Episodes

This episode gives insight to the challenges of being a black candidate for statewide office and how to overcome them. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

This episode challenges African Americans to build on the promises made in 2020 to them. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

This episode deals with how the current crisis in Haiti and the protests in Cuba relates to our struggle for freedom in the United States. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

This episode, in light of the recent SCOTUS ruling to weaken the 1965 Voting Rights Act, is my last appeal to Congress for passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the For the People Act. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

There are three fundamentals for African American political leaders, or aspiring political leaders, to adhere to. This episode delves into them. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

We are thankful for the new holiday, but we, African Americans, need so much more. This episode lays out what we need. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

This episode discusses the possibility of a race war in the United States based on the actions of a few stoking the fires for many. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

Two US Senators are stonewaling democracy by holding on to the romantic notion of bipartisanship through maintaining the fillibuster. This episode explains why keeping the filiibuster in not only hinders democracy but it is not even a legit parlimentary procedure. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

This epsiode reminds us of another time in American history when a political party became irrelevant, with additional discussions about Ms. Osaka and the Tulsa Race Massacre. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

This episode discusses the impact the power of image has on African Americans as we mark the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's death. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

There are two pieces of Federal legislation that are waiting for passage in the United States Senate that will protect our right to vote, and thus protect America. This podcast discusses those bills and their historical imporatnce. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

The House Republican Caucus is going to strip Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY01) of her leadership position because she will not support The Big Lie. In this podcast, I discuss why she should have never given them the satisfaction and how we, the American people, can end further GOP self-destruction. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

It seems that more than Senator Scott believes that America is not a racist nation. They are also wrong and I'll defend that position further in this podcast, which talks about history and critical race theory. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

United States Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) said recently that "America is not a racist nation." In this episode I discuss why that is a disingenuous statement and what he should have said. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

Derek Chauvin has been found guilty in the murder of George Floyd. What now? I discuss why this event can be a true beginning for African Americans to end systematic racism. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

Were you taught that a nation of believers would be divided? Could you conceive that non-believers are doing the spiritual work of a nation? This episode discusses this very phenomenon in our society. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

By 2040, People of Color will be the majority population in the United States. The question is, are People of Color, especially African-Americans, ready to assume the mantle of leadership being in the majority entails? This episode gives my answer to that question. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

This episode discusses the recent mass shootings and the current legislation dealing with voter suppression. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

While we are in the midst of a massive rollout of a vaccine for COVID-19, what we really need in America is a vaccine to end white supremacy. We'll discuss why in this podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

This episode discusses why some think it is bolder to exclude people from the democratic process rather than include them. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

This episode discusses the "ebb and flow" of seeking racial harmony in this nation, highlighting Coca-Cola and the Atlanta Dream. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

What fuels white supremacy in America? Lost Cause Mythology. This episode discusses its history and dangerous impact on American politics. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

Can the GOP re-establish its true self in the post-Trump era? In this episode I offer some suggestions towards that. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

Can we fight for the soul of America when we have so many battles internally to fight? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support