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Episode 289, July 4, 2026 - "Tuggin' on a string that's connected to a dream Head-bussa, hittin' nothing, even if I gotta bleed"
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Welcome to Rational Black Thought. I am your host, Neo Griot.
This is Episode 289, released on July 4, 2026, and the title comes from “Kites” by N.E.R.D., Kendrick Lamar & M.I.A.:
“Tuggin’ on a string that’s connected to a dream - Head-bussa, hittin’ nothing, even if I gotta bleed.”
That lyric is about commitment. It is about holding onto a vision even when the struggle is exhausting, even when the people standing in your way have more money, more influence, more institutions, and more weapons for distorting reality.
Every generation has to decide whether the promises made in…
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