The B.R.A.I.D. Podcast
The B.R.A.I.D. Podcast
J.J. Kiboi
The B.R.A.I.D. Podcast is a forum that focuses on accessible political education for everyone. We will be mostly talking about current events domestically and abroad and various issues surrounding pop culture and other situations. Make sure you are subscribed in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, and Google Podcasts! Follow the B.R.A.I.D. Facebook page and B.R.A.I.D. Instagram page @braid.berea. Also, follow the Socialists of Berea Instagram page @socialistsofberea
Abolition is Community Healing with Queen-Cheyenne Wade & Leighsandra Sheppard
Join J.J., Ashley, and Tyrell in conversation with Boston organizers and abolitionists Queen-Cheyenne Wade and Leighsandra Sheppard! They discuss the misconceptions of abolition, the weaponization of RJ/TJ language to avoid accountability, experiences of the liberal pushback towards organizing centered on abolitionist practices, the Black Death economy, the differences between public safety and community care, and more!  Greater Boston Marxist Association Info: https://linktr.ee/GreaterBosMarxists   Cambridge HEART Program: https://linktr.ee/CambridgeHEARTProgram   The Black Response Cambridge: https://www.theblackresponsecambridge.com/  Unity Circles: https://unitycircles.org/  Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective: https://batjc.wordpress.com/  Transformative Justice Practionners Program: https://unitycircles.org/programs   Generation Five: http://www.generationfive.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/G5_Toward_Transformative_Justice-Document.pdf  Project Nia: https://project-nia.org/  Cara: https://carapage.co/  Dr. Joy James: The Architects of Abolitionism: https://youtu.be/z9rvRsWKDx0 
Jun 15, 2021
1 hr 52 min
Off the Pig & Patriarch in your Head with Michael Tee & Vincent Gonzalez
Join J.J., Ashley, Ayden, & Tyrell as they sit down with former Black Panther Michael Tee and former founding member of BLM Louisville, former member of Board of Directors at the Kentucky Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression and candidate for the Party of Socialism & Liberation (PSL) Vincent Gonzalez. We discuss Tee’s political journey and his involvement with the BPP + other socialist/communist organizations, the gender dynamics of the BPP, and his literary & artistic works, specifically on addressing patriarchy & sex trafficking (CW: references to the suicide of John Geddert & Jeffery Epstein). We also discussed the gender, political and social contradictions in party organizations & capitalism & ways to address them in today’s context. We dive into the co-optation of the BPP & the importance of political education in light of the film Judas & the Black Messiah. We discuss Michael & Vincent’s work in community control of the police, & how that ties into the scope of abolition. Michael & Vincent’s Radio Show on SoundCloud & Forward Radio: https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/access-hour-community-control-now-black-panther-party-police-accountability-2-17-21
Feb 28, 2021
1 hr 18 min
Revolutions Are Always About Land
Join J.J., Ashley, Tyrell, & Ayden as they discuss the Farmer’s Protests in India and the world agribusiness, Venezuela’s National Assembly Elections, Black Death & the Death Penalty, COVID-19 Updates pertaining to the “stimulus bill” & vaccines, Biden’s Cabinet picks, & our reflections on the podcast & 2020 as we move forward to 2021.
Dec 23, 2020
1 hr 34 min
Abolition is Within Our Lifetimes
Join J.J., Ashley, Ayden, and Tyrell as they discuss the US Election & its ramifications, the revolting world and abolition, the Biden-Harris transition team, and police violence and disability.
Dec 2, 2020
56 min
There’s No Such Thing as Accountability in a Settler State
Join J.J., Ashley, and Ayden as they discuss “democracy” and dissent, Breonna Taylor & Abolition, Kenosha & whiteness, Caster Semenya & transphobia and misogynoir, ICE & the US’s History on Eugenics, RBG & White Feminism, Blackfishing in Academia & Activist Spaces, The CIA & MI6’s Secret War in Kenya and AFRICOM, The US Ban on Wechat & TikTok and Sinophobia, abolishing the infograpic industrial complex, Chadwick Boseman and Disability Justice NYT Article on sex testing in the Olympics: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/magazine/the-humiliating-practice-of-sex-testing-female-athletes.amp.html BlackIndyLive article on Jennifer Benton: https://www.blackindylive.com/shocking-details-emerge-on-indy-activist-who-faked-life-as-a-black-woman/ The CIA & MI6 Secret War in Kenya article: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-08-28-revealed-the-cia-and-mi6s-secret-war-in-kenya/amp/?__twitter_impression=true Wear Your Voice article on Chadwick Boseman and Disability Justice: https://wearyourvoicemag.com/inspiration-mourning-ableism-chadwick-boseman/
Oct 9, 2020
1 hr 46 min
Intersectional Imperialism is still Imperialism
Join J.J., Ashley, and Tyrell as they discuss Black August and political prisoners, Kamala Harris & the DNC, WAP & Women’s Liberation, Accountability, USPS, Judas and the Black Messiah and cultural neocolonialism in Entertainment, news media, & social media. This episode was recorded on Aug. 23rd as on Aug. 24th, Berea College made an acknowledgement of Dr. Steven Pulsford’s death on Dr. Lyle Roelofs’s President’s report for August 2020. B.R.A.I.D.’s Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/braid.berea/ Arrest the Virus, Free the Prisoners: https://www.liberationnews.org/arrest-the-virus-free-the-prisoners/ Tips for writing to political prisoners: WordPress.com › nycabc › write-a-l...Write A Letter | NYC Anarchist Black Cross Starting list of notable political prisoners in the US: https://afgj.org/politicalprisonersusa Naomi’s Twitter: @naomiedu
Aug 26, 2020
1 hr 13 min
We Live in a Death Cult
Join J.J., Ashley, & Ayden as they discuss COVID-19 updates, John Lewis, Portland, Palestine & antisemitism, the memeification of Black Women’s Suffering, and US aggression towards China.
Aug 2, 2020
1 hr
Abolition is the Cure
Join J.J., Ashley, and Devin as they discuss the uprisings throughout the US in the wake of the lynching of George Floyd, performative activism, police abolition, and moving towards a Black Power politic. 8toabolition website: https://www.8toabolition.com Josh’s (@queersocialism) Reading list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kwDGZFH2-jFr4xZ2ynxQkihYwIVh_uZlp1-Q73uXzso/edit Black/Communist Resource Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1no_yWeLVl1JB2MZ3WyorBNs67hJA5vzWcNasYOloahs/htmlview Twitter thread of Black Trans, Non-binary, & Gender-Nonconforming donation funds: https://twitter.com/p3ppapi9/status/1267339186442571787?s=21 Extensive Resources of Accountability Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xa9Av-NfuFsWBHlsMvPiqJHdNedZgnCRW56qAS-7PGQ/mobilebasic?urp=gmail_link
Jun 8, 2020
1 hr 2 min
Whiteness is the Virus
This episode was recorded on May 8th, as J.J., Ashley, Ayden, and Tyrell discuss Black trauma due to the recent police and white vigilance shootings of black people, the US projections pertaining to COVID-19 and the vast reopening of the US, the White protests against the stay at home orders, Joe Biden’s sexual assault allegations, Michelle Obama’s comments on Black voters and many more topics!
May 15, 2020
1 hr 19 min
COVID-19’s Impact on Black communities & Prisons, Moving Beyond Bernie, and “Karen”.
Join J.J., Ashley, and Ayden as they discuss COVID-19’s impact on colonized communities, prison, houseless people, and foreign policy. They also discuss Bernie dropping out of the 2020 Democratic Primary and going forward and “Karen” and whiteness. Here is the information for Middlesex Jail & House of Corrections: Front Desk: (978)-667-1711 Assistant Superintendent/Director: (781) 960-2800 Twitter: @msosheriff
Apr 12, 2020
54 min
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