BEing Blunt Sean B.

Our democracy has been challenged in the past few years. We have also seen serious threats to the very promise of democracy. Most of us are aware that in 2021, over 400 bills restricting access to the vote were proposed in 49 states. As we engaged in our first redistricting process in a decade, politicians gerrymandered district lines to keep power within their own hands rather than the hands of their constituents. And one year ago today, our nation experienced an act of unprecedented do...

Are you tired of being sick and tired? Mass shootings? Covid? Inflation? How much more can we take. Sometimes, we just need to talk it out and get it off our chest.Don't worry Being Blunt gotcha as I want to unload my opinions too. Come join me real quick and let's talk about Covid-19; the Slap; Mid-Terms Elections; and Angry Americans. I won't keep you long. I just need 5 minutes (truthfully, its 10 minutes) but who's counting. Reference ...

Southern, the largest HBCU in the country at the time, had black faculty and a black president, but the purse strings were still being held by white elected officials. Figures showed only half as much money per pupil was being spent on students at Southern as was being spent on students at the predominately white LSU.Three or four weeks into the fall 1972 semester, students' dissatisfaction mounted. There was a vibe of unhappiness, The students wanted more teachers, more input into the curric...

Happy New Year Family!!!!I am back. Join me as I recap 2021 on the Being Blunt Podcast. Being Blunt is back with all new topics to keep you informed, and alert on local, national, and international issues. I can't lie. 2021 was challenging. I am glad to see parts of it in my rear-view mirror. When I embarked into this podcast, I gravitated to the role as a new era activist. I enjoyed reporting out to the community I love about the injustices and the politica...

When Haiti won its independence nearly 200 years ago, it came at a hefty price -- an estimated $21 billion today. The country spent the next century paying off the debt to its former slave owners, France.The island of Hispaniola, shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, was once the richest colony of the New World. The western third of the island — today’s Haiti — was known as Saint-Domingue and was a major destination of the transatlantic slave trade. In this episode, you will hear ...

Now that this anti-abortion bill is a reality in Texas, the state has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. The measure bans abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. It allows private citizens to enforce the law by suing abortion providers and anyone else who might have helped.Since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the law to take effect, make no mistake about it, Roe v. Wade is in jeopardy.The Being Blunt Podcast will dive into this case and talk about steps ...