BlackJacked

BlackJacked: How The Civil Rights Movement Went Left examines the American civil rights movement critically, pointing out missed opportunities and strategic flaws. BlackJacked looks at what could have been and asks us to determine what will be.

Episodes

May 2, 2025

4 min

X-Men movies all have the same plot: the humans hate mutants and wish to wipe them out, the mutants have the power to crush the humans...but Professor X is determined to get the humans to love and accept the mutants. The Professor is nuts, not Magneto.

Apr 24, 2025

5 min

Civil rights marches are dead. Seriously, don't do that no more. At one point marches were considered bold, cutting edge, and absolutely dangerous. That appeals to young people. They aren't any of those things now, so no, young people don't care. 

Apr 16, 2025

26 min

Were Africans here before Columbus? Possibly, but some of the ahistorical, crazy BS just needs to stop. It's a distraction and just plain dangerous. 

Mar 22, 2025

6 min

Caleb Wilson, 20, of Kenner, La., was a junior at Southern University majoring in mechanical engineering and a proud member of the Human Jukebox, the school’s marching band. He's now dead, allegedly a result of fraternity hazing. Let's talk about that Greek life...

Mar 9, 2025

8 min

DEI and Target fasts: that's where we are in 2025. It all signals that white people have officially won, and Black folks have completely waved the white flag on the idea of self determination. 
 
#DEI #Boycotttarget #jamalbryant #civilrightsmovement #trump #inclusion #blackhistory

Jan 14, 2025

11 min

Nonviolent passive resistance characterized much of the movement but such a tactic-- or way of life --has serious limitations and present consequences. The Civil Rights Movement ultimately failed to reach its full potential due to the blind commitment many held for it.
 
#civilrights #civilrightsmovement #mlk #ados #blackhistory #americanhistory #education #blackhomeschoolers

Dec 24, 2024

6 min

Billionaires get everything they want from Congress depsite the fact that no billionaires serve in Congress. Perhaps representation isn't as important as we've been led to think. 
 
#ElonMusk #congress #politics #blackpolitics #education #americandemocracy #plutocracy

Dec 18, 2024

3 min

Yea...I was a bit sloppy and need to clear Dr. King's good name. 

Dec 17, 2024

12 min

Dr. King was once a young leader who made the old guard uncomfortable. Over a decade later, it was King who was being challenged by a new generation of leaders. To his credit, he didn't try to categorically stop them but he also failed to fully appreciate that, just as he felt he was right in ruffling feathers in his day, young leaders like Stokely Carmichael were doing the same in the mid-sixties. 
 
#mlk #civilrights #civilrightsmovement #stokelycarmichael #sncc #blackhistory #blackhomeschoolers 

Dec 3, 2024

15 min

The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, led by Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker, Bob Moses and many others, was a radical experiment to reform democracy. But white power beat back their efforts at reform and ultimately, the movement was absorbed by the system. 
 
#mississippi #mfdp #civilrights #civilrightsmovement #ellabaker #fannielouhamer #bobmoses #sncc #core #freedomsummer 

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