Thought and Opinion

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Thought and Opinion is your platform for a clearer understanding of where we find ourselves in their America and how we define ourselves within it. We will go beyond the accepted discourse. To the ideas, and consequences, that we sometimes hesitate to engage. Join andre and various guests on Sundays at noon PDT as we reframe our politics and Identity in their America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. MAR 29

    S1E12 - Fatherhood

    I present this topic because the idea of fatherhood, wanting to become a father that is, has not always seemed desirable or achievable for out gay black men. Race and sexual identity, and class, were exploited to make fatherhood and out and proud conflicting choices. Intersectional trauma notwithstanding, many out black gay men made the decision to become fathers, and along with their children, are flourishing. So, let’s have a conversation that we should have more often. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    45 min

  2. MAR 15

    S1E11 - Coming Out

    I pose this topic because as black LGBTQ+ men we have more shared experiences, strengths, hopes, and joys than we sometimes take the opportunity to discover. There is more community to be experienced than we allow ourselves to feel. And at this moment; when the anti-black racism, homophobia, and transphobia that reelected Donald Trump have its jackboot on our throats, fellowship and connection are all the more lifesaving. So let’s engage two black LGBTQ+ men and hear how their journeys may reflect something of ours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    50 min

  3. MAR 1

    S1E10 - Gay 101: Covering the Bases

    No one ever said that being out is gay. If you listen to all the noise that bombards you, being gay and out can be … overwhelming. How do you come out? What about finding community? And then there’s dating. And discovering who you authentically are, now. So let’s cover the bases and get some clarity. We’re talking Gay 101 on Thought and Opinion with special guest Glen Lawrence.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    58 min

  4. FEB 15

    S1E9 - Do Black Gay Men Prefer Dating Masculine Men

    I pose this question because as love and happiness are shared human desires, I have essentially always heard black gay and queer men say that they want a “masculine” man. Their presentation notwithstanding, a large number of black gay men have made masculinity their standard for love; and thereby, have attached much of their happiness to something that – many would say – is largely external and performative. That begs the question what is invaluable or superior about masculinity? What gives masculinity its privilege? And importantly from what power structure or binding source have so many of us gotten that perception of masculinity from? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43 min

  5. FEB 1

    S1E8 - Do Some Black Gay Men See Themselves Through a Feminine-based Lens?

    I pose this question because I wonder if black gay men have allowed heteronormative expectations to standardize how we define ourselves. By various means America deemed gay and queer identity as partly synonymous with femininity. Have some black gay men unknowingly allowed that standard to seep into their thinking? For example:  The traditional image of gay or queer black men in tv, film, music, etc. has usually been a more feminine-based presentation or spectacle Commonly used lingo of gay black men (sis, girl, bitch, read, yasss, the tea, Judy, the gods, etc.) present as feminine-basedThose popularly referred to as “gay icons” are usually women (e.g. Cher, Patti Labelle, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, Judy Garland, Diana Ross, Beyonce, etc.)Presenting with flamboyant or feminine-based mannerisms is seemingly expected by some black gay men Black gay men have often prefer dating “masculine” men Therefore, I ask Do Some Black Gay Men See Themselves Through a Feminine-based Lens? To help us navigate this sensitive and complex topic, I am joined by (intro the guests)  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min

  6. JAN 18

    S1E7 - Is a Trump Presidency On-brand for America?

    I pose this question because President Donald Trump’s second term has been a  manic cycle of corruption, greed, and cruelty. So much so, that many Americans  have been shocked into thinking that this is unlike any presidency in US history.  But I am reminded of the wisdom of James Baldwin in Notes of a Native Son. Mr  Baldwin said that “the past is all that makes the present coherent”, and America’s  past makes clear that President Trump’s anti-black racism and nativism –  animosity aimed at perceptions of alien contamination by minority and immigrant  groups – are well known to American history. Said differently, Donald Trump’s ilk  of white man is not new to the presidency. So please take a brief walk with me as  America’s past makes our present coherent.   To understand why Trump’s hate is on-brand for the presidency we will briefly look  at race through the eyes of Presidential giants George Washington, Thomas  Jefferson, John Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Ronald  Reagan. Then, we’ll see racism in public policy by looking at the immigration  policies of, again, President’s Jefferson and Lincoln and Herbert Hoover and  Dwight Eisenhower.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43 min

  7. JAN 4

    S1E6 - Does Santa Clarita Want Inclusive City Leadership?

    I pose this question because in 2021, the city of Santa Clarita – the 3rd largest city in LA County and its last traditional republican stronghold – was sued for violating the CA Voting Rights Act. The CVRA lawsuit alleged that due to electing its City Council on an at-large basis, Santa Clarita“dilutes the votes of Latino citizens, suppresses the ability of their communities to recruit and support candidates for public office, and prevents them from aggregating their votes to elect those candidates in single-member districts.” The result is, the lawsuit continued, that “large geographic areas with minority communities are chronically underrepresented.” In 2022, Santa Clarita agreed to settle the Voting Rights Act lawsuit. It agreed to transition from at-large to district-based City Council elections with one district being a majority-minority district where the majority of the eligible voters in that district are 45% Latino with another 15% being African-American and Asian-American.  The question becomes why did it take the threat of litigation to persuade Santa Clarita’s leadership to become serious inclusion? Did Santa Clarita want inclusive city leadership? My guest today was one of the plaintiffs in the CVRA lawsuit.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min

  8. 12/21/2025

    S1E5 - Valerie Bradford: Candidate for Santa Clarita City Council

    Today, I welcome Valerie Bradford to Thought and Opinion. She is the founding President of the Santa Clarita chapter of the NAACP and a candidate for Santa Clarita City Council. Her candidacy is historic. She is only the 2nd black women to run for City Council in Santa Clarita’s 38 yr history as a city. If she wins, she would be only the 3nd newly elected woman to the Council since 2008, and the first black City Council member in Santa Clarita’s history.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
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Thought and Opinion is your platform for a clearer understanding of where we find ourselves in their America and how we define ourselves within it. We will go beyond the accepted discourse. To the ideas, and consequences, that we sometimes hesitate to engage. Join andre and various guests on Sundays at noon PDT as we reframe our politics and Identity in their America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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