In this episode of The Black Sub-World Podcast, host DeWayne R. Stallworth confronts a complex and layered question: What happens when whiteness enters spaces historically created for Black survival, leadership, and advancement?

Drawing on historical, spiritual, and psychological analysis—and insights from his book The Problem of Black Skin—Stallworth examines the growing trend of Divine Nine members renouncing their letters and the deeper implications of white inclusion in Black Greek organizations. From the 1400s coastal exchanges between Africans and Europeans to the modern tensions within Black fraternities and sororities, he traces how integration can function as displacement and how the psychology of survival within whiteness continues to shape Black identity and leadership.

With honesty and nuance, Stallworth challenges listeners to rethink the meaning of fraternity, legacy, and belonging. This conversation is not about rejection but responsibility—how to protect Black spaces, preserve their purpose, and ensure that leadership remains rooted in the uplift of the Black community.

Tune in for a critical, courageous reflection on race, belonging, and the ethics of space in Black America.

In Part 2 of The Black Sub-World Podcast, DeWayne R. Stallworth takes us deeper into the systems quietly shaping our world —from DARPA’s experiments and Snowden’s revelations to the military-industrial complex, corporate power, and AI itself. We explore how technology, algorithms, and surveillance tools are controlling movement, thought, and opportunity — particularly in Black communities.

Linking historical patterns like COINTELPRO to modern digital infrastructures, this episode reveals how control evolves but remains rooted in power and extraction. Yet it’s not just a warning — Stallworth illuminates pathways of awareness, resistance, and agency, showing how critical thinking, community, and consciousness can be wielded to survive and thrive in the Age of AI.

In Part I of this episode of the Black Sub-world Podcast, DeWayne R. Stallworth delivers a quiet but unrelenting examination of the forces reshaping Black life in the 21st century. From the historical roots of surveillance (e.g., slave patrols, branding, and COINTELPRO) to the emergence of digital ID systems, biometric monitoring, and global AI-driven control, Stallworth lays bare the structures designed to measure, manage, and constrain.

With clarity and moral urgency, he traces the lineage of power from the military-industrial-technological complex to the billionaire class, examining the promises and perils of Black participation in AI and tech innovation. This episode challenges listeners to see beyond surface-level opportunity, to recognize the invisible chains embedded in modern systems, and to confront the ways in which convenience and advancement can become mechanisms of compliance.

Part I sets the stage for a deeper reckoning: understanding the architecture of control, the erosion of critical thought, and the urgent need for awareness before the systems of the future solidify their grip.