The Black Republik
The Black Republik Podcast is an informative and interactive platform that discusses topics that will spread knowledge to our listeners. Our intended audience is people of color that have not grown up learning skills such as personal finance and investing to entrepreneurship and taking care of our skin. While our goal is to educate Black people, we also want to have a damn good time while doing so. So be prepared to learn and laugh with your hosts, Storm and Bleep.
Episodes
As tensions rise between Conservative Trump Supporters and Liberal BLM Activists rise, The Black Republik felt that it was important to have supporters of each side have a civil conversation about their beliefs on a multitude of topics from police brutality and systemic racism to Ice Cube and Antifa.
Ever opened your ballot and wondered what the hell any of it means? What is a State Controller? What is a City Supervisor? Trip no further, TBR has you covered. During this episode, Storm and Bleep will humorously explain some of the most common elected positions in any state, and explain exactly what their responsibilities are. Make sure you listen thoroughly and VOTE!
On this episode of The Black Republik, we’ll sit down with Brother Kwame Dow and Alonzo Duncan to discuss the Black vote and how to effectively use our power before, during, and after elections. Many question whether or not the Black vote truly matters- and this episode will very clearly answer that question. Episode is brought to you by Omega Psi Phi Fraternity's 12th District.
During episode 6 of The Black Republik, Bleep and Storm sit down with LA Street Legend, Skipp Townsend and talk about his life as Westside 20's Blood Gang member and how he ended up getting multiple LA gangs to agree to cease-fires. Skipp is likely responsible for saving hundreds of lives as a result of these agreements, and has saved thousands through his own organization: 2nd Call. Skipp takes us on a trip down his memory la...
On this episode of TBR, Bleep and Storm get reaaallll personal. Let’s just say...things get deep. Like, Bleep’s mom being the center of a South Central scandal & Storm gets steamy when naming her sex playlists. This is our formal introduction into who we are. The stories behind the voices.
On Episode 4 of The Black Republik, Bleep and Storm take you through the streets of South Central LA. They recap their experience protesting and interviewing people in support of justice for the police murder of Dijon Kizzee and give you some real, and likely unexpected opinions about BLM and a certain political candidate who made his unwanted presence known on the streets. To wrap up, we have Storms Storytime where she recounts a ...
During this episode 3 of The Black Republik, we'll be speaking to Dominic Davis, the General President of the USPS Workers Union- LA Chapter. Davis takes the time to break down exactly whats going on with USPS, from the corrupt Postmaster General being controlled by Trump, all the way down to the sorting facilities being overtaken by the horrid odors of dead animals and rotten food. Then Storm and Bleep dive into the Kenosha s...
The School-to-prison pipeline is a very real and frightening phenomena that is destroying the lives of Black and Brown students- especially in low-income areas. Dr. Darryl Brown is a career educator with over 20 years serving students, and he has a lot to say about the current education system in LA and even nationwide. He’ll drop absolute gems in regards to school policing, systemic racism within education, white vs black trauma, ...
REMASTERED Audio from 1st episode. We apologize for the quality due to this being a Zoom interview. Thanks for your support!
During the Part 1 premiere of The Black Republik Podcast, we speak with Civil Rights Trial Attorney John Sweeney. Sweeney has been an attorney for over 30 years and has represented a number of high profile clients- particularly victims of police brutality and murder. Sweeney was responsible for getti...
During the Part 1 premiere of The Black Republik Podcast, we speak with Civil Rights Trial Attorney John Sweeney. Sweeney has been an attorney for over 30 years and has represented a number of high profile clients- particularly victims of police brutality and murder. Sweeney was responsible for getting LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Samuel Aldama to admit that he was a member of the Sheriff’s Gang “Executioners” and got him to show his...
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