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In Search of Black Power

67 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratings

In Search of Black Power challenges conventional narratives around Black policy, Black movements, and Black Life. We focus on creating a new language to discuss the issues presenting Black America, with a focus on independent institutional building and seeing Black folks as the solutions to our own problems. 

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Revolutionary Tools: The Practical Applications of African Spirituality for Black Liberation

May 17, 2023 15:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MB

In this thought-provoking interview, Dayvon speaks with Shawna Murray-Browne,  founder of Kindred Wellness, about the intersection of African spirituality and revolutionary struggles for Black Liberation.  With a wealth of knowledge and experience as a healer, therapist, and community leader, Shawna shares valuable insights into the ways in which traditional African spiritual practices can provide practical tools and strategies for resistance and liberation in the face of systemic oppressio...

White Environmentalism Towards Grassroots Environmental Justice

May 10, 2023 15:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MB

Lawrence and Rasheem discuss the intersection of environmentalism and racism in the United States. They explore the ways in which environmental racism has become a key focus of anti-racist discourse and organizing, drawing on the influential book "Dumping in Dixie" by Robert Bullard.  Through a critical analysis of legal strategies and grassroots organizing, they offer insights into the dangers of "professionalizing" social movements and discuss the importance of rejecting false dichotomies...

Building Collective Power for Black-led Social Change

May 03, 2023 15:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MB

In this interview, Dayvon Love sits down with Jamye Wooten, the founder and CEO of CLLCTIVLY, to explore the critical need for collective economic development and narrative change to challenge myths of Black pathology in our communities.  Jamye shares insights into his work with CLLCTIVLY, an organization committed to supporting and amplifying Black-led social change initiatives. Through his experiences and expertise, Jamye emphasizes the importance of creating sustainable networks, buildin...

Not Just "Food Deserts": Food Sovereignty for the Black Community

April 26, 2023 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MB

Lawrence and Rasheem engage in a stimulating conversation that challenges the "food desert" narrative and explores what true food sovereignty might mean for the Black community. They discuss the dangers of relying solely on grocery stores to feed Black communities and why a more comprehensive approach is needed. Drawing on the histories of Black farmers and their legal battle against discrimination, they critique the limitations of food banks and charity and offer a vision for a Black food s...

The Intellectual Legacy of Mumia Abu-Jamal and Other Political Prisoners

April 19, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MB

In this insightful interview, we have the pleasure of speaking with Todd Steven Burroughs, a renowned author, historian, and expert on the contributions of Black political prisoners to the struggle for freedom and justice. In this video, Todd shares his deep knowledge and expertise on the subject, with a particular focus on the intellectual contributions of Mumia Abu-Jamal and other political prisoners. Through a thoughtful analysis of their writings and activism, he highlights the ways in w...

2022 Midterms: Reflections & Moving Forward

December 12, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MB

On this special episode, Lawrence Grandpre hosts a discussion on how the Black community should process the results of the 2022 Midterm Election. Support the show In Search of Black Power is a Black-owned internet show and podcast. This podcast is sponsored and produced by Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS). The internet show is published in collaboration with Black Power Media (BPM).

The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power

November 16, 2022 16:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MB

In part two of our interview with Dr. Jared Ball - he discusses his book, “The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power”, and addresses the folly of Black capitalism. Jared A. Ball is a father and husband. After that, he is a Professor of Communication Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. and is founder/curator of imixwhatilike.org, a multimedia hub of emancipatory journalism and revolutionary beat reporting. He is also a co-founder and host on the Black Power Media (BPM) d...

Mass media propaganda against Black liberation

November 09, 2022 16:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MB

We sit down with Dr Jared Ball - co-founder and host on the Black Power Media (BPM) digital platform. In part one of our interview, he lays out the ways that mass media and propaganda are used against struggles for Black Liberation. Jared A. Ball is a father and husband. After that, he is a Professor of Communication Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. and is founder/curator of imixwhatilike.org, a multimedia hub of emancipatory journalism and revolutionary beat reporting. ...

The political impacts of marginalizing Black/Pan-Afrikan Nationalism

November 02, 2022 15:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MB

In part two of our examination of Black nationalism, we look at the political implications of the marginalization of Black nationalism. We analyze the limitations of current progressive Black political formations through the lens of not learning the lessons of Black nationalism and Pan-Afrikan nationalism. Finally, we use examples of work we do at LBS as examples of how the insights of Black/Pan-African Nationalism can address the material needs of Afrikan people.  Support the show In Search...

Revolutionary Black/Pan-Afrikan Nationalism: Beyond the Caricature

October 26, 2022 15:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MB

In the first of this two-part episode, we take a look at some of the historical successes of Black nationalism as a political methodology. We then juxtapose those successes with the caricatures and stereotypes used to marginalize Black nationalism.  Support the show In Search of Black Power is a Black-owned internet show and podcast. This podcast is sponsored and produced by Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS). The internet show is published in collaboration with Black Power Media (BPM).

The Colonial Imagination's impact on African People (Part 2)

October 19, 2022 15:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MB

In part two of our interview with Dr. Cleo Manago - we discuss the dynamics of intra-racial violence amongst Black people, particularly sexual and gender minorities. Cleo Manago is an African American activist and social architect who coined the term “same-gender-loving” (or SGL) as an alternative for African descended or black people who do not wish to identify as gay or lesbian due to the perceived European-centered nature of the terminology and community practices.  Cleo is the founder ...

The Colonial Imagination's impact on African People (Part 1)

October 12, 2022 15:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MB

On this episode, we sit down with Dr. Cleo Manago - founder of the AmASSI Center in Baltimore, Maryland. We discuss the impact of colonialism and white supremacy on the collective attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of people of African descent. Cleo Manago is an African American activist and social architect who coined the term “same-gender-loving” (or SGL) as an alternative for African descended or black people who do not wish to identify as gay or lesbian due to the perceived European-cent...

The Legacy of the Black Arts Movement

October 04, 2022 17:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MB

We sit down with Ernest Shaw Jr. to discuss parallels between the Black Arts Movement and contemporary Black arts and Politics. Shaw is a globally renowned painter, teacher and mural artist from Baltimore City. He’s currently an artist in residence at Motor House. Learn more about his work: https://www.eshawart.com/ Support the show In Search of Black Power is a Black-owned internet show and podcast. This podcast is sponsored and produced by Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS). The in...

Were Unions a Form of White Affirmative Action?

September 28, 2022 16:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MB

A common argument among the left is that cross-class multi-racial organizing is the key to defeating capitalism and inequity in general, with unions being the most potent tool to accomplish this task.  In Part 2 of our examination of Ira Katznelson's book "When Affirmative Action Was White", we analyze his argument that Northern unions and the political allies acquiesced to Dixiecrat demands for the exclusion of southern Blacks during New Deal expansions of union rights. This created an en...

When the "New Deal" was White Affirmative Action

September 21, 2022 16:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MB

Universalist social policies like Social Security and Unemployment Insurance are praised as key to eliminating racial inequity. However, Ira Katznelson's book, "When Affirmative Action was White", challenges this argument. He explainins how Northern Democrats conceding to Dixiecrat desires to exclusion of Blacks from critical support provision led to White benefiting more than Blacks, serving as a form of white Affirmative Action.  In the first of two conversations on the topic, we compare ...

When the "New Deal" was White Affirmative Action

September 21, 2022 16:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MB

Universalist social policies like Social Security and Unemployment Insurance are praised as key to eliminating racial inequity. However, Ira Katznelson's book, "When Affirmative Action was White", challenges this argument. He explainins how Northern Democrats conceding to Dixiecrat desires to exclusion of Blacks from critical support provision led to White benefiting more than Blacks, serving as a form of white Affirmative Action.  In the first of two conversations on the topic, we compare ...

The Successes and Challenges of Criminal Justice Reform

September 14, 2022 16:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MB

Samantha Mellerson is with the W. Haywood Burns Institute, a national Black led organization that works to dismantle structural racism. We discuss the mainstream criminal justice reform movement and its successes and challenges. She also brings a depth of knowledge around nonprofit capacity building and is a certified empowerment and diversity coach.  Sam has worked across public and private sectors in various capacities such as non-profit direct service and management, local and state gove...

How the Child "Welfare" System destroys Black families (Part 2)

September 07, 2022 16:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MB

In the second part of this conversation, we discuss some of the critical political elements, including:  The power dynamics within interracial adoptions  The politics of the Democratic party and an over-reliance on the Supreme Court  Potential legislative solutions to build Black power in the child welfare space  Support the show In Search of Black Power is a Black-owned internet show and podcast. This podcast is sponsored and produced by Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS). The int...

How the Child "Welfare" System destroys Black families (Part 1)

August 31, 2022 15:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MB

Many well-meaning folks, in the name of "protecting children" support the idea of "child welfare/protective services" - believing government services that surveil families for signs of mistreatment are the only way to prevent child abuse. However, in a special two-part episode, we analyze how the reality of this system does not live up to its promises. Far from protecting youth, the system criminalizes poverty, targets Black families for family separation, and serves as a vector of policing ...

Is the "left" actually addressing urban gun violence? (Part 2)

August 24, 2022 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MB

Part Two of our conversation around the "left" and its engagement (or lack thereof) with urban gun violence.  Topics discussed include: How the Black left should understand the "Black establishment" in more nuanced ways (to understand how to extract resources for the community on critical issues).  What the left's failure of to persuade working class Black folks means for the future of the "left".  Support the show In Search of Black Power is a Black-owned internet show and podcast. This...

Is the "left" actually addressing urban gun violence? (Part 1)

August 17, 2022 16:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MB

Previous conversations have addressed how the progressive mainstream is failing to offer effective solutions to urban gun violence. In this follow-up episode, Lawrence and Dayvon address some of the reasons why these limitations exist. They’ll be discussing the nature of the left and what are the ideological and structural reasons why in-depth solutions to gun violence in the Black community get subsumed by more generic universal, long-term solutions to inequality.  The left's failure to a...

Baltimore Political History w/ Senator Jill Carter

August 10, 2022 16:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MB

Senator Jill P. Carter is the most progressive member of the Maryland State Senate and long time Maryland legislator. She discusses her battles with the Democratic Party establishment in Maryland.  Jill P. Carter has had a successful career championing for the marginalized and disenfranchised because it is in her DNA. Carter is the daughter of the late civil rights activist, leader, and visionary, Walter P. Carter. Carter was the third African-American female attorney elected to serve in th...

The limits of white-led nonprofits for "black on black" gun violence

August 03, 2022 16:00 - 46 minutes - 32.4 MB

The joy of summertime in too many Black communities is marred by the prospect of an all too common spike in violent crime. This summer has, unfortunately, not been different, with cities around the nation reeling from an up to 40% increase in murder since 2020.  But hope is, at least in theory, on the horizon. From the federal government to big foundations investing in a range of programs deemed "Community Violence Intervention" (CVI) - a suite of programs that promise to bring a "public he...

It's Bigger than Roe: Anti-Blackness And Reproductive Justice

July 27, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 52.1 MB

The repeal of Roe vs. Wade sent a shockwave throughout the American political systems, but the history, context, and specific dynamics around reproductive justice for the Black community are often left out of the mainstream conversation.  In this special two-part episode, Lawrence and Rasheem start with a discussion of Roe's repeal, what it means for the Black community and how we got here. We then transition to an episode recorded before Roe's repeal, where they discuss some of the larger ...

It's Bigger than Roe: Anti-Blackness And Reproductive Justice

July 27, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 52.1 MB

The repeal of Roe vs. Wade sent a shockwave throughout the American political systems, but the history, context, and specific dynamics around reproductive justice for the Black community are often left out of the mainstream conversation.  In this special two-part episode, Lawrence and Rasheem start with a discussion of Roe's repeal, what it means for the Black community and how we got here. We then transition to an episode recorded before Roe's repeal, where they discuss some of the larger ...

Should Black Parents Use Physical Discipline?

July 20, 2022 16:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MB

Stacey Patton's book, "Spare the Kids", has led to spirited debate among parents. Some say Black children need physical discipline to inculcate self-discipline necessary to prevent them from being victims of white supremacy. Others say it is carrying on a legacy of white supremacy and causing permanent harm to children - creating trauma that causes the exact negative outcomes parents seek to prevent.  In this conversation, Rasheem (a parent) and Larence (not a parent) talk about the researc...

The lasting psychological effects of slavery on Black parenting practices

July 20, 2022 16:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MB

Stacey Patton's book, "Spare the Kids", has led to spirited debate among parents. Some say Black children need physical discipline to inculcate self-discipline necessary to prevent them from being victims of white supremacy. Others say it is carrying on a legacy of white supremacy and causing permanent harm to children - creating trauma that causes the exact negative outcomes parents seek to prevent.  In this conversation, Rasheem (a parent) and Larence (not a parent) talk about the researc...

A Pan-African Approach to Addiction and Harm Reduction

July 13, 2022 16:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MB

2021 had the highest rate of death by overdose in American history, with over 100,000 Americans dead.  In opposition to the "Just Say No" ideology of the 80's and 90's - harm reduction rejects abstinence-only dogma and promotes "any positive change" toward more healthy and more controlled substance use. It has has received more attention and some federal funding. Yet in the Black community, who has faced decades of addiction struggle - some have raised issues with harm reduction apparently ...

Cooperative Economics and Social Movements

July 06, 2022 16:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MB

Dayvon Love sits down with Dorcas Gilmore to discuss the operational dynamics and politics of cooperative economics. Dorcas has spent the past 17 years as a racial and economic justice advocate, attorney, and consultant working with nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, and small businesses. Currently, she is a principal of Gilmore Khandhar, LLC, a solidarity economies law firm, and a teacher in the Small Business & Community Economic Development Clinic at The George Washi...

Afro-pessimism: A Grassroots View

June 29, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MB

Few concepts have been more mischaracterized and caricatured than the academic theory of Afro-pessimism.  Born of material struggle against Mandela aligned neoliberal wing of the ANC, the work of Frank Wilderson, Jared Sexton and other theorists has been framed in many way. Many have described it as fatalist, hetero-patriarchal, too Black nationalist, not Black nationalist enough, and now - with the publishing of a widely panned piece in the social magazine Jacobin - pro-zionist. Dayvon Lo...

Support or Co-Option? The Red, Black and Green New Deal and Foundation Driven Environmentalism

June 22, 2022 16:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MB

As the summer heat turns on, conversation about global warming inevitably picks up as well. Black environmental advocates have seen the increased public conversation, and foundation spending, on environmental advocacy and are demanding their cut. Global warming is having a disproportionate impact on Black communities.  Some advocates are demanding A "Red, Black, and Green" New Deal (RBGND) to address environmental racism and fund Black advocacy around environmentalism. The advocacy is being...

Black Wealth Generation & Empowering Black Social Networks

June 15, 2022 16:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MB

Nneka Nnamdi is the founder of Fight Blight Baltimore - an economic, environmental, and social justice initiative led by the community and informed by data to address the issue of blight. In this conversation, we will discuss the politics of urban space, gentrification, and predatory wealth extraction policies of Baltimore City. Support the show In Search of Black Power is a Black-owned internet show and podcast. This podcast is sponsored and produced by Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS)...

Beyond Liberal Co-Option: A radical defense of Critical Race Theory

June 08, 2022 16:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MB

As Critical Race Theory has become a hot-button talking point, the true history and meaning behind the term are quickly being lost. Far from being merely a tool to politic victimhood and blame and shame, this episode argues Critical Race Theory is a critical heuristic and tool to analyze power and understand our history.  We engage the history behind critical race theory and explain how it comes out of a Black radical tradition hostile to the nonprofit industrial complex and simplistic libe...

Black Education Advocacy & Black Social Movements

June 01, 2022 16:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MB

Dayvon Love sits down with Dr. Brian Morrison for conversation about the history of Black education advocacy and practice in Baltimore and the lessons from that history that we can use for social movements today. Dr. Brian C. Morrison is the Founder and President of the William J. Watkins, Sr. Educational Institute which focuses its work on improving educational outcomes for African American students. His dissertation, “African American Educational Efforts in Baltimore Maryland during the 1...

White Lies & Statistics: How Bad Stats are a tool of White Power

May 25, 2022 16:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MB

There is an old saying that there are three types of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. This statement is especially true when these statistics are applied to Black/African people.  While claiming to be "objective", data and statistics are often used to obscure power relations and to reflect or shape public opinion around Black folks. We discuss how seemly neutral statistics, especially around issues of education, falsely propagate negative stereotypes around the Black community, incl...

Real Talk on Baltimore: Taking Back our Narrative

May 18, 2022 16:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MB

Dr. Tara Bynum a scholar of African American Literature and a Baltimore native. In this interview we discuss the narratives that are highly circulated in mainstream spaces about Baltimore and the politics of those narratives. Support the show In Search of Black Power is a Black-owned internet show and podcast. This podcast is sponsored and produced by Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS). The internet show is published in collaboration with Black Power Media (BPM).

Beyond "Buy the Block": Taxes, Gentrification, and the Limits of Black Home Ownership

May 11, 2022 16:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MB

Black folks are often told homeownership and real estate are the royal road to wealth creation and stability. Government policies like the mortgage interest tax deduction are held up a "hidden secret" white people use to game the systems. Some Black people hold homeownership as "beating 'them' at their own game" and using the "masters tools " to gain power.  However, a new book raises questions as the whether this is actually the case. We anaylize "The Whiteness of Wealth" by Dorothy A. Bro...

Beyond "Buy the Block": Taxes, Gentrification, and the Limits of Black Home Ownership

May 11, 2022 16:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MB

Black folks are often told homeownership and real estate are the royal road to wealth creation and stability. Government policies like the mortgage interest tax deduction are held up a "hidden secret" white people use to game the systems. Some Black people hold homeownership as "beating 'them' at their own game" and using the "masters tools " to gain power.  However, a new book raises questions as the whether this is actually the case. We anaylize "The Whiteness of Wealth" by Dorothy A. Bro...

Food Sovereignty & Black Liberation: An interview with Heber Brown

May 04, 2022 16:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MB

On our show, we want to highlight to work and contributions of Black civic leaders and activists. So every other episode of “In Search of Black Power” - Dayvon Love will be sitting down for in depth interviews with some of the brightest advocates in our community.  Heber Brown is the director of the Black Church Food Security Network.  We discuss his work regarding food sovereignty and address larger issues of revolutionary praxis and Pan African nation building. Black Church Food Security...

Can Cannabis legalization save the reparations movement?

April 27, 2022 16:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MB

Reparations for slavery have gone from a third rail issue to a mainstream Democratic Party talking point. While much of the conversation has focused on HR 40 and local/statewide task forces -  has the reparations movement left a critical tool in the reparations battle of off the battlefield? Lawrence Grandpre & S. Rasheem bust some myths around cannabis legalization. They argue that redistributing tax revenue from cannabis legalization to communities most impacted by the War on Drugs can se...

The Public Health Hustle (Part 2) - Violence Prevention and the Non-Profit Industrial Complex

June 15, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MB

For over 10 years, the academic and public health sectors have promoted "violence prevention" non-profits as the "evidence-based" alternative to mass incarceration and a solution to the shootings plaguing American cities. With the Biden administration set to invest 4 billion dollars in "violence prevention", some fear these services represent a co-option of grassroots anti-violence work and an attempt to cash in the public's anxieties around street crime, using the #DefundThePolice movement ...

The Public Health Hustle (Part 2) - Violence Prevention and the Non-Profit Industrial Complex

June 15, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MB

For over 10 years, the academic and public health sectors have promoted "violence prevention" non-profits as the "evidence-based" alternative to mass incarceration and a solution to the shootings plaguing American cities. With the Biden administration set to invest 4 billion dollars in "violence prevention", some fear these services represent a co-option of grassroots anti-violence work and an attempt to cash in the public's anxieties around street crime, using the #DefundThePolice movement ...

Resisting the New "Woke Technocracy"

April 02, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MB

In a talk given to the Baltimore City Green Party, Lawrence Grandpre explains the technocratic tricks liberals use to deny community control over essential issues in the name of "efficiency".  Also, after the events of January 6th, protecting minorities from "white backlash". He explains the dynamics of what he calls the new "woke technocracy" in issues of policing, economic development, and cannabis legalization.  Support the show In Search of Black Power is a Black-owned internet show and ...

Building Movements for #DefundThePolice & Beyond

January 12, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MB

The call to #DefundThePolice has been presented by the Democratic party establishment as the main reason Democrats underperformed in the 2020 elections, with Obama calling it a "snappy slogan" which alienated key voters. Activists have countered claiming it drove people to the polls and focusing on the spectacular violence of policing and demanding they pay the price in their budgets is a key mobilizing tool.  In this talk with Dr. Jared Ball, we interrogate both these claims to reveal tha...

Election 2020: Settler Colonialism vs. NeoImperialism

October 29, 2020 16:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MB

We're back with a wide-ranging interview on Black organizing and the 2020 Election. In a conversation with Matt Stannard of Wyoming's Solidarity Collective, Lawrence Grandpre discusses the recent protest movements, the limits of social justice strategies focused on the courts, and an explanation of Black populations can build power in and beyond the current American political "left".  Support the show In Search of Black Power is a Black-owned internet show and podcast. This podcast is sponso...

The Myth of Black Buying Power w/ Dr. Jared Ball

June 08, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 57 MB

Black political figures from DuBois to Garvey have embraced the notion that Black America's combined "buying power", if harnessed correctly, would be a revolutionary force. But is this true? Morgan State University Professor Dr. Jared Ball joins us to discuss this issue from his new book "The Myth of Black Buying Power". We'll be addressing the limits of buying power, its roots in Cold War liberalism, and how media's promotion of the myth crowds out more radical political analysis.  Support...

The Public Health Hustle (Part 1) - Africa, Bill Gates and the Politics of Expertise

April 13, 2020 19:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MB

The light of the COVID-19 epidemic, the public is relying on public health experts for guidance. But the moment raises several questions.  What is the history of public health expertise? Who benefits from western nations controlling third world health infrastructure? In the first part of of this investigation, we reveal the dangers of Eurocentric expertise, showing that public health philanthropy can serve as a tool of social control. Support the show In Search of Black Power is a Black-own...

Elections Special: Worse than Trump - White Supremacy and the Democratic Party

February 14, 2020 18:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MB

As the 2020 Democratic Presidential Primaries heat up, we look back at 2016. Should Black voters  "Vote Blue No Matter Who" or be willing to withhold their vote to pressure the Democrats into concessions? This reading of a chapter from the "Worse than Trump: The America Plantation" by Dayvon Love argues that strategic voting is not a selfish act of "revolutionary purity", but a long term investment in improving the material conditions of Black people.  Support the show In Search of Black Po...

The Miseducation of 'The Boys of Baraka'

December 30, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MB

In the mid-2000s, a documentary about "troubled youth" from Baltimore sent to Africa was critically acclaimed. it was more than another white savior story. It revealed the fundamental flaws in the logical liberal white racism. We use the documentary as a starting point for an analysis of the racism in the human & social service sector by juxtaposing the interventions of the documentaries teachers with African centered liberatory methodologies. Support the show In Search of Black Power is a B...

South Africa - Revolution vs. Mandela Mythology

November 18, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MB

We think we know the story of South Africa: the people rise up, international sanctions are levied, Nelson Mandela is released and this leads to a peaceful transition to multi-racial democracy. But what if this is wrong? In this interview between Dr. Jared Ball (Morgan State University) & Frank B. Wilderson III (a UCI-Irvine professor and former ANC/Umkhonto We Sizwe member). Many of the fundamental beliefs on South Africa are challenged, and a more sinister question raised: What if the stor...