The UPstander's Podcast with Dr. Omekongo

I unfortunately saw the #superman movie (spoilers here). It was bad but I didn't walk out of the movie seeing all the things #maga people are seeing as well as the talk about the movie being antisemitic? I find it unfortunate that we are at a point where every single thing has to be politicized in unecesary ways. What do you think? #superman #superman2025 #davidcorenswet #israel #palestine #gaza #...

With all of the hate and vitriol being sent towards Mexicans and Latinos in general, it is expected that stories of Mexicans is not being covered. I also haven't seen anything about Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum also sending help to Texas. These narratives can help us challenge hate. #claudiasheinbaum #mexico #silvanagarzavaldez #paulazarate #campmystic #kerrcounty #texas #texasfloods #fema...

It is wrong for #joescarborough to say it's too early to ask questions about the tragic flooding in Texas. From what I've seen over the weekend, no one is taking any accountability from the local and state to the federal level. This is not a "The buck stops with me" administration. Everyone is already pointing fingers and we have seen this time and again with this administration from the plane cra...

It has been revealed that #zohranmamdani identified in part African American on his college application. Now people are in a tizzy over it. This is another example of how much we don't know about the concept of race. #mamdani can give us an opportunity to discuss this but #ericadams, #andrewcuomo and others are using this as an opportunity to have what Glenn Singleton calls a #courageousconversati...

More attention is being paid to the fact that #diddy wasn't found guilty on the most serious charges. Fine. He's still guilty. He is still a 2x felon. Furthermore, he should not be able to come back to the community whenever he gets out and just live his life. Don't buy his music. Protest any films he is in. Whatever it takes should be done. It's time for lovers of #hiphop to stand up for our comm...

Note that I said that she is leaving the party at the national level. I did not say she's leaving the #democraticparty. This is a major loss at the national level. From #randiweingarten and others leacing, to the disses of #kamalaharris and now this, I just don't understand how democrats believe they are building a coalitiion to beat #republicans in 2026 & 2028. What say you? Here is the article f...

In a recent interview with #timmiller of the  @bulwarkmedia , Senator Elissa Slotkin took a shot or two at #kamalaharris that was not only unnecessary. It was also inaccurate. It is going to be a mistake for democrats going forward to disrespect Kamala Harris. Critique of her campaign is fine. We all do that. But low blows aren’t necessary and that’s what #elissaslotkin did in her interview. What...

Zohran Mamdani deserves credit for his win but the election isn’t over. There are crucial blocks he didn’t win, particularly poorer people and Black voters. It’s disrespectful for Bernie Sanders to say that if #kamalaharris ran a similar campaign she would have won, especially when Bernie ran with the #ZohranMamdani strategy and lost the presidential election. #mamdani has a long way to go and it...

I am enjoying the #bestpeople podcast with #nicollewallace. Her conversation with #docrivers was great! I share my thoughts on what they did that was spot on and an are or two that I think they were off on. I think it's important that honest conversations about the state of America and how we change it are important and I am looking forward to hearing more. You can watch their podcast here: https:...

We have to call a thing a thing. #jdvance calling Senator Alex Padilla "Jose" Padilla was racist. He could have mixed up his name with any other name like John or Anthony but deliberately played off of American racism and racist ideas. These are the "deplorable" actions Hillary Clinton talked about and it can't be allowed to go unchallenged. #alexpadilla #trump #immigration #iceraids #losangeles #...

#juneteenth this year felt different and I wonder how it felt for you. I don't like seeing something I've recognized way before the holiday get commercialized. Even "Happy Juneteenth" feels off even though it IS a day that we should celebrate but are we celebrating without really remembering? Does it matter WHO says "Happy Juneteenth" to you, meaning the race of the person? Would love your thought...

When it comes to actual leadership, there is no "both sides" argument to make about calls for and celebrations of political violence. As I mention here, this is all republican territory. People on the liberal side in social media spaces have indeed expressed violent ideas, but not the democratic politicians themselves. And it starts from the top with #Trump. Notice how some say we need to tone thi...

New York Times bestselling author Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs joined the UPstander's Podcast to discuss her new instant New York Times bestselling book "Erased: What American Patriarchy Has Hidden from Us." In this interview, she really breaks down her new book and talks not only about what the patriarchy does to harm us all, but also tells us what to do about it! Do check out the book and share this p...

These softball interviews on Morning Joe with #tomhoman are disgraceful. Johnathan Lemire failed to challenge Homan on anything so in fact, #morningjoe just let him use their platform to spill more lies. #trump and #homan know that whenever they need a friendly face in the so-called liberal news space, he can head right over to Morning Joe & #mikabrzezinski. Do better! #obama #barackobama #ice #no...

This beef is designed to distract you from the #travelban, his new policy denying pregnant women emergency care, and his #taxbill that will destroy the lives of millions of Americans. Elon Musk and his fake department are still embedded in the government and they both have blood on their hands. This is a distraction that democrats and the media cannot fall for! #elonmusk #donaldtrump #epsteinfiles...

How dare #billmaher think it's fine to blame #cassie and other victims of domestic violence? How dare he bring #tinaturner into this as if he knows her story? The worst part to me was the laughter from the audience. Some things just aren't funny. Y'all feel good about this #hbomax & #cnn who air his stuff? No accountability for #diddy either? It's disgraceful. I won't call this a new low for Bill...

Add Gavin Newsom, Rahm Emmanuel, and Gavin Newsom who are the latest to sound more like republicans, thinking they will get the democratic vote. Democratic potential candidates need to spend more time activating their base than trying to sound like the republican party. Furthermore, people who interview them should ask them to define #woke and break down specifically what parts of it they are agai...

We have to condemn violence in all forms and be honest. Trump and his administration claim to be fighting antisemitism but people in his OWN administration harbor #antisemitic views. Hate crimes against Jewish people rise when he is in power. Furthermore, the way that he singles out antisemitism on campuses and never discusses hate and violence against other groups on campus has the reverse effect...

I did not learn until after my last video that Sarah Milgrim was a student at American University. She was part of the same program I teach in, the School of International Service. Sarah was someone who was doing the work of making peace. She was fighting to actually help the people of Palestine and was slain by someone trying to make a #freepalestine statement. It's disgraceful. We have to carry...

My daughter performed my poem "Free your Afrikan Mind" at American University in Washington, DC in 2025. I performed the same poem at the Kennedy Center in 2024. Hope you enjoy the merging of the performances! The poem can be found on my album "A Young Black Man's Anthem: Love, Afrika, and Revolution Revisited" and my book "From the Limbs of my Poetree." Both available wherever you get your books...

How does a man who said stopping #antisemitism is his top priority bring in an antisemite from #southafrica? Trump is trying to deport any Black or Brown person for falsely being antisemitic but he brings in someone named #CharlesKleinhaus here with those views? Will he be sent back to South Africa? NO! STAY CONNECTED: Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/omekongo Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/...

This was not an ambush. President #ramaphosa should have expected everything he got in that meeting. #trump used this as an opportunity to promote yet another racist story that started on the margins of our society but became popular under #elonmusk. #starlink #southafrica STAY CONNECTED: Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/omekongo Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/omekongo Facebook | http://www....

Senator Bernie Sanders is the latest in the democratic party to move towards appealing the #maga base. I understand he is a registered independent, but obviously he rides with democrats. His comments on the  ⁨@OfficialFlagrant⁩  podcast was discussing and he loses even more credibility in that space. The fact of the matter is that republicans build their entire platform on identity politics and wh...

I believe that most people out there sincerely are wishing the best for #joebiden and his family. I unfortunately believe that very soon the cynical people in media spaces will take over and tie this to the election, create narratives about the American people being lied to, and make jokes about his health and this will be led by #donaldtrump. I am no prophet. Look at the jokes about #popefrancis...

So many people call various atrocities "genocide" without knowing its history and the 5 categories that make up genocide. If you weren't sure, here's a crash course for you! #genocide #gaza #holocaust #slavery #trailoftears #armenia #rwanda #congo #palestine #freepalestine #freecongo #raphael lemkin Genocide definition link: https://www.ushmm.org/genocide-prevention/learn-about-genocide-and-other-...