The Black News Unfiltered podcast is a weekly show that tackles the most pressing issues affecting the Black community. Hosted by Bob Edwards, the show provides a platform for unfiltered and uncensored conversations about politics, Black culture, and current events, with a focus on amplifying the voices and perspectives of Black people. Black News Unfiltered delivers thought-provoking commentary on the topics that matter most to Black Americans today.
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Hella Black Podcast is brought to you by Delency Parham and Abbas Muntaqim. Over the next 12 weeks we are happy to bring ya'll a limited series called Tales of The Town, which is a podcast about nearly 100 years of Black Oakland history! You can follow us on Twitter and IG @HellaBlackPod and support us on https://www.patreon.com/HellaBlackPod. We hope you all enjoy the show!!
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BLACK EMPOWERMENT, ADVANCEMENT , AND LIBERATION THROUGH SOCIAL, CULTURAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL MEANS
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NOTHING IS OFF TOPIC AT MY SHOW AND ITS ALWAYS ABOUT POWER TO THE PEOPLE AND NOTHING ELSE.. BLACK PANTHER PARTY...
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By the early 1970s, heroin was flooding the streets of New York City. Black and Puerto Rican neighbourhoods like Harlem and the South Bronx were hardest hit. This four part podcast series explores how Dr. Mutulu Shakur, stepfather of the late Tupac Shakur, along with members of the Black Panther Party and the Young Lords, combined community health with radical politics to create the first acupuncture detoxification program in America. Over the course of the 1970s, the Lincoln Detox People’s ...
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World culture, contemporary cinema, the arts and geopolitics as seen from a Caribbean perspective: interviews, music, literature, art, cinema reviews, political analyses.
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Before Barack Obama or Kamala Harris: There was Shirley Chisholm.
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Bob talks about the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm and her run for the United States presidency in 1972. Support the showBy Bob Edwards
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EP 155: Ramadan Reflections and Eid Mubarak!
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In this episode of Hella Black, Abbas and Delency dive into their Ramadan experiences, discussing their spiritual growth and development throughout the holy month. They'll share personal reflections, challenges, and moments of insight, offering a window into their individual journeys. Additionally, Delency opens up about his path to Islam, explaini…
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"P Diddy" Badd Boy: What You Gonna Do When They Come For You?
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Bob discusses the recent raid on Hip Hop mogul Sean Puffy Combs homes in Los Angeles and in Miami Florida. Support the showBy Bob Edwards
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D.A Fani Willis: What The Hell Were You Thinking [Part 2 follow up]
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Bob gives his take on Judge Scott McAfee's ruling on the D. A Fani Willis and Attorney Nathan Wade investigation . Support the showBy Bob Edwards
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EP: 154: Let us pray…in front of In-N-Out?
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In this episode Abbas and Delency take a look at the local NAACP chapter calling for a prayer in front of In-N-Out and further discuss the expansion of anti-black, classist police expansion in Oakland and across the nation.By Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency Parham
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D.A Fani Willis: What The Hell Were You Thinking?
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Bob gives some insights and updates into Georgia's criminal racketeering and election interference trial against Donald Trump, which has turned into the D.A Fani Willis & Nathan Wade trial. Support the showBy Bob Edwards
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Selma's Bloody Sunday: The Violent Struggle to Vote in White America
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Bob Edwards and Content Contributor Davis Jackson talk about Bloody Sunday which refers to a pivotal event in the American Civil Rights Movement that occurred on March 7, 1965, in Selma, Alabama. It was a peaceful march led by civil rights activists, including John Lewis and Hosea Williams, to demand voting rights for African Americans. The protest…
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Power to The People: The Black Panther Party’s Fight for Justice and Equality.
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Bob Edwards talks about the origin and legacy of the Black Panther Party in Black American history. The Black Panther Party was founded in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in Oakland, California, during the height of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. The party emerged as a response to police brutality and systemic racism experience…
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EP 153: Conditions in Oakland by Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency ParhamBy Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency Parham
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Black History Month: The "Gaslighting" of America.
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Bob talks about Black History Month and how it is used to "Gaslight" American's and how it is used to appease Black Americans, while not telling the whole truths about Black Americans contributions to America and American society. Support the showBy Bob Edwards
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At the turn of the last century, steel pan pioneer Ellie Mannette was filmed in Port of Spain, Trinidad, the subject of a documentary, ‘Man of Steel’, by Caribbeing® founder, Yao Ramesar.Mannette, who can justifiably lay claim to the title of father of the modern steel drum, provides here a revealing chronology of the invention and evolution of the…
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EP 152: Counter-insurgence and containment strategies + the Red Sea
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On this episode we talk about counter insurgent strategies and containment strategies, we also talk about new developments in the Red Sea. Tap in!By Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency Parham
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2024 Redistricting in Georgia: A Closer Look at the Racially Gerrymandered Voting Maps.
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A federal judge has approved Georgia’s newly-revised political maps for Congress and the state legislature, a win for Republicans who sought to preserve their partisan advantage while adding new majority-Black districts required by the court. “The Court finds that the General Assembly fully complied with this Court’s order,” U.S. District Judge Ste…
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We talk about this upcoming elections and what it means for the New Afrikan Nation.By Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency Parham
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On this episode, we talk with Stanford University undergrads, Jaeden Clark and Milo Golding, about the unjust suspension and banning of Black, Muslim lecturer, Dr. Ameer Loggins.By Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency Parham
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Black student athletes NIL deals & endorsements in jepody with new proposed bill in congress.
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Black college athletes NIL deals are being threated to be eliminated or diminished by the latest goverment bill called The PASS Act, which was written in October 2023 by Democrat Senator Joe Manchin and Republican SenatorTommy Tuberville. The Bill wpould make it illegal for states to pass laws that would permit college athletes to share revenue wit…
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EP 149: Free the land! From Oakland to Gaza!
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On this episode of Hella Black we further discuss what zionism is as well as updates on what's going on. Tap in!*This episode was recorded on Oct. 25th, 2023* so it's updated with information based on the time it was recorded. Since recorded, there has been significant developments!By Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency Parham
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The Willie Lynch Blueprint for Black Mind Control
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The Willie Lynch letter: The Making of a Slave. This speech was purportedly delivered by Willie Lynch on the bank of the James River in the colony of Virginia in 1712. Lynch was a British slave owner in the West Indies. He was invited to the colony of Virginia in 1712 to teach his methods to slave owners there. The term “lynching” is derived from h…
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EP 148: Free Palestine! Hands off Haiti! by Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency ParhamBy Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency Parham
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EP 147: Cultural Creative Growth (feat Senay)
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EP 147: Cultural Creative Growth (feat Senay) by Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency ParhamBy Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency Parham
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EP 146: Talkin' That Talk (feat Darius Simpson)
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On episode 146, we discuss politics, People's Programs, elections, and this so called electoral process with Darius Simpson .By Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency Parham
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On this episode of Hella Black we discuss crime in Oakland and the "hysteria" that has been orchestrated by mass media, while also providing real solutions to "crime" in Oakland.By Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency Parham
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EP 144 | BRICS+6 and the 2024 Election
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On this episode of Hella Black we discuss the new developments with BRICS+6 as well as the 2024 election. Tap in!By Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency Parham
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EP 143: Motherhood, Music, and Longevity (Feat Goapele)
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On this episode of Hella Black we sit down with Oakland legend Goapele and talk to her about her music career, motherhood, and her upcoming project! Tap in!!!By Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency Parham
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HBP EP 142: The Legacy of Tupac Shakur FEAT. Q
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On this episode we discuss the revolutionary legacy of brother Tupac Shakur with none other then Q.By Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency Parham
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Florida Public Schools Now Allowed to Teach Distorted Black History
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Bob discusses the recent Florida Board of Education's approval of the new "Anti Woke" criteria and standards for teaching Black American history in Florida's public schools. Support the showBy Bob Edwards
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Riffing with Philip Nanton : The Shake Keane Story
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Caribbeing® founder yAo Ramesar caught up with Vincentian writer Philip Nanton on a beach in Barbados, where he resides, to down a couple beers & talk about his seminal biography of legendary Vincentian jazzman & poet, Shake Keane. A reading from RIFF : https://youtu.be/8Ftq0RQcm5I Jazz & poetry by Shake Keane :https://youtu.be/mFtbP1wQaAo Launch o…
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On this episode we discuss the concept of Martyrdom and discuss the legacy of Dr. Mutulu Shakur. Tap in !By Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency Parham
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From Beats to Bullets: The Alarming Number of 234 Black Rappers Slain since 2020
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Bob discusses the alarming and increasing murder rate among Black Rappers in Gangster Rap, Trap Music and Drill Rap and it's effects on Black American teenagers, young adults and it's effect on the Black community. Support the showBy Bob Edwards
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On this episode of Hella Black we discuss what Neo-colonialism is. Tap in!By Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency Parham
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Supreme Court has Overturned Affirmative Action for College and Universities
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A brief discussion with Derrick Johnson CEO & President of the NAACP about the impact and his thoughts about the recent Supreme Court ruling eliminating Affirmative Action for colleges and universities. Support the showBy Bob Edwards
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We discuss the economic superstructure known as BRICS and what it means to the New Afrikan. Tap in!By Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency Parham
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EP 138 of Hella Black discusses the legendary first chapter of Ibrahim Frantz Omar Fanon's book "Wretched of The Earth". Tap in, and be sure to go to our Patreon and support our work. Patreon.com/hellablackpodBy Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency Parham
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Alabama Violated the 1965 Voting Rights Act for Black Americans in 2022
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The Supreme Court ruled that Alabama discriminated against Black voters when it drew its seven congressional districts last year. The ruling against Alabama in the case Allen v. Milligan means the state will have to redraw its congressional map to accommodate Black voters by including a second majority-Black district for next year’s elections. The …
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HBP 137: On Revolutionary Art by Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency ParhamBy Hella Black Podcast by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency Parham
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Hella Black is back! The people's podcast! On episode 136 of Hella Black we talk about what this month of Ramadan has been like for both Bas and Delency, as it's Bas' 3rd Ramadan and Delency's 1st! We talk about internal struggle, sobriety, and of course.... r/evolution!! drop a comment and let us know what you think! we back! Eid Mubarak!…
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The podcast host Bob Edwards introduces Black News Unfiltered and gives a brief and concise description and "Statement of Purpose" for this podcast. Support the showBy Bob Edwards
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A fraction of interviews with Midnight Robber Brian Honoré filmed by yAo Ramesar for his series on Trinidad's traditional Carnival characters.
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The 12th and final episode of Tales of The Town takes a look at the people indigenous to the land known as Oakland, the Chochenyo Ohlone Tribe! We dive into their history of struggle against colonization, and their present day fight to regain control of their land– as well as the need for solidarity between the Black and Indigenous independence mov…
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Tales of The Town EP 11: COVID-19 in Oakland
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The national response to COVID-19 was nothing short of negligent. As over 1 million people died preventable deaths, we were once again made clear how capitalism prioritizes profit over people. The City of Oakland’s government leaders were part of the problem. On episode 11 we take a look at the cruise ship that brought Oakland its first cases and h…
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The Oakland pig department has been a source of oppression and violence since its inception in 1853. Killings of unarmed civilians, terrorist style raids of homes, surveillance and criminalization of the youth- this is just the tip of the iceberg! The 10th episode of Tales Of The Town looks at some of the history surrounding OPD, and the communal f…
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Tales of The Town EP 9: The Life & Killing of Oscar Grant
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On Episode 9 of Tales Of The Town we look at the life of Oscar Grant and how his death laid the foundation for the Black Lives Matter Movement that sparked years later.Uncle Bobby: Uncle of Oscar Grant. Organizer. Co-founder of Love Not Blood Campaign, which supports families who are victims of police violencePendarvis Harshaw: journalist, author, …
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Tales of The Town EP 8: Town Bizzness Sports
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Oakland has been home to some of the greatest sports moments, teams, and athletes in world history. From building professional superstars like Bill Russell, Marshawn Lynch, Marcus Peters, Damian Lillard, and Jason Kidd- to housing legendary teams like the golden state warriors and the Athletics, We breed them different! Episode 8 of Tales Of The To…
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Tales of The Town EP 7: Gentrification in Oakland
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Gentrification in Oakland has been a focal point of local organizers, publications, and creatives for the last decade. As rising rent prices continues to displace families that for generations have called Oakland “home”, and forced others out onto the streets, Episode 7 of Tales Of The Town highlights oakland community members who are trying to fin…
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Tales of The Town Ep 6: Houselessness in Oakland
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Over 500,000 people in the United States are documented as houseless. Episode 6 of the Tales Of The Town series takes a look at the systems and policies that have led to the houselessness crisis in the town.Guests: Brandi Summers: professor and author of Black in Place: The Spatial Aesthetics of Race in a Post-Chocolate City. OG Paul: houseless per…
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Tales of The Town Ep 5: A Brief History of Oakland Music Part 2
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Episode 5 of Tales of The Town is part 2 of the music episode. We highlight some of the biggest acts to come out of Oakland, and the impact they've had across the world. We also dive into the creative process behind Goapele’s “Closer” and Hieroglyphics “93 til infinity”.Guests: Tajai: Rapper/Producer, Record Label owner, part of Souls of Mischief, …
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Tales of The Town E4: A Brief History of Oakland Music (Part 1)
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Episode 4 of Tales of The Town is part 1 of a 2 part music highlight. We take a look back at the historic 7th street strip, which featured blues and jazz clubs. Dive into the revolutionary music of The Black Panther Party's band, The lumpen, and show how all this history paved the way for Oakland artists in contemporary time. Guests: Ronnie Stewart…
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Tales of The Town E3: Merritt College & Black Student Organizing
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Episode 3 of Tales Of The Town covers the student organizing history of the Black Panther Party’s co-founders Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, at Oakland City College in the early 1960’s. The Soul Students Advisory, the first iteration of a Black Student Union, paved the way for Black Student organizing across the world, and its impact is still felt…
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Tales of The Town E2: The Black Panther Party & People’s Breakfast Oakland
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Oakland, an enclave for the Black radical tradition and the birthplace of the Black Panther Party. Over the years many have made the claims to follow in the tradition of the Panthers but few have been able to combine providing programs that meet the material needs of the people, with a concrete analysis of this racist capitalist country – People’s …
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Tales of the Town E1: The Great Migrations
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The first episode of the Tales Of The Town podcast examines the 1st and 2nd Great Migrations that brought Black Southerners in influx to the Bay Area - you get a look at the circumstances that made these people travel across the country in search of “freedom” and opportunities and the struggles they encountered upon arrivalGuests: Auntie Anita: Abb…
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