Episodes

  • Episode 11: We Ain't Dead Yet

    Episode 11: We Ain't Dead Yet
    Mar 31 2022
    Shine and Jess are back to catch up on life since their last podcast episode. They also share their perspectives on recent events related to Ukraine, media propaganda, individualism, and more. Listen and subscribe for more episodes.
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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • Episode 10: Thank You For Being A Friend

    Episode 10: Thank You For Being A Friend
    Aug 8 2021
    We are back with a new episode of The Blackocracy! We appreciate everyone's support as we return from our hiatus so stay on the look out for more new episodes. Jess and Shine start this episode catching up on each other's lives since their last podcast. They also discuss the government's latest response to the rent moratorium, U.S. intervention, Black August, and much more.
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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • Episode 9: We Are Here

    Episode 9: We Are Here
    Jan 3 2021
    Shine and Jessica return from a hiatus to talk about a few current events including the latest news on the Black Lives Matter global network, Biden’s zoom call with Black activists, and much more.
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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • Episode 8: Spaces and Creatives

    Episode 8: Spaces and Creatives
    Jan 3 2021
    This week join us as we jump directly into a discussion on gatekeeping, establishing spaces for ourselves, as well as initiatives for creatives.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Episode 7: April 3rd, 1964

    Episode 7: April 3rd, 1964
    Sep 25 2020
    On this episode: Join Shine and Jess in a discussion on voting and representational politics. They also touch on the controversy with defunding police, seeing Black liberation movement as a monolith, and much more. Subscribe for more exclusive content: https://facebook.com/theblackocracy https://instagram.com/theblackocracy https://twitter.com/theblackocracy
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Episode 6: Africans Have The Right To Resist

    Episode 6: Africans Have The Right To Resist
    Jul 26 2020
    On this episode: Join Shine and Jess in a discussion on intra-community violence, progressive purity testing, idealism, priorities in abolition theory, Black bourgeoisie, and more. In addition, they briefly touch on a rarely spoken of dynamic between Black and Jewish communities and the ways in which people silence resistance to white supremacy. Shine and Jess also celebrate recent examples of community and Black love in Milwaukee and New York plus pay respect to the lives of John Lewis and C.T. Vivian. Subscribe for more exclusive content: https://facebook.com/theblackocracy https://instagram.com/theblackocracy https://twitter.com/theblackocracy
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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • Episode 5: Discourse

    Episode 5: Discourse
    Jun 26 2020
    On this episode: Shine and Jess discuss their feelings about the world re-opening in the age of COVID. They also give their thoughts on Noname and J.Cole as well as the corporate response to police brutality and systemic injustice protests. In addition, they talk about self-care and much more. Subscribe for more exclusive content: https://facebook.com/theblackocracy https://instagram.com/theblackocracy https://twitter.com/theblackocracy
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Episode 4: Power To Us

    Episode 4: Power To Us
    Jun 11 2020
    On this episode: Shine and Jess discuss the latest protests around the country in response to police brutality, systemic injustice, and racism. They give their thoughts on movement co-opting, police, voting, and our collective response to tragedy and triumph.
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    1 hr and 18 mins