The UPstander's Podcast with Dr. Omekongo

Happy new you! If you don’t learn all the incredible lessons from 2021, if you forget everything we were taught, then it’s all gonna be for naught! Let’s GO! #newyear #happynewyear #happynewyou #happy #bye2020 #hi2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I agree that there’s a great deal of sexism w/the @WSJ article on #DrJillBiden. Conservatives just want to define her in relation to a man. The other issue though is the anti-intellectual culture we live in which was exacerbated by @realDonaldTrump, the biggest anti-intellectual. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I wrote this track to use hip-hop to raise awareness about the Congo. I remixed the track from Ludacris' "Welcome to Atlanta." STAY CONNECTED: Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/omekongo Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/omekongo Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/omekongo Website | http://www.omekongo.com __ Dr. Omékongo Dibinga is the UPstander. His life’s mission is to inspire all across the g...

Greetings Upstanders! I hope this message finds you well. This holiday season, we must continue to search for reasons to be grateful and thankful. Some of us may have to search harder than others, given what we have experienced this year. Some of us are not allowed to see family members physically because of COVID restrictions and some of us like myself, who lost family members this year due to a...

I do not believe that African Americans can appropriate African culture because African Americans are descendants of Africa. We can have a conversation about how African culture may be mocked or disrespected by African American artists and others, but you can’t appropriate what is naturally in your bloodline. Would love your thoughts! #beyonce #beyoncé #blackisking #blackisking👑 #blackiskingbeyon...

While I will always start by giving credit to black women for being the rock of the Democratic Party, I am frustrated that many act as if black men are doing nothing or betraying our interest. From Obama to Clyburne and so many more, black men have been intricately involved in this process and that can’t be ignored just because a small percentage of black men voted for Trump. This also takes the r...

My kids live to see the first African American and Asian American female Vice President in Kamala Harris after seeing the first black president Obama AND the racist president Donald Trump got kicked out of office! To see this as young people is very inspirational for them and we're going to enjoy it before they just take it for granted! Lots of work to do but today is a GREAT day! STAY CONNECTED:...

I joined republican strategist Kodiak Hill Davis on i24 News in Israel to speak about Biden, Trump, the election, and where we are going as a country. Good conversation about where we are and more importantly, where we're going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time to put up or shut up! Get out and vote! This is the lead single from my album "What our freedom sounds like" which is available on iTunes and all streaming platforms (link below). This instrumental was created by none other than Alisha "M'Jestie" Brooks, the writer of Rihanna's smash first hit "Pon de Replay." Recorded by Bomani Armah at Urban Intalek Studios. Let's go! Here is the song...

I talk often about finding common ground. To that end, I had a great conversation about the #election with Liquid Lunch John Tobacco, a major Trump supporter. What I love about the talk is that it's proof we can disagree w/out being disagreeable. STAY CONNECTED: Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/omekongo Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/omekongo Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/omekongo Webs...

It’s time we stop putting so much stock and faith in our black entertainers as leaders. The media needs to prop real black leaders and intellectuals. Maybe when I start seeing @taylorswift as a regular political contributor on these shows will I start thinking it’s ok to solicit the opinions of people like Charles Barkley. These entertainers do not speak for me and many within the black community....

It just is what it is. Let’s call a thing a thing. On #indigenouspeoplesday Trump chooses to once again disrespect our #indigenous community. Read for yourself here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-columbus-day-2020/?fbclid=IwAR0nUlhm_daGezj9FN2NRr1_AccTPUR0sGXSrp6xuxzluIzIW-GgA0YI0uI #upstander #indigenouspeoplesday #indigenous Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

The attempt by the Wolverine Watchmen to overthrow the Michigan government shows what happens when our so-called leaders at the top encourage violence as well as the intersections between politicians and law enforcement officials who either cozy up with these militia and white supremacists terrorist groups, but in some cases are members of these groups. We need to be UPstanders and never bystander...

I spoke with Natasha Kirtchuk of Israeli i24news TV about the latest updates on the killing of Breonna Taylor by the Louisville police who to date have yet to be arrested and prosecuted. STAY CONNECTED: Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/omekongo Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/omekongo Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/omekongo Website | http://www.omekongo.com __ Dr. Omékongo Dibinga is the...

I pray for the officers who a coward attempted to murder and I hope he’s brought to justice. I also condemn those outside the scene of the shooting praying these officers die. I also hope that the media outlets that froze the video before the officers were shot (which is a good idea) would humanize black people and fo the same thing so we don’t have to see black killing on loop. Lastly, remember t...

Here I share how some of my poetry was created after 911 and I share my thoughts on what we can do going forward to bring peace and unity to the world. #911 #911memorial #neverforget #neverforget911 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I shared this poem in tribute of my father, Reverend Dr. Dibinga wa Said, who returned home on August 14th, 2020. I recorded it on that day a few hours after he passed. Rest in Power Daddy! We got this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I share my first poem entitled “Act this way” which is a call to black entertainers to be more committed to our fight for liberation. The second poem is entitled “And I don’t even know her name.” This poem is a true story about the revelation that a cousin I didn’t know I had in Mozambique had AIDS and I didn’t know who she was. The poem is a tribute to her. Peace everyone. #ripjohnlewis #ai...

Yo I’m tired, I’m tired, but also inspired Time to vote folks out get these DAs fired Grandmas stand in front of cops defendin’ they kids Grandpops now the man of the house if they ain’t dead And I ain’t watching more videos of me getting killed Cause I see myself in every video that’s real And if I don’t see me I see my whole family My best friends, my students, my community If you don’t see your...

Hey Upstanders! In this week's episode, I perform the poems "Bush-whacked" and "What?" Bush-whacked was originally about President Bush Jr. but word for word I connect it to Donald Trump today. Would love your thoughts on it! "What?" is a call out to some of my brothers and sisters who think attaining the best form of western education makes them superior to other black people. Remember that you c...

In this episode of "DECIPHERED! A spoken word series," I perform the poems "Hell" and "Changing the climate on climate change." "Hell" speaks about the state of the world post-911. "Changing the climate on climate change" is self-explanatory. I wanted to share this poem out of respect to our Sioux brothers and sisters, who won a big decision in the courts related to the South Dakota pipeline. The...

In this episode, I do an encore performance of "Signs of the Time," which is a poem I wrote shortly after 911 but is still extremely relevant today. The second poem is entitled "Rhyming with History" which speaks about the importance of learning the lessons from history. STAY CONNECTED: Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/omekongo Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/omekongo Facebook | http://www.fa...

Lyrics Happy Father’s Day to real dads out there Ain’t no one built like you, no one compares Stand proud of who you are for the world to see But most importantly stand proud for your whole family Happy father’s day to real dads out there Ain’t no one built like you no one compares Stand proud of who you are for the world to see But most importantly stand proud for your whole family! Just a little...

In honor of Juneteenth and our continued fight for social justice, I am sharing these two poems for this week's episode of "DECIPHERED." The first poem is entitled "Oz, can you save me" and the second one is entitled "The love that hate produced", which is inspired by the classic interview with Malcolm X entitled "The hate that hate produced." Please know the history of #Juneteenth and spread the...

I dedicate this speech to the class of 2020. I appreciate and respect your dedication and your focus from COVID to George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and so much more, you have persevered and pushed forward. We see you. We love you. We support you. You've worked hard. Your work is not done but know that we are working with you! Congratulations to you! STAY CONNECTED: Instagram | http://www.instagram....