In this riff, Adam talks about the harm of AI in schools, why restricting smartphones in schools is a good idea, the Essence Festival 2025 diaspora war controversy, rapper That Mexican OT justifying his use of the N-word and how other non-Black people of color love using the N-word, Black America’s fatigue with anti-Blackness and the disrespect of African-American culture and liberation struggle, and the danger of J.D. Vance’s argument for “heritage” citizenship.
(Recorded July 15, 2025; addendum: July 16, 2025)
If you liked this episode and want bonus content, ...
In this riff, Adam talks about the harm of AI in schools, why restricting smartphones in schools is a good idea, the Essence Festival 2025 diaspora war controversy, rapper That Mexican OT justifying his use of the N-word and how other non-Black people of color love using the N-word, Black America’s fatigue with anti-Blackness and the disrespect of African-American culture and liberation struggle, and the danger of J.D. Vance’s argument for “heritage” citizenship.
(Recorded July 15, 2025; addendum: July 16, 2025)
If you liked this episode and want bonus content, subscribe for $5 a month to Real Sankara Hours on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/realsankarahours
Remember to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE!
Get Real Sankara Hours bonus content for $5 a month on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/realsankarahours
Make a one-time donation to Real Sankara Hours on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/realsankarahours
Subscribe to Real Sankara Hours YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@realsankarahours
Socials, links, and where to listen to Real Sankara Hours https://linktr.ee/realsankarahours
Real Sankara Hours website: https://realsankarahours.org/
HELP the people of GAZA
Urgent Relief for Family in Gaza: https://chuffed.org/project/129265-urgent-relief-for-family-in-gaza
Gaza Food Aid Initiative: https://shorturl.at/q8WlF (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcrew_etaam)
Gaza’s Roots: https://www.instagram.com/gazasroots
Links, research related to episode:
- ChatGPT’s impact on our brains https://time.com/7295195/ai-chatgpt-google-learning-school/
- Study finds smartphone bans in Dutch schools improved focus https://www.reuters.com/technology/study-finds-smartphone-bans-dutch-schools-improved-focus-2025-07-04/
- Sac State professor’s new study finds Black men did not move from Democratic Party to Trump https://www.csus.edu/news/newsroom/stories/2025/2/black-voter-project.html
- Diaspora war tension at Essence Festival 2025:
- Sounds of Blackness: What Essence Fest’s Diaspora Debate Reveals About Who Owns Black Culture https://www.ebony.com/essence-festival-of-culture-2025-controversy/
- The One Reason This Year’s Essence Festival Was Considered By Many a Complete Disaster https://www.theroot.com/the-one-reason-this-years-essence-festival-was-consider-2000049864
- Richelieu Dennis https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/richelieu-dennis-1969/
- ‘Completely lost': Nury Martinez reflects 1 year after racist tape leak https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/la-city-council-nury-martinez-racist-tape-leak/3242661/
- Latin America’s Casta System https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjn12jZ2QVE
- That Mexican OT dick riding Trump https://www.reddit.com/r/Hiphopcirclejerk/comments/1e7gjpk/lmfao_not_that_mexican_ot_talking_about_trump/
- That Mexican OT Stirs Controversy For Saying He Can Use The N-Word https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/mexican-ot-stirs-controversy-saying-202742892.html
- In this Texas District, 13 of Residents are Undocumented https://youtu.be/de-RCgAMm8Y?si=7sHiidHLWU7AzTiF&t=400
- JD Vance: Some Americans Are More American Than Others https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/jd-vance-some-americans-are-more-american-than-others
- Peter Beinart argues that Mamdani didn’t lie on his college application https://peterbeinart.substack.com/p/zohran-mamdani-didnt-lie-on-his-college (the New York Times article in question https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/nyregion/mamdani-columbia-black-application.html )
- African Union’s Diaspora Division https://au.int/en/diaspora-division
- African diaspora https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_diaspora
- Slave Voyages database tables https://www.slavevoyages.org/voyage/database#tables
- LATINOS and The N Word ft. The Mexican OT & Lefty Gunplay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHkLADDd4p4
- Ricardo Ignacio Podcast: “Mexicans Call Me N-Word” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH0FzB8rKcE
Theme song: “Real Sankara Hours theme song”
Peter MGunn – bass guitar
Adam Hudson – drums
Real Sankara Hours is a Pan-African socialist political podcast that covers domestic and global politics, current events, race, Black radical political theory, and Black culture from a Pan-African socialist and Black Left perspective. It’s hosted by Adam Hudson and Peter MGunn.
View more
