Free Black Thought Podcast Free Black Thought

On March 10, 2024, American Fiction won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Twyman sees a break through film for our generation, our latter-day A Raisin in the Sun. Bowen doesn't see the genius of Lorraine Hansberry in novelist Monk Ellison and the Ellison family. Two thumbs up! Or Meh? You decide as Bowen and Twyman tussle it out. 
Show notes:
Wink’s “American Fiction”Wink’s “The Human Race Concerns Me”Wink’s “Time for a Laugh”

Charles Jacobs is unafraid to talk about inconvenient truths. As president of the American Anti-Slavery Group Charles shines a light on modern day slavery in Africa.
Show notes:
The American Anti-Slavery GroupCharles’s “Arab Enslavement and Slaughter of Black Africans Must Stop” in Tablet MagazineChristian Solidarity InternationalCharles’s book (not the new one): Betrayal: The Failure of American Jewish LeadershipCharles on X: @DrCharlesJacobs

Pastor Corey Brooks spells out how he’s actually making a change in Chicago’s South Side. The Rooftop Pastor highlights the work his non-profit Project H.O.O.D. is doing and explains how he got his now infamous nickname.
Show notes:
Project H.O.O.D.New Beginnings ChurchNews CoverageRooftop RevelationsDion’s Chicago DreamBright StarMetropolitan Family ServicesChicago Hope Academy Trailer for Burial

Wilfred Reilly has positioned himself online (and in person) as a wicked smart but rather hilarious cultural and political commentator. He and Connie discuss why it’s important to tell the truth and his assessment of who tends not to.
References:
Will on X: @wil_da_beast630Pre-order Will’s book: Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me: Debunking the False Narratives Defining America's School CurriculaWill’s book: Hate Crime Hoax: How the Left is Selling a Fake Race WarWill’s Taboo: 10 Facts You Can't Talk AboutWill’s podcast: Cut the Bull

Connie Morgan and Adam B. Coleman talk about the importance of asking questions, fathers in the home and putting your best foot forward. Adam was an early contributor to the Journal of Free Black Thought and also breaks down how he exploded onto the scene as a writer and commentator.
Show notes:
Adam’s book: Black Victim to Black VictorAdam on X: @wrong_speakAdam’s Substack: Speaking Wrong at the Right TimeWrong Speak PublishingAdam’s “Black Intellectuals Are Black America's Conspiracy Theorists,” in the Journal of Free Black Thought

The guys discuss stories of war, peace, betrayal, anguish, frustration, high expectations, self-doubt. Topics range from Russian literature to black American playwrights to Nigerians in the UK, John Brown & Harriet Tubman, TikTok, Marriage Story, Tony Soprano and Mike's novel in progress.
Show notes:
Wink’s “The Touch of the Russian Novelist”The First Chapter of Mike’s NovelDavid Kern’s “One Line to Rule Them All: Vote Now in the Elite 8!” in Close Reads HQDouglas Murray’s “Things Worth Remembering: How Boris Pasternak defied Soviet tyranny with a Shakespeare sonnet” in The Free PressCelia Farber’s “What They Said: Boris Pasternak” in The Truth BarrierIzabella Tabarovsky’s “The American Soviet Mentality” in Tablet Magazine