Tag: Matt T’s Rap

2020 America: A Spiritual Chernobyl

Matt Talford

WITH ALL THE INCREASED AWARENESS… and media attention regarding incidents of police brutality and their subsequent protests (both nationally and internationally), “Matt, what can I do to help?” is a question I have been asked by a number of my “White” friends a lot lately.  I am not alone in fielding that question either, because several of my “Black” friends have shared similar stories of being asked the same question (and by the way, I utterly despise human color classifications, which is why I’ve used quotes with them for some…

Bill Gates, Philanthropy and a Look at Race and Privilege

Matt Talford

WITH THE WHOLE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC and the growing concern surrounding intimations of mandatory vaccinations as put forth by a retired software billionaire-turned-philanthropist—Bill Gates (head of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), and leaders from the US-based Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as the proposed location for human vaccine trials, I think it’s high time we had a real conversation regarding privilege and race.  Before I begin though, I think it’s worth sharing that last week, I ran an informal poll on…

Breaking Down The Bible: The Ten Commandments

Matt Talford

IF YOU’VE BEEN FOLLOWING MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL… You already know about the show I kicked off in July of 2019 called, “Matt T’s Rap,” which in a nutshell, is a video podcast that gives viewers a look into the types of conversations guys have when hanging out at the barbershop, gym, sports bars, men’s study groups at church, etc.  (Oh and by the way, for those of you who aren’t aware of my channel, please visit http://www.youtube.com/c/MattTalford and click the subscribe button; I think you’ll be glad you did… Thanks!)…