Make It Plain with Mark Thompson

It’s Women’s History Month and MIP can think of no other way to celebrate than with someone who is working to make her own historic moves, as she runs for a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. That win would make her both the first Latina and first trans woman to hold the position. Nationally, she would become the first trans Latina to hold a state representative position. Today she shares with Mark her incredible journey; once a victim of repeated police brutality, she now works with the police force on sensitivity training for the LGBTQ+ community, and you will be blown away by her grace and strength. She also discusses the district she would be representing, which is a central part of Philadelphia’s economy, and why it is such a hugely important place for her. Already a huge service to her community, Deja discusses how she would bring both tenacity and compassion to representing the very place that shaped who she is today. MORE INFO & DONATE: https://www.dejaforpa.com/ Executive Produc

It has been an incredible month of lessons taught by the inimitable Anthony T. Browder. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. He closes out his residency with a lesson on the history of women in power, highlighting the differences between matrilineal and patrilineal systems. He also shares the only Black History Month reading list you’ll ever need.  For more information from Anthony Browder: IKG-info.com OR asarestorationproject.com Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this final Friday of Black History Month, Anthony T. Browder continues the conversation of religion from yesterday’s episode, where he showed the similarities between the stories of Jesus Christ and ancient Egyptian god Heru. Today he explains why those similarities were hidden from public view. He also lays out the 42 Declarations of Innocence, which is a set of guidelines on how to strive to be a good human. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. For more information from Anthony Browder: IKG-info.com OR asarestorationproject.com Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle

Anthony T. Browder continues our Black History Month exploration of ancient Egypt, also known as Kemet. Today’s discussion might be controversial for some, as Anthony dives into the The significant similarities between the story of Jesus Christ and Heru, one of the oldest gods of Ancient Egypt. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. For more information from Anthony Browder: IKG-info.com OR asarestorationproject.com Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

You might know Rosetta Stone as the program that teaches different languages–but its true origins lie in Egypt, and it was an actual stone that was carved with a declaration. Anthony T. Browder begins today’s Black History Month lesson with a discussion on the Rosetta Stone and its relation to death, resurrection, and Kemetic masonry. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. For more information from Anthony Browder: IKG-info.com OR asarestorationproject.com Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Anthony T. Browder is continuing his residency on MIP for Black History Month and today covers a wide range of subjects and their link to Kemetic ancestry, including literature, mysticism, religion, and film. Did you know George Lucas was inspired by the power of myth and changed his major from philosophy to filmmaking? That’s why he starts his films “a long time ago in a galaxy far far away.” Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. For more information from Anthony Browder: IKG-info.com OR asarestorationproject.com Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

There’s nothing forbidden about astrology, despite the controversy it can stir up in our modern culture. Anthony T. Browder, MIP’s guest of honor for Black History Month, teaches us how astrology was once used in Kemet (and elsewhere) as a tool to determine where we are and how we’re moving through space and time. He also shows us how an ancient Kemetic story appears in the beloved movie Black Panther. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. For more information from Anthony Browder: IKG-info.com OR asarestorationproject.com Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privac

Black History Month with Anthony T. Browder continues, and in today’s episode, Anthony gives us an understanding of the story of Jesus and the Catholic church in relation to Kemetic ancestry. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. For more information from Anthony Browder: IKG-info.com OR asarestorationproject.com Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It’s another lesson at the apex of language and history, as Anthony T. Browder examines a few words and concepts from our modern times and their Kemetic roots–like “hero,” which, in Kemetic mythology, is linked to the sun, time, God, and more. And taking the “hero” concept in another direction, Anthony also gets into the “myth” part of “mythology” and how we can properly unpack ancient mythology to find the truth within it. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. For more information from Anthony Browder: IKG-info.com OR asarestorationproject.com Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https:

Cultural appropriation is not a new concept–and as Anthony T. Browder explores in today’s Black History Month episode, it demonstrably stretches back to Kemetic ancestors. Today he and Mark look at how Kemetic symbols and history manifest in modern day imagery and how they’ve been appropriated by the culture-at-large. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. For more information from Anthony Browder: IKG-info.com OR asarestorationproject.com Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Anthony T. Browder continues his Black History Month lessons on MIP, and today, he and Mark take a look at the stars. Modern astronomy and astrology owe much to Kemetic ancestors, including the 365 day calendar and other important astrological symbols. And as Anthony reminds us, we have a responsibility to read about and listen to this history now, in honor of all the ancestors who could not read it for themselves. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. For more information from Anthony Browder: IKG-info.com OR asarestorationproject.com Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcirc

You might think that because maps represent geography, a tangible thing, that there is no room for racism within it; Anthony T. Browder says otherwise. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. In his studies, he has seen how modern maps actually get their work wrong, with bias coming through in how each country is represented. For more information from Anthony Browder: IKG-info.com OR asarestorationproject.com Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Anthony T. Browder returns to our Total Month of Tony for Black History Month. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. Today’s deep-dive looks at Egyptian mythology and the importance of goddess figures, including that of Nut (pronounced “newt”), which represents the sky, with emphasis on a specific portion. And they return to the subject of language, discussing the complications of using the n-word and hotep in today’s cultural landscape. For more information from Anthony Browder: IKG-info.com OR asarestorationproject.com Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In yesterday’s Black History Month lesson from Anthony T. Browder, they touched on Carter G. Woodson, also known as the “Father of Black History.” Today’s episode takes a closer look at the historical figure, who intentionally chose February as Black History Month, as opposed to the criticism that it was simply dropped into the shortest month of the year. As Anthony explains, Woodson’s choice of February was a move to rescue history. And make no mistake: Black history is world history, and everyone on this planet has been miseducated to some extent.  Anthony T. Browder is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. For more information from Anthony Browder: IKG-info.com OR asarestorationproject.com Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distribut

Anthony T. Browder is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. In this ongoing Black History Month series with Anthony, and in the midst of book burning and the censorship of Critical Race Theory and other civil rights and LGBTQ+ history, they discuss how those very topics became “forbidden knowledge.” After we hear from Anthony, we get word from Jared Bernstein, Senior Economic Advisor to President Biden, on the decrease in Black unemployment. For more information from Anthony Browder: IKG-info.com OR asarestorationproject.com Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Anthony T. Browder is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. He’s joining Mark for Black History Month on MIP, and today they begin with the origin of the ASA Restoration Project, which stems from a deeply personal loss for Anthony, and what it has and will continue to become. He also explains the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt and the complications of racism in early Egyptology. For more information from Anthony Browder: IKG-info.com OR asarestorationproject.com Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Anthony T. Browder continues his Black History Month lessons MIP and today digs into a religious word we’re all familiar with: “Amen.” Did you know it’s actually an ancient Egyptian term? Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. He is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, as well as the director of the ASA Restoration Project, and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. Diving further into language origins, Anthony shows us how it is crucial in reclaiming history. And did you know we’re all using “pharaoh” incorrectly? After Mark’s chat with Anthony, we hear from Chad Stone, Chief Economist at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, who gives us the bullet points from the January jobs report. The numbers were pleasantly surprising, as major losses were predicted, but Chad reviews the jobs report story going back to 2020’s initial recession, and how Black unemployment is still “disturbingly hig

On the fourth day of Black History Month, Anthony T. Browder continues the discussion on disinformation of African history, calling it “forbidden knowledge,” a reality that sank in after his first trip to Egypt and grew within him as he continued to read and study more. Anthony is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant, as well as the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. Mark and Anthony also consider the story of Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, who developed a poignant theory on racism, white supremacy, and the fear of genetic annihilation, which got her fired from Howard University, but is now regarded as an astute cultural observation. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Day three of Black History Month and day three with Anthony T. Browder, author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. Anthony is also the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. Today’s discussion dives into Hollywood’s perpetuation of false narratives surrounding African history, including Cleopatra and beyond, and how people easily buy into the lies. This episode also includes a short conversation with Karine Jean-Pierre, Principal Deputy Press Secretary of the Biden Administration, who details President Biden’s trip to New York today to address gun violence prevention. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this second day of Black History Month, Mark embarks on another history-based conversation with Anthony T. Browder, author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant. Anthony is also the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources and has devoted 43 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. Today’s discussion dives deep into Egyptian etymology, beginning with an exploration of “Hotep,” its origin and demonization and how that plays out in society-at-large. For more information from Anthony Browder: IKG-info.com OR asarestorationproject.com Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy