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Writer, editor and podcaster Edward Ongweso Jr. returns to the show to kick off Denzember, a monthlong celebration of our greatest living actor, with a conversation about Spike Lee's seminal 1992 biopic 'Malcolm X'. It stands as one of Lee's most triumphant achievements and one of Denzel Washington's very best performances as one of the most significant figures of 20th century America.

We discuss the film's trouble gestation period, taking nearly 30 years to get to the big screen then courting controversy throughout its production. We also discuss the film's portrait of Malcolm X and offer our readings of Spike's ultimate intention - presenting a fractured portrait that embraces the many sides of the man and the many ideologies and sects that claim him. Finally, we talk about the film's noteworthy detractors, including social critic and theorist bell hooks, who makes a compelling case that the film ultimately fails to bring a meaningful portrait of Malcolm to the big screen.

Read bell hooks's review of Spike Lee's 'Malcolm X' at Artforum.

Edward's Top 5 Denzel Performances:
1. Malcolm X (1992)
2. Fences (2016)
3. Training Day (2001)
4. The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
5. Philadelphia (1993)/The Hurricane (1999)

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This week we’re back with more on Elijah Muhammad and the NOI! But of course, we can’t talk about the NOI without at least mentioning Malcolm X and his influence and then ultimately his breaking away from the group. What led to this you ask? Well, it maybe had something to do with Elijah Muhammad’s complicated relationships, financial improprieties, revelations of pregnancies, affairs, and blackmail – classic! We talk about the financial dealings of the NOI and the internal conflicts that led to its fragmentation. But don’t worry, the Nation of Islam is still out there, being led by the one and only Louis Farrakhan!! Listen now for all the juicy details!!

This week we’re back with more on Elijah Muhammad and the NOI! But of course, we can’t talk about the NOI without at least mentioning Malcolm X and his influence and then ultimately his breaking away from the group. What led to this you ask? Well, it maybe had something to do with Elijah Muhammad’s complicated relationships, financial improprieties, revelations of pregnancies, affairs, and blackmail – classic! We talk about the financial dealings of the NOI and the internal conflicts that led to its fragmentation. But don’t worry, the Nation of Islam is still out there, being led by the one and only Louis Farrakhan!! Listen now for all the juicy details!! 
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Our Fraudster du jour is none other than the honorable Elijah Muhammad paired with the Nation of Islam. As always we are setting up the fraud with some good ole fashioned background info. We go from Elijah’s turbulent childhood and upbringing to his days as an alcoholic, to the moment he found God… or Wallace Fard, who interestingly enough claimed to be the Mahdi and founded the Nation of Islam. Ooookay, sounds legit! Like any good fraudster, Elijah went through many iterations of his name and title. And you know what, his antics were working!!! He was raking in new followers and new haters and that’s actually #goals because all press is good press baby!!!!

Our Fraudster du jour is none other than the honorable Elijah Muhammad paired with the Nation of Islam. As always we are setting up the fraud with some good ole fashioned background info. We go from Elijah’s turbulent childhood and upbringing to his days as an alcoholic, to the moment he found God… or Wallace Fard, who interestingly enough claimed to be the Mahdi and founded the Nation of Islam. Ooookay, sounds legit! Like any good fraudster, Elijah went through many iterations of his name and title. And you know what, his antics were working!!! He was raking in new followers and new haters and that’s actually #goals because all press is good press baby!!!! 
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We sit down with Slank and Sunny Ture to discuss their new album, "Nation Time." 

Throughout the episode, we delve into the creative process behind "Nation Time," discussing the themes, concepts, and inspirations that shaped the album. We examine the samples used throughout the project, including speeches from influential figures like Amiri Baraka, Malcolm X, Tupac Shakur, and Edward Onaci. Additionally, we take a closer look at the album's bibliography and its connection to the politically conscious roots of hip-hop, with standout tracks like "Black Belt Thesis" and "Devil in the Details."

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The Zebra Murders were a series of racially motivated attacks and murders committed in San Francisco, California, by some so-called "Death Angels." From October of 1973 to April of 1974, a group of cold-blooded killers truly terrorized the city. Why? Nation of Islam teachings had convinced them that white people, in general, were truly evil "white devils" who needed to be destroyed. They were also taught that it was time for black men and women to violently start ridding the world of these white devils so that a type of heavenly paradise on Earth could be restored. Covering a lot of wild history today and theology in addition to a lot of true crime this week. If this episode doesn't entertain you, I've got nothing for you! 

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In October of 2002, the DC Snipers terrorized residents of Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland for three weeks. During that time, people lived in constant fear that they’d be killed - shot down - while in the midst of doing normally safe and benign daily activities like pumping gas, waiting for the bus, or even just walking across a parking lot to do some shopping. In total, ten people would be murdered, three people were critically injured, and others would be randomly shot at. Hundreds of FBI agents and local police officers would work this case before it was over. They were desperate to catch the man who was dubbed the DC Sniper or Beltway Sniper by the media. Except it wasn’t one man.  Investigators were looking for a lone, white, male gunman. They had no idea how wrong their profile was. When it was all over, 41-year-old John Muhammad and 17-year-old Lee Boyd Malvo - both black - would be arrested. And now the authorities had to unravel the strange father-son relationship between the two, and uncover their motive for their shootings. And that is a lot of what we look into today. Their relationship, more akin to cult leader and cult follower than it was to the normal killing duo dynamic. Hope you find this story as interesting as I do! 

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So much WTF!?! coming at you today. Wow. Dwight York is a maniac. And a terrible writer. And only a good disco/r&b vocalist if you compare him to other cult leaders who also have dabbled in music. But somehow this two-bit con man strung together around two hundred pamphlets full of his very confusing and constantly changing theology, or "factology" as he'd call it. The only message that remained the same as Dwight shifted his teachings from being based in Islam to Christianity to American Indian mythology to extraterrestrial, conspiratorial, Heaven's Gate-ish teachings, to Egyptian lore - was a consistent focus on black supremacy. And the only action of Dwight's that remained constant over the course of two plus decades of running his cult, was the sexual abuse of his followers. Dwight York, now incarcerated in Colorado's ADX Florence "supermax" prison, was a sexual predator who preyed on victims as young as four. He somehow convinced a few hundred followers to build a massive Egyptian-themed cult compound for him in Georgia, the third compound he'd build after the first in Brooklyn and the second in upstate New York. Today's tale is a wild one. Cult! Cult! Cult!

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In a wide ranging episode Jon & Leo have an uncomfortable chat about vaccines before getting into various bizarre pre-Christian creation myths. Then the guys tackle the Nation of Islam's Yakub mythology which explains the origins of white people. Finally producer Matt drops by and we chat about his nu-metal adventures in the early 2000s.

Part two of this three-part series titled "American Conspiracies" looks at the assassinations of the two most powerful Black men and leaders in America in the 1960s: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X.  This episode will present the different theories and ideas of their assassinations.  Was the Nation of Islam responsible for Malcolm X's death?  Was James Earl Ray the lone assassin who killed Dr. King?  Let's explore and discuss.

***Photo courtesy: The New York Times

References:
The Enduring Mystery of Malcolm X's Assassination   Time.com
Who Really Killed Malcolm X?   NYTimes.com
The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.   Biography.com
Who killed Martin Luther King, Jr.? His family believes James Earl Ray was framed. Washington Post.com

Season 2 Episode 1:
American Conspiracies: The Moon Landing

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In our final episode, host Leonard Jones is joined by the Founder and Pastor of Grace City Church in Moline, IL, Rev. Dwight Ford to discuss redlining in the Quad Cities.

The Black Conscience is produced by Leonard Jones. It is recorded and edited in the KALA-FM studios, St. Ambrose University - Davenport, Iowa, USA. Production assistance is provided by KALA-FM.

This show is made possible by a grant from the St. Ambrose Kokjohn Foundation and support from St. Ambrose University faculty, staff, cabinet, and administration.

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬:
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In episode 6, Leonard Jones welcomes Donnie Ingram, Director of Instructional Design and Technology and Online Learning at St. Ambrose University, to the podcast. Ingram speaks with Leonard about an interaction his son had with Davenport Police in February 2020, as well as his own interactions with police throughout his life.

The Black Conscience is produced by Lenord Jones.  It is recorded and edited in the KALA-FM studios, St. Ambrose University - Davenport, Iowa, USA. Production assistance is provided by KALA-FM. 

This show is made possible by a grant from the St. Ambrose Kokjohn Foundation and support from St. Ambrose University faculty, staff, cabinet, and administration.

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In episode 5, Leonard Jones welcomes Ryan Saddler, Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at St. Ambrose University, to the podcast. Saddler speaks with Leonard about prominent groups and leaders advocating for African Americans.

The Black Conscience is produced by Lenord Jones.  It is recorded and edited in the KALA-FM studios, St. Ambrose University - Davenport, Iowa, USA. Production assistance is provided by KALA-FM. 

This show is made possible by a grant from the St. Ambrose Kokjohn Foundation and support from St. Ambrose University faculty, staff, cabinet, and administration.

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*Please note: This podcast has been edited to exclude explicit content*

In episode 4, Leonard Jones welcomes Brother Preston Muhammad, who represents the Nation of Islam in the Quad City area, to the podcast. Preston has been a member of the Nation of Islam since 1968. 

The Black Conscience is produced by Lenord Jones.  It is recorded and edited in the KALA-FM studios, St. Ambrose University - Davenport, Iowa, USA. Production assistance is provided by KALA-FM. 

This show is made possible by a grant from the St. Ambrose Kokjohn Foundation and support from St. Ambrose University faculty, staff, cabinet, and administration.

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*Please note: This podcast has been edited to exclude explicit content*

Gus Newport is a social justice activist, and independent consultant providing TA in the areas of community and economic development, public policy, community organizing strategies and organizational and systems development. Gus was the program director of the Vanguard Foundation, consultant and Sr. Fellow to the Ford, Annie E. Casey, Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation, Jacobs Family Foundation and the Mabel Louise Riley Foundation. Gus was the MLK Fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sr. Fellow at U.Mass. Boston, Yale, Portland State, and UC Santa Cruz.

He is the former director of the Institute of Community Economics.  He directed the community Building Support center for the Urban Strategies Council (USC).  Gus is the former Director of the Partnership for Neighborhood Initiatives (PNI) Palm Beach County, FL and the former Director of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) Boston, MA.  He is the former Mayor of Berkeley, CA (1979-1986). He was a member of the Board of Overseers of the Graduate Program in Community Economic Development at Southern New Hampshire University.  He served as the Vice-President from the US to the World Peace Council (1980-1986) and served on two United Nations committees. He also worked for the Department of Labor assigned to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.  He also brought on line the 2nd Concentrated Employment Program (CEP) in the country in Rochester, NY.

Gus delivered the commencement speech at Heidelberg University, his Alma Mater, Tiffin, Ohio, and May 2009 and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters.

Leonard Jones welcomes Lisa Powell, PhD, professor and chair of the Theology Department at St. Ambrose University, to discuss Black Theology

The Black Conscience is produced by Lenord Jones.  It is recorded and edited in the KALA-FM studios, St. Ambrose University - Davenport, Iowa, USA. Production assistance is provided by KALA-FM. 

This show is made possible by a grant from the St. Ambrose Kokjohn Foundation and support from St. Ambrose University faculty, staff, cabinet, and administration.

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Leonard Jones welcomes Latrice Lacey, Director of the Davenport, Iowa, Civil Rights Commission, to discuss the way African American women are treated in the United States today.

The Black Conscience is produced by Lenord Jones. It is recorded and edited in the KALA-FM studios, St. Ambrose University - Davenport, Iowa, USA. Production assistance is provided by KALA-FM.

This show is made possible by a grant from the St. Ambrose Kokjohn Foundation and support from St. Ambrose University faculty, staff, cabinet, and administration.

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Host Leonard Jones welcomes Grant Tietjen, PhD, Associate Professor in the Criminal Justice Department at St. Ambrose University for a discussion about the criminal justice system and its effects on the Black community.

The Black Conscience is produced by Lenord Jones.  It is recorded and edited in the KALA-FM studios, St. Ambrose University - Davenport, Iowa, USA. Production assistance is provided by KALA-FM.  

This show is made possible by a grant from the St. Ambrose Kokjohn Foundation and support from St. Ambrose University faculty, staff, cabinet, and administration.

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Eugene Sutton, the Episcopal Bishop of Maryland, visits the boys to discuss Jesus, Egypt, some other stuff that went over their heads, and ignoring the haters (we think that's what he meant).