The Aspiring Intellectual

Yungeen Ace and Foolio two young men from Jacksonville Florida have a viral sensation going on with music that celebrates the death of their rivals and peers.  This incredibly sad form of entertainment has captivated audiences from around the world with a viral video that has not only fans but unknowing adults asking Who's Corbin

Have you ever sat and had a conversation with someone and realized that moral obligation creates a sense of ignorance?  Have you ever considered the term  loyalty and what damage "being loyal" can do to a person who denies the existence of facts and analysis?  In this podcast we go into a discussion about the idea of being "WOKE" and what it means

While in college I took a course called Sociology of Film and it was awesome, minus the political whiteness and racial stereotypes that the so called feminist professor who taught the class failed so miserably at addressing.  Anyways if I was to teach the course this is how it might sound.

Can we get a solid answer on the difference" between their situations? Mediators ruled that Valieva should be allowed to skate regardless of testing positive for performing enhancing drugs.  While suspending Richardson for Marijuana use used to cope with depression and grief.  How do we address the double standard within the athletic community as well as the Black community?  Do we as people of color have a responsibility to uphold higher standards or does that higher standard actually backfire and shrink the voice we have? 

Wow what an autobiography about Joe Baker III! This young man tells the His story of the journey he made into the life of dealing drugs and young black male survival, which eventually landed him in prison serving a ten year sentence to a complete 180-degree change..  I wont spoil the book but “The Life of Boo Baker” is a fascinating story that is sure to keep your attention as you seek to know about the intriguing life of Joe Baker III. 

Winner of the 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction.  Ta-Nehisi Coates is the author of New York Times bestseller Between the World and Me. This book penned as a letter to his 15 year old son takes a look into the authors emotional journey into adulthood and professionalism.  Although the writing speaks to his son it breaks through the 4th wall to address the racism in America and its true impact on the psyche of the African diaspora. 

Is time relevant?  when we think about our life are we maximizing the time we have access to in order to produce and be the best self?

What did George Orwell the author of Animal farm mean when he said "We of the sinking middle class may sink without further struggles into the working class where we belong, and probably when we get there it will not be as dreadful as we feared, for, after all, we have nothing to lose"? If we consider the strategic thinking of systemic oppression then this statement can apply to how society has shaped itself  and maybe we should blame the knowledge of the so called literary giants on critical race theory.  Follow along with this discussion to add your input.  

Rhetoric is language designed to be persuasive it is up to us on how we interpret the information and to what extent we allow the information to carry our own persuasive argument.  Do you know how introspection and labels dictate how you behave, interact and think on a societal level?  Lets discuss the phenomenon of Systematic Sociological Introspection and the invention of Sambo!

The revolution will not be televised!  Let me introduce you to Niya Allen host and creator of the Fear of The Black Planet Podcast