Elementary Genocide
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Elementary Genocide is the critically acclaimed documentary Executive Produced by Rahiem Shabazz.
06/25/2026
In this powerful clip from the Necessary Blackness Podcast, Melanie Bey breaks down one of the biggest barriers preventing economic prosperity and generational wealth in the Black community: the glorification of poverty.
"We turn our pain into poetry... but we aren't really creating momentum."
From rose-colored glasses and lack of knowledge to the urgent need for real action and self-liberation — this conversation cuts deep.
Full episode coming soon.
Guest: Melanie Bey
Podcast: Necessary Blackness
Melanie Bey Exposes the Poverty Mindset Holding Back Black Wealth & Ownership #blackwealth In this powerful clip from the Necessary Blackness Podcast, Melanie...
06/19/2026
On Juneteenth, as the city gathers for festivals, speeches, music, and celebrations honoring the end of slavery, a 14-year-old boy named Tyhiem stands before a crowd and asks a question no one is prepared to answer:
"What freedom are we celebrating when our communities are disappearing?"
Juneteenth: "The Day They Called It Freedom" #TheyToldUsWait #verticalstorytelling #microdramas On Juneteenth, as the city gathers for festivals, speeches, music, ...
1865. The chains were broken.
But what happens when the systems that replaced them still demand our patience?
In this special Juneteenth episode of They Told Us Wait, Tyhiem confronts a painful truth: freedom delayed is freedom denied. Through the voices of the elders who endured, and the generation that refuses to remain silent, the fight continues.
Juneteenth is not only about remembering the day we were told we were free. It is about asking whether we have truly received the freedom we were promised.
The Joshua Generation has a new question:
How much longer must we wait?
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Episode 2: "Say Their Names"
The candles are lit. The faces cover the wall. The community gathers to mourn another life lost.
As grief fills the streets, Tyhiem finds himself caught between two worlds. One demands patience. The other demands action.
While elders call for peace and healing, the growing list of names forces a painful question: How many more lives must be taken before waiting is no longer an option?
Standing before a memorial that grows larger with every tragedy, Tyhiem begins to see that silence has a cost. Every name tells a story. Every face represents a future that was stolen.
And as the crowd mourns, something begins to change inside him.
"They Told Us Wait" Episode 2 deepens the struggle between remembrance and resistance, revealing the emotional weight carried by a generation that refuses to be forgotten.
Watch Episode 2 now.
Then tell us in the comments:
When justice is delayed, what should come next?
Episode 1: “The Weight of Waiting”
In a city filled with memorials, broken promises, and unanswered prayers, Tyhiem begins to question everything he’s been taught about patience, justice, and survival.
While the older generation tells him to stay calm and trust the system, Tyhiem watches another name become a hashtag. Another mural. Another funeral. Another family shattered.
But this time feels different.
As tensions rise across the community, whispers of resistance begin spreading through the streets. Tyhiem stands at the center of a generation tired of being told to wait for freedom, wait for change, and wait for dignity.
The question is no longer if something will happen.
The question is who will make the first move.
“They Told Us Wait” is more than a series. It’s a warning, a reflection, and a conversation this generation can no longer avoid.
Watch Episode 1 now.
Then ask yourself:
How long would you keep waiting?
06/01/2026
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01/04/2026
Atlanta-based filmmaker, author, and media creator Rahiem Shabazz describes his new book, Radical Hope in the 21st Century, as “a battle manual for Black survival and Black victory in an age designed to exhaust us,” not a piece of motivational fluff or detached academic theory. The book, he explains, is a clear-eyed declaration that Black people are “still here, still thinking, still building, and still refusing to submit to systems that profit from our despair.”
Radical Hope: Rahiem Shabazz Turns Outrage Into Blueprint For Black Liberation Atlanta filmmaker delivers blueprint for self-determination and resistance in new manifesto A battle manual for Black survival Atlanta-based filmmaker
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