Rethinking Freedom
This isn’t just a show—it’s a movement. A call to rise above limitations, to reclaim the power that’s already within you. Whether it’s freedom in your finances, your health, your rights, or your voice—we’re here to spark the change that leads to true liberation. With every story, every beat, and every conversation, we’ll inspire you to dig deeper, to challenge the status quo, and to chase the life you deserve. So, buckle up—this is the ride of your life, and inner freedom is our destination.
Episodes
96 episodes
We the Peoples or We the Powerful? The UN at 81
Trump threatened to "annihilate" Iran from the UN podium. Lula said "Brazil does not fit into anyone's backyard." What the rest of the world said back at the 81st UN General Assembly, and why it matters to you.Premieres Monday, Septembe...
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Making Sense of God and Christianity
Educator and biblical scholar Gilbert Richards joins young thinker Kene Eneli for an intergenerational conversation about God, Christianity, and faith. Together, they wrestle with the contradictions within Christianity and explore what it means...
THE VOTE AND THE VETO: Black Voting Rights, Then and Now
In one week, three moments in Black history — 68 years apart — collide on the calendar. The Civil Rights Act of 1957. The Little Rock Nine. The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. All three come back to the same fight: who gets to vote, who...
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The Vote Is a Weapon
US elections 2026: Your vote connects the fight over district maps to decisions about schools, healthcare, and your family’s future. So what’s at stake—and what can you do before November 3?In “The Vote Is a Weapon,” Rethinking Freedom h...
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They're Coming for the Books — The War on Education, Democracy, and Your Right to Live
Texas book bans, school vouchers, and the Ten Commandments in every classroom — this is the fight for the future of Texas public education, and it's happening right now in Bell County.Vouchers. The Ten Commandments in every classroom. A...
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Setting Them Up to Succeed: A Parent's Guide to Academic Support
What does success actually look like for our children — and how do we help them get there?In this episode of Rethinking Freedom, host Aya Fubara Eneli sits down with three powerhouse guests to dig into what it really takes to set our ki...
It Takes a Village: Who's Responsible for Our Kids' Education?
Who failed our kids, and what will it take to fix America’s education crisis?In 2024, 70% of U.S. fourth graders scored below proficient in reading. For Black fourth graders, that number rose to 84%. This is bigger than test scores. It ...
Jalil Muntaqim: Black August, Political Prisoners and the Fight Against Genocide
He spent 49 years in prison for something the state never wanted the country to fully understand. Now he's telling the whole story.Our Black August episode hit 17,000 views in 48 hours — because this history isn't just history. It's sti...
Black August: The History They Don’t Want You to Know
What is Black August, and why has it become one of the most significant traditions of remembrance and resistance in the Black freedom struggle?In this special episode of Rethinking Freedom, I explore the origins of Black August, its his...
Get Into Good Trouble
What does it mean to get into “good trouble” in today’s America?In this episode of Rethinking Freedom, we examine recent federal and Texas legislation and the real-world consequences these policies have for millions of Americans. From v...
Life by Design in the Homeland
What does it mean to truly come home? In this episode of Rethinking Freedom, we sit down with Nannette Atuahene — the first in her lineage to be born and raised in the United States — who made a permanent move from California to Ghana in 2022, ...
Blueprint for Apartheid: How the U.S. Government Engineered American Segregation
Most of us were taught that segregation in America happened by accident - that it was simply the result of personal prejudice or private choice. It wasn't. It was the law.In this episode of Rethinking Freedom, part of our summer series ...
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A Promise, Not a Fact — The Mythmaking Behind America's Symbols
We were taught to stand for the anthem, place a hand over our heart for the pledge, and treat July 4th as the day freedom began. But who wrote these symbols — and who were they actually written for?In this hour-long special, we r...
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The Democracy That Never Was: An Afro-Indigenous History of America
We're taught that American democracy was built on liberty and self-governance. But what if it was actually built on two erasures at once — the enslavement of African peoples and the dispossession of Indigenous nations — happening together, by d...
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"No Mexicans, Women, or Dogs Allowed": Dr. Cynthia Orozco on the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement
In this episode of Rethinking Freedom, part of our summer series The Other Side of Freedom: USA at 250, we sit down with historian Dr. Cynthia E. Orozco, author of No Mexicans, Women, or Dogs Allowed: The Rise of the Mexican American Civil Righ...
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Galveston’s Hidden Slave Markets: The Truth Beneath Juneteenth
Juneteenth began in Galveston, Texas, but the story beneath June 19, 1865 is deeper than most Americans are taught.This week on Rethinking Freedom, I sit down with Anthony Paul Griffin — attorney, writer, and author of The Water Cries —...
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The Other Side of History: America at 250 | Gerald Horne on The Counter-Revolution of 1776
What if the American Revolution was not simply a struggle for liberty and independence? What if preserving slavery was one of the driving forces behind the break from Britain?Join us on Rethinking Freedom as we continue our special summ...
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America at 250: The Freedom Story They Buried
THE OTHER SIDE OF FREEDOM (Part 2): UNTOLD HISTORIES OF THE U.S. AT 250 | Featuring E.R. Bills As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, whose stories are celebrated—and whose stories remain buried beneath the su...
THE OTHER SIDE OF FREEDOM: UNTOLD HISTORIES OF THE U.S. AT 250 |Summer Series Kickoff | Featuring E.R. Bills
THE OTHER SIDE OF FREEDOM: UNTOLD HISTORIES OF THE U.S. AT 250Summer Series Kickoff | Featuring E.R. BillsAs the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, whose stories are celebrated—and whose stories remain buried beneath the su...
Black Votes, White Fear: The Battle for America’s Political Future
What happens when Black political power begins to rise in America?History gives us the answer:Backlash.In this explosive episode of Rethinking Freedom, host Aya Fubara Eneli sits down with community activist Dr. Rodney Ducke...
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Mother’s Day Was Never Meant to Be This…
Mother’s Day didn’t begin with flowers, cards, or brunch.It began with war, grief, organizing, and resistance.In this powerful episode of Rethinking Freedom, we uncover the true origins of Mother’s Day—from Ann Reeves Jarvis org...
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The Strategy to Fight Back Against White Nationalism
What happens when the right to vote is no longer protected—but quietly weakened?In this powerful episode of Rethinking Freedom, we confront the ongoing fight for Black voting rights in America—from Reconstruction to the Civil Rights Mov...
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Breaking the Curse: Protecting Black Women and Healing Our Communities
What does it take to move from awareness to real change?In Part 2 of this urgent and necessary conversation, Rethinking Freedom goes deeper—beyond naming the crisis to confronting its roots and building pathways toward healing, accounta...
Beyond the Headlines: Femicide, Patriarchy, and the Path to Healing
What are we missing when we call these tragedies “isolated incidents”?In this powerful and necessary episode of Rethinking Freedom, Aya Fubara Eneli confronts the growing pattern of homicide-suicides involving women—particularly Black w...
Power, Politics & the Judicial System | Rethinking Freedom
What does power really look like inside the justice system—and who does it truly serve?In this thought-provoking episode of Rethinking Freedom, Aya Fubara Eneli sits down with Judge Darrell Jordan, former Harris County Criminal Court Ju...
