
About this episode
Connie Morgan and Jake Mackey sit down to discuss Jake’s unique upbringing, how Free Black Thought came to be and his journey to an Omni-American identity.
Stuff referenced in this episode:
- Jake’s Twitter: @omni_american
- Jake’s Book: Belief and Cult: Rethinking Roman Religion
- A documentary about Jake’s upbringing in India: The Ashram Children
- Louis Mackey’s (Jake’s Dad) Final Book: Faith Order Understanding: Natural Theology in the Augustinian Tradition
- Randall Kennedy’s “Why Critical Race Theory is Important,” in Current Affairs Magazine
- Randall Kennedy’s interview with Lex Fridman (conversation starts at 1:17)
- Dr. Sheena Mason’s work on Racelessness
- Jake’s “What to Us Now is the Fourth of July?” in the Journal of Free Black Thought
- Jake’s “The B.E.S.T. Microaggression Training You’ve Never Heard Of,” in the Journal of Free Black Thought
- Jake’s “The B.E.S.T. Microaggression Training You’ve Never Heard Of, Part 2,” in the Journal of Free Black Thought
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