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Episode 01
Whiteness is Delusional
Premiering: Saturday, December 7th, 2024
In the first episode, Dante King engages in a candid conversation with Jaontra Henderson, Robert Williams, and Dr. Bay Jones about the framing of Whiteness, Blackness, race, anti-Blackness, and racism in America. They unpack how White racism and anti-Blackness work to the advantage of White people, portraying them as psychopathic, sociopathic, immoral, and delusional in the context of American society. Dante defines anti-Blackness, emphasizing how it is systematically sanctioned to devalue Black identity while enhancing the social and political value of Whiteness and White people.
Episode 02
The Politics of Race and Racism in America: White Mediocrity, White Sponsorship, and White Affirmative Action
Premiering: Saturday, December 14th, 2024
In the second episode, Dante King continues the dialogue with Jaontra Henderson, Robert Williams, and Dr. Bay Jones, delving deeper into the politics of Whiteness, anti-Blackness, and racism in America. They explore the sociopolitical experiences of Black, White, and other racial groups, highlighting examples of White mediocrity, White deficiency, White sponsorship, and White affirmative action. The episode reveals how American institutions are fundamentally committed to White affirmative action, anti-non-Whiteness, and anti-Blackness. Dante also introduces and elevates Dr. Amos Wilson’s analysis of America as a criminogenic society, where being White allows one to bypass the rules, standards, and norms imposed on others.
Episode 03
The Psychology of Whiteness, Race, and Racism
Premiering: Saturday, December 21st, 2024
In the third episode, Dante King is joined by Dr. Rachelle Rogers-Ard, Dr. Bay Jones, and Yvette Mari Robles for a wide-ranging discussion. They examine the psychology of Blackness, advocating for the need to see, value, and uplift Black people beyond the restrictive tools, values, and measures of American society. Topics such as colorism and its impacts on Blackness, Whiteness, race, and racism are also explored, as well as the ways in which Black people and other non-White groups have internalized the illnesses of White supremacy, anti-non-Whiteness, and anti-Blackness. The panel also addresses the dangers of confronting and challenging White supremacy head-on.
Episode 04
Sugarcoating Ain't Sweet: A Candid Critique of Whiteness, Anti-Blackness, and Cultural Genocide
Premiering: December 28th, 2024
In the fourth episode, Dante King, along with Dr. Rachelle Rogers-Ard, Jaontra Henderson, and Yvette Mari Robles, continues to critique Whiteness and anti-Blackness. The panel discusses the immorality of these systems and frames racism as a form of genocide. They explore how historical misrepresentations, omissions, and sanitization have obscured the true nature of America, its institutions, and White people's intentions toward non-White and Black people. Recognizing that White supremacy assigns infinite value to Whiteness and devalues Blackness, they highlight how systemic and systematic racism functions—exploiting Black people from slavery to modern-day industries. The discussion also unpacks the pathology of seeking White validation through institutionalized value sets, norms, and relationships.
Episode 05
The Effects of Anti-Blackness on Black Women, Birthing People, and the Black Family
Premiering: Saturday, January 4th, 2025
In the fifth episode, Dante King is joined by Jaontra Henderson and Alexis Cobbins as they delve deeper into the notion of Black and non-White people's compulsion to seek White validation, framing it as a psychological illness. The panel also examines the inherent insecurity within White individuals, exploring how both covert and overt forms of White supremacy and anti-Blackness are used to affirm individual and collective White group identity.
As maternal health specialists, Jaontra Henderson and Alexis Cobbins offer powerful critiques of how White supremacy impacts Black birthing people. They highlight the far-reaching consequences for Black women, children, and men, illustrating how these oppressive systems continue to handicap and debilitate the broader Black community.
Episode 06
Malignant Diabolical Psychopathy: Diagnosing Whiteness and Anti-Blackness for Survival
Premiering: January 11th, 2025
In this episode, Dante King is joined by Alexis Cobbins, Jessica Brown, and Dr. Kate Levinson for a thought-provoking conversation about the delusional foundations upon which White identity is built. The discussion highlights impression management and a lack of impulse control as key factors that explain White behavior, particularly their persistent tendencies toward paternalism and narcissism.
Additionally, Dante introduces a new clinical term, Malignant Diabolical Psychopathy, which was developed through the work of Black psychologists and psychiatrists, past and present, who have both experienced and analyzed the diabolical nature of cultural Whiteness and its inherent anti-Blackness.
Episode 07
Anti-Blackness and the Processes and Systems Aiding Black Dehumanization
Premiering: Saturday, January 18th, 2025
In this episode, Dante King sits down with Julie Taylor, Jaontra Henderson, and Jessica Brown to explore how White institutions facilitated the processes and systems that enabled everyday people to engage in lynching and the dehumanization of Black individuals. The panelists delve into the ongoing cultural and institutional absolution of those who commit transgressions and crimes against Black people.
When the United States Supreme Court overturned the Force Acts of 1870 and 1871 (Cruikshank v. United States, 1876; United States v. Harris, 1883), it effectively legalized and created a permission structure for White Americans—and all Americans—to commit violence against the Black community.
Episode 08
Black Women Speak!: Pro-Blackness and the Path Forward
Premiering: Saturday, January 25th 2025
In this episode, Jessica Brown, Alexis Cobbins, Jaontra Henderson, and Julie Taylor share their perspectives on the future of confronting anti-Blackness and White supremacy in America. These women explore themes of pro-Blackness, the divisions within the Black community caused by anti-Blackness, and the path to healing from the psychosis and pathology of White supremacy culture.
Tune in for a thought-provoking and powerful discussion featuring an all-Black women panel.
Episode 09
White American Predation and the History of Legalized Sexual Violence Against Black Women, Girls, Boys, and Men
Premiering: Saturday, February 1st, 2025
In this episode, Dante sits down with Dr. Rochelle Hooks, Alexis Cobbins, and Jessica Brown to explore chapter three of his book, Diagnosing Whiteness and Anti-Blackness: White Psychopathology, Collective Psychosis, and Trauma in America. The panelists examine how White American legislatures and courts historically determined that only white women could be victims of rape. They discuss how laws were specifically created across the country to exempt Black women from rape protections. Many judges and courts also interpreted existing laws in ways that suggested rape laws did not apply to Black women and girls, as white society deemed them immoral or promiscuous.
Black men were assaulted through sodomy and subjected to perpetual grooming by White men, conditioning them to adopt the harmful behavioral patterns of their oppressors—groomed into becoming rapists and pedophiles.
This episode takes an unexpected turn when Dante King nearly shuts down the entire discussion, reacting to what seems like female objectification and a trivialization of the topic. Tune in for this intense and thought-provoking conversation!
Episode 10
Whiteness and Anti-Blackness: Normalized Racial Terrorism in America
Premiering: Saturday, February 8th, 2025
In this episode, Dante King is joined by Julie Taylor, Dr. Rochelle Hooks, and Alicia St. Andrews for a powerful conversation. As the series concludes, the panel continues to grapple with the far-reaching impacts and influence of White-European colonization. They critically examine the concept of freedom and what it truly means to be free in a society where white people control the majority of life-giving and life-sustaining institutions, including access to resources and opportunities.
The episode closes with an impassioned call to action from Dante, urging Black people and all allies to take meaningful steps toward change
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