Black FreeThinkers

Please join us for our three part series on the Civil Rights Movement. Part 1 will discuss slavery to W.E.B. Dubois. Part 2 will discuss W.E.B. DuBois to the Poor Peoples Campaign. Part 3 will discuss the Poor Peoples Campaign to today and the future. While we strive to cover as much material as possible, this is not a comprehensive overview of these important events.  We challenge & encourage...

Please join us for our three part series on the Civil Rights Movement. Part 1 will discuss slavery to W.E.B. Dubois. Part 2 will discuss W.E.B. DuBois to the Poor Peoples Campaign. Part 3 will discuss the Poor Peoples Campaign to today and the future. While we strive to cover as much material as possible, this is not a comprehensive overview of these important events.  We challenge & encourage...

Please join us Sunday at 10AM CST as we discuss we leadership, or the lack thereof, in the Black community. Has the current leadership failed us?  Why or why not? Is it time for the current leadership to share the roles or vacate?  It's not as though we need their permission. What type of leadership is needed in the Black community? Where do we start? Has the #Ferguson uprising ignited a kindling...

Please join us Sunday @10AM as we discuss the unrest in #Ferguson, white supremacy, America's response, protesting offline & online, and solutions. We will have organizers from Organization for Black Struggle joining us.  They are in Ferguson assisting those in need and offering a 7 point statement that will help facilitate solutions.  They will also share with us information as to where we ca...

Mixed topics  Dial-n number is 310-982-4273 and press 1.  You can also Skype after the show begins.

Richard Carrier is a world-renowned author and speaker. As a professional historian, published philosopher, and prominent defender of the American freethought movement, Dr. Carrier has appeared across the U.S., Canada and the U.K., and on American television and London radio, defending sound historical methods and the ethical worldview of secular naturalism. With a Ph. D. from Columbia University...

We will discuss poverty pimps, crime profiteers, and more...  We will tackle a number of issues in the news as well. You can Skype into the show or call in 310-982-4273 and press 1 to speak with the hosts.

Took a little break but now we’re back, y’all! Join me and MC Brooks and our guests, Vida Starr (@VidaStarr) and Akia Black (@KittyKittyKia) as we discuss why FEMINISM IS NECESSARY. All caps, because it is so, so necessary. Tune in on Wednesday, July 9th, 2014 at 7pm-9pm CST/8pm-10pm EST and if you feel like it, call in and give us your opinion. The call in number is (310) 982-4273. You can also f...

Please join us Sunday @10AM CST so that we can discuss the foolishness that has been passing through my newsfeed and disguising itself as news.  We will talk about the good news too National HIV Testing Day Social Justice/Intersectionality in the Atheist community. Umar Johnson and his quest to create mini-him's. Republicans suing President Obama Google givine away free coding instruction to women...

Please join us Sunday @10AM CST as we discuss losing our religion part 3.  This is the third episode of a three part series in which we explore how we identified, shed, and grew from leaving the fold of religion.  We will discuss how we benefitted from our growth in freethought and humanism.  We will discuss how shedding the cloak of religion allowed us to view life, love, and freedom from a much...

Please join us Sunday @10AM CST as we discuss losing our religion part 2.  This is the second of a three part series in which we explore how we identified, shed, and grew from leaving the fold of religion.  We will discuss how we overcame many obstacles, took control of our lives, and let go of religion. Please join us for this very important topic.  You can dial 310-982-4273 and press 1 to speak...

Please join us Sunday, May 25, 2014 as we welcome Dr. Jeffery B. Perry to Black FreeThinkers. We will discuss Hubert Henry Harrison who is considered the Black Socrates.  Harrison is also know for his radical humanism, oratorical skills, and influence. "The Invention of the White Race" by Theodore W. Allen, especially Vol. II: "The Origin of Racial Oppression in Anglo-America"."When the first Afri...

Join MC Brooks and Noa Jones as they discuss a variety of topics in popculture. On this week's edition, they will discuss Michael Sams draft, his docuseries on OWN, Don Sterling, the death penalty, inclusivity in hip hop and much more. They will be joined by Vida Starr of On Blast w/ Vida Starr. Tune in this wednesday at 8pm EST. Use the hashtag #BreakbeatBFT to participate on twitter.

Please join us Sunday @10AM CST as we discuss losing our religion.  This is the first of a three part series in which we explore how we identified, shed, and grew from leaving the fold of religion.  We will discuss how religion uses fear, guilt, silence and shame to keep the masses under its control. Please join us for this very important topic.  You can dial 310-982-4273 and press 1 to speak with...

Please join Alfred, Karl, and Kim Friday evening as we discuss a variety of issues and topics. The complexities of being LGBTQ in the black community. Homophobia in the black community.  The black community should NOT bear the burden of being labeled homophobic.  This is primarily a tactic that is being used to divert attention from the systemic racism in the LGBTQ community.  The black community...

****THERE WERE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES FOR THE FIRST 20 MINS OR SO. PLEASE SKIP PAST THIS. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THIS AND THE SOUND QUALITY. IT AIN'T OUR FAULT!!!*** The Dynamite Duo is back in full force this week with a show sure to set tongues wagging. Join us as we discuss black films you may have loved and some you hated...and stay as we share that love or completely rip it to shreds. Oh yes, there...

Please join us Monday, May 5, 2014 @5PM PST/7PM CST/8PM EST as we discuss the crisis in Nigeria. Over 200 young girls were kidnapped from their homes in the middle of the night. There has been little to none media coverage of this atrocity and this needs to be addressed immediately.  Our special guests will discuss the political and international implications of this tragedy. Dr. Anthea Butler, Te...

Please join us Sunday @10AM CST as we discuss a myriad of topics pertaining to atheism, skepticism, community outreach, social justice, interfaith, etc. We will also discuss our experience at Morgan State University this past weekend at their Philosophical Atheism and Communities of Faith conference..  We will also discuss people of color and upcoming activities. For some people atheism is enough....

Please join Alfred & Karl tonight as they discuss a multitude of topics from this week.  They will give commentary on the Sterling ban, Mayweather public shaming of girlfriend, NAACP (LA) giving LifeTime Achievement Awards and defending racists, DL Hughley and Steve Harvey selling bad advice to the world, and much more.   Please dial 310-982-4273 and press 1 to speak with the hosts.  You can a...

Join MC Brooks, Noa Jones, and Vett Jones for a special edition of The Breakbeat as they discuss the current scandal involving Donald Sterling, owner of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball franchise. They will discuss his comments, his relationship with his girlfriend, how this has affected his ability to own the team, how the NBA should this situation, and much more. Tune in 4/30 at 8pm EST.

This time i'm flying solo as I detail my journey and experiences from sem-religious until full on heathen. You get to hear me go on about what it was like as well as what it is like now. Hopefully, I don't ramble too much and you'll enjoy my voice...maybe not as much as Em's, but give me a break! Anyway, check it out and stay for the poem my big ass lips stumble through. Let me know what you think...

Join MC Brooks, Noa Jones, and special guest Vett Jones as they reminisce on their younger years growing up as african-americans in the 90s. They will be discussing music, art, fashion, games, culture, and much more.

Please join Black FreeThinkers April 22, 2014 @1PM PST/3PM CST as we converse with Greta Christina.  We will discuss her new book "Coming Out Atheist: How to Do It, How to Help Each Other, and Why." and her previous book, "Why Are You Atheists So Angry? 99 Things That Piss Off the Godless," This is going to be an exciting conversation.  So please join us as we welcome Greta Christina to the show....

Please join Karl, Alfred, Raina, and Kim Friday 5:00PM PST/7:00PM CST/8:00 EST as they discuss domestic violence in the black community.  This extremely important topic needs to be discussed along with paying homage to someone we knew who just lost her life to domestic violence.   A very near and dear friend was killed last night by her husband in a murder-suicide. Angelina was a good woman and go...

Please join Vida Starr & Emelyne Thursday 5:00PM PST/7:00PM CST/8:00 EST as they discuss domestic violence in the black community.  There will be a panel of women discussing this extremely important topic along with paying homage to someone we knew who just lost her life to domestic violence.   A very near and dear friend was killed last night by her husband in a murder-suicide. Angelina was a...