The Black Myths Podcast

Mar 08 2025 100 ep. 88 mins 256

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The Black Myth Podcast is an informative conversational show analyzing popular myths about Black culture of a sociopolitical nature. Translation: We debunk the bs said about Black People. Host - Too Black. Co-hosts - Shelle, Terrell, Kam, and Ryan.

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Myth: Hip Hop Birthday, Hip Hop Origins

Mar 08 2025 79 mins

This episode will focus on how the city of New York created the conditions for Hip Hop. We also discussed the meeting between rival gangs in the South Bronx that helped create the conditions for what became Hip-Hop to operate. We end with how we should understand Hip Hop with these new reveals in history. https://www.amazon.com/City-Hip-Hop-Rob-Swift/dp/1032835516 Patreon https://

Myth: Hip Hop's Birthday (w/ Rasul A. Mowatt)

Feb 28 2025 99 mins

Friend if the show Rasul Mowatt returns to discuss his new book "The City of Hip-Hop: New York City, The Bronx, and a Peace Meeting" and how the birth of Hip Hop needs to be reexamined. We explore the material conditions that produced Hip Hop (housing, public policy, city planning, etc) and how they don't correspond with the mainstream history Hip Hop's origins. Book https://www.a

Myth: Body Cams Hold Police Accountable (w/ Alec Karakatsanis)

Jan 17 2025 96 mins

We debunk the myth that body cams hold the police accountable. To help us break it down, we interview civil rights lawyer, and social justice advocate Alec Karakatsanis about his recent paper "The Body Camera: The Language of our Dreams." We explore the origins of body cams, how they help launder genuine outrage, and some of the alternatives to solving the issue of policing in the

Black Myths in Review 2024

Dec 27 2024 96 mins

We review the Myths we explored in 2024. https://www.patreon.com/c/blackmyths

Myth: Easier to Organize Under Democrats Pt. 2 (w/ Max Rameau)

Dec 10 2024 108 mins

We return for part 2 with organizer Max Rameau. We discuss his most recent piece, "Smash the Dupololy and Build Dual Power" and keys to organizing our movements structurally. Max Rameau is a Haitian born Pan-African theorist, campaign strategist, movement scientist and organizer. Max is the National Coordinator of Black Alliance for Peace and is an organizer with Pan-African Commu

Myth: "Easier to Organize Under Democrats"

Nov 30 2024 112 mins

In this episode, we explore the faux phrase "It’s easier to organize under democrats" and all its complimenting lesser evil slogans. The phrase essentially argues that political organizing is better situated to take place under a democratic administration than a republican one. This is not a post-election episode but instead, a deep dive into the flaws of this framing, particular

Myth: All Politics is Local Pt. 2 (w/ Dr Felicia Denaud)

Oct 31 2024 68 mins

We return for part 2 with Dr. Felicia Denaud to delve specifically into the history of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and what it can teach us about today. We explore how the MFDP came into fruition through local efforts, the challenges it faced nationally, and how these challenges impact the Democratic party and organizing more broadly in our current political moment.

Myth: All Politics Is Local (w/ Dr. Felicia Denaud)

Oct 25 2024 74 mins

In this episode, we interview Africana Studies professor, Dr. Felicia Denaud. Our myth is "All Politics is Local." The Idea that all politics is local ultimately focuses on local (and regional) matters as opposed to national (or international) matters. All Politics is Local or other dismissive retorts to electoral criticism such as "do know your local congressman?” or “local po

Crossover: Black liberalism, Palestine & US Imperialism

Sep 08 2024 130 mins

In this crossover pod, Joshua Briond of Millennials are Killing Capitalism and Momodou Taal the Malcolm Effect join forces with Too Black to discuss the perils of Black liberalism, #FreePalestine, and the primary contradiction of US imperialism. We ground the conversation in the two pieces recently written by Too Black and Taal: Unburdened by Palestine: Shedding Black liberalism f

Myth: Black August is a Celebration (w/ Christopher "Naeem" Trotter)

Aug 26 2024 90 mins

For this episode, we interview Indiana political prisoner Christopher "Naeem" Trotter of Pendleton 2. Our myth is that Black August is a celebration when it is a commemorative month for Black political prisoners and Black radical history. Naeem shares his case and reminds us about not allowing Black August to be watered down, political prisoner definitions, and time on Supermax. We