Black FreeThinkers

Please join us as we discuss emotions experienced after leaving the church.  Not everyone has the same experiences, but we can share of stories and have our questions answered by professionals. DrBev will join us to discuss the different stages of grief that many experience.  We will also discuss triggers and identify emotions. Imani the Misfit will be our special guest.  He will share his experiences as an artist and the direction of his career. Our call in number is (310) 982-4273. Please join us Sunday, April 8, 2012 @ 1PM CST/2PM EST.  You can also Slype into the show as well (click the blue button next to the telephone number).

Reginald “The Infidel Guy” Finley is always thinking above the standard.   Reginald has been featured in a number of books, articles,  and periodicals throughout the years.  We look forward to hearing more from this talented and brilliant young man in the future.  You can also find some of his archives on Youtube as well. Our call in number is (310) 982-4273. Please join us Sunday, April 1, 2012 @ 1PM CST/2PM EST.  You can also Slype into the show as well (click the blue button next to the telephone number). This is an internet show.  Please click the link to listen live or to the archives. 

Please join Mandisa Thomas, Mario Dorsey and Kimberly Veal as we welcome our special guest Norm Allen, Jr.   We will discuss the history of freethought and the recent increase in secularism in the minority community.    Please join us as we converse with this pioneer in the secular community.

Mario Dorsey joins us as guest host this weekend.  Our special guest is Donald Wright, Organizer of Day of Solidarity for Black Nonbelievers.   Please join us as we followup and discuss topics that are pertinent to our progress.

Please join us Sunday, February 19, 2012 as welcome the African American for Humanism representatives.   Mandisa Thomas and Kimberly Veal are inviting you to call in with questions and inquiries as we speak with Alix Jules, Jamila Bey, Veronique Matthews, and Mark Hatcher.   Dr. Sikivu Hutchinson and Leighann Lord are also AAH representatives.   We thank and congratulate Debbie Goddard for coordinating such a memorable and successful campaign.

On Sunday, February 5, 2012 @ 1PM CST, please join us as we discuss vicious cycles in the Black community. We will discuss prevalent health ailments and dysfunctions that continue to plague the black community.  High Blood Pressure, HIV, diabetes, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, thyroidism, depression, bi-polar disorder, etc. will be addressed. Being proactive about healthcare is imperative.  We are dying from ailments that are preventable and controllable.

On Sunday, January 29, 2012 @ 1PM CST/2PM EDT, please join us as we welcome James Wrath White.  We will discuss the Harlem Renaissance and Lorraine Hansberry amongst other topics.   WRATH JAMES WHITE is a former World Class Heavyweight Kickboxer, a professional Kickboxing and Mixed Martial Arts trainer, distance runner, performance artist, and former street brawler, who is now known for creating some of the most disturbing works of fiction in print.   Wrath James White is the author of The Resurrectionist, Yaccub’s Curse, Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town, Succulent Prey, The Book of a Thousand Sins, His Pain and Population Zero. He is the co-author of Teratologist co-written with the king of extreme horror, Edward Lee, Orgy of Souls co-written with Maurice Broaddus, Hero co-written with J.F. Gonzalez, and Poisoning Eros co-written with Monica J. O’Rourke. Wrath lives and works in Austin, Texas with his two daughters, Isis and Nala, his son Sultan and his wife Christie.   Wrath can be reached via Twitter, Facebook, and his blogs Words of Wrath and Godless and Black.

On Sunday, January 22, 2012, please join us as we welcome Leighann Lord and Travis Simmons.  We will discuss the secular beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement and Bayard Rustin amongst other topics. Stand-Up Comedian Leighann Lord's act is smart, upscale and engaging with topics including current events, politics, family, marriage and more.   You can find more information about Leighann on her website, Youtube, and Twitter.  She is also a guest Co-Host of Star Talk Radio with Neil deGrasse Tyson.  Leighann has been a guest on ABC’s The View, Apollo Comedy Hour, The Charlie Rose Show, The Original Def Comedy All Star Jam, Good Morning America, VH1 StandUp Spotlight, to name a few of her accomplishments. Travis Simmons aka The Big Funny through his charity shows - Funny 4 Food - He has raised over $50,000 for food banks in Western Washington and now has expanded to Oregon. His Christmas event Jokes for Little Folks has generated 7,000 toys for kids in Seattle and Tacoma.  He is changing the world, one joke at a time. Travis has over 3 million video plays on youtube. He is an impressionist, and the Winner of the I Sound More Like Bill Cosby than Bill Cosby contest. Travis and Teina Manu are co-hosts Funny to the Moon on BlogTalkRadio.  You can find their comedy on Twitter and Youtube.

Open Mic! Call in to chat about whats on your mind or experiences. (310) 982-4273. Please join us Sunday, January 15, 2012 @ 1PM CST.

Please join us Sunday, January 8, 2012 @ 1PM CST as we discuss the Day of Solidarity For Black Non-Believers.   Donald Wright, author of The Only Prayer I'll Ever Pray: Let My People Go, and Mark Hatcher, Secular Students of Howard University (SSHU), will be our special guests to discuss the Day of Solidarity for Black Non-Believers.   Day of Solidarity For Black Non-Believers - Sunday, February 26, 2012.   An annual gathering in each city in the United States to promote solidarity amongst blacks in America that choose not to participate or adhere to a lifestyle influenced by religious dogma and irrationality. The gathering will serve to encourage fellowship, a humanistic outlook to assist in eliminating all types of human oppression and exploitation, and preservation of the environment. The gathering will take place each year on the 4th Sunday in February, Black History Month, and will continue until religion is no longer a dominant voice of American consciousness, especially in the black community.   You can speak with our guests by dialing (310) 982-4273 and pressing 1.

Please join us Sunday, December 25, 2011@ 1PM CST for our 1st Annual Festivus Celebration.  The theme will be the airing of grievances.  Festivus is generally celebrated on December 23, 2011, but we are celebrating it on Dec. 25 so that you can report your recent Festivus Miracles too.  Share the reports of his noodly goodness. We will be reciting from the "8 I'd reallywish you didn'ts" after an A selection from the choir.

Please join us Sunday, December 18, 2011 @ 1PM CST as we feature Freethought MC.  You can find more information about his music and upcoming music release here. We also will discuss God answering the inebriated euphoric prayers of sports fans.  Tim Tebow's pastor claims that it's 'God's favor' that determines who wins football games.  Is this God so arrogant that he will indulge the drunken prayers of sports fans as opposed to the prayers of starving children and desperate terminally ill people?

Where are you?  Who are you?   Due to the overwhelming coverage of atheist organizations and groups this week, we wanted to give everyone a chance to let us know who you are and your upcoming plans.   Call in to promote your upcoming events or groups. (310) 982-4273.   Please join us Sunday, December 11, 2011 @ 1PM CST

Please join us Sunday, December 4, 2011 @ 1PM CST/11AM PST as we discuss the rising voices of Black atheists & freethinkers. Ronelle Adams and Mario Stanton will be our special guests to discuss the New York Times article acknowledging that we do exist and that we have a voice. Please call  (310) 982-4273 and press 1 to speak with the guests.  You can also Skype into the show.

Cognitive dissonance is the uncomfortable feeling one has when they hold two conflicting thoughts at the same time.   Does contradictory belief and disconfirming information about religious beliefs cause theists to utilize methodologies that enable self- justification? Do many theists remain willfully ignorant of truth and facts in an effort to maintain their self-justification? Does the self-justification cause theists to take a firmer stance in their beliefs? How can gay theists justify religious memberships when their church leadership and holy books vehemently speak against it? How can the church defend its stance when you have certain denominations that fully accept behaviors that others condemn?  Are those people not real Christians (logical fallacy)? How can the church speak against pederasty, predatorial behavior, and pedophilia, yet do not utter a word when it comes to light that some within their confines subscribe to this lifestyle?  Where is the outrage?  What is praying about it going to achieve?    Pray Until Something Happens…still waiting people.  Nothing has happened and that is why some of the same people continue to perpetuate these atrocities while brainwashing, extorting, and shaming the sheeple to be silent, turn the other cheek, and to remember their own fallibilities that the passuh would be more than happy to put on blast from the pulpit if they get out of line.    The church is like a chameleon due to the fact that it operates on fluidity that changes and adapts to keep the seats occupied and warm.  It changes its colors to satisfy its members in an effort to survive and remain relevant.  Smoke & mirrors…