Rational Black Thought Episode #161 November 04, 2023 - "You never change things by fighting the existing reality" – R. Buckminster Fuller

Feedback: What’s on my mind: Designed Reality:

•  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/liking-the-child-you-love/202310/the-most-overlooked-strategy-for-success

News: 

• Mo money, mo money:
  • https://apnews.com/article/mormon-church-donations-tithe-lawsuit-0849212284504c6172a93467148c22d2 
• DJTJ says he is too dumb to have committed fraud:
  • https://www.reuters.com/legal/donald-trump-jr-testify-second-day-new-york-fraud-trial-2023-11-02/ 
• Antivax equals nut job:
  • https://www.thedailybeast.com/jonathan-dunn-accused-of-threatening-to-shoot-captain-previously-challenged-vaccine-mandate-report 
• Epidemic:
  • https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/26/louisiana-new-orleans-pastor-charged-sexual-abuse-milton-martin 
• Typically, GOP: 
  • https://newsone.com/4780026/north-dakota-republican-party-dave-roetman/

This shit is for us: The hero’s journey, a Black perspective:

•  https://fourminutebooks.com/the-hero-with-a-thousand-faces-summary/#:~:text=1%2DSentence%2DSummary%3A%20The,to%20connect%20with%20one%20another.
• https://maypoleofwisdom.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/357511034-clyde-w-ford-the-hero-with-an-african-face.pdf

Bible Study with Atheist Mike:  OG Religions:

• https://theculturetrip.com/asia/articles/the-8-oldest-religions-in-the-world

Closing:  The future of hope: 

• https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness/ethiopian-born-virginia-teen-honored-inventing-potential-skin/story?id=104538962