Anthony T. Browder continues our Black History Month exploration of ancient Egypt, also known as Kemet. Today’s discussion might be controversial for some, as Anthony dives into the The significant similarities between the story of Jesus Christ and Heru, one of the oldest gods of Ancient Egypt. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, a...
Feb 24, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 522
You might know Rosetta Stone as the program that teaches different languages–but its true origins lie in Egypt, and it was an actual stone that was carved with a declaration. Anthony T. Browder begins today’s Black History Month lesson with a discussion on the Rosetta Stone and its relation to death, resurrection, and Kemetic masonry. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the d...
Feb 23, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 521
Anthony T. Browder is continuing his residency on MIP for Black History Month and today covers a wide range of subjects and their link to Kemetic ancestry, including literature, mysticism, religion, and film. Did you know George Lucas was inspired by the power of myth and changed his major from philosophy to filmmaking? That’s why he starts his films “a long time ago in a galaxy far far away.” Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the foun...
Feb 22, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 520
There’s nothing forbidden about astrology, despite the controversy it can stir up in our modern culture. Anthony T. Browder, MIP’s guest of honor for Black History Month, teaches us how astrology was once used in Kemet (and elsewhere) as a tool to determine where we are and how we’re moving through space and time. He also shows us how an ancient Kemetic story appears in the beloved movie Black Panther. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is...
Feb 21, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 519
Black History Month with Anthony T. Browder continues, and in today’s episode, Anthony gives us an understanding of the story of Jesus and the Catholic church in relation to Kemetic ancestry. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. For more ...
Feb 18, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 518
It’s another lesson at the apex of language and history, as Anthony T. Browder examines a few words and concepts from our modern times and their Kemetic roots–like “hero,” which, in Kemetic mythology, is linked to the sun, time, God, and more. And taking the “hero” concept in another direction, Anthony also gets into the “myth” part of “mythology” and how we can properly unpack ancient mythology to find the truth within it. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educati...
Feb 17, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 517
Cultural appropriation is not a new concept–and as Anthony T. Browder explores in today’s Black History Month episode, it demonstrably stretches back to Kemetic ancestors. Today he and Mark look at how Kemetic symbols and history manifest in modern day imagery and how they’ve been appropriated by the culture-at-large. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the AS...
Feb 16, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 516
Anthony T. Browder continues his Black History Month lessons on MIP, and today, he and Mark take a look at the stars. Modern astronomy and astrology owe much to Kemetic ancestors, including the 365 day calendar and other important astrological symbols. And as Anthony reminds us, we have a responsibility to read about and listen to this history now, in honor of all the ancestors who could not read it for themselves. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational cons...
Feb 15, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 515
You might think that because maps represent geography, a tangible thing, that there is no room for racism within it; Anthony T. Browder says otherwise. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. In his studies, he has seen how modern maps actua...
Feb 14, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 514
Anthony T. Browder returns to our Total Month of Tony for Black History Month. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. Today’s deep-dive looks at Egyptian mythology and the importance of goddess figures, including that of Nut (pronounced “ne...
Feb 11, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 513
In yesterday’s Black History Month lesson from Anthony T. Browder, they touched on Carter G. Woodson, also known as the “Father of Black History.” Today’s episode takes a closer look at the historical figure, who intentionally chose February as Black History Month, as opposed to the criticism that it was simply dropped into the shortest month of the year. As Anthony explains, Woodson’s choice of February was a move to rescue history. And make no mistake: Black history is world history, and every...
Feb 10, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 512
Anthony T. Browder is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. In this ongoing Black History Month series with Anthony, and in the midst of book burning and the censorship of Critical Race Theory and other civil rights and LGBTQ+ history, they discuss h...
Feb 09, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 511
Anthony T. Browder is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. He’s joining Mark for Black History Month on MIP, and today they begin with the origin of the ASA Restoration Project, which stems from a deeply personal loss for Anthony, and what it has an...
Feb 08, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 510
Anthony T. Browder continues his Black History Month lessons MIP and today digs into a religious word we’re all familiar with: “Amen.” Did you know it’s actually an ancient Egyptian term? Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. Diving furthe...
Feb 07, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 509
On the fourth day of Black History Month, Anthony T. Browder continues the discussion on disinformation of African history, calling it “forbidden knowledge,” a reality that sank in after his first trip to Egypt and grew within him as he continued to read and study more. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant, as well as the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philos...
Feb 04, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 508
Day three of Black History Month and day three with Anthony T. Browder, author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. Anthony is also the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. Today’s discussion dives into Hollywood’s perpetuation of false narratives surrounding African history, including Cleopatra and beyond, and how people easily buy into the lies. This episode ...
Feb 03, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 507
On this second day of Black History Month, Mark embarks on another history-based conversation with Anthony T. Browder, author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. Anthony is also the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. Today’s discussion dives deep into Egyptian etymology, beginning with an exploration of “Hotep,” its origin and demonization and how that plays...
Feb 02, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 506
Today marks the beginning of Black History Month, and MIP will be honoring this month with daily conversations with Anthony T. Browder, author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. Anthony is also the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture, which is where today’s discussion begins. After the discussion with Anthony, you’ll hear from Congressman Ro Khanna, who repre...
Feb 01, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 505
Mini Timmaraju, President of NARAL, discusses the future of Roe. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Jan 31, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 504
Elie Mystal is Justice Correspondent at The Nation and he’s back to discuss the current threat against Affirmative Action via our Supreme Court. SCOTUS took up two cases–one from Harvard and one from UNC, but Elie explains they are fundamentally the same case: a group of Asian-American students claim they outperform African-Americans and Latinos, but are still underrepresented at their universities. And in certain ways, their claims are valid–but the big problem stems from the person hiding behi...
Jan 28, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 503
Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring and Markos Moulitsas, Founder of DailyKos and Civiqs and Host of podcast “The Brief,” explains how it puts us in danger of a 7-2 conservative majority. But one of the upsides to Justice Beyer exiting is the prospect of a new judge, and Mark and Markos consider the possible replacement: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson (do you know how she’s connected to former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan?). New and old justices aside, how will this event play a role in the midter...
Jan 27, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 502
David Daley is Senior Fellow of FairVote and Author of two books, “Ratf**ked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America’s Democracy,” and “Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy.” He joins the show today to discuss how he’s processing last Wednesday's devastating news for our democracy when Senators Sinema and Manchin sided with Republicans against our voting protections. David also opens discussion on the structural imbalance of the U.S. Senate, legal strategie...
Jan 26, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 501
Attorney Gerald Griggs is the Vice President of the Atlanta NAACP and he has some new strategy for Democrats to consider in regards to protecting our voting rights and democracy-at-large. The general consensus has been that President Biden can’t do anything through executive order to stop the dismantling of our right to vote–but Attorney Griggs says that’s not necessarily the case and he breaks it down it today’s episode. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: D...
Jan 25, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 500
Eric Boehlert, Publisher of Pressrun.media, is back for another round of cutting through the media’s willful ignorance in covering our government. Today he’s cracking into their coverage of last Wednesday’s loss in the fight for voting rights and how Republicans manage to escape without any blame for attempting to topple democracy. He’s also analyzing the Supreme Court’s recent moves and how they directly relate to Republican policy (and what can be gleaned from that). Executive Producer: Adell ...
Jan 24, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 499
Rev. Dr. Ben Chavis Jr., President of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, joins Mark to reflect on the devastating blow to voting rights that took place in the senate on Wednesday night, when Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema joined Republicans in blocking voting rights legislation that would have changed the chamber’s filibuster rules. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com Advertising I...
Jan 21, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 498
Markos Moulitsas, Founder of DailyKos and Civiqs and host of podcast “The Brief” is back for another #ThursdayKos installment and they kick it off discussing Mark’s time on Capitol Hill and witnessing the floor debate around voting rights in the Senate gallery; but they inevitably dig into 2022/2024 strategy and where he’s finding optimism these days. Following Mark’s conversation with Markos, you’ll hear a press conference held yesterday by the Congressional Black Caucus, featuring the voices o...
Jan 20, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 497
Mark was on Capitol Hill yesterday where a demonstration took place to stand up for voting rights, where approximately two dozen activists were arrested. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Jan 19, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 496
In the shadow of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Mark reflects on members of the senate (looking at you, Sinema and Manchin) fail to protect our voting rights. We also take a minute to hear from Martin Luther King III who discussed leaders like Senator Sinema over the weekend, as well as Yolanda King, who pleaded with Sinema and Manchin to take a stand for democracy. You’ll also hear from Rev. Dr. William Barber II, who calls on congressional leadership to act now. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman ...
Jan 18, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 495
Dr. Joseph Evans is the Dean of the Morehouse School of Religion and author of his latest book, “The Polished King: Living Words of Martin Luther King Jr.” He joins the show to discuss that book, his motivations for writing it and the title its been given, and James Baldwin, who considered Dr. King to be a “polished preacher,” is interwoven as we come to understand the power of King’s words and faith. BUY the book here: https://www.judsonpress.com/Products/J301/the-polished-king.aspx Executive P...
Jan 17, 2022•36 min
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm is back on MIP for an exciting new announcement from the Biden administration: they are adding renewable clean energy that will both create jobs and lowers the cost. As Secretary Granholm explains, adding renewable energies onto the grid is a huge benefit–but they’re also working to expand grid capabilities that will allow for communities to continuously access that energy and not go dark in stormy weather (think Texas and Louisiana). And as for the jobs thi...
Jan 14, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 493
