RSH 114 -- The Rhodesian Vibes Are Back (1.3.2023)

Recorded December 29, 2022. It’s the final (and second, haha) free episode of Real Sankara Hours in 2022. In this episode, Adam and Peter talk about the U.S.-Africa summit of 2022, how lower Black voter turnout impacted the Democratic Party and what it shows about growing Black American pessimism.    Links:    U.S.-Africa summit 2022:  U.S. sends more special ops forces to Somalia: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/16/us/politics/biden-military-somalia.html  U.S. role in Africa shrinking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uwAS7anNwU  U.S. looks down on Africa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrMgkpfFras  Summations of U.S.-Africa summit: https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/12/21/major-takeaways-from-u.s.-africa-leaders-summit-pub-88691  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/14/biden-promotes-partnerships-with-africa-at-leadership-summit  https://guardian.ng/features/u-s-africa-leaders-summit-beyond-the-symbolism-a-catch-up-race-with-china/  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/13/african-leaders-gather-in-us-as-joe-biden-aims-to-reboot-rocky-relations  A new scramble for Africa: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/12/13/the-us-scramble-for-africa-2    Black voters – low turnout and views:  Midterm surprise: low Black voter turnout: https://www.axios.com/2022/12/04/2022-midterm-elections-black-voter-turnout  Low Black voter turnout was a low point for Democrats in 2022 midterms: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/30/upshot/midterms-election-black-turnout.html  Democrats grow anxious, again, over Black voter turnout: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/25/democrats-black-voter-turnout-00063254  Democrats should worry about lower Black turnout: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/12/democrats-should-worry-about-signs-of-lower-black-turnout.html  Key facts about Black voters in 2022: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/10/12/key-facts-about-black-eligible-voters-in-2022/  Black Americans more pessimistic about their position in U.S. society: https://www.pewresearch.org/race-ethnicity/2022/08/30/black-americans-are-pessimistic-about-their-position-in-u-s-society/    Washington Post editorial supports Fed triggering a recession by raising interest rates to curb inflation: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/01/fed-rate-hike-inflation-recession/    Theme song: "Real Sankara Hours theme song" Peter MGunn -- bass guitar Adam Hudson -- drums Follow us on Twitter: Adam Hudson -- @adamhudson5 Peter MGunn -- @MGunnPeter Real Sankara Hours -- @sankarahours Adam's SoundCloud -- @adamhudson5 Join the Real Sankara Hours Discord server – https://discord.gg/Ax3w9c24PN  Get the RSS feed from our Podbean to stay up-to-date with new episodes: realsankarahours.podbean.com Subscribe to us on Patreon to get bonus episodes: www.patreon.com/realsankarahours/ Make a one-time donation to our PayPal: https://paypal.me/realsankarahours?locale.x=en_US Support the struggle: Pan-African Community Library in Burkina Faso: https://gofund.me/4b276440 Anti-Police Terror Project -- @APTPaction (Twitter) People's Breakfast Oakland -- @PeoplesBreakOak