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SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Are you hearing more and more about Christian Nationalism? Delving beyond the headlines, Brandon and Daren discuss the nuanced motivations of individuals drawn to Christian nationalism and its implications for the broader landscape of religious and civic life. From the role of charism...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. In this episode we delve into the intricate relationship between music and cultural de-evolution within the black community. Is it time we stop using slavery as a reason for the gratuitous violence and grotesque promiscuity plaguing generations of black Americans? Are these aspects of...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. #9eleven, #QAnon, #pizzagate, #JFK...all of these things have been classified as theory and filed away in the insane claims department. How do Christians interpret this reality? As the pillar and buttress of truth, does the Church join the populace and stick our heads in the sand? Sho...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Happy New Year! We now know that Christmas is the birth of the Light of the world and the beginning of the death of darkness. In order for our reorientation toward Christmas to be complete, we need to have somewhat of a more accurate grasp on the darkness that will be extinguished. Ou...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Do you have hope this Christmas? Has the news stolen joy from you? We are enamored with murders, hatred, divisiveness, sexual immorality, children being targeted, education being diminished, and far more beneath the surface than we could type here! All of this comes on top of the mora...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. In this episode, we delve into the tumultuous aftermath of the 'black face' controversy and explore the media missteps surrounding a Deadspin writer's critique of a young Chiefs fan. Uncover the twists and turns as we unravel the tape saga of January 6th, exposing the t...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. It has been a while since the BLMN riots tore through urban communities. The Twitter (X) feuding has moved to topics such as the Israel/Palestine war and the internet is still crazy! We sit with Virgil Walker to slow down and revisit the loud rhetoric that was taking place when the ev...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. In this thought-provoking episode, we delve deep into the discourse surrounding the 'Black-Owned Business' label. Joined by Standard of Truth Podcast host, April Chapman, Brandon and Daren critically analyze the lingering stigma behind black business owners, their expectatio...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Join hosts Brandon and Daren Smith in a gripping episode of Black and Blurred as they explore the intricate connection between the Nashville mass shooting and Critical Race Theory. Delve into the depths of analysis as we navigate through the complex interplay of social dynamics, ideol...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Are you being your new 'true' self? Have you kissed your old 'false' self goodbye? Have you ever asked where these terms come from?? We bring back our good friend and original professional party pooper, Marcia Montenegro to discuss a Christian book that has been ar...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Are you a Christian in isolation at your work? Are you a doctor? A teacher? a Pastor amidst people who seem to hate Jesus and all that He loves? How do you stand firm in your faith when you feel so outnumbered, overwhelmed and downcast?  We are joined by a supporter of the podcast and...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We received the most humbling letter a few months ago from a father and long time listener of Black and Burred who has, along with his wife, adopted black siblings. Here's the problem: they are a white Californian couple living amidst this dystopian, debased generation. Having re...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Obviously, the world has changed since we last sat down with Israel declaring war. How Should Christians think about this? Also, there are some college shootings that you probably haven't heard about and there are some frustrating reasons why. Lastly, Brandon walks us through an...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We're joined by another CIA (Cross-examined Inspector Academy) classmate of Brandon's named Alexa Cramer who is a true mama bear. Not only does she contribute to the Mama Bear Apologetics blog , but she is also an apologist who defends the faith by exposing the subtle lies t...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We're joined by Dr. Brittany LaBeouf who shares her expertise as a PhD in  Exercise Physiology and how it contradicts the growing trend of transgenderism. She is the host of the Heaven and Health podcast and has a deep desire to see modern women embraced with the loving truth of...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Listeners, Supporters, Followers and Patrons - We love you! We got a new board and we're back giving you special Black and Blurred Content. As we catch up after our little hiatus, we discuss the senior abuse towards certain politicians, the need for Christians to understand the c...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. As Brandon and his Wife Tulani prepare to welcome their third boy into the world, we want to encourage our siblings with a reminder of God's faithfulness in the dark. Brandon shares their journey through infertility. He shares how God brought conviction when they sought Him with...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. How do Asian Americans feel when it comes to the pervasive topics on race in the country? As the odd men/women out, a dear brother sits with us to discuss the disappointment around many Christians' inability to think well on these topics and where that has led us. Rather than Cri...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. How do Asian Americans feel when it comes to the pervasive topics on race in the country? As the odd men/women out, we sit with a dear brother to discuss the disappointment around many Christians' inability to think well on these topics and where that has led us. Rather than Crit...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. 2 Years ago we had co Founders Kevin McGary and Neil Mammen on the show to tell us about their new organization Every Black Life Matters. Today, Kevin rejoins the podcast to drop some facts that will turn any current leftist argument on its head. He walks us through some of the conten...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We finally get to sit and chat with Dr. Carol Swain about what to expect in a post - affirmative action world. A woman who escaped abject poverty to become a holder of 5 degrees is probably someone who knows a thing or two about success and how to achieve it. We discuss the lies behin...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We know what you're thinking. Just strap in and sit tight while we give some commentary on all of the dormant racism this Supreme Court ruling has drawn out. Also, Brandon has a brief encounter with a cult in the mall, and we don't know if you've heard...but...apparentl...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Has the Church been keeping track of how far away we move from the scriptures each generation? June has been deemed pride month and the church is on the frontlines of "the being nice" war. Has the bride of Christ abdicated her role as pillar and buttress of truth? Also, many...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We're joined by a beloved sister in the faith, co-laborer in Silver Spring and now Author of Letters to Jaelynn: A True Story of Friendship, Loss and Healing to discuss the tragedy that shook southern Maryland when a shooting took place at Great Mills High school leaving two dead...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Our cousin and Missouri Pastor, Tom Baynham finally joins Black and Blurred to " offer us a progressive perspective" on guns and transgenderism. We're always willing to bring important conversations into the trenches so that the truth would shine. That is our goal. Eith...