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My Top 5 Male Vocalists!

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 21:56


As I did for us, I shall do for them! My Top 5 Male Vocalists (:

Five Gospel Songs Err'body and They Momma (Should) Know!

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 35:02


Whassup y'all and welcome BACK! God has been moving, grooving, chasing and replacing in my life for these last few months which is why I've been M.I.A. but I'm BYKEEEE with this episode! Enjoy!

My Top 10 Covers

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 60:40


My Top 10 Covers of all-time!

My Top 7 Love Songs

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 55:21


I honestly have no idea why I chose the number seven but "here we are, the few of us together..." or whatever Atlantic Starr said. Enjoy! :)

Call & Response Singing, Negro Spirituals

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 32:06


How I Got In (and Out) of Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 33:02


Always do what makes you happy, at the end of the day. Forever #TeamAbrams!

"Let's Talk About SWAC, Baby!" - Pt. I

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 48:32


Founded in 1920, the Southwestern Athletic Conference ("SWAC") is where it's at! Listen in for the history of five HBCUs in the best conference out there + find out who PVAMU's most notable alum is! 

Akeem Hunt: Huntingdon College's First Black Drum Major

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 48:25


Hey family! So happy to be welcoming a new season, in a new year with a new milestone! I had the opportunity to sit down with Akeem Hunt, the 2021-22 Drum Major at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, AL and the first male and the first black person to serve in the role. In the wake of our first black Vice-President of the United States and the first Black woman being nominated to the Supreme Court, it's amazing how we still find ourselves celebrating firsts in spaces that we have occupied for decades! Enjoy :)

College GEM: Experience > Education

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 15:22


What's up beautiful peeps! We are officially entering into Season 2 of this wonderful podcast and in this episode, I'm discussing the importance of your experiences in college that play apart in your professional development and how they are just as essential as actually getting that degree! When opportunity knocks, ANSWER first, PRAY later. Most importantly, do not feel trapped in your major! You find your purpose in your passion :)

I Dropped Out of College 3x + God is LAUGHING!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 49:00


Welcome/Welcome Backkkkk! This episode explores my eight year journey to complete my Bachelors with a little bit more depth. Some trials. a few tribulations but one grand testimony came out of all of it. Enjoy!

What is the 'Divine 9'?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 64:40


Welcome back! Recently talks of HBCUs and the "Divine 9" have increased since Kamala Harris - a graduate of Howard University (the MECCA of HBCUs) and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (the oldest Black Greek Letter sorority) was named and accepted the nomination as the Vice-Presidential Candidate for the 2020 election year, representing the Democratic Party. I accepting said nomination and winning this upcoming election, she will be the first black, the first female, the first black female and the first HBCU graduate and Divine 9 member to hold such an office. This episode will discuss a brief history of the Black Greek Letter Organizations that makeup the "Divine 9". Enjoy!

Why I Chose to Major in History + THANKSGIVING IS ONE BIG FAT LIE!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020 31:39


Welcome back! This episode will explore why I went from being an English major to getting a degree in History and African-American studies plus the truth about the first Thanksgiving. Prepare yourself for this story about "thanksgiving". The holiday, as you know it, is a BOLD-FACED LIE of genocide, manipulation, theft and downright tomfoolery! Enjoy!

RIP to "The Illustrious..." + Restoring Morris Brown College

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020 22:02


Wow, three months have passed since I uploaded the last episode BUT I'm back and ready to catch you guys up to speed! This episode talks about the name change, my move to Chocolate city (aka Atlanta) and the restoration of Georgia's only HBCU founded by black people, Morris Brown College! #RestoreMorrisBrown #TheHardReset

Why I Stan HBCU Bands + 5 of My Favorite Performances!

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 60:58


Wow, you're back!? Well this is awesome! If not and this is your first time listening, WELCOME to "The Illustrious..." Podcast -- a podcast dedicated to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (or HBCUs)! In this episode, I'm talking about how I came to love HBCU Bands so much and showcasing someone of my favorite performance! Don't hear your HBCU? Don't worry! Eventually, all will be incorporated in the show in some way, shape or form. Until then, enjoy! #HBCUsMatter

Five HBCUs I Ain't Even Know About!

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 36:37


Issa pilot episode! Welcome to a podcast dedicated to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (or HBCUs)! In Episode 1, I am talking about...me LOL annnddd also five HBCUs I thought I knew but I didn't! Don't hear your HBCU? Don't worry! Eventually, all will be incorporated in the show in some way, shape or form. Until then, enjoy! CORRECTION: I mentioned that SCSU was the first HBCU to host a debate in 2018 but it was 2008.

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