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Episode 281, May 9, 2026 - “Never looking back or too far in front of me-The present is a gift, and I just wanna be”
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Welcome to Rational Black Thought. I am your host, Neo Griot.
This week’s title comes from Common’s “Be,” and it gives us the frame for this episode: the discipline of being present.
Not present as in passive. Not present as in spiritually floating above reality while the world loses its mind in real time. I mean present as in awake, grounded, and clear-eyed. Present enough to see what is happening. Present enough to name it. Present enough to act.
As Black people, we cannot ignore the past. The past is not just memory. It is policy, wealth theft, voter suppression…
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