Wise The Dome TV

Rakeem Shabazz
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Wise the Dome TV brings you powerful conversations on Black history, Pan-Africanism, and radical political thought. Our channel dives into topics like African liberation movements, decolonization, revolutionary theory, African spiritual traditions, and the intersection of science and society. Through interviews with leading scholars, activists, and cultural thinkers, we offer deep insights and fresh perspectives you won’t find anywhere else. If you're passionate about uncovering the legacies of African resistance, exploring critical theories on race and power, and engaging with forward-thinki

  1. Sep 28

    Dr. Leonard Harris: Necro-Being & Plato's Allegory of The Cave - (AoE Ep 11)

    In this episode of Algorithms of Empire, we speak with Dr. Leonard Harris, one of the most influential figures in contemporary African American philosophy, about necro-being, the limits of ethical theory, and the limits of reason itself.Building on his recent lecture, “Necro-Being and the Limits of Ethical Theory,” delivered at the University of Toronto’s Centre for Ethics as part of the Algorithmic Bias Speaker Series, Harris reflects on his concept of necro-being: an approach to racism that foregrounds its material production of premature death, suffering, deprivation, and damaged possibilities for human life. Our conversation also turns to his forthcoming work on the moral imperative against necro-being and what it would mean to construct an ethical response adequate to forms of domination that cannot be reduced to failures of individual intention, prejudice, or rational deliberation.Our discussion then moves from racism and moral philosophy to artificial intelligence. Harris challenges the confidence traditionally placed in reason as the foundation of moral progress, for us to consider what happens when the limitations of human rationality are reproduced—or radically amplified—in artificial superintelligent systems. If reason has never guaranteed moral conduct among human beings, what grounds do we have for assuming that greater computational intelligence will produce wiser or more ethical agents?We were privileged to have Dr. Harris spend his time in a wide-ranging philosophical conversation about racism, death, moral obligation, artificial intelligence, and whether intelligence—human or artificial—is sufficient for confronting the conditions that make necro-being possible.

  2. Sep 21

    Haki Shakur: Knowledge & Wisdom Of The New Afrikan Independence Movement

    In this episode of Wise The Dome TV, Haki Shakur takes us through the history of the New Afrikan Independence Movement, tracing its intellectual foundations, organizations, personalities, political struggles, and historical memory.The conversation follows a chronological path—from the influence of Malcolm X and the concept of a nation within a nation, to the formation of the Provisional Government of the Republic of New Afrika (PG-RNA) and the development of New Afrikan political thought.

  3. Sep 14

    Gerald Perreira: Pan Africanism vs Revolutionary Pan Africanism

    Gerald Perreira joins Wise The Dome TV for a wide-ranging discussion on Pan-Africanism, Revolutionary Pan-Africanism, socialism, anti-imperialism, and the rapidly changing global political landscape.We examine the current period of global instability, the rise of multipolarity, BRICS, and the growing competition between major powers for influence across Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Global South. The conversation also explores Africa and the new scramble for resources, political developments in the Sahel, Burkina Faso, and the importance of maintaining a critical revolutionary analysis.Other topics include Palestine and its connection to Pan-Africanism, Gaza and the failures of international institutions, Haiti and foreign intervention, the role of the Caribbean in anti-imperialist struggles, and the growing tensions surrounding Guyana, Venezuela, Essequibo, and oil.We also discuss China's growing role in Africa and the Global South, asking whether institutions such as BRICS can create genuine space for formerly colonized nations or whether new centers of power are emerging within the existing global capitalist system.Topics discussed include Pan-Africanism vs. Revolutionary Pan-Africanism, multipolarity, BRICS, Africa, the Sahel, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Ibrahim Traoré, Palestine, Gaza, Haiti, Guyana, Venezuela, Essequibo, China, socialism, imperialism, and the Global South.

  4. Sep 7

    Bomani Shakur: New Afrikan History, Oyotunji Village, 2Pac, & International Relationships

    Bomani Shakur joins Wise The Dome TV for a wide-ranging conversation on New Afrikan history, Oyotunji African Village, 2Pac, and international relationships. We explore culture, history, identity, and the ongoing struggle for African self-determination.

  5. Aug 31

    Dr. Kamau Rashid & Dr. Miron Clay-Gilmore: The Attack On Black Academia

    Dr. Kamau Rashid & Dr. Miron Clay-Gilmore: The Attack On Black AcademiaIn this interview, we speak with Dr. Kamau Rashid and Dr. Miron Clay-Gilmore about the ongoing challenges facing Black academics and the broader attack on Black intellectual life.We take a deep look at the controversy surrounding Jason Arday and what his case reveals about the treatment of Black scholars within academia. The conversation also explores philosophy as a discipline, the role of sociology, and how Black intellectual traditions have challenged dominant academic frameworks.Drawing on the work and ideas of W.E.B. Du Bois and Huey P. Newton, we discuss Black scholarship, power, knowledge, institutional racism, and the importance of developing intellectual traditions rooted in the experiences and struggles of Black people.This is a wide-ranging conversation about academia, philosophy, sociology, Black intellectual history, and the future of Black scholarship.

  6. Aug 24

    Akil Parker: Supreme Mathematics - The Connection Between Math & Critical Thinking

    Akil Parker: Supreme Mathematics - The Connection Between Math & Critical ThinkingIn this interview, we sit down with Akil Parker of All This Math for a wide-ranging conversation about mathematics, critical thinking, education, and the Black community.We discuss the ideas of Bob Moses and his groundbreaking work, Radical Equations, and the connection between mathematics, education, citizenship, and social empowerment. We also explore why mathematics is about much more than solving equations—it can develop the critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and problem-solving skills needed to understand and navigate society.Akil Parker shares his perspective on math education, the relationship between mathematics and Black people, and why developing greater mathematical literacy should be an important part of building stronger Black communities.Learn more about Akil Parker and All This Math:allthismath.com

  7. Aug 17

    Cheikh Bilal: The Sufi Science Of Al Fatihah

    In this interview, we sit down with Cheikh Bilal to explore the Sufi science and deeper spiritual meaning of Surah Al-Fatihah. We discuss why Al-Fatiha is known as Umm al-Kitab, the significance of its seven verses, its central role in the prayer, and the spiritual dimensions of its words and numbers. Cheikh Bilal also shares insights into the teachings of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba concerning the recitation of Al-Fatiha and Al-Ikhlas, including their significance in nighttime devotion and spiritual practice. This conversation offers a deeper look at Al-Fatiha as more than a recitation, but as a path toward remembrance, understanding, and a closer relationship with Allah.

  8. Aug 10

    Algorithms of Empire (Episode 10); Special Guest: Dr. Ashique KhudaBukhsh

    In this episode of Algorithms of Empire, we speak with Dr. Ashique KhudaBukhsh about his team's startling discovery: advanced AI models can be persuaded to accept falsehoods as truth through nothing more than conversational pressure. What began as a casual observation—ChatGPT confidently inventing a non-existent Hitler reference in Good Will Hunting—turned into a systematic study of five leading models across 2,000 movies and novels. Dr. KhudaBukhsh and his team found that soft nudges like "I'm pretty sure…" or "I remember it this way…" could make AI systems abandon facts they initially verified, with Claude emerging as the most resistant and Gemini and DeepSeek the most easily swayed. Dr. KhudaBukhsh draws a crucial distinction between hallucination (fabricating information outright) and sycophancy (capitulating to a user's false premise), arguing these are two distinct vulnerabilities requiring different fixes—a nuance that traditional AI evaluations routinely miss.The stakes extend far beyond movie trivia. Dr. KhudaBukhsh walks us through how this "nudge" dynamic could play out in high-stakes domains like healthcare, law, and public policy, where an AI's willingness to validate a user's incorrect assumption could have serious real-world consequences. The conversation also grapples with deeper questions of collective memory, accountability, and design incentives: if AI systems are trained to prioritize user satisfaction over factual consistency, then their "truth" is not anchored to reality but malleable to whoever speaks with the most confidence. This makes LLMs not neutral arbiters of information but (in many potential cases) active participants in the spread of misinformation—and it forces us to ask whether AI-human alignment as currently conceived is less about anchoring AI to objective truth and more about designing it to flatter whichever human happens to be asking the questions.Dr. KudaBukhsh's research we discussed in this episode can be found here: https://aclanthology.org/2026.acl-lon...

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Wise the Dome TV brings you powerful conversations on Black history, Pan-Africanism, and radical political thought. Our channel dives into topics like African liberation movements, decolonization, revolutionary theory, African spiritual traditions, and the intersection of science and society. Through interviews with leading scholars, activists, and cultural thinkers, we offer deep insights and fresh perspectives you won’t find anywhere else. If you're passionate about uncovering the legacies of African resistance, exploring critical theories on race and power, and engaging with forward-thinki

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  • Creator
    Rakeem Shabazz
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    263
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Rakeem Shabazz
  • Show Website
    Wise The Dome TV

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