Ep. 5 - Punk Rock Forever

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

• The Omni-Americans: Some Alternatives to the Folklore of White Supremacy by Albert Murray

• 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