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KNOWLEDGE IS POWER PODCAST LIVE IS A PLATFORM TO SHARE IMPORTANT INFORMATION BY EDUCATING SOUTH EAST TEXAS AFRICAN AMERICANS COMMUNUNITIES WITH VIABLE INFO ON FINANCIAL MONEY MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, LOCAL POLITICS, BUSINESS; HEALTH Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/knowledge-is-power-podcast-live--6676857/support.

  1. Jun 6

    Cut the Support, Close the Schools, Call It Progress

    This episode is not about pretending Beaumont ISD is being rescued by “state” or “the community.”It is not.This episode is not about watching the state suspend local democratic power, install a Board of Managers, handpick a superintendent, cut support staff, approve school closure, and still call the whole thing progress. This episode is about the setup and about the people helping the setup move smoother by dressing it up as reform, leadership, and concern for children. The Beaumont takeover sits inside a bigger Texas control pattern. The Texas Tribune reported in January that a single campus hitting five consecutive F ratings can trigger a district takeover, and that the recent trigger campuses behind these state moves served student populations that were overwhelmingly low-income and disproportionately Black and Hispanic. That does not prove every motive by itself, but it does show where this tool is landing hardest. Trust and believe, the Board of Managers cannot be treated like a broad democratic mandate just because TEA opened applications. TEA said in January it had only 50 applications and wanted far more; later it said it received 106 applications, 92 from within district boundaries, and then the state made the final appointments itself. KFDM also reported in February that about half of the applicants were current or former BISD employees. So the cleaner public story is “community-rooted leadership,” but the rougher truth is that this was a state selection process, not a citywide vote or a full-community authorization or agreement.

    1h 59m
  2. May 27

    THE ROUND TABLE TALK SHOW — EPISODE 62 Title: Ballots & Bloodshed

    Subtitle: Slavery Is But a Measure on the Ballot: This episode is not about protecting feelings. This episode is not about pretending America’s democracy is equally functioning for everybody. This episode damn sure is not about begging our communities to keep believing in systems that are openly being restructured against them while politicians, pundits, and media personalities gaslight the public into believing, “Everything is normal.” “Just vote harder.”“Try Republicans one time.”“Stop making everything racial.”No.Tonight we are telling the truth. The truth is, the attack on Negro political power in America never stopped.It evolved, and while many white Americans want to pretend voter suppression only existed in black-and-white history books…, the modern version is happening right now through courts, state legislatures, gerrymandered maps, election boards, procedural confusion, and legal language specifically designed to look race-neutral while producing racially predictable outcomes.That’s the part nobody wants to say plainly.When Reconstruction expanded Negro political participation, they responded with terror.When terror became too ugly internationally, they responded with Jim Crow.When Jim Crow became politically unpopular, they responded with judicial reinterpretation, district engineering, felony disenfranchisement, voter roll purges, and “states’ rights.”Now? After, Shelby County v. Holder, Brnovich v. DNC, Louisiana v. Callais, and the weakening and erasure of majority-minority district protections…, many of the same political forces historically hostile to Negro political advancement are openly celebrating the rollback while simultaneously demanding we “Trust the process.”

    1h 59m
  3. Apr 3

    Too Many Headlines, Too Little Focus – What Should You Do?

    We are living in a time where information is everywhere — endless headlines, constant updates, and nonstop reactions. But instead of making us smarter, it’s making us more confused and distracted.In this episode, we explore the real problem of information overload and why people are struggling to focus in today’s world. What should you actually pay attention to? How do you filter what matters and ignore the noise?If you feel overwhelmed, distracted, or mentally exhausted by too much content, this conversation will help you find clarity.👉 Watch till the end to learn how to focus in a world full of distractions.EPISODE THEME SUMMARYThis episode is not built around one topic.It’s built around what caught our attention.Episode 54 is a Round Table Potluck —Each person at the table brings something that stood out to them this week.No assigned categories.No forced lanes.No pre-set direction.Just real observations.Because right now, people aren’t lacking information.They’re overwhelmed by it.Too many headlines.Too many reactions.Too many people repeating things without breaking them down.So tonight, we take a different approach.We slow it down.We bring it to the table.And we ask:What is this really about?Why did this stand out?What are we not being told clearly?And what does this actually mean for people in real life?This episode is about thinking in real time.Not reacting.Not performing.Thinking.#accountability #informationoverload #focus #productivity #mindset #selfimprovement #digitaldistraction #attention #modernlife #deepfocus #socialmedia

    2 hr

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KNOWLEDGE IS POWER PODCAST LIVE IS A PLATFORM TO SHARE IMPORTANT INFORMATION BY EDUCATING SOUTH EAST TEXAS AFRICAN AMERICANS COMMUNUNITIES WITH VIABLE INFO ON FINANCIAL MONEY MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, LOCAL POLITICS, BUSINESS; HEALTH Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/knowledge-is-power-podcast-live--6676857/support.