In Search of Black Power

About In Search of Black Power

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.

Publisher

Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle

Category

education · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Feb 2019

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 94 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Midterms Preview: Anti-Black "Abundace" and Dem's Civil War

   Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson discuss the Democratic Party's internal conflict over "Abundance" and its impact on midterm elections.

2. 

   2 Sept 2026

   Gun Violence Prevention: Black Studies vs. The Academic Epstein Class

   Send us Fan Mail We show African-centered concepts used by on the ground violence prevention workers that are grounded in a Black Studies tradition and show how theorists like Steven Pinker, who have ties to Jeffrey Epstein, present racist theories on violence that impact violence prevention work. We conclude by presenting Cheikh Anta Diop’s Southern Cradle theory as an alternative place to center violence prevention work. Support the show In Search of Black Power is a Black-owned inter...

3. 

   27 Aug 2026

   Black Women's Contribution to Black Advancement Part 2

   Send us Fan Mail Throughout history women have made remarkable and lasting contributions to Black advancement. They have played instrumental roles in advocacy, policy development, community engagement, and the overall advancement of racial uplift. However, a glaring gap exists in the literature and discourse surrounding these women pioneers. In this two part series of ISoBP we hope to contribute to decreasing that gap. Support the show In Search of Black Power is a Black-owned internet show a...

Inside a recent episode

Black Baltimore 19th Century Political History

Published 2 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Absolutely. So there is a book or like a short anthology called The Early Negro Convention Movement, and it's by John W. Cromwell. And it's a lot of the frameworks, even how we understand the early Negro movement in general. And essentially, Before, you know, a lot of people start with 1830, actually in 1817, there was a convention in Philly and it kind of created the groundwork as to what the Negro convention movement would actually be. And it was around the question of immigration. So before that point, Black people were going to Africa. They were going to Haiti. They were going to all these different places that were emphasizing Black humanity. […]

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YouTube views

8,426,191

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

35 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100

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Quality

59

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

85

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