The Advent of A Political Black Man

About The Advent of A Political Black Man

A podcast for social issues by DJ John

Publisher

John Akinwole

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Jun 2020

Latest episode

5 Nov 2024

Latest episodes

11 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Nov 2024

   Are Black Men Betraying the Democrats? Why'd You Say That President Obama?

   1 night away from election night, I analyze engagement among black men in this election compared to previous ones. Why are some black men feeling the need to abstain?

2. 

   5 Nov 2024

   Project 2025! What Is It? Should We Be Scared?

   In this episode I conduct an analysis of the origins of Project 2025,a breakdown of some of the policies included and its ties to the past Trump administration and what a future one would look like.

3. 

   1 Aug 2024

   Donald Trump Shot! Who Was The Shooter? The Irony.

   This podcast episode discusses the attempted assassination on former president Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. Listen for an analysis on who the shooter was and the significance of Trump being his target.

4. 

   1 Aug 2024

   Kendrick Lamar vs Drake! How Did This Happen? Who Won? Where Does It Go from Here?

   This podcast episode explores in detail the legendary rap battle between the two biggest hip hop artists of our generation. Many themes and angles were used including race, history, respect, fame, and of course "the culture" Listen for a thematic breakdown of each song released during the beef as we seek to declare a winner and why!

5. 

   13 Jul 2022

   Episode 6: Roe v. Wade Overturned! What Happened & What Does It Mean Going Forward?

   WORKS CITED Frey, W. H. (2022, March 9). The nation is diversifying even faster than predicted, according to new census data. Brookings. Retrieved July 12, 2022, from https://www.brookings.edu/research/new-census-data-shows-the-nation-is-diversifying-even-faster-than-predicted/ Diamant, J., & Mohamed, B. (2022, June 24). What the data says about abortion in the U.S. Pew Research Center. Retrieved July 12, 2022, from https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/06/24/what-the-data-says-about-abortion-in-the-u-s-2/

6. 

   19 Jun 2022

   Episode 5: Happy Juneteenth! What Is This Holiday and How Should We Celebrate?

   Works Cited Gramlich, J. (2020, August 27). The gap between the number of blacks and whites in prison is shrinking. Pew Research Center. Retrieved June 19, 2022, from https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/04/30/shrinking-gap-between-number-of-blacks-and-whites-in-prison/ How the 13th amendment kept slavery alive: Perspectives from the prison where slavery never ended. Innocence Project. (2021, September 17). Retrieved June 19, 2022, from https://innocenceproject.org/13th-amendment-slavery-prison-labor-angola-louisiana/ Brown, D. N. L. (2022, June 17). After Juneteenth, many black people in Texas remained enslaved. The Washington Post. Retrieved June 19, 2022, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/06/19/juneteenth-texas-black-still-enslaved/ Public Broadcasting Service. (n.d.). Causes of the Civil War | history detectives. PBS. Retrieved June 19, 2022, from https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/feature/causes-of-the-civil-war/#:~:text=A%20common%20explanation%20is%20that,key%20issue%20was%20states'%20rights. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. (n.d.). Juneteenth. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved June 19, 2022, from https://www.britannica.com/topic/Juneteenth Staff, A. P. (2022, June 17). What is Juneteenth? The Federal Holiday's history and meaning, explained. NBC New York. Retrieved June 19, 2022, from https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/what-is-juneteenth-the-federal-holidays-history-and-meaning-explained/3739168/#:~:text=What%20is%20the%20history%20of,the%20Civil%20War%20in%201865. UNION MAJOR GENERAL GORDON GRANGER'S ORDER NO. 3 “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor.”

7. 

   28 May 2022

   Learn Black History: The Tragic Story of Nat Turner

   Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Nat Turner". Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Nov. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nat-Turner. Accessed 13 February 2022 Thomas R. Gray, The Confessions of Nat Turner, VA Baltimore 1831 https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1518.html

8. 

   22 Aug 2020

   Episode 4: The N Word. What Does It Mean? And Who Can Say It?

   Introduction music prod by YAKUZY This podcast contains a snippet of "i" by Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp A Butterfly (2015) Top Dawg Entertainment.

9. 

   8 Jul 2020

   Episode 3: All Lives Matter, Do They Really Mean That? And What is a Blue Life?

   Intro music by YAKUZY

10. 

    16 Jun 2020

    Episode 2: How do we hold our favorite celebrities accountable for controversial actions?

    Introduction music Prod. by YAKUZY

11. 

    16 Jun 2020

    Episode 1: Is the American police and criminal justice system inherently racist?

    Introduction music Prod. by YAKUZY WORKS CITED Waxman, O. B. (2017). How the U.S. Got Its Police Force. TIME, (May 29). Hassett-Walker, C., & Justice Studies. (2020, June 8). The racist roots of American policing: From slave patrols to traffic stops. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/the-racist-roots-of-american-policing-from-slave-patrols-to-traffic-stops-112816 (https://theconversation.com/the-racist-roots-of-american-policing-from-slave-patrols-to-traffic-stops-112816) Ex-Minneapolis officer convicted of murder in shooting death of Justine Damond. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mohamed-noor-verdict-ex-minneapolis-officer-guilty-police-shooting-911-caller-justine-damond-today-2019-04-30/ (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mohamed-noor-verdict-ex-minneapolis-officer-guilty-police-shooting-911-caller-justine-damond-today-2019-04-30/) Bosman, J., & Smith, M. (2017, June 22). Experts Weigh In on Video of Philando Castile Shooting. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/21/us/video-police-shooting-philando-castile-trial.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/21/us/video-police-shooting-philando-castile-trial.html)

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Spotify

3.0 / 5

2 ratings

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