In this episode of The Black Lotus Podcast, Mike and Josiah get together and continue the iconic "Growth Mindset" series, as we chronicle our continued growth through life. Throughout this podcast, we emphasize the respective changes in our lives in the past year.
For Mike, he has assumed the alter ego BlueMagic in his valiant quest to change the landscape of producing game for the better while bringing Hip-Hop back to it's Black roots. As for Josiah, he is now a recent graduate of the Illustrious Howard University, having graduated Magna Cum Laude in May of this year. Along with this, Josiah discusses his next steps and where he is off to next.
We haven’t let y'all know what’s going on with us in a while, sorry for the wait! Thank you to the sages who has continually supported us throughout the years, the support that you continue to give us keeps us going and inspires us to continue speaking the truth. And as we always say, as long as y'all show love, we'll stay consistent!
Introduction- 00:52
The Growth Mindset 3- Coming Out of the Black Hole - 04:17
Do Black People (ADOS) deserve their reparations? Why? - 10:11
Where the Black and White Wealth Gap comes from - 20:00
Black People paved the way for all discriminatory legislation/ Cattle Slavery vs War Prisoners - 25:46
Why aren’t there anymore Black School? Why were they important? - 36:27
The Books that Shift Ideologies - 42:25
Mike and Josiah on the Alchemist by Paulo Coelho - 53:28
BlueMagic’s Birth - 1:09:50
Consistency is a Necessity of Greatness - 1:19:46
What it takes to be Magma Cum Laude - 1:29:30
Black problems are Economic, not legal nor American Political - 1:40:17
We love the Support, Thank you Sages! Outro - 1:52:50