McKenzie is live! in Germantown Philly Part 3 https://www.youtube.com/live/J_zXca36w0M Part 2: https://youtube.com/live/JhBPXgZ3mzM?feature=share Part 1: https://youtube.com/live/nwq51Ud1cwM?feature=share Subscribe for free https://youtube.com/@renaldomckenzie Visit the Community Page:...

Yesterday, A Judge Denied and Rejected Sean "Diddy" Combs bail request. Mr. Combs, AKA Diddy, had put up a 50 million dollar bond. On this episode of The Neoliberal Round Podcast, Renaldo McKenzie provides a powerful commentary that questions this decision as nonsensical and baseless. Listen to the rebuttal by Renaldo challenging the ruling. Renaldo McKenzie is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, Author of Neoliberalism and a Professor at Jamaica Theological...

We wrap up the week with a discussion and debate of the top news stories of the week on The Neoliberal Round: Yesterday's News Today. In today's news round-up Creator and Host, Renaldo McKenzie and co-host, and Associate Producer Donte T. Nelson discuss the top stories in front of a Live and active studio audience. The topics for today's news include: 1. A Mother’s Warning: The Tragic Events at a Georgia High School, Published in The Neoliberal Post and The Neoliberal Journals:...

Who won the Presidential Debate between Harris and Trump? twin brothers Ricardo and Renaldo McKenzie critique ABC News' recent Presidential debate between VP Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump. The Show begins with Ricardo, Senior Contributor and VP of Business Development of The Neoliberal Round and The Neoliberal Corporation, discussing what went wrong at the debate, which candidate he thought excelled, and ABC's inability to control Trump who spoke for several minutes more...

Author of The Neoliberalism Book Series and The Creator of The Neoliberal Corporation Renaldo Mckenzie discusses his upcoming book, "Neoliberal Globalization Reconsidered, Unfair Competition and The Death of Nation." This is the second book in the Neoliberalism book series. Renaldo reads and discusses an excerpt of his upcoming book on this latest episode of The Neoliberal Round #podcast and YouTube channel. If you need to preorder a copy, visit the store at https://store.theneoliberal.com or...

We continue to showcase life happening featuring short moments of various people demonstrating their talent in real-time, because, we say "life is about people and how they relate, yet life is what we make it or allow others to make of it for us", Renaldo McKenzie. Today we feature George who was playing his flute in the city yard at Center City #philadelphia. He is self-taught and a painter but also plays #classicalmusic, particularly #bach.This is a production of #theneoliberalround...

On The Neoliberal Round, we have always said, "life is about people and how people relate, yet life is what we make it or allow others to make of it for us!" In today's Short Stories Series, Part 5 we feature Matthew Anthony (AKA Matthew Anthony Spiders) who we met in the yard at City Hall Center City Philly playing on his Ukelele and singing a Philly song originally about Texas. He talks about how he started playing and the types of Ukelele. He also shares his other passion, spiders at the...

In #germantown #philadelphia we continue to share stories in the community and help to facilitate dialogue while promoting stories and resources that are available in our neighborhoods. Today we continue with Season 2 of What It's Like Living in Philly - where we engage those at the Corner of Morton and Tulpehocken in #philly getting food from the Community Resource Center operated by the "Men Who Care Of Germantown" ‬. We continue to share stories in neighborhoods as we promote...

Host Renaldo McKenzie and Co-Host Donte Nelson discuss the fentanyl crisis and how we all have a responsibility to help minimize the problem: by how we include content involving drugs as something amazing. We must all play our part in helping to resolve the opioid and fentanyl drug problem by not promoting it in songs shows social media and TV content as the "in-thing". That defeats the work of professionals and volunteers working to save hundreds of communities slowly dying from the...

DESCRIPTION: Attorney Ken W Good joins the show to discuss bail reform and its efficacy given the conflicting data surrounding Bail Reform and whether it is effective in minimizing recidivism and reducing crime. Some studies show that Bail Reform is effective while others suggest the opposite. Ken has been on several mainstream and independent news shows such as Fox, MSNBC, and several podcasts talking about bail reform and has his podcast exploring bail reform. Today we go toe-to-toe talking...

This a continuation of Part 3, of Short Stories with Darryl, playing Guitar in the city of Philadelphia. We had started to do a short with Darryl, but had some difficulties and only got one minute of him. We were able to get a hold of him in the courtyard yesterday and interviewed and recorded some of his music. Host Renaldo McKenzie begins the episode with an introduction which then switches to Darryl paying. Darryl is from Germantown Philadelphia. A production of The Neoliberal Round...

PODCAST AND CHILL: Blooper Moments and Behind-THE-Scenes with two of the Creators of The NeoLiberal Round Podcast and YouTube Channel Renaldo McKenzie and Donte T Nelson caught off guard in this rare moment discussing the podcast and channel and Donte working on his intro. We decided to publish this as it was funny, had some humor, and provided a light moment we wanted to share to facilitate some light "let down hair" moments without the seriousness of academia and politics, showing the other...