The Being Blunt Podcast is an online podcast that provides a sneak peak into my mind and how I process the issues facing our community. At time, I have to laugh to keep from crying but I feel the need to share with others who are ready to get off the sideline and make a difference.I will invite guests to join me for spirited debates and concurrence with the goal to promote our listeners to join in these conversations and freely be their “blunt” selves. I am a true southern gentleman from…
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Being Blunt Podcast – Episode Show Notes 🎙️ Episode Title Why This Supreme Court Ruling Matters to Haitians—and to All of Us 📖 Episode Overview In this episode of Being Blunt , we break down a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling involving Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and what it means for Haitian communities across the United States. TPS has allowed individuals from countries experiencing…
Show Notes: We Can’t Stay in the Dark Anymore 🎙️ Episode Overview After a break, Being Blunt is back with a renewed purpose: helping listeners stay informed without feeling overwhelmed. This podcast is no longer just about conversation—it's about understanding the issues that affect our daily lives, breaking down complex topics, and creating space for informed discussion. What to Expect Going…
Our democracy has been challenged in the past few years. We have also seen serious threats to the very promise of democracy. Most of us are aware that in 2021, over 400 bills restricting access to the vote were proposed in 49 states. As we engaged in our first redistricting process in a decade, politicians gerrymandered district lines to keep power within their own hands rather than the hands of…
Are you tired of being sick and tired? Mass shootings? Covid? Inflation? How much more can we take. Sometimes, we just need to talk it out and get it off our chest. Don't worry Being Blunt gotcha as I want to unload my opinions too. Come join me real quick and let's talk about Covid-19 ; the Slap ; Mid-Terms Elections ; and Angry Americans . I won't keep you long. I just need 5 minutes…
Southern, the largest HBCU in the country at the time, had black faculty and a black president, but the purse strings were still being held by white elected officials. Figures showed only half as much money per pupil was being spent on students at Southern as was being spent on students at the predominately white LSU. Three or four weeks into the fall 1972 semester, students' dissatisfaction…
Happy New Year Family!!!! I am back. Join me as I recap 2021 on the Being Blunt Podcast. Being Blunt is back with all new topics to keep you informed, and alert on local, national, and international issues. I can't lie. 2021 was challenging. I am glad to see parts of it in my rear-view mirror. When I embarked into this podcast, I gravitated to the role as a new era activist. I enjoyed reporting…
When Haiti won its independence nearly 200 years ago, it came at a hefty price -- an estimated $21 billion today. The country spent the next century paying off the debt to its former slave owners, France. The island of Hispaniola, shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, was once the richest colony of the New World. The western third of the island — today’s Haiti — was known as Saint-Domingue…
Now that this anti-abortion bill is a reality in Texas, the state has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. The measure bans abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. It allows private citizens to enforce the law by suing abortion providers and anyone else who might have helped. Since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the law to take effect, make no mistake about it, Roe…
Highlights from the conversation: [01:45] Sean Blount · Management position with the US Department of Agriculture · Developed his podcast from a “happy hour” with his colleagues [05:45] Critical Race Theory – how it’s impacting the space Critical Race Theory, or CRT, is a theoretical and interpretive mode that examines the appearance of race and racism across dominant cultural modes of expression.…
The legalization of marijuana has spread around the country in recent years. Currently 33 states allow it for medical use and 11 for recreational. Yet scientists and researchers say a paradox about it endures: There has been broad public experience with pot, but the medical community still doesn’t know enough about the health effects — and what it does know is often obscured by enduring myths.…