Necessary Blackness Ep. 19: They Told Me Not To Tell Pt. 2

  In part 2 of the mini-series, Necessary Blackness speaks with Johnny Lee Gaddy a former student at Arthur G. Dozier Reform School. After walking in the shadow of silence for 50 years, Mr. Gaddy decided to tell his story in his new book, “They Told Me Not To Tell”. Necessary Blackness goes one-on-one with …

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Necessary Blackness Ep. 18 – They Told Me Not To Tell: A Tale of Modern Day Slavery

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In this week on Necessary Blackness Podcast, we sit down with Antoinette Harrell a genealogist, activist and peonage detective to discuss the brutal treatment, rape and dehumanizing conditions at the now closed, Arthur G. Dozier Reform School in Marianna, Florida. Antoinette, details the harrowing and ugly truth of a school now existing in obscurity in …

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Necessary Blackness Ep. 17: Dhoruba Bin Wahad – Militarized Policing & State of Black America

Dhoruba Bin Wahad, Necessary Blackness

This Wednesday, (4.26.17) at 6 PM on Necessary Blackness Podcast, Dhoruba Bin-Wahad former Black Panther Party, Black Liberation Army and also political prisoner, discusses the Militarized Policing of America, the state of Black America and the Stealth History of Revisionism. Be sure to SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES                     SUBSCRIBE ON SPREAKER Podcast: Play in new window …

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Necessary Blackness Podcast Ep. 16: Amaduez Christ Talks “Out of Darkness”

Necessary Blackness Podcast had the honor of sitting down with  Filmmaker Amadeuz Christ to discuss his movie “Out of Darkness”. The film examines the untold history of African people, the African cultural contribution to the nation of the worlds, and the events that have contributed to the conditions of African people of today. Podcast: Play …

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Necessary Blackness Podcast Ep. 15: Educational Racism In The 21st Century

In this episode of Necessary Blackness Podcast, Rahiem Shabazz sits with Professor. Ed Garnes to talk about racism in the academy, his work as an African Therapist/Counselor and educating Black men.   Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | RSS | More

Necessary Blackness Ep. 14: The Higher Education Cartel

  In this episode of Necessary Blackness, Rahiem Shabazz talks about ‘The Higher Education Cartel’ and Ebone’ Gee joins him in the studio to discuss the closing of Rikers Island and how is responsible for the incident on I-85 in Atlanta.     Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | …

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Necessary Blackness Podcast Ep. 13: “Getting Your Financial House In Order

  In this week’s episode of Necessary Blackness Podcast we are joined in the studio with Ebone’ Gee to discuss why we need to get our financial house in order. Many of us have good work ethics, but lack discipline when it comes to finances. How many of us got life insurance? Why its important …

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Necessary Blackness Podcast Ep. 12

    In the latest episode of Necessary Blackness Podcast Episode 12, Rahiem Shabazz talks about the missing girls crisis happening in Washington, D.C. and the lack of coverage from mainstream media. Shabazz, also gives his opinion on Donald Trump’s intentional interference with contractual relations between the NFL and Colin Kaepernick and why we must …

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Letter To Our Contributors & Supporters

As you know we are in the final phase of post-production and are in need of securing funds to reach our goal. We would like to thank all who donated and those with future plans on donating. Without, the generosity of so many this would not be possible. Since we solely rely on donations from …

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Necessary Blackness Podcast Ep. 11

This week on Necessary Blackness Podcast, Rahiem Shabazz talks about Ben Carson likened slaves to immigrants during a staff speech. He also pays tribute to Radical Civil Rights Lawyer, Lynne Stewart who died at the age of 77. If you want to reach us you can email us at [email protected] Podcast: Play in new window …

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