The UPstander's Podcast with Dr. Omekongo

I believe that we should not be airing the killing of anyone on television or social media. Unfortunately, the media doesn't feel the same way. There is a serious hypocrisy in the airing of Black death on television. America has a history of airing Black death, even going to back to post cards of lynchings that were mailed by the United States Postal Service. We watched George Floyd get killed for...

I was listening to #deadlinewhitehouse today about the assassination of #charliekirk. One thing she stated is that "violence isn't politics." I believe that she is wrong. Violence IS politics in America and we HAVE to confront it. Of course #nicollewallace was making the point that political violence is not acceptable and should never be but it IS acceptable in this country. Republican leaders hav...

I am still looking for the video from @msnbc but on #morningjoe, Reverend Al Sharpton said that those who commit crimes in Black communities are giving #trump an excuse to send in the National Guard, ICE, and other agents. NO! What Trump is doing is illegal and unconstitutional, period! This type of language is what helped usher in the 1994 Omnibus Crime Bill, which ravaged Black communities. This...

Remember when #trump said to Billy Bush that he could do whatever he wants to women because "When you're a star they let you do it." As I think as to why Trump continues to grow his authoritative ways as he tanks the economy, the only thing that comes to mind is that when you're racist, they let you get away with it. What do you think, especially in light of Senator Eric Schmidt's speech at #natco...

The think tank entitled the Third Way put out an article sharing the words that democrats should not use if they want to win future elections. Words include LGBTQIA+, incarcerated people, critical theory, safe space, unhoused, body shaming, and more. The Third Way is wrong. The inability for democrats to speak to these issues is one of the reasons that voters stayed home. The base of the democrati...

Today we saw the survivors of the #jeffreyepstein sex trafficking scandal standing strong. We need to stand with them. They spoke to their hurt at what is also happening with #ghislainemaxwell and her kid gloves treatment. We need to stand with them. This was major conspiracy and the names and businesses and politicians and celebrities involved need to all be exposed and held accountable. Justice...

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The tragic shooting in #minneapolis is yet another opportunity for reflection and inflection in America. Before the identity was confirmed, there were already conversations about mental health. Why aren't there any conversations about mental health issues for people who commit violence in #washingtondc or other cities? The shooter in Minneapolis didn't snap. It was all planned. We need to be hones...

I wrote this poem to channel the anger and frustration so many of us are feeling living in and around Washington, DC. We will continue to fight because we deserve the right to be free! #trump #trumpnews #washingtondc #freedc #dc #petehegseth #upstander #nationalguard #upstander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I absolutely LOVED the show #washingtonblack on ​⁠ @hulu . It's the type of story I need right now. I love seeing #blackboyjoy. I loved the Black love stories in the show as well. I did not see many younger Black girls in the show but I felt they had a strong range of Black women in different roles, which I thought was great as well. I was sad about the show as well because it shows what could hap...

Last night on  @CNN  #abbyphillip started her segment with a factcheck about Slavery, including playing a recording of a formerly enslaved person. We cannot let #jillianmichaels, #scottjennings, #donaldtrump or anyone else deny what little history has been taught. It used to be taboo to platform #holocaust deniers but now many are popular. Now the same thing is happening (again) with Slavery and w...

Georgetown University professor, National & space security expert Dr. Nola Haynes sits down with your boy to talk politics, African Americans and the diaspora, and a little bit of hip-hop! You've seen her everywhere from MSNBC and Roland Martin Unfiltered to NPR and the BBC, Nola has been a sought after expert and speaker for years and I am honored she sat down with me to talk to me you, my fellow...

The 1994 Crime Bill set the growth of the mass incarceration that we see today. Trump specifically said there is a need for a "crime bill". He LIVES in the 90s and the time of the #centralparkfive. Please read the article below to learn more about the crime bill so you can see what #trump has planned. ACLU article: https://www.aclu.org/news/smart-justice/how-1994-crime-bill-fed-mass-incarceration-...

So many pundits are saying that if #trump was really interested in reducing crime, he would send the troops to Southeast DC and not areas like Georgetown. As someone who lived in Southeast for over 20 years and is still a homeowner there, I am in Southeast weekly and I am connected still to the great work happening in DC. Southeast needs more services, not more police. Southeast has the highest co...

I so appreciated what ​⁠ @SymoneSandersTownsend  said to Joe Scarborough on #morningjoe. Joe lives in the 1990s when talking about DC. He mentions former (deceased) mayor Marion Barry more than he mentioned the current mayor Muriel Bowser. I've never heard him say her name. Furthermore, I drove through DC last night and saw exactly what I expected. I saw more police in the nicer areas of DC like a...

I appeared on the Capitol Review show with Mark Hall to discuss the restoring of confederate statues in Washington, DC as well as Arlington National Cemetery. It's part of Pete Hegseth & Trump's plane to make sure that America's racial wallpaper continues to resurface across the United States and beyond. #petehegseth #trump #donaldtrump #confederatearmy #traitor #civilwar #trump #trumpnews STAY CO...

#petehegseth announced that he is restoring statues of #confederatearmy generals. No country honors losers of wars like the United States. This is the latest proof that #trump is focused on installing a White supremacist presidency. Given his colossal failures in other areas of his presidency, all he has left to fall on is the #culturewars and White supremacy, which is accompanied by his removal o...

People often ask when are the democrats going to show some fight. I believe many have been fighting, but the manner in which democratic legislators have fled #texas coupled with the democratic governors who have embraced them and have expressed interest in redrawing their own maps is a fight that is necessary to save this democratic experiment. #trump seeks to rule through his intense bullying and...

#shannonsharpe did not have the same discipline that he has for his physique that he should have had for his relationships. It's wrong to throw him into categories of people like R. Kelly or Cosby. At the same time, his inability to not care for the "ick" factor of an older Black man dating a teenage White girl while working for  @Disney  was the big mistake. I find the language of the settlement...

#trump is throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks. He has brought up charging #obama, #oprah, #kamalaharris and #beyonce for various reasons, including treason. All this to distract from the #epsteinfiles and his connection. When all else fails, Trump will point the finger at Black people to scapegoat. I am glad that America is not falling for it...at least not yet. #ghislainemaxwell #j...

Have you noticed that many people that support #israel are no longer saying these 7 words? I think that is something that Netanyahu should pay attention as support for the war on #gaza continues. More networks and shows that have been very pro-Israel like #morningjoe are using terms like #genocide or "unraveling genocide", and more. This was unheard of in the wake of the tragic events of October 7...

Some of the rising stars in the democratic party are very open about their faith. Is this something more democrats should be doing? #joerogan #zohranmamdani #jamestalarico #jasmincrockett #muslim #christian #islam #gop #democrat #republican #trump #mikejohnson STAY CONNECTED: Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/omekongo Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/omekongo Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/...

On  @jubilee  "Surrounded" series, journalist Mehdi Hasan debated 20 #maga students. What they said was dangerous. To hear so many young people proudly proclaim themselves to be nazis, fascists, racists, and even openly embrace the shooting of children in the head in #gaza should trouble us all. These people need to be engaged rather than dismissed because they're not going anywhere. In fact they...

The comments over my last few posts denying any African lineage for Black Americans is really sad. Whether you’re Black, Black American, ADOS, FBA, African American, or whatever, you don’t lose anything by acknowledging that your roots are in Africa. You can only gain from stretching out your historical lineage. No other group does this as much as we do. Of course many Black Americans acknowledge...

​ @FoxNews  #greggutfeld wants to adopt “Nazi” for #maga people like “The Blacks” use the n-word. 1) note that they want to normalize being called a #nazi but we can’t compare this to Nazi germany right? This should also be condemned as #antisemitic to evoke that right? Secondly, ALL Black people don’t use the n-word. This is what I mean when I say it doesn’t matter if you’re #ados #fba or somethi...