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Hi Kaelin, I really appreciated the conversation you had about Critical Race Theory and Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome. I’d like to add my perspective as someone living in South Africa. South Africa is often regarded as one of the most dangerous countries in Africa, and after spending years here, it’s clear to me that many South Africans suffer from a form of collective trauma stemming from the brutal racial segregation and dehumanisation of the Apartheid era. Apartheid policies not only institutionalised racial discrimination but also created a legacy of violence and systemic inequality that continues to affect people of colour today. The psychological scars and generational trauma are evident in the high levels of violence and social challenges many still face. At 26, I’m part of a generation born shortly before the end of Apartheid, but my family lived through it. It wasn’t until 1994 that all South Africans, regardless of race, were given the right to vote. That’s only 30 years ago, and we are still making progress toward healing from that period, but there’s a long way to go. The trauma of systemic oppression runs deep, and it affects both individuals and society as a whole. As someone who believes that vengeance is the Lord’s, I hold onto the hope that true justice will come, not through violence or retribution, but through healing, reconciliation, and the transformation of our society.

57:44 Hi Kaelin (long response alert 🤭), I want to say your work on providing pertinent information is very commendable, which I appreciate. There was a point in which I had to add a caveat regarding Africans, Nigerians in particular. But first, humans will always skew the Word of God to fit their own selfish ambitions and evil deeds - chattel slavery as a disgusting prime example. As a Yoruba Nigerian, I know Jesus and know Christianity as a religion of the Middle East, not Europe & certainly not a White man’s religion. Living in America almost 30 years, I’ve observed there is an orchestrated form of dissonance that exists which makes Black Americans to believe the struggles of oppression and effects of slavery don’t exist in West Africa. It certainly does. [The ‘point of no return’ locations are stationed across the western coast of the continent, not only in Ghana.] The continent has yet to recover from the atrocities of the trans-Atlantic slave trade beginning about 1501, with South America - Brazil (my tribe being among the most exported to Brazil). The descendants of those enslaved while on the continent still remember. The effects & damages of colonialism are alive and well. Neo-colonialism, and economic oppression, continue - all by the same people wreaking havoc on Black Americans. Not to mention, presently occurring genocide and wars in Central and East Africa. As Nigerians, the best way to combat all these negatives, is education. To be more specific, Yoruba Nigerians are culturally more educationally inclined. Igbos are more business minded and Hausas are more agriculturally focused. During the time of Nigerian colonialism 1861-1960, there was a reason the Brits placed power in the hands of Hausas & not in the hands of more progressive-minded tribes. Not to mention the Biafran war instigated by the Brits, leaving behind generational damage among major tribes. Not to digress much, the point is the continuous harm done by the yts on the continent - perpetuated to this very day and more dangerously in a mental way which has created a devaluing of racial & cultural importance compared to that of yts. The obvious physical damages aren’t publicized by the global media. But as people of the land, many have developed a resistance through various forms of reprieve that allows us to maintain dignity. One being that the evils of oppression not being spoken aloud, at least not enough for people outside to know. Added with the preference to place our best appearance forward, regardless of the unspoken mess. This unfortunately leads to the belief that Nigerians on the continent are well off compared to, or better off than Black Americans. Whereas, our similarities exist in different ways. As a Yoruba Nigerian-born person, having lived in the U.S. nearly 30 years, my front-row seat to the Black experience including my own as a Black person AND on both sides as African and American, has been a jarring one to say the least. It’s been eye-opening to witness the diverse and progressive types of evil perpetuated against Black people across the globe. But I say all this to hopefully demystify the perceived ideas of Nigerians and shed a ray of reality to the Black African experience as well.

I used to watch the Growing Together podcast and if im being honest, your views used to really bother me. I can see a lot of growth in how you make your points, do your research and use the Bible as your foundation. Now i know that i was annoyed by your views because they challenged my own and now i find myself relating to you more and more. Not because your views have changed all that much but because you (and life) forced me to grow a bit. I don't know how we can do it (you do because you've been in the game so long) but this platform needs to be widespread so that our people can learn a new way.

As another black man living in Frisco, I already knew who was at the movies at that time of day 😂. My dad picked cotton growing up and was in high school when schools integrated. The stories he tells us can be really chilling sometimes. Great video, keep it up!

This was a very interesting take. But you thinking that being a realtor, working hard to buy your house, putting your kids in private school and wearing lululemon would absolve you from a pretty blatant act of racism is highly concerning. And forgive me if my implication is wrong, but what should you have been wearing to deserve the verbal bashing? And your fear of just calling it out as blatant racism genuinely makes me sad. Sometimes it seems like black conservative s walk on eggshells to try not to offend their fellow conservatives.

I'm so appolly at some black conservatives in the U S as a black CARIBBEAN person and click on some of these pod cast that perpetuate black hate an turn a black eye to racism and realizing how woke that is . We in the Island's know that you can talk about what happened to the Jewish people which was atrocious and must not be repeated ever again , but we must but BLACK people dear not talk about hundreds of years Chatted-slavery and the hundreds of years of synthetic racism that perpetuate toward black people around the world and some of them are educated people will to turn a blind eye those kinds of wrong , forgetting that other black people have experience that mirror their own now that's is what we sat is woke , quite frankly you'll need to read and teacher black kids about black history so that history doesnot repeates itself. Every year most of the Caribbean Islands we celebrate EMANCIPATION day that enacted the ancestors journey dont ever forget them it effects us still today. Peace

The Bible does not say money is the root of all evil. It says "the love of money is the root to all evil."

I’m a black Home Security technician in Texas, and I get discriminated very outwardly consistently.

Even beyond slavery, colonialism robbed Africa of so much wealth

Wow🙌🏼man, this was so needed & so powerful! That ending brought me chills 😭

The Alabama prison system is a live representation of all of this. Neither side talks about this though.

It’s refreshing to see you waking up and still holding to your Christianity. I’ve lived in the in-between all of my life. I’m from Deep South in Mississippi and while I hold fast to my conservative Christian values I am also fully aware of the implications of slavery and racism.

It's sad that he doesn't know that DEI is another shitty word like red lining. Another white phrase 😂😂😂

🎶I never thought the leopards, the leopards would eat my face🎶

This new podcast is really hitting! So excited to still be here

I too am from Bakersfield. Moved to Tyler tx and that happend to me as I was in my scrubs walking into work. And in a truck white truck filled white Boys they yelled the n word at me and sped off. Almost hitting me as I crossed the street

Yeah Kaelin it's crazy. I'm a huge US history nerd and I'm in law school in the Deep South. It really struck me how little most people know about US history, especially in law school. I’m moderate with biblical values and it frustrates me how little many conservative pundits really know. That's not to say the liberals are righteous at all, but their ability to at least listen to some voices has gotten support from black folk historically. Even the word “woke” was a word co-opted by right wing folks as a catch all for anything they didn't like when its original meaning came from the Black Conscious Movement encouraging black people to be politically and socially aware of the ills facing the black community.

I don't even listen to people who use the term "woke" in these modern times. And biblical world view = fictional perspective!

Hit the nail on the head. Hoping you double down on this take and continue to spread the message on this. Don’t underestimate the power of the tongue.

I don't know how to say this, but I feel like a proud big sister watching this. I didn't really watch a lot of your prank videos etc. because I was just a bit older than you and post college, but the choices you and Kyra made as a young Christian couple were inspiring. As a Christian with a few more years of life experience I still admired you and Kyra's approach to a life founded in the bible. Although, not perfect, (but none of us are) watching this video and seeing how far you have come is truly amazing. I also love the approach to producing REAL facts and not just opinions. I have long since come to the same conclusion you have as a Ghanaian American, Christian, married with 2 kids. I feel like both sides have major cons and it makes it very difficult to vote either way, but then there is the fact that not voting too is indirectly a vote. I will definitely share your work with my younger brother. He is a missionary in China and I know seeing another person close in age to him with such sound biblical compassion and ideology would be refreshing. This is truly an amazing expose and I have been deep on the youtube education leading up to the election. I see a huge vision for you. Bigger than the likes of Charlie Kirk and TurningPoint. You really have something inspired by God here.

Strongly suggest you visiting “The Wright” museum in Detroit if you’re ever in the area. They have a chilling display of the underbelly of the boats enslaved people were transported in. It was terrifying.

Amazing episode. You articulated well my thoughts on this issue. I also hear all side on this matter, and can see that neither the right or left have a true solutions to the issues that black people are facing. It’s quite interesting how the gospel is for collective freedom yet start with individual freedom. So I resulted to focus on my individual freedom in Christ. To really partake in that freedom and fully live it out in my life. There then I will have a strong testimony. As I would have walked through to the renewal of my mind, wrestle with the questions and my own pain and hurt, deliverance and turning towards Christ, the author of freedom.

I'm just curious though. Why did you think about your skin color first when they shouted at you and you did not hear what they said?

Kaelin I’ve been following y’all for at least 7 years. I am so proud of you for doing your own thinking and being introspective about history (your own and others). I’m also glad I didn’t know your politics before bc I probably would’ve let my judgment put me off from an influencer that has good intentions, which is not fair. Some folks are indoctrinated or believe in their own “success-narrative” or their own equality narrative which is more than likely a humble brag-without knowing they are the exception to the rule, even if they are exceptional like you and your family. I am a black conservative but further left than you are, as I believe in freedom and free-will as this country was founded on: religious freedom. Separation of church and state. Regardless of my Christian faith. There is a difference between a personal biblical worldview and a theocratic style of government, which is what the Puritans fled from to begin with. I would never impose my beliefs as law. The Right right now is far from Christian and it has swallowed many unassuming followers. I’m a proud American but my fellow Americans make me lose faith in the fabric of this nation, daily. There is a reason why churches are closing and being absorbed by corporate structures that are “faith-based”. Anyways I really enjoyed this and I’m delighted at how critically you think, especially for your kids! I always knew yall were good folk but just a vlog family nothing deeper. Thx for keeping it real and telling your truth. Mad love

I hope you read this kaelin. Stumbled on this. I am African from Nigeria, where probably most of the slaves in Africa were taken from. You described the slavery in Africa perfectly. It was more of conquering a tribe and making them your servants for many years. They do let them go and do have more rights than the slaves in America. They also do get freedom

Please take the term “woke” out of your vocabulary. It was a term created by Black people to describe them being aware of their social political environment, and was co-opted by the far right to mean something derogatory.

Forgive me if I sound blasphemous. If you think a father that sends his son to die for a cause he himself is not willing to go and die for is much better than a plantation owner, then we have different ideas of what a good father is.

I was a former black 🐘 supporter, then I researched about his party and realized that I'd made the dumbest mistake of my life by supporting them. I felt like that one Dave Chapelle skit where he was a blind ⬛ man that was racist towards black thinking he was ⬜. I didn't want to, but I fell into his promises for a better life for people of color then I realized that all his policy wasn't for the benefit of american but for ⬜. I feel ashamed to have supported him, and I wanna ask for forgiveness for all my brothers and sisters, I hold myself accountable for being miseducated.

Love this, Kaelin. ❤ Thank you!

I'm frim the Caribbean and i find that we here in the Caribbean or the West Indies shares similar history. We were brought here via ships to work on the plantations. We also experienced civil wars. I think a lot of Americans fails to understand the history of how you as people, including whites, got to that land. Like us in the Caribbean the first set of settlers in this regions is what we called Amerindians. Then came Christopher Columbus, the Spaniards, the French, the Dutch, Portuguese and the English. I could go on and write an essay on how we got here. Bit in all of this we need to first educate ourselves on how, why and when we were broght here. I wod.like to suggest a series of history books that are use in our schools in the Caribbean.

My mother also picked cotton and pull my sister on the bag because she couldn't afford a babysitter.

Come on sir...as much as I appreciate what you explain here for the weak hearted, let's also FACE the FACTS that not ONLY were our women r*ped, but ALSO our men and boys. I like the way you broke down your message in a much easier way for all to understand, but let's stop trying to explain to them the things they already know that they are still doing that are STILL CURRENT in our society by trying TOO HARD to spare their damn feelings! I DON'T CARE about their feelings. THIS IS WHY ALL OF US NEED REPARATIONS WHOSE FAMILY COMES FROM THOSE SLAVES...WE ARE OWED...THIS IS NOT A HAND OUT EITHER! #FBA #FoundationalBlackAmerica #ReparationsNow #B1 #BlackFirst #OpenYourEyes #RespectBlackAmerica

Kaelin, I just came to meet this channel today, by the gods of the algorithm. But I have to ask this because I have seen lots of Americans in this category. Have you lived abroad? As in outside the United States for any long length of time?

Hello Kaelin. I just want to say that I throughly enjoyed this content. I am passionate about also getting the truth out regarding the thjngs and events our people went through worldwide...The half has never been told. Living in the USA for a while now has opened up my eyes to blatantly, intentional racism.....The time is ripe for these conversations to be had......God bless you and please keep them coming. Exposure brings light and light brings healing.......Black people are voting for thier own demise. We must chose the greater situation that aligns with our values......I am thoroughly against abortion & i am a believer in the sanctity of marriage God's way....

I loved this podcast! Sharing it with my family now!

Many gems and powerful messsges in this video. Thank you for sharing ✨️✨️✨️

The Bible said the love of money , not money is the root of evil. But you made some good point . This was a good conversation

You've grown up young fellow. Very Impressive

Build to last is not only for black Christians in America, it's for black Christian in africa too. I watched this video right through and as someone who lives in africa, I must say the battle with my Christian faith vs your "religion was a tool to colonize you" is a battle we struggle with everyday here in Africa.

As you weaved through this mine field of experiences, written history, academics view points, definitions I can't but to respond this, the true kingdom of God we all are looking for is devoid of these...and even though we are certainly physically part of the world, we certainly should not think like the world.

Black people are ok with being homophobic, but draw the line at racism....peculiar

This is necessary conversation and I am grateful that you are using your voice to speak about it. There is so much more to be done and it will be done by the Spirit of God. He has glorious plans of restoration for all of His children. The Lord bless you and keep you and your family.

Thank you for speaking on this 😭🥹…We must advocate for ourselves. No one is coming to save us. We only have each other and God. That’s enough. Let’s support each other…I am sorry for your pain which is shared collectively.

Racism will always be there, but we mustn't let it get us down. Keep striving and breaking down barriers. I have never seen a color blind society anywhere, and I lived in many different places. I have come to the conclusion that it is human nature. Racism or classism is common amongst people of the same race.

Also Kaelin, I don't think this was a Christian nation. I took this course my freshman year or undegrad called God and the Constitution which focused on the religious beliefs of the founding father. 9/13 colonies had religious provisions in their state charters following the declaration of independence and before the constitutional convention, by this I mean you usually had to be protestant to hold any state office. Most of the founding fathers claimed to be Anglican or Episcopalian. My professor thought this to be evidence that they were all Christains rather than deist as most claim. I believe something more sinister. I believe most of them were not Christian and that they just invoked Gods name but didn't truly know him. When you read some of the founding documents they sound religious in nature but we don't judge by words but by fruit. I'm sure some of them were believers (some only has to mean one) but I think the others just used the Lords name for their own selfish gain. That's why I also believe you start to see the Mormons, Jehovah’s witness’s and the idea of manifest destinty pop up. They were twisting the Word of God for their own selfish pursuits.

As a Black American, I am shocked that you didn’t know these facts. I’m glad you found them, but I now see why empathy for Black Americans is low. A fulsome history isn’t told. You are so young and to understand that you only recently had this epiphany makes me sad. The facts you touched on are only the bare minimum. Why do you think white republicans passed laws to curtail history of so-called black history. Jesus has been for decades been featured as white. And black people who are Christians allow for that nonsense to continue. Why?

I learned so much from this . I don’t have to worry about someone blurring the lines of Christian values and worldly influence .God bless you and continue to do Gods work of spreading knowledge and wisdom.

Thank you for this video! You summed up everything so well.

You’re almost there, keep going buddy. ❤

Kaelin, this video is so amazing and thought-provoking!! As someone that believes in the word of God, I struggle to call myself a Christian because of those people and those actions you speak of. But the alternative just isn’t doing anything for me. The other side doesn’t acknowledge that some things in this world are wrong; certain actions do come with drastic consequences. I’m not speaking on the actions condemned and hyperfixated on by the right. I have my own set of concerns that neither party is willing to address.

maybe its time to wake up

Great video! You really articulated your point well. I really like the point you drove in about how people are allowed to speak about the things that were passed down to them but when it’s time to talk about what was not passed down, there seems to be resistance to hear that point of view. I really hope you stay consistent with this podcast. I’m a fan of you and Kyrah. I really appreciate you talking about the atrocities black women have had to face. I am African-American (biracial), but I have albinism so my worldview is a bit different but I still resonate with the black experience. I would say I lean towards the same political viewpoint as you. I know that you probably don’t want to touch on this topic but because of the video you put out during the pandemic talking about abortion, I feel like it’s fair to ask, has your view on abortion changed given the topics you touched on in this video? if not, do you feel more empathetic towards the situation that women are put in when it comes to conceiving a child after being SA. Regardless of your answer, I’m still a fan. Just curious.

“Why is everyone picking cotton”🤷🏾‍♂️😂

I got racially abused at my work just the other week. I'm white. I got called at least 6 horrible slurs in a row. Just for asking if they wanted a bag for that, with a smile.

It's still here

Io have followed daily wire for a while now and still have their subscription to get different perspectives . I knew this was coming out way ahead of time and im yet to see it because im waiting for it to be free on their app . However, i wanted to review but very skeptical because i still have my 9-5 job and i have a feeling no matter what you say someone will be offended and you stand chance to loose your job over a movie review. But even the. Trailer gave me enough info about the movie

You made it seem like you were conservative at first, but then called yourself a woke conservative, which is a contradiction. I'm black as well, but I'm a Christian and an American first. That's probably the biggest difference between us. I still heard you out though. I feel how you think white conservatives feel, and that because I'm actually conservative and my skin color doesn't impact me. Also went to see the movie. Newark, NJ. Thought it was funny as well! I have a cousin you remind me a lot of, which is why it's obvious to me where you land.

I wonder what @SteveKnight would say about this.

Sorry, folks, but MONEY is NOT the root of all evil! It is the "LOVE of MONEY" and what you are willing to do for it is where the EVIL comes into play!

Infanticide is NOT abortion, and abortion is NOT infanticide. Godamit!!

When you said biblical world view, you are me I drop that my 3rd year in college. because everyone is not gonna serve GOD. we do not live in a theocracy. I believe in GOD but I will not put God in a political realm. I fell for it, under the Study Of preachers like Tony Evans. Rod Parsley. RON Carpenter. John Hagee. Joel Olsteen, Bishop TD Jakes. Creflo Dollar. Bishop Eddie Long. Bishop GE Patterson. They all had a form of. teaching that was inside. of the what I call. white supremacy. Evangelical. teaching book. As black people, once we get. once we get saved and learn God for real we take that in for real thinking that that is going to be our anchor and the thing that moves political society in its wake. No, Sir. that will not happen. because God himself does not need our help. He will do it But what we can do is understand our plight in this country. And begin to move in the direction that helps our people. Now you sounded like me when I went. in my sophomore year college. I came out of high school speaking and thinking the exact same way you were. I did not see my behavior. I used to throw God as a solution for everything. Bishop Patterson used to say that you so heaven bound that you're no earthly good. I didn't know what that mean then, but I know but I know what that means now because When we take Christian worldviews and try to stamp it on a democracy or a Republic and try to make everybody come under that teaching. where no earthly good because every one will not use or be servants of our God, we don't. live in that nation, And when you say you used to debate people about the issue and used to be contrarian, you won't be in contrarian. You was being matter of fact I used to be that way. I used to be like these black people ain't like me In some ways you don't think you're that way, but you are that you were that way. You used to be like me. See you went to Stanford as a thing to go to school. I went to old Miss and when I tell you I walked in there with my head up because I was a Republican. I ain't even think about conservatism. But when I got into those books and I started. reading and understanding the plight of our people then. I understood I had to drop that but I. still love God. I had to drop that evangelistic ideology that comes from the evangelical whiteness in this country. Oh, this goes deep. I wish I had time. Brother, this goes deep. If you only knew that our parents didn't teach us black history cause that's why you didn't know a lot of things. They didn't teach us black history. They just taught you to be successful in America hoping that that would you make you usurp all of the racism that you would experience in this country. Oh, they failed us. Yes, they did unwilling. to say it now because I understand they went through so much through Jim Crow that they didn't want you to focus on race and by you not focusing on race it hurts you in a way because you cannot work in tandem as a group and that makes a lot of people marry outside of their racist I can see that but we don't see that because we think Love is love and God made all people and Blase Blase like we don't live in a white supremacist nation but that's beside the point cause I don't know if you believe that either but oh I'm writing too much OK let me stop. I'm sorry if you. want me to comment more I will but that's all. Thank you.

What is a black conservative. Please help me understand. What are you trying to conserve?

Youre on to something here and was 💯 on the thoughts and comments about both parties, but these are also all distractions also. I strongly encourage you as I invite you to read Deuteronomy 28 KJV. Read the whole thing and you'll see the connections. It goes further back. Your comments about the slave trades and Africans also was on point, but each had their own experiences differently. As one from the Caribbean living here in the US and a citizen, I have learned so much and come to a deeper understanding that I never could imagine and just thought I'd share with you this, especially since you have a very successful platform, maybe you can share your knowledge from all with others after knowing this. Also am a traveler and have traveled to almost all continents learning different cultures and being around the locals in these countries to learn how does all play apart in what we as "Blacks" in the US experience today.

Loved this one

If you believe in the God of the Bible, you should know that after man's fall from relationship with God, he lost his entitlement to anything "God-given", such as life, freedom and justice. That has been the lot of all humanity. Government is an attempt to reconstruct what was lost.

Learned so much. Thank you

Very good video :(

when it comes to the question about whether the wealth and prosperity of America is mostly/only the result of the exploitation of slaves, one thing to note: 11 million west Africans were transported to North America, South America, and the Caribbean, but only 450K ended up in the US. All those other places that slaves ended up are not even remotely as prosperous as the US, therefore it is unlikely that the wealth and prosperity of the US has anything to do with slavery.

Read Illiberal Reformers by Thomas C Leonard

First time seeing this channel. Check out Dr. Fred KC Price series on racism in Christianity. He has since passed on. His series is decades old but it was a lot of truth. Some people left his church back then. Check it out.

One thing slavery was ended here faster, because we fought for it. Slavery was horrible, a few things to remember there were more white slave's around the world for longer periods than black slave's. Should never happened at all. Thomas Sorrell is a good source of information on all of this stuff too.

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You sound so much like this young comedian named Joshua Johnson. I believe that is his name.

The racism and power thing is stupid, u do not need power to be racist

This is a very insightful video, but I don’t think the comparison of generational wealth (obtained wrongfully) and generation trauma is a good one. The ultra wealthy benefit from the wrongdoing of their past ancestors in some cases, but modern black people don’t suffer from a generation trauma in my view-at the very least it isn’t as impactful as wealth would be. Much of the issue within the black community is cultural (as you mentioned briefly), and much of that is self perpetuating. Black culture didn’t promote what it does now, a few decades ago, when we were more subjugated by the government. I don’t think black history in America is an adequate scapegoat for the position that much of the black population is in now. It may have some impact, but it isn’t as significant as that of wrongfully attained generational wealth.

American slavery WAS different to other slaveries in world history - it was HEAPS WORSE!! American slavery was the first time people's labour was used to make other people rich. American slavery was the first capitalist slavery, and it was the most brutal form of slavery in human history. Capitalism did and still does exploit and abuse and make life misery for workers who get paid a pittance for 'slaving' in the owners factories and offices. African slavery was this form of capitalism taken to its logical conclusion. Yes, American slavery was by far the WORST slavery in human history.

Everybody does not have prejudice. I don't believe that's accurate at all because most people that end up prejudiced towards white people, especially black people who have been brainwashed to worship these people. They have prejudice most likely because they've been treated terribly by these people. That's it. If they wasn't treated to everybody by these people, they would not care one way or the other. We don't get up worrying about their aesthetics or what color they are. We don't care and we've never cared. They're the only ones that care about that nonsense, not us. So that's nonsense about oh, everybody has prejudice. You want to tell yourself that to make yourself feel better. That's not true.

Render unto God what is God's, and render unto Caesar what is Caesar's. Meaning shit that happens on earth YOU got to deal with it. God helps them who helps themselves. Meaning YOU got to go out and get justice cause God ain't going to do it. You want justice YOU do it! It's in YOUR hands. Read some Malcolm X and some MLK jnr. Learn yourself some shit and wake the fck up.