Adam and Eve Were Black

The General's Briefing · Jun 25, 2026 · 37m

I was sitting on my couch watching a documentary. Notes in my lap. Phone in my hand. Feeling like Webbie, doing what I do, what I do, what I do.

Because this is what I do. I watch. I study. I connect the dots. And then I bring it to you.

But somewhere in the middle of this documentary about Black and Jewish history in America, something clicked. Something connected. Something that I have been building toward in my dissertation, in this podcast, in my book, suddenly had a face and a name and a timeline that went all the way back.

Not back to hip-hop. Not back to slavery. Not back to the Middle…