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. 4d ago

    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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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

  4. 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.

  5. 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...

  6. Aug 6

    National Conference Of Black Lawyers Reparations Panel

    National Conference Of Black Lawyers Reparations Panel

  7. Aug 3

    Nirule Salaam: Yale, Slavery, & New Haven Connecticut

    Nirule Salaam: Yale, Slavery, & New Haven ConnecticutNirule Salaam is a New Haven community historian whose family has been in the city for generations. His book, Y.A.L.E: Black Power vs Biopower, traces Yale University's role in American racial governance from 1638 to today. He wrote it without institutional backing—no grants, no fellowships, no permission from any entity it names. This is not an apology tour. It's a prosecution. And it demands restitution, not acknowledgment.We talk about Neagar Anthony, the captive held in 1638 before Yale existed; Ezra Stiles, Yale's seventh president, who bought a ten-year-old boy, renamed him "Newport," and held him for 21 years; the 700-to-4 vote against a Black college in New Haven in 1831; and the contemporary frame of Fred James, Sarah Burns, and Ron DeSantis—all in the same city at the same time. Salaam also presents "the invoice": a specific accounting of what Yale extracted, what it destroyed, and what it still owes.The book is history for the Hip Hop generation. The community names the wound before the institution admits it exists. This interview lets Salaam name names.Link to book: https://www.nadirsalaam.com/copy-of-host-bio

  8. Jul 30

    Adam Mahoney & Madeline Thigpen: Cop City & AI Policing (AoE Ep9)

    Adam Mahoney & Madeline Thigpen: Cop City & AI Policing (AoE Ep9)

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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
    260
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Rakeem Shabazz
  • Show Website
    Wise The Dome TV

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