Black Freethinkers

Please join us tonight 8PM EST/7PM CST as we discuss the grand jury verdict, systemic racism in America, social justice, and a number of topics. The dial in number is 310-982-4273 and press 1 to let your voice be heard.  You can also Skype into the show.

Please join us Sunday 10AM CST/8AM PST as we discuss respectability politics, its impact on people of color, and why we need to confront it. Dial into the show: 310-982-4273 and press1 to speak to the hosts.  You can also Skype into the show.

Please join us Sunday 10AM CST as we discuss Secular Humanism. A federal district court in Oregon has declared Secular Humanism a religion, paving the way for the non-theistic community to obtain the same legal rights as groups such as Christianity. Is Secular Humanism a religion?Are the lines becoming blurred between humanism and religion?Are people going to be confused by these new designations? All this and more. The dial in number is 310-982-4273 and press 1 to speak with the hosts.

Please join us Sunday at 10AM CST as we discuss the election results and its impact on our lives. Did your pastor openly endorse a candidate?Should pastors be involved in politics?Did your pastor switch political parties?Are you tired of being taken for granted?Do you have questions that your pastor refuses to answer?Should their 501(c)3's be revoked?Are you ready to leave your church because your pastor stepped over the line?Let's demand answers!And more. The dial in number is 310-982-4273 and press 1 to voice your opinion.  We look forward to hearing from you!

Singer Frank Ocean made headlines when he announced (and included in the liner notes of his album Channel Orange)that he was once in love with a man.This was a revolutionary act in an industry that is largely heteronormative. Pop culture has a large influence on how we view things like sex and gender. For example, Beyonce and FKA Twigs recent albums have been critiqued for their expression of womanhood and female sexuality. Join MC Brooks and noa jones as we discuss pop culture and the intersection of music, gender and feminism.

Please join us Sunday 10AM CST as we discuss the various forms of Humanism and why we consider ourselves Humanists. Please dial in to voice your truth.  310-982-4273 and press 1 to speak with us.

Please tune in Sunday @10AM CST as we discuss 'Columbusing' in the atheists community.  In addition, we will continue our discussion on this transethnicity business and other sundry. Dial 310-982-4273 and press 1 to speak with the hosts.

Please join us Thursday evening as we discuss the Moving Social Justice Conference.  We trust that you left the conference feeling motivated, supported, and encouraged by the panels, speakers, and colleagues. This truly was a labor of love and we enjoyed meeting you and look forward to seeing online.  We are here to build relationships, coalitions, and collaborations.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at blackskeptics(at)gmail(dot)com or peopleofcolorbeyondfaith(at)gmail(dot)com. On behalf of Dr.Hutchinson, Donald Wright, Raina Rhoades, and Kimberly Veal we thank you for the motivation and support.  We look forward to bringing you more webcasts and our 2015 conference in Houston, Tx.  

Please join us for our three part series on the Civil Rights Movement. Part 1 will discuss slavery to W.E.B. Dubois. Part 2 will discuss W.E.B. DuBois to the Poor Peoples Campaign. Part 3 will discuss the Poor Peoples Campaign to today and the future. While we strive to cover as much material as possible, this is not a comprehensive overview of these important events.  We challenge & encourage you to study beyond what is shared on this program.  To join the conversation, you can dial 310-982-4273 and press 1.  You can also Skype into the show by pressing the big blue S next to the telephone number at the top of the page. You can also set a reminder for this episode. Until then, take care...BFT

We’re baaaaaack! Back from a brief summer hiatus, The Breakbeat is returning to the air on Tuesday, September 30th @ 7pm/8pm (CST/ET)! Join Noa (Athena) and MC Brooks, and our guest Vett Jones as we discuss our lingering 80s/90s nostalgia, Black Nerd Culture, and black and Latino video-game and fantasy/scifi escapism. (Bleeks, Blerds and Video Game Nerds)

Please join us for our three part series on the Civil Rights Movement. Part 1 will discuss slavery to W.E.B. Dubois. Part 2 will discuss W.E.B. DuBois to the Poor Peoples Campaign. Part 3 will discuss the Poor Peoples Campaign to today and the future. While we strive to cover as much material as possible, this is not a comprehensive overview of these important events.  We challenge & encourage you to study beyond what is shared on this program.  To join the conversation, you can dial 310-982-4273 and press 1.  You can also Skype into the show by pressing the big blue S next to the telephone number at the top of the page. You can also set a reminder for this episode. Until then, take care...BFT

Please join us for our three part series on the Civil Rights Movement. Part 1 will discuss slavery to W.E.B. Dubois. Part 2 will discuss W.E.B. DuBois to the Poor Peoples Campaign. Part 3 will discuss the Poor Peoples Campaign to today and the future. While we strive to cover as much material as possible, this is not a comprehensive overview of these important events.  We challenge & encourage you to study beyond what is shared on this program.  To join the conversation, you can dial 310-982-4273 and press 1.  You can also Skype into the show by pressing the big blue S next to the telephone number at the top of the page. You can also set a reminder for this episode. Until then, take care...BFT

Please join us Sunday at 10AM CST as we discuss we leadership, or the lack thereof, in the Black community. Has the current leadership failed us?  Why or why not?Is it time for the current leadership to share the roles or vacate?  It's not as though we need their permission.What type of leadership is needed in the Black community?Where do we start? Has the #Ferguson uprising ignited a kindling fire?What do we need in terms of resources? Who are our true allies?  Have some of our trusted allies betrayed us? Where are the Democrats?Why are some wealthy Blacks telling us to stop protesting and go home?Is prayer the answer?Why is there a deafening silence in the secular community? Why do some of these people take our loyalty for granted?  Some feel entitled to it.Is it time for a change?  What? Who? Why?Where do we go from here?Why are the Millennials so important to this paradigm shift? Let's talk about.  Open discussion.  Open chatroom this week. The dial in number is 310-982-4273 and press 1 to speak with th

Please join us Sunday @10AM as we discuss the unrest in #Ferguson, white supremacy, America's response, protesting offline & online, and solutions. We will have organizers from Organization for Black Struggle joining us.  They are in Ferguson assisting those in need and offering a 7 point statement that will help facilitate solutions.  They will also share with us information as to where we can send donations (financial & material). Let's be part of the solution!!! The dial-in number is 310-987-4273 to be a part of the conversation.

Mixed topics  Dial-n number is 310-982-4273 and press 1.  You can also Skype after the show begins.

Richard Carrier is a world-renowned author and speaker. As a professional historian, published philosopher, and prominent defender of the American freethought movement, Dr. Carrier has appeared across the U.S., Canada and the U.K., and on American television and London radio, defending sound historical methods and the ethical worldview of secular naturalism. With a Ph.D. from Columbia University in ancient history, he specializes in the intellectual history of Greece and Rome, particularly ancient philosophy, religion, and science, with emphasis on the origins of Christianity and the use and progress of science under the Roman empire. He is also a published expert in the modern philosophy of naturalism as a worldview. He is the author of On the Historicity of Jesus: Why We Might Have Reason for Doubt, Proving History: Bayes’s Theorem and the Quest for the Historical Jesus, Sense and Goodness without God, Not the Impossible Faith, Why I Am Not a Christian, and Hitler Homer Bible Christ, and a major contributor

We will discuss poverty pimps, crime profiteers, and more...  We will tackle a number of issues in the news as well. You can Skype into the show or call in 310-982-4273 and press 1 to speak with the hosts.

Took a little break but now we’re back, y’all! Join me and MC Brooks and our guests, Vida Starr (@VidaStarr) and Akia Black (@KittyKittyKia) as we discuss why FEMINISM IS NECESSARY. All caps, because it is so, so necessary. Tune in on Wednesday, July 9th, 2014 at 7pm-9pm CST/8pm-10pm EST and if you feel like it, call in and give us your opinion. The call in number is (310) 982-4273. You can also follow us on Twitter: @BreakbeatBFT. You can follow MC Brooks @MC_Brooks and Noa Jones @NoaAthena.  

Please join us Sunday @10AM CST so that we can discuss the foolishness that has been passing through my newsfeed and disguising itself as news.  We will talk about the good news too National HIV Testing Day Social Justice/Intersectionality in the Atheist community. Umar Johnson and his quest to create mini-him's. Republicans suing President Obama Google givine away free coding instruction to women and minorities. 100,000 poor children being taught to code

Please join us Sunday @10AM CST as we discuss losing our religion part 3.  This is the third episode of a three part series in which we explore how we identified, shed, and grew from leaving the fold of religion.  We will discuss how we benefitted from our growth in freethought and humanism.  We will discuss how shedding the cloak of religion allowed us to view life, love, and freedom from a much broader perspective. Please join us for this very important topic.  You can dial 310-982-4273 and press 1 to speak with the hosts.  You can also Skype into the show.