Fires are part of the human bargain in these parts of the West Coast. In exchange for palm trees, sandy beaches and ocean views, one accepts the fire bell in the night. There is no deep meaning in the random spark of tragedy.
Kyle Jordan Maxwell shares his journey from posting a black square on social media to questioning the very ideals it symbolized—identity politics and wokeism.
Challenging the academic status quo
The apostrophe to Keats in “To John Keats, Poet, at Springtime”
Promise and peril. Despite Trump’s relative success with black voters in 2024, especially with black men, he remains toxic to much of the black elite.
New Year, Same Intellectual Curiosity
Ian Rowe shares his journey from his upbringing in Jamaica to becoming a leader in education with host Connie Morgan.
An analysis of Richard Wright's "Native Son"
Listen now | Aaron Fenton-Hewitt discusses the impact of his upbringing, the challenges of stereotypes, and the importance of community with host Connie Morgan.
Economic unfreedom, not slavery or colonialism, holds the continent back
Listen now | The Fire Episode
TakeCharge is committed to countering the prevailing narrative in popular culture that America is structured to undermine the lives of black Americans.
Listen now | Adam Gussow talks about his life growing up, his path into music and academia, and his thoughts on race in America.
A movement for family, education, and faith
MEI: Merit, Economics, and Ingenuity as a solution
Listen now | An interview with commentator Kayla
Colorblindness is back baby!
An interview with wife and mother of four Latasha Fields
Listen now | An interview with activist Pushpita Prasad
In this conversation, Michael DC Bowen and Winkfield Twyman Jr. discuss the varying perceptions of Black history, the importance of literature, and influential figures in Black history.
Listen now | An interview with writer Khadijah La Musa
It is a bold assertion for Graham to argue Senator Bruce and his Old Family wife Josephine Willson Bruce were America’s First Black Dynasty. I get the marketing hook and all.
A small preview of what's coming from FBT!
A multiracial family in the American South
