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The Benjamin Dixon Show

The Benjamin Dixon Showthebenjamindixonshow.com
News and commentary from a progressive perspective.

Cautiously idealistic yet reasonably pragmatic: as hopeful for the future as he may be, Benjamin Dixon isn't afraid to tackle the issues of today. The Benjamin Dixon Morning Show is the go-to source thanks to the talent and power of our team including Rebecca Azor, DJ XXXclusive, independent journalist Georgia Fort, Dr. Carl Mack, and our producers that make everything happen behind the scenes.
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Episodes

7-20-21 | Conspiracies, COVID-Numerology, and White Supremacist Tomfoolery

Y'all, all I can say is that today's episode was so good and so funny that I refused to put it out without nailing it! Sorry, we're late! Twice the content with NONE of the ads! Patreon.com/TheBpDShow If you don't laugh yourself to tears, after getting informed and enjoying the community, then this isn't On The Clock, Like it Or Not, OR The Benjamin Dixon Show! Share! Share this podcast and leave a review on Apple iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-benjamin-dixon-show/id954648487...

Jul 20, 20212 hr 15 min

7-19-21 | From the Filibuster to the Algorithm: Black People's Fight Against Systems

7-19-21 | From the Filibuster to the Algorithm: Black People's Fight Against Systems Twice the content with NONE of the ads! Patreon.com/TheBpDShow The Senate filibuster is, yet again, being used as an excuse to not protect voting rights in America -- specifically for Black and brown people who would vote Republicans out of power. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are Democrats doing the bidding of Republicans on this matter. In addition to the bigotry of the filibuster, we're also having to fight ...

Jul 19, 20211 hr 41 min

7-16-21 | Biden Family Checks Sent Out | The Algorithm of Misinformation | Double-Consciousness

7-16-21 | Biden Family Checks Sent Out | The Algorithm of Misinformation | Double-Consciousness Twice the content with NONE of the ads! Patreon.com/TheBpDShow WEB DuBois spoke of the double-consciousness of being Black in America. Many of us discuss this from the perspective of "code-switching", but what happens when that code-switching maintains the exact system we are fighting against? Georgia Fort goes On The Clock to discuss the Biden checks being sent out and the incessant presence of misin...

Jul 16, 20212 hr

7-14-21 | White Grievance and Fragility in the Face of Real Oppression

Twice the content with NONE of the ads! Patreon.com/TheBpDShow The day is Tuesday, July 14th, 2021. Why do conservatives and those who suffer from white grievances want to be oppressed so badly that they create the boogeyman of “Critical Race Theory?” It’s because they know it is the narrative of the most oppressed group in society that wins the day. And they know their days reigning through white supremacy are numbered. Georgia Fort breaks down Joe Biden’s speech in Philadelphia covering voting...

Jul 14, 20212 hr 21 min

7-13-21 | When Life Is a Joke in America

Twice the content with NONE of the ads! Patreon.com/TheBpDShow Black life is not respected in this country. In fact, life is so disrespected in this country in general that it has become a game -- a political game in the hands of the powerful. Let's talk about this with Georgia Fort, Dr. Carl Mack, Rebecca Azor, James "Bubba" Williams, and yours truly.

Jul 13, 20212 hr 12 min

7-9-21 Haiti, Geopolitics, and Blackness | Dr. Alain Pompilus Joins Rebecca Azor on Haitian Unrest

7-9-21 Haiti, Geopolitics, and Blackness: Dr. Alain Pompilus Joins Rebecca Azor to Discuss Situation In Haiti Twice the content with NONE of the ads! Patreon.com/TheBpDShow Suspects in the assasination of Hatiain President Jovenel Moïse have been apprehended. Their nationalities included Columbia and two men who were Haitian American. Dr. Alain Pompilus holds a Ph.D. in International Development and focuses on Haitian Security. He joins Rebecca Azor to discuss the implications. Georgia Fort brea...

Jul 09, 20212 hr 18 min

7-8-21 Haitian Times Rep. on Assassination of Jovenel Moïse | Thomas Smith III of ASCE on Miami Collapse

7-8-21 Reporter from Haitian Times on Assassination of Jovenel Moïse | Executive Director of ASCE on Miami Condo Collapse Twice the content with NONE of the ads! Patreon.com/TheBpDShow First Lady of Haiti Martine Moïse arrives in South Florida for treatment after being shot multiple times during the assassination of her husband, the late President Jovenel Moïse. Rebecca Azor speaks with Vania André of the Haitian Times to get an update on the situation in Haiti and on the implications for the pe...

Jul 08, 20212 hr 4 min

7-7-21 Haitian President Jovenel Moise Assassinated | Darnella Frazier/George Floyd | India Walton

7-7-21 Live Coverage! Haitian President Jovenel Moise Assassinated | Darnella Frazier/George Floyd | Buffalo, NY Mayoral Race Twice the content with NONE of the ads! Patreon.com/TheBpDShow We begin this morning in Haiti where US-backed Haitian president Jouvenel Moise was assassinated in his home overnight according to a statement released by the Haitian prime minister. Then we come to the United States: Minneapolis, Minnesota -- where Darnella Frazier -- the young woman who captured THE George ...

Jul 07, 20212 hr 20 min
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