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  • Justice and the People: A Conversation with Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat Fischer

    Justice and the People: A Conversation with Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat Fischer
    2025/06/11
    In this episode of Black Thought: The Spark, Pastor Gohlstin sit down with Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat Fischer for an insightful conversation about the judicial system and its role in people’s everyday lives. Justice Fischer discusses how the courts can better serve the public, what he’s learned from the bench, and the one case that left a lasting impact on him.
    From access to justice to public trust in the courts, this episode offers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how decisions are made—and how the system can evolve to meet the needs of the people it’s meant to serve.
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    52 分
  • Across the Diaspora: A Conversation with Heather Flynn

    Across the Diaspora: A Conversation with Heather Flynn
    2025/06/11
    In this episode of Black Thought: The Spark, Pastor Gohlstin and DJ Black Unicorn sit down with Heather Flynn, former Senior Professional Staff Member for the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Flynn shares stories from her time advising on Africa and global health policy, offering a behind-the-scenes look at U.S. foreign policy, international development, and her travels across the African continent. They discuss how Africans perceive African Americans, the complexities of global Black identity, and what it means to bridge the cultural and historical gaps across the diaspora.
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    50 分
  • Know Thyself, Part II: The Journey Back to You

    Know Thyself, Part II: The Journey Back to You
    2025/06/11
    In this follow-up to their exploration of Dr. Na’im Akbar’s Know Thyself, Pastor Gohlstin and DJ Black Unicorn continue the journey of rediscovery — digging deeper into what it means to truly know who you are. This episode explores the layers of identity that have been buried or distorted through colonization, slavery, and systemic erasure — and how relearning your spiritual, cultural, and personal self is a radical act of liberation.
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    55 分
  • Groundwork: Restoring Black Land Ownership

    Groundwork: Restoring Black Land Ownership
    2025/05/19
    Pastor Gohlstin sits down with his fraternity brother Duane Johnson — a former banker and mortgage professional — to explore why Black Americans own less land today than in 1910. They discuss the lasting impact of the Great Migration, redlining, the Great Depression, and the Great Recession, and offer insight on how the community can begin to reverse these trends. A powerful conversation on legacy, loss, and the path forward.
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    50 分
  • Connection is Power: Joshua Edmonds on Bridging the Divide

    Connection is Power: Joshua Edmonds on Bridging the Divide
    2025/04/26
    In this episode of Black Thought: The Spark, Pastor Gohlstin and DJ Black Unicorn sit down with Joshua Edmonds, CEO of DigitalC, to talk about why internet access is about much more than convenience — it’s about power, freedom, and survival. Edmonds shares his mission to close the digital divide in Cleveland, connecting thousands of families who have been left behind by traditional internet providers. Together, they break down how access to technology impacts education, opportunity, and justice — and why bridging this gap is critical for the future of urban communities.
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    51 分
  • Fractured Masses: Rebuilding Through Core Values

    Fractured Masses: Rebuilding Through Core Values
    2025/04/26
    In this critical episode of Black Thought: The Spark, Pastor Gohlstin and DJ Black Unicorn address the painful reality of the Black community existing in fractured masses — divided by ideologies, geography, class, and mistrust. They dive deep into how this fragmentation weakens our collective power and how the road to true restoration begins with returning to, redeveloping, and agreeing on a set of core values.

    This conversation challenges listeners to think beyond individual agendas and personal gains — and to focus instead on the principles that can unite a people. Without shared values, there can be no shared future. Healing starts with reestablishing who we are, what we stand for, and what we will build together.
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    51 分
  • Exiled: The War on Black Humanity

    Exiled: The War on Black Humanity
    2025/04/26
    In this episode of Black Thought: The Spark, Pastor Gohlstin and DJ Black Unicorn explore the deep wounds left by the forced exile of Black Americans from their original land, culture, and identity. They unpack how, through the brutal process of slavery, there was an intentional effort to animalize those who were kidnapped — stripping them of their humanity to justify their oppression.

    This conversation exposes the psychological warfare used to disconnect a people from their roots, and how that disconnection still echoes today. Pastor Gohlstin and DJ Black Unicorn offer powerful insight into how understanding this process is key to reversing it — reclaiming our true selves, restoring our cultural memory, and walking back toward wholeness. Healing begins when we recognize what was stolen — and what still lives within us, waiting to be awakened.
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    52 分
  • Breaking the Curse of Willie Lynch

    Breaking the Curse of Willie Lynch
    2025/04/15
    In this powerful episode of Black Thought: The Spark, Pastor Gohlstin and DJ Black Unicorn confront the lingering impact of the infamous Willie Lynch letter — a blueprint designed to divide, control, and destroy unity within the Black community. They unpack how the psychological chains of division, distrust, and self-hate still show up today, generations later. Most importantly, they discuss what it looks like to break that curse — through healing, unity, love, and intentional rebuilding of Black identity and connection. This is a raw, honest conversation about freeing the mind to free the people.
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    47 分