History has a habit of softening the women it fears most. It’ll call them beautiful, exotic, alluring—anything but dangerous. And Josephine Baker was dangerous. Not because she danced. Not because she wore bananas like armor and disarmed men with a laugh. But because behind the stage lights and silk gloves, she was building something that […]
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(Stix Chat – by Dr. Leo Croft) There’s a running joke in America — one that Black folks deliver with a smirk, a side-eye, and a sense of proud detachment: “Black people mind their business.” It’s almost a superpower at this point. You see a fight break out in a Walmart? We mind our business. Someone’s arguing […]
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There’s a truth rotting beneath the surface of our society, one we’ve gotten too comfortable ignoring, minimizing, or explaining away. A typical, healthy, adult male mind should not—and does not—feel sexual attraction to underage girls. Not to their bodies. Not to their faces. Not to their youthful energy. Not to anything about them. If they […]
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The rule was clear. No sex outside of marriage. That’s what they told us. Over and over, until it sank so deep into our bones that even our thoughts became suspects. Lustful thoughts, wandering eyes, desire itself—it was all branded as sinful. Dangerous. Damning. In church basements, youth retreats, and Sunday sermons, the message was […]
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How the Spectacle Rewired UsBy Dr. Leo Croft | Stix Intel Let me tell you a story—not one you’ll find in history books, but one that lives in your memory, your neighborhood, your living room. You ever watch the NBA Draft? Or the NFL Draft? No, I mean really watch it. Not just the pick announcements and […]
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By Dr. Leo Croft | Behavioral Scientist & Psychology Expert | Official Member of The American Psychological Association Children absolutely are a reflection of their parents. We see it often with politics and religion. Parents knowingly or unknowingly indoctrinate their children with hateful rhetoric, then send them to school and blame that environment for their […]
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How We Might Just Be Able to Use Elon Musk’s Wealth to Fund ReparationsBy Dr. Leo Croft | Stix Intel | Stix Chat Series Ya’ll ever have a thought that hits so wild at first that you catch yourself laughing? Not because it’s funny—but because it might actually work? I had one of those thoughts […]
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Why the Loudest Voices for “Liberty” Are Usually the Most TrappedBy Dr. Leo Croft | Stix Chat Let’s be honest. We’ve all heard someone shout, “It’s about freedom!” like they’re gearing up to deliver a baby bald eagle wrapped in a flag. But here’s the real question: freedom from what, exactly? And here’s the harder […]
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By Dr. Leo Croft | Stix Intel Let’s stop pretending. Corporate America didn’t “get more inclusive.” It got more strategic. And if you’ve been paying attention—not to the PR slides, but to the boardroom seating charts—you know what I mean. Affirmative action and DEI were supposed to open the doors to opportunity for marginalized people. […]
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IntroOk kinfolks—it’s time for me to put another target on my back. I’ve spent the last several months digging into something I had a gut feeling about. It started off with a question. Then a pattern. Now I’m staring at a full-blown problem hiding in plain sight. Some of these so-called “hard conversations” aren’t what […]
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