Podcasts about are black

1. What Part of adulthood surprised you the most? 2. Are Black men afraid of each other? 3. If you live with your partner, would you expect sex everyday? 4. Whats the name your MAMA gave you? 5. FACT or Cap : Neyo says women you should stop dancing to toxic music if they want to stop being called bitches. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wehavethat/support

We've got two movies and a whole bunch of news for you today! Did Edgar Wright find a new way to make the 60's a nightmare? Are Black directors mastering westerns the way we did horror? Also, give Regina King all the awards! Thanks for listening!

Are Black people becoming too racially sensitive?  Ted Cruz agrees with Lebron??? What's the craziest thing you've done when you were drunk? And I bet you don't love Chipotle as much as this woman... Ever been somewhere and overheard two guys having a crazy conversation over random topics? Well we are those guys and we have been having these conversations since college. Do we agree on everything? Hell no, but we have fun anyway. We talk sports, politics, pop culture, and other bs. Pour yourself a drink and listen in.  Audio  episodes every Monday! Video episodes every Tuesday! Subscribe and Follow on Social media: https://www.facebook.com/RGRTPod https://www.instagram.com/RGRTPod

Are Black people incapable of swimming? Langston and his guest Aminah Imani (Comedy Central) take a dive into this timeless conspiracy theory. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Today on Blunt Talk we go a little deeper into the discussion about relationships. We ask the question: Are Black men responsible for the creation of the modern Black women? And we'll tell you what we think we found out. The conversation was so amazing and so honest and eye opening and very much needed and we hope you love it as much as we loved having it.

Are Black people looking out for their own best interests or are they allowing the plans of white supremacy to be the order of the day?

Black Olympians and Black America for that matter always have had a unique conflict around the Olympics. We are expected to set-aside discrimination, oppression and feelings of otherness to wave the red, white and blue. From Simone Biles to uninterested NBA players are Black athletes simply tired and fed up with giving this Country their all only to return home to police terrorism and systemic oppression. Greg and Robert address the question and tackle the NFL Covid-19 protocol and whether it amounts to a vaccine mandate and as always...much more!   INTRODUCTION Welcome Back Thanks for subscribing and listening. Find us on Apple Podcasts on iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and Libsyn   BLOWING SMOKE  Lazy Weekend Booster Vaccine Upcoming Shutdown? Greg Bumper Riding Tangent Anti-Vaxxers turned Covid-19 Victim   SESSION OF THE DAY   Do Black Olympains have a dilemma in competing for a country that does not value them off the competition field? Are Black athletes fed up? Simone Biles Naomi Osaka NBA athletes Robert rooting for everyone Black, either for or against America  NFL Covid Protocol Messing with paychecks? Effective Vaccine Mandate? Are they wrong?     WHAT THE F*CK NEWS SEGMENT Japan Lied About Weather For Olympics Michigan Man Files $10M Lawsuit for Racial Profiling   THANK YOU Thanks for joining us this episode of All Out of Fucks Podcast! Make sure to check us out on Instagram @alloutoffuckspodcast, Twitter @AllOutofFuxPod, and our website at alloutoffuckspodcast.com, where you can subscribe to the show in iTunes, Stitcher or via RSS so you'll never miss a show. While you're at it, if you liked what you heard, then we'd appreciate you heading over to iTunes and giving us a 5 star rating or just tell a friend about the show

Are Black people free in America? If not, what enslaves them? Is it systemic racism? Is it political affiliation? Or is it a lack of cultural accountability? In this episode, Jim Stroud chats with "Tree," the YouTube sensation from the show - Tree of Logic. The conversation is lively and the topics ebb and flow around racism. For example, what determines true blackness in America? Just how rampant is liberal hypocrisy? What about "boogee" blacks in search of a struggle to identify with? And will racism ever go away when there is so much money and power to gain from it? The time flew by on this episode and as serious as the subject matter was, you could not tell from all the laughing. Tune in for a very, very interesting episode.  Find "Tree" online: Tree of Logic - https://www.treeoflogic.com/ The TreeHouse News - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClVOcdn1LNV8A98yZHYIDhQ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jim-stroud2/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jim-stroud2/support

This Week on theConversation our Host Shae aka Reign Justice O'Change is joined by one of the Conversation's original Metropolis AllStar panelists, Solar Grey to dissect how post-racial America is Not. Are Black bodies still just the hottest commodity on the white and privileged auction block? Tell us what you think, and join The Conversation. #DoMoreRequireBetter #your50percent #TheConversation #HaveTheConversation Credit For more about The Metropolis Podcast Network. Check out our new site. http://themetropolisnetwork.com Be sure to subscribe to The Metropolis on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1kn0m_czn3nABboDBaH4YA Follow The Metropolis on Instagram/IGTV: @TheMetropolisCollective Join The Metropolis on Twitter: @MetropolisPAC Support The Illuminati by contributing on Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/illuminatipodcast Listen via: iHeart Radio https://www.iheart.com/.../269-the-metropolis-collective.../ Anchor https://anchor.fm/themetropoliscollective Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1x442wvBxRHrvJwSESVrWB Google https://podcasts.google.com/... Apple/iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/.../the.../id1493465747 DISCLAIMER: Information and opinions provided in these videos, including any responses to legal questions, comments, opinions, recommendations, analysis, references, referrals or legally related content/information ("Legal Information") is not intended to create an attorney-client relationship between you and any creator or analyst. Such Legal Information and any/all related opinions are intended for general informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not a substitute for a consultation with an attorney and you should not rely upon such Legal Information. You understand that postings to the network and its officially affiliated channels are not confidential and are not subject to attorney-client privilege. The opinions expressed are that of the creators themselves and not any employers, suppliers, vendors or other partners in law or fact. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/themetropoliscollective/message

Home schooling wasn't easy for any parent during the pandemic. It gave many a wider appreciation of how hard it is to be an educator. But some parents have taken the opportunity to take a strong grip of their child's education and continue home schooling even post lockdown. Are Black children overall better off being educated by their own parents and does the current schooling curriculum work and benefit Black kids?Featuring: Ann Palmer, Katharine Birbalsingh & Jamelia See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We’re back! This week YouTube’s very own Tiffany Ferguson (tiffanyferg) joined us as we got into some great topics. We spent time talking about white allyship and what it means to be an unapologetic supporter of the Black community. How does one be an ally without being performative? Why would a white person dismantle a system that they benefit from? Are Black people too mean to individuals who don’t understand race and privilege (black squares)? We get into it all! This is a great episode.Check out Tiffany’s Social Media:YOUTUBE: https://m.youtube.com/user/tiffanyfergINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/tferg__/?hl=enTWITTER: https://mobile.twitter.com/tiffanyferg?lang=en SEND US AN INTERESTING ANONYMOUS QUESTION BELOW!!!https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSebwcH-zavRYLwvOO6Gq3tv7CmrkkqRF9Cj5uRdqENiR42MVA/viewform   Tell a friend to tell a friend ! Be sure to leave a RATING/REVIEW on Apple Podcast! Thanks for listening ! FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/justin_aiiz/ FOLLOW THE PODCAST PAGE:https://www.instagram.com/polaroppositespod/ FOLLOW DONTÉhttps://www.instagram.com/_donnie_f/ LEAVE A REVIEW & SEND LETTERS! If you would like a question answered on air, email us! We want to hear your feedback and offer advice on your situation! Ask away! polaropposites.pod@gmail.com  

We’re back! This week YouTube’s very own Tiffany Ferguson (tiffanyferg) joined us as we got into some great topics. We spent time talking about white allyship and what it means to be an unapologetic supporter of the Black community. How does one be an ally without being performative? Why would a white person dismantle a system that they benefit from? Are Black people too mean to individuals who don’t understand race and privilege (black squares)? We get into it all! This is a great episode.Check out Tiffany’s Social Media:YOUTUBE: https://m.youtube.com/user/tiffanyfergINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/tferg__/?hl=enTWITTER: https://mobile.twitter.com/tiffanyferg?lang=en SEND US AN INTERESTING ANONYMOUS QUESTION BELOW!!!https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSebwcH-zavRYLwvOO6Gq3tv7CmrkkqRF9Cj5uRdqENiR42MVA/viewform   Tell a friend to tell a friend ! Be sure to leave a RATING/REVIEW on Apple Podcast! Thanks for listening ! FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/justin_aiiz/ FOLLOW THE PODCAST PAGE:https://www.instagram.com/polaroppositespod/ FOLLOW DONTÉhttps://www.instagram.com/_donnie_f/ LEAVE A REVIEW & SEND LETTERS! If you would like a question answered on air, email us! We want to hear your feedback and offer advice on your situation! Ask away! polaropposites.pod@gmail.com  

FeedbackWhat’s on my mind: Are there always two sides to every story? https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/158370601.pdfNews:The jury reaches a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, now what? https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/549609-chauvin-likely-to-face-uphill-battle-in-appealCongress tries again to extend deadline for census results: https://www.npr.org/2021/04/20/984822577/after-a-disrupted-census-congress-tries-again-to-extend-deadlines-for-resultsChad's President, Idriss Déby, killed in clash with rebels: https://www.npr.org/2021/04/20/989052863/chads-president-idriss-deby-reportedly-killed-during-clash-with-rebelsThe Tragedy of Harry Uzoka: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/magazine/harry-uzoka-murder-george-koh.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=HomepageBlack former female cop that saved Black man’s life, wins lawsuit: https://www.blackenterprise.com/black-female-cop-who-was-fired-for-trying-to-stop-chokehold-in-2008-wins-ruling-will-receive-pension-back-pay/US Coronavirus Update: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/ and https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/local-pregnant-woman-33-dies-from-covid-19/article_38493489-82c5-5b1f-9988-f62623007596.htmlPoacher killed by elephants, good: https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/19/africa/suspected-poacher-trampled-south-africa-intl/index.htmlThis shit is for us: Are Black people cohesive in their fight for justice? https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/african-americans-have-been-blocked-voting-black-vote-not-blockBible Study with Atheist Mike: This week One Minute bible study; The Ten Commandments: https://www.christianpost.com/news/survey-more-americans-familiar-with-big-mac-ingredients-than-10-commandments.htmlClosing: Hester Ford, the oldest living American, died this week: https://goodblacknews.org/2021/04/14/cbs-news-veteran-kimberly-godwin-to-become-president-of-abc-news/

Are Black women dying to redeem Black men, even when they're problematic, or when they abuse and mistreat us?Today, I'm joined by Arah the Writer to discuss this topic, which she wrote about in an article for Sorella Magazine linked here.Enjoyed this episode? Please remember to rate and review this show on Apple Podcasts as well as to share it with your friends and family.Are you a Gen Z or millennial Black woman? Check out Sorella Magazine, an online publication for Black women.Join our community on social media: Instagram,  Facebook and Twitter.  Support the show (http://paypal.me/SorellaMagazine)

Dissecting the theory of Afro-Pessimism and whether it is a valid theory or not. Are Black people sentient beings rather than human beings?Tune in as Maryam Muhammad @neptunesnegress and our guest Mickel “King Kelz” Lewis @dakingkelz, Fran Afantchao @fran.afan, and Kyron Zariek Young @fivef00tassassin have an open discussion!

Queen & J. are two womanist race nerds talking liberation, politics, and pop-culture over tea. Drink up! On this episode… Explaining racism to white people proves to be a thankless fvcking job as Piers Morgan and Sharon Osborne show their whole asses on live TV. Are Black activists commodifying Black death for clout? Samaria Rice reacts to Tamika Mallory at the Grammy’s. And finally, biracial identity and who gets to say “I’m Black.” This week’s hot list: Decentralized activism, clout chasing weirdos, Hollywood reenactments of the Black Lives Matter movement (cringe), The Talk, Elaine Welteroth, Sheryl Underwood, a rockette, and that lil unbothered dog, weatherman Alex Beresford, Meghan Markle, white passing biracial identity and Blackness, language and mad other ish EPISODE TIMESTAMPS Libations: 2:50 Donation Libations: 8:29 Affirmations: 11:14 Samaria Rice calls out Tamika Mallory, and other BLM affiliates:11:59 Sharon Osbourne on The Talk wilding: 52:29 Biracial Black identity police: 1:36:47 Tweet us while you listen! #teawithqj @teawithqj and add #podin on Twitter to help others discover Tea with Queen and J. podcast! IG/Venmo: @Transtrenderz Cashapp: cash.app/$Transtrenderz Gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/bringing-black-trans-music-mainstream PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=cWCmg-84pqKiLLFfAMf5EDT4lNN1k8NyhIJJFrOgZQS-kwTbWu7jpcu38iL6AsAwX-Z5kZoS1dOVoQo0 WEBSITE www.TeaWithQueenAndJ.com SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: twitter.com/teawithqj Instagram: Instagram.com/teawithqj Facebook: www.facebook.com/TeawithQueenandJ Tumblr: teawithqueenandj.tumblr.com EMAIL & SPONSOR INQUIRIES teawithqueenandj@gmail.com DONATE www.paypal.me/teawithqj OR www.patreon.com/teawithqj Where to Donate Your Money and Time to Help Protestors: https://nyulocal.com/where-to-donate-your-money-and-time-to-help-protesters-ef2727d7a9d2 How to continue support for the End SARS movement in Nigeria https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/29/how-to-continue-support-for-the-end-sars-movement-in-nigeria-13487714/ Queen’s Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/CXV9ZDWZ3PP9?ref_=wl_share J.’s Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1NP09USMPJ0TB?ref=cm_sw_em_r_wl_ip_VEVWdvdDDemm Send us snail mail: Tea with Queen and J. P.O. Box 1617 229 East 85th Street New York, NY 10028 NOTES AND EXTRA TEA: Check out our review/conversation about Queen and Slim - https://soundcloud.com/tea-with-queen-and-j/233-white-fear-fantasy This week’s closing clip featuring Sistah Souljah sharing her thoughts on white folks dismantling the system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1WKA6qY3tM This episode was created, hosted, and produced by Naima Lewis Muhammad & Janicia Francis with editorial support from Candice Jones Libations to our friend’s Domingo, Tokunbo, and D. Sindayiganza who help keep this show running by paying and supporting Black women. Opening song by Ohene Cornelius Segment Music by Chad Milner

Are Black parents sending their kids in the wrong direction? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mikecheckmikeg/message

On this episode, Michae & Quintell talk about:- Sounding White- Society needs a neuralizer- Everybody in New York sounds Black?- Do Black Brits ‘sound Black’?- Are Black voices ‘heavier’?- CCM vs. Gospel- Black male sopranos have a ‘thinner sound’- White artists who sing R&B have a ‘thicker sound’- The process of learning and evolving as an artist- Your 'why' informs the work that you do- Never minimize the importance of following instructions- Networking isn’t always about pushing your product- People who get angry about services tailored to Black people- Check out Equity Matters Podcast- Acknowledgment > Inclusion- People’s hatred of being on the phone- Audiobooks paint the picture just as well as paper books- You can miss out on major things by not following instructions!!!

Do our favorite reality stars really go on TV thinking their marriages will survive?? Does Bravo highlight enough interracial love and its beauty??? Are Black men fetishized in society but especially on Bravo?? Join us today and find out!!!!!

Jon, Neil, Keltric, and Rasheem discuss: (2:01) Cicely Tyson (RIP to the Queen) (5:43) GameStop, Robinhood, and Short Selling Stock (11:56) Is Chad Wheeler's mental illness an excuse for domestic violence? (28:21) What can Black men do to improve relationships with Black women? (54:28) Are Black parents projecting their negative experiences with Colorism onto their daughters? Search "Str8 No Chaser Podcast" on iTunes You can also listen on Spotify, Google Podcast, and Anchor: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EfmwQWhYNKJfyoYw7CAaL https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/str8-no-chaser-podcast/id1512907882 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/str8-nochaser/support

Are Black conservatives being unfairly targeted by Hollywood? Larry Elder explains how his documentary was blacklisted by Hollywood.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

BLACK SOCRATES offers his version of a BUYING BLACK MANIFESTO for the BLACK COMMUNITY and invites his audience to not only critic the points in the manifesto, but to ask is it even necessary. Why don't other races and ethnic groups openly campaign in this manner, but AFRICAN AMERICANS do so quite often? Are BLACK people too frivolous with their spending? Do AFRICAN AMERICANS support BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES (BOBs) enough? Are BOBs up to standard to garner the support they need? Are our expectations for BUYING BLACK realistic or too high? MENTAL DIALOGUE asking the questions America's afraid to ask. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU THINK --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/montoya-smith/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/montoya-smith/support

On Episode 74, we touch on a few topics: - #EndSARS Links to Support: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/endsars-nigeria-police-brutality-sars-lekki-protest/2020/10/22/27e31e0c-143d-11eb-a258-614acf2b906d_story.html http://hoodcommunist.org/2020/03/26/sanctions-kill-the-devastating-cost-of-sanctions/?fbclid=IwAR32Eelxw1tu99bK-hkodA1vDMl1VjI99VkBjOcy226ZYOka4fq6_fsrJoo https://feministcoalition2020.com/?fbclid=IwAR1MuANGQxXsnk4evZ59-AXuKanNkogFUm7XcVs9ZJM1BxLy-CM4fJ9EadE https://www.connecteddevelopment.org/?fbclid=IwAR19I-jS_Sujye4QNm7_r3MQ9gOCL91C75F00P_gdUE2PnNg-uE3zjX4NG4 - Eddie Moran’s administration has failed Black people. - Alvernia and gentrifying downtown Reading. - The importance of voting. - Are Black people protected anywhere? - J. Lo's lyric. Become a Patron Here: patreon.com/dearrdg Hosts: Marquise Richards (@MarquiseDavon) Brianna Tyson (@PUSHABRI) Marie Sykes (SykesMvrie_) Websites: Bri's Blog - pushabri.com Marie's Blog - sykesisthelimit.com Manny's Website - boysonder.com

Are Black men doing enough to support a progressive agenda? What role - if any - will Ice Cube and 50 Cent play in the election? Plus, Jeffrey Toobin’s video call disaster, and special guest Rev. Al Sharpton on traveling to Africa with Tucker Carlson. Guest co-host Professor Brittney Cooper joins Mara, Wesley and Keith. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Are Black parents parenting too hard or are they just learning they kids some basic life lessons? Is fortnite more important than taking out trash?

What is Deuteronomy 28 all about? Are Black people the true Jews? Does it even matter ultimately? You don't want to miss this conversation. Vocab and I share common experiences with Black Hebrew Israelite friends and also share some insight in respect to the Transatlantic Slave Trade, dealing with Hebrew Israelite doctrine, claims and more. I. Intro segment: Christian unity is greater than Ethnic unity II. Interview: (guest) Vocab Malone III. Closing segment: freedom and blessings in Jesus What is truth video: https://youtu.be/IVYmP7zNpnk Guest resources: Vocab Malone YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/VocabMalone Barak Obama vs The Black Hebrew Israelites https://www.amazon.com/Barack-Obama-B... More resources: Dr. James White debate Elder Rawchaar Shayar: https://youtu.be/4hNGCX2nXvE Rick Caldwell: https://youtu.be/Xpwgf4miYfQ Kris Williams: https://www.youtube.com/c/Kdubtru Re-enslaved by Marius Mitchell: https://www.amazon.com/ReEnslaved-Def... For Merch, questions surrounding the deity of Christ or defending your faith, email us at thatdeitytho@gmail.com Make sure you LIKE SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE to see future episodes and other content. NEW episodes every 2nd and 4th Wednesday. https://anchor.fm/thatdeitytho Soli Deo Gloria #ThatDeityTho

Welcome to My Initial Thought, the podcast about our first reactions to our ever-changing world. My Initial Thought is hosted by married couple Jerrold & Tawana Williams, who have been married for 19 years and live in Los Angeles California. Their views on pop culture, news, and all things Jesus are a refreshing escape from the usual news tone. In this week's episode, The Williamses cover: The DNC 2:39 Can Christians totally align with the Black Lives Matter organization/who can we partner with 9:14 Should a church kick out members for not attending 17:17 Mrs. Wiliams' show got cancelled 26:12 No more Uber/Lyft in LA 28:40 Are Black women not getting hired because of their natural hair 33:55 The Strength of Seduction Workout 41:18.

Please join us Sunday at 1:00pm CDT as we discuss a variety of topics.  Biden/Harris 2020 Is the Black community obligated to support the Democrats? How did they get our support in the first place? What exactly are the Democrats going to do for the Black community? Why is critical analysis of the candidates being discouraged and attacked? Black exceptionalism & White meritocracy Trump & Trumpism This guy... QAnon Tea Party Birtherism Stealing an election (The snake story is apropos) Domestic terrorism Kanye Black Vote Is the powerbase shifting? Will 60%+ of Black voters show up to the polls? Do we owe any of them anything? Are your opinions being shaped by Black people who are paid to influence your choices? Are Black people traditionally conservative? Are Black people skeptical?

Are Black women protected? We discuss Meg Thee Stallion and Tory situation and her comments following the shooting. Sticking with music, Kanye West campaign rally in South Carolina has cancel culture on edge. We give our thoughts. Nick Cannon and ViacomCBS parting ways in the wake of his Anti Semitic comments. Later in the show, we examine sexual boundaries for men vs women. We ask the question, could you raise a child that was conceived by someone else during a relationship break? Follow us @ Factualpod on IG, Twitter, & Facebook Follow Silas @IamSilasdavirus on Twitter & IG Follow MikeG @themikeg1291 on IG & Twitter Follow Vern @vern904 on Twitter & vern_904 on IG

Shame on you Tory Lanez! SHAME ON YOU! It's only right if Everyday Heroz talks about the recent events with Tory Lanez and Megan Thee Stallion. Was it by mistake? Are Black women protected? We dive in to the root of this issue! Hosted by Real Name Wynton and JB Written we present Everyday Heroz! This is a podcast to make you think while entertain. We like to call it "Infotainment"! ✅ Subscribe for ENDLESS content on news, media, interviews and business today: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxpI... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everyday-heroz/message

Shaun King aka Talcum X, recently called for the destruction of statutes of #WhiteJesus. The former Pastor, now Malcolm X wannabe has used the recent protest over the killings of Black people at the hands of police to push an anti-Christian agenda. I addressed Talcum's comments and explored his story and presentation to America. Most importantly, his self-appointed position as CEO of Frederick Douglass, The Northstar Newspaper and repeated use of Black history and culture for profit. Are Black people gonna allow a white man posing as Black man to serve as a voice for our concerns, pains and struggles? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jeffjefedelices/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jeffjefedelices/support

Welcome to another episode in quarantine.  The curve is flattening in New York and New Jersey and the crew is keeping it safe.  The crew starts off with the Check-In. Vin talks about his VinsDailyBread project where he showcases his love for cooking.  L.O. talks about his struggles with his Spectrum internet service. Now that homeschooling is coming to an end, Rick talks about what’s next for the summer. Mack has been laying low and like all of us, has been processing everything going on in the world from COVID-19 to racism. This show also includes discussing the George Floyd case and the subsequent protest across the globe.  We also talk about accountability versus legacy.  Are Black artists who have committed egregious crimes or addicted to drugs at a greater risk of damaged legacies compared to their white counterparts? We introduce a new segment, F-ck Your Apology! This goes out to all of the white people called out for their racist and tone-deaf remarks who now wish to offer weak apologies in hopes of redemption. This Week's Libations are a collection of several different whiskeys including Uncle Nearest and Woodford Reserve. Remember, whether or not you are in the middle of a pandemic--always drink responsibly. You’ll hear all this and more in this week’s episode of Decoding 40. Be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook,  Instagram and  Patreon. Want to be our Whiskey Warrior of the Week? Or, do you have an event or product that you would like us to attend, sample and promote? Then, please send us an email to Decoding40@gmail.com to start the discussion.

Zach welcomes Dr. Janice Gassam, Ph.D. back to the podcast to talk about the concept of centering Black experiences. She and Zach discuss the tremendous impact of enduring continuous emotional labor and implore any and all aspiring allies and/or white executives to compensate Black people when they're asked to speak about their feelings, and Dr. Gassam also shares a bit about both her podcast and new book, both titled "Dirty Diversity" - check the show notes if you'd like to find out more!Learn more about (and buy!) Dr. Gassam's book "Dirty Diversity" on Amazon or Audible.Interested in the Dirty Diversity podcast? Check it out on her website.Read Dr. Gassam's "Dear Companies: Your BLM Posts Are Cute But We Want To See Policy Change" piece on Forbes.Connect with Dr. Gassam on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.Visit our website.TRANSCRIPTZach: What's up, y'all? It's Zach with Living Corporate, and look, you know, you know what we do. We have real talk in a corporate world, and we do that by centering marginalized voices so that we can actually amplify and center marginalized experiences at work, right? And so we're having these conversations with thought leaders, with educators, with writers, with executives, with entrepreneurs and social influencers and activists and elected officials - anybody, really - all around, again, centering and amplifying the most marginalized voices in the workplace, and so today we have a returning guest - frankly, a friend of the show, you know what I mean? Dr. Janice Gassam. Dr. Janice Gassam is an educator, public speaker, a consultant, and a senior contributor with Forbes. Dr. Gassam, how's it going?Dr. Gassam: It is going well. Thank you so much, Zach. I really appreciate you amplifying my voice and consistently amplifying my work. I love that we, like, you know, have built this support system, and I think that's so important, that we are, as quote-unquote marginalized people, we're supporting each other.Zach: Well, I mean, it's not--you make it very easy. You do great work, and your work really is what needs to be centered and focused on right now. I'm really curious, you know, as white folks are apparently learning what racism is for the first time, how have your--what does it look like in your field? Like, are you getting more requests right now? I know last time you were on the podcast we talked about the fact that a lot of folks would ask you not to talk about race. You know, what does it look like when you have clients reach out to you with requests?Dr. Gassam: Wow, that's a great question, and things have blown up and have exploded as far as I've been getting so many requests for racial equity workshops, and that's--you know, I'm partial to those workshops. Those are my favorite, but it's just so ironic because even, you know, less than a year or so ago I would have these discovery calls with clients, you know, who want me to come in and do a workshop or a training, and they have specifically said, "Do not talk about white privilege. Do not talk about race." They preferred me talking about the safe subjects like emotional intelligence, which I'm fine with talking about that, but I think that it's limiting in that if you're not willing to engage in the conversation nothing is going to change. So I'm very--I'm cautiously optimistic, and I hope that the momentum is still here after the summer is over. And I try to impress upon these leaders that, like, one workshop is not gonna change anything. Whether it's me or somebody else, you need to be bringing people in to facilitate to these continuous conversations. I think that that is really important, and people seem like they're starting to get it, so, you know, I'm just excited about this moment in time right now. I've never been busy like this before since my career started. So I think it's an exciting moment, and I'm trying to take advantage of it.Zach: And so let's talk about that. So, like, you know, again, in the past people would say, "Don't talk about white privilege, don't talk about Black experiences, Black female experiences. Talk about gender, but don't intersect that at all with ethnicity (or) race." What does it look like now when people hit you up? Like, what are they actually saying?Dr. Gassam: So, you know, I get emails primarily, and they're like, "Hey, my company wants to--" And what's funny, Zach, is that, like, there's such a sense of urgency now, you know? These same companies that--I'm gonna be [?]. I'm gonna keep it 100,000% real. Some of the same companies that didn't have money once COVID hit magically found the budget. You know, I had things lined up. And I get it, you know? They came back to me in March and April and said, "We don't have the budget." Cool. So now in June y'all found the budget, I guess. You know? Which I'm like, "Obviously you're realizing diversity, equity and inclusion is a priority." So it's usually--you know, the requests come in the form of an email. I appreciate that people have really been sharing my content on social media. So people often find me either through LinkedIn or through Instagram and they say, "Hey, I saw you talk about race, and we need this at our company. So when can you find a time to speak? How much do you charge for a workshop? What do your workshops entail?" So that's pretty much what it seems like, but with some of these requests it seems like there's such a sense of urgency, and that worries me a little bit because I think that it's not, like, a quick Band-Aid. You know, I'm happy to do the workshop. I've been doing these workshops. I've done many workshops, and I already know the structure and everything. However, I think that you have to have long-term objectives, and I don't know if a lot of these organizations have long-term objectives. It just seems like they want to do something so it looks like they're not doing nothing.Zach: Right, right. What is concerning about that, anxiety-inducing for me transparently, right, is it's very reactionary, and it reminds me of Martin Luther King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail. Like, that portion where he talks about the white moderate and, like, how they're more concerned about false peace [than] with an absence of justice. And so even now in this moment I'm like, "Okay, are y'all just trying to mobilize something really quick just to say that y'all did something so that you don't have uprisings within your companies, or are you really looking to create equitable and inclusive working environments, not just for the next couple of days but for, like, the foreseeable future as your company moves forward in this new normal?" Like, that to me continues to be, like, my ongoing question. I mean, I've had people reach out talking about, "Can you come in and do some unconscious bias?" No.Dr. Gassam: And that is the worst. I don't think unconscious bias trainings are trash by any means. I think that most companies are not doing them effectively. That's, like, a nice way to say it, 'cause I think unconscious bias training doesn't do a lot. "Hey, I go through this training and I find out I have a bias against Black people." You might take an [?] association test and see, "Hey, I have a bias toward or against women, so what do I do now?" It's like, "Cool, now I recognize my biases," but if there's systems in the organization that allow bias to persist, it doesn't matter that now I know how to not say micro-aggressive statements, because there's, like, bias entrenched and baked into the fabric of the company. Like, in the way that they hire employees, that they're using a referral--many of these consulting companies, it's all referrals, it's all Jim knows Bob who knows John, and that's how you get jobs. It's primarily who you know and not what you know, and I think that there is benefits to referral hiring programs and systems, but I think that the way they're currently being done is just, like, creating this echo chamber of the same types of people. So I always encourage organizations to look at their systems and say, like, "Are Black people being promoted at the same rates as other people?" Because it's cool for you to say, "Look, no, no, no, we have a lot of Black people," but they're all in lower-level positions in the organization, but are they in senior-level positions, and if they are, how long are they staying? Because a lot of these tech companies, I love that they're being transparent and putting out these diversity reports, but they're not telling us how many of those Black people or those Latinx people or those women are staying in those roles, 'cause they're like, "Look, 13% of our population is Black [?]. Yay! That went up 1% from last year. Yay!" Like, but it's like, are those the same Black people, or did you just hire a bunch of new ones, and then those same ones with quit next--you know? So I think, like, looking at why there's this revolving door, particularly of Black people, you know, like, in the tech industry and all of these industries. The fact of the matter is that, like, Black people, a lot of us are not staying in companies, and part of the reason--a large part I would say--is because of the hostile work environments that we're working in. Zach: 100%. I mean, so Living Corporate, we've put out a couple of whitepapers, but, like, there's a few different reports, but they're, like, very rare, that talk about, like, turnover percentages. So I've yet to see anything that explicitly says "The turnover for this group is this." I've seen, and we've cited, sources that'll talk about the fact that Black and brown turnover is, like, two or three times higher than their white counterparts, but you're right. Like, there's no annual reporting that shows, "Hey, you know, our Black employees are four times more likely to leave within their first two years than their white counterparts." Like, that's not anything--those rates are never discussed. But you're absolutely right.Dr. Gassam: I think it's important, I mean, because these companies tout that they're so diverse, and I think that that's something important, that not just--we focus so much on the diversity piece. That is important to say, "Hey, look, we actually have diverse representation," but also, like, are they staying? Because if you're using stock images with Black people that look diverse that make your company look diverse but then I get there and I'm like, "Hm." I'm, like, the only Black person. That's, like, false advertising, and there's a lot of that going around, you know? I know the new buzzword is, like, performative allyship, and there's a lot of that going around with a lot of different companies that shall rename nameless, but yeah, I'm glad to see people are really calling them out, these companies out, and saying, "You posted Black Lives Matter, but you asked us not to wear Black Lives Matter stuff." Or "You have no Black people in senior positions," or "You have a hostile work environment where Black people don't feel comfortable." So, like, it's cute to--I wrote an article, like, "It's cute to post Black Lives Matter, but we want to see, like, policy changes." That's nice and fine and dandy, and I appreciate your statement because, you know, that's better than your silence, but I want to see more, and I'm glad that people are demanding more of their company.Zach: I wonder... I still don't think that organizations--and your piece was incredible, and we're gonna make sure that we link it in the show notes for those who didn't see it, but what I don't think organizations understand is that, like, if they come out here really loud externally about all these things they're gonna do to combat racism and inequity and things of that nature, but then, like, internally their policies and their cultures, their practices, their behaviors don't change, like, that's going to create more resistance, higher turnover, higher disengagement, than they had in the first place.Dr. Gassam: Mm-hmm, and as an employee, if I worked in that company, I would just be looking like, "Okay, y'all are, like, not really about that life." And I'm not about, like, exposing the company that I work for unless I feel like I've been completely mistreated--and I've definitely felt like that in workplaces, but my industry is very small, so I just silently exit a company, and I might speak of it but not give specifics and names and things like that. But I think that you're opening your company up to that type of negative publicity from employees if you're not, like, authentic in the things that you do, and I mentioned this before in a few speaking engagements I've done, but I have a friend that works at a very well-known consulting firm. She's been there for four years, and she said that--she belongs to a marginalized group. She's considered brown, and she said that since--her company has a diverse referral program, but she said since she's been working at the company for the last four years, they've never hired anyone from that diverse referral program. But it's just, like--I call it cosmetic diversity, where you have something in place just to look like you're doing something, look like you're actually about that life that a lot of these companies are not about [that life]. So I think that that's just not a good look. If you're gonna like the talk, you have to also be doing things that show that you're actually putting your words and your intentions into action.Zach: I agree. And to your point around, like, negative press or attention, it's--I think also, and all of this generational, because even I--you know, as someone... I'm 30, right? So, like, I'm not young-young, but I'm not older. I'm not old. So I think I probably still don't fully appreciate how easy it is--like, for something to go viral, especially as something negative, but it's, like, really, really easy. Like, there's so many avenues and mechanisms to, like, share your voice now, and I just don't know if organizations appreciate that AND the fact that, you know, doing that today, like, airing things out, putting people on blast, is not an automatic career ender like it might have been, like, five or six years ago. Like, if you put somebody on blast now, like, that doesn't mean that your career is over. It means you just--like, you may be actually heralded as a hero depending on how you do it, right? Dr. Gassam: Yeah, you're absolutely right, and just like a lot of these racists who say and do things after a year or so and the public forgets and they're able to go and get jobs, the same I think could be said for employees that put their companies on blast, because so many things are happening in our lives that we forget. Like, I don't remember all of these people's names. Are we still gonna remember Amy Cooper? Well, I guess there's a law now with her name, but are we gonna remember all of the Barbecue Beckys? Like, what their actual names are? Probably not. So I do think that you're absolutely right in that companies I don't think quite appreciate and understand how easy it is for people to get information out and just share their story and just share, "This company has a crappy environment." And you actually shared with me last year that internal memo, that Medium article, that those Facebook, those Black--I believe they were all Black, or some were Latinx--Facebook employees wrote about the toxic work culture and, you know, there's so many avenues to write anonymous memos and things like that about your company, and so that's not the type of press and reputation that you want. So I'm really happy that people are like, "We need to change. We are really--" Like, I've been getting requests, Zach, from, like, the most fascinating, like, industries that I never even expected, like, this person is reaching out and that person is reaching out. A fitness company reached out to me and said that they wanted me to do a webinar. A jewelry company reached out to me, and I was just like, "Wow." So, like, it's every industry. It's industry-wide. So, you know, I think that has really been interesting to me, that everyone is waking up and saying, "Whatever industry we're in, this is a problem that is, like, not specific to our industry. Everyone is having these issues and needs to figure out how we create an environment that is inclusive to Black people specifically," because I think that a lot of times the conversation gets watered down and we talk about other groups but we don't focus specifically on Black people and Black liberation and things like that, and I think that that's a huge part of the reason we're here, that we have more ease with talking about LGBTQ+ issues or gender issues than we do racial issues.Zach: You're absolutely right, and I think a large reason for that is because white people can be women and white people can be gay, but white people can't be Black. So it's like what does it look like to really shift and, like, have authentic conversations that center marginalized people? And it's interesting. I was talking to some colleagues a little while ago and was talking about the concept of, like, decentering whiteness, and they were like, "What do you mean?" And I was like, "A large way that we center whiteness is just in our language, right?" Like, a lot of the terms and things that we've created, we create those terms to avoid Blackness and to avoid the reality of harm. So it's like, we'll have these conversations and we'll talk about--you know, we'll say bias when it's like--and bias is, it fits technically, but what you're also talking about is, like, white supremacy or just racism, right? Like, we're not talking about--this isn't, like--like, bias softens it sometimes. In certain ways, bias softens it in the same way that, like, you know, it's not like I have a bias towards Coca-Cola versus RC Cola. Like, no, I genuinely think this person is less than me and, by relation, because of that, I treat this person differently. Like, that's different. And, you know, even--yeah, so anyway, not to go on a rant. So I do think this segues well though into your podcast, Dirty Diversity.Dr. Gassam: Yes. Yeah, so I actually started the podcast during Black History Month, and it was important for me to not only start it during Black History Month, but, like, the first episode was ironically, like, why your Black employees are leaving, because I don't think that we're talking about these things, and I think that we conflate people [of color?] with Black people, and we lump everyone together, I think for the sake of, like, conversation, it's easier to just say "Black and brown people," and it is, because a lot of these--your closeness to Blackness will impact your experiences, you know? And there's Latinx people who are stopped as much as us when they're driving, who experience racism just like us and things like that. So, you know, I think it's easy to say that, but I think it's important to put a particular focus on the unique experiences of Black people, and I don't think we do that enough, and when I'm asked to do these trainings there isn't a focus on--when that is the problem, Zach, it's that you're not able to retain Black employees. They're leaving, but you want me to come in and do inclusion training. Your problem is not inclusion. The problem is you're not creating an environment where Black people feel like they're valued and they matter, so we need to focus on that specific problem, and I think that watering it down is what we've been doing for so long, and that hasn't produced positive results or changes, so we have to just be bold and call it out for what it is. And I'm so excited, because I feel like I have been censoring myself--I censor myself on social media a lot because my colleagues follow me, so I can't be like, "White supremacy--" I can't be using that language a lot because, you know, my colleagues [?] me and all of these things, and I know in my field that's gonna get you--that sort of thing is not gonna sit well with... but now I feel like I can say what I really want to say, especially in the workshops, and I think that that's gonna make people [uncomfortable,] but for me, my goal isn't to make people feel happy. My goal is to help you change and help you create better organizations, and the way to do that is I'm gonna have to say things that are uncomfortable and you're gonna have to evaluate your role and how you've contributed to inequitable systems and oppression and things like that. And for a lot of people this is the first time that they've ever taken a look in the mirror, and just with speaking with different white women, they've said--and they're millennials, you know? Like, they're young, and they're like, "This is the first time I've really taken an honest look at myself, and even though I have Black friends and, you know, I dated a Black guy, you know, maybe I have white supremacist views," and it's like, "Yes, you do." Every white person who's born and raised in the U.S. have internalized white supremacist views, and a lot of it is just baked into our American fabric, so it's, like, recognizing that and using your privilege and your power to impact change.Zach: And, you know, I think that really leads us well into the book that you recently--I think by the time this airs it'll be published, so, like, let's talk about the book.Dr. Gassam: Yeah, and thank you again for the opportunity to just share my work with your audience. You know, I was--it was important to create the book, but now I'm already [thinking about] book #2 and how it needs to focus specifically on race. So I wrote "Dirty Diversity" as, like, a very simple, practical guide [for] implementable ways that you can create more inclusion and equity into your workplace. The thing that I've learned in the years that I've been--I've been in consulting now for, like, two years or so, and I've learned so much. When I started doing these diversity workshops, I knew nothing. I didn't know anyone personally that was close to me that did any sort of--I didn't know consultants like that, you know? Just people I went to school with who work at large consulting firms, but I didn't know independent consultants, so I had to figure a lot of things out on my own. I had to bump my head multiple times. So the book is written in three different sections, and the first section is for managers, and it's things that are so simple and easy to implement into your workplace you might say, "Why didn't we think about this?" Or "Why haven't we been doing this?" But it's simple ways to create more inclusion in your workplace. The next section is for people who do diversity, equity and inclusion consulting and things that I've learned from creating workshops and ways that you can improve the effectiveness of the workshops, but one of the things that I emphasize is that one workshop or one training is not gonna make a change. You have to encourage the organizational leaders to do multiple trainings and multiple workshops. And then the third section is written for employees and just, like, simple ways and simple things you can include in your workplace to create more inclusion as an employee, 'cause I get that question a lot where people say, "How do I get my manager to care about diversity? And how do I get my manager to--" And I think that it's not just get managers to care and to--it's understanding the value of what this can bring into your workplace, but there are things that you can do yourself. Like, you know, I talk about an employee book club, and that's something, like, super easy, and maybe petitioning your employee to sponsor an Audible membership--because everybody doesn't read. For me, most of my books I consume them now on Audible. So, like, if you have an Audible membership, you don't have an excuse now to say, "Oh, I didn't have time to read." You could, like, take a [?] minute walk and listen to a chapter of a book. It's very easy now to me to, like--for things as an employee that you can implement into your workplace. So I felt like this book was really necessary, and I didn't--I had no idea all of these events would be transpiring right now, so I feel like it's even more relevant. And there's so many--in the book I talk about some really simple things, low cost or no cost things, that you can implement to create more inclusion, and I think that there's a perception that you have to spend a lot of money--which I do think you should be adequately compensating your consultants that come in, and a lot of times people ask me to come in and they expect it to be free, so I think that is part of the problem, but there are things you can do, like having a panel in your workplace. That's something that is a really simple way to create inclusion that you probably didn't think about. Inviting someone like you, Zach, to come in to speak with employees on a panel just about equity and inclusion and different things like that is just, like, an event your company can host, and often times on panels people are donating time or, you know, giving up their time for free. So, like, there's so many simple ways. It doesn't have to be this, like, extravagant sort of, like, training program that could help you to create equity and inclusion. So that's pretty much, like, the goal. It's a simple read. It's, like, a little over 100 pages, and I think it's just filled with things that you can do and can easily implement into your workplace to create more equity and inclusion. I mean, I'm excited to--I've already got a copy, okay? So we're gonna--Dr. Gassam: Thank you so much, Zach.Zach: No, no, thank you, and so we're gonna make sure we put a link in the show notes for everybody to get a copy as well. And the book's title though--is the book's title "Dirty Diversity?"Dr. Gassam: Yes. So same title as the podcast. The reason I titled is "Dirty Diversity" is because diversity has definitely become a dirty word. People are not into having diversity trainings. There's a misconception about what diversity is, what it brings to an organization. There's still diversity resistance and pushback. So when you say, "We're gonna have a diversity training," people in their minds have an idea of what that is. There's a lot of research that indicates diversity trainings are not effective. So I really was kind of focused on, like, what are some things, in addition to workshops and trainings, that you can--what are some ways you can create more inclusion? Because I kind of resent the fact that--I've seen this meme going around, and I disagree--I think it's cute and it's funny, but it's like, "The revolution will not be in diversity and inclusion training," and I disagree with that. [both laugh] Have you seen that meme before? Zach: I have. I don't--I hear you though.Dr. Gassam: I was like--I don't agree fully. I think when done effectively workshops--if you're having workshops every month in addition to a multitude of other things like mentorship programs, I think they can be effective.Zach: I think authentic, intentional workshops paired with other systemic solutions are effective. I think most people when they think about these workshops, they're not talking about the type of work that you do or the type of work that, like, Dr. Erin Thomas at Upwork, that she does, thinking more about the--you know, the very white comfort-centered diversity of thought -type workshops. Those are not gonna lead us to no revolution, but I agree with you about, you know, intentional, intelligent, competent workshops along with other things are very effective.Dr. Gassam: Yeah, yeah, and that's--you know, that was my thought. You know, everybody's kind of--you know, and I try not to curse, but everyone's kind of, like, crapping on diversity and inclusion trainings, and I do think that in itself one training is not gonna change anything, but the problem is those companies don't even have ongoing trainings or workshops. They have one once a year if that. A lot of them have never had any sort of training, yet every year they have sexual harassment training, which I find to be interesting, you know? Zach: Well, it's typically to check a box, right, from, like, a legal perspective. Like, that's typically what they're doing so they can at least say, "Well, we do this, and we do it regularly," you know? It's not really about any type of behavioral change.Dr. Gassam: Exactly. Yeah, so it's like to check a box. So really, like, how to overcome this idea that diversity has become a dirty word. What are some really simple things? And I'm telling you, it's such a practical, simple--I'm not using any, like, jargon that you wouldn't be able to understand. It's very, like, a simple guide. You open it, you read it and say, "Oh, this is something, like, so simple. Why aren't we already doing this in our company?" But you'd be surprised. To me, like, something, like, a blind resume system. When people tell me they can't find Black candidates, can't find Black engineers, I'm like, "Do you have a blind resume system?" And they're like, "No, what's that?" And that to me is something that I think is so simple but a lot of people just don't know. So that's really, like, what the purpose of me writing this book was. Like, simple things that you think a lot of people know but they might not, and it's just, like, so simple to implement into your workplace. It's not complicated at all outside of just workshops that you can do to create more inclusion.Zach: Man, this has been super dope. What else do we need to talk about, Dr. Gassam? 'Cause I want to make sure I give you your space. So we talked about--Dr. Gassam: So much! Thank you. [both laugh] You know, there's so much. All of the performative allyship, all of the--Zach: Oh, yeah. Let's go in on that real quick actually. Yeah, no, this is good. So side note, y'all, for those who are kind of behind the scenes. Typically I send out, like, these very detailed questions before each podcast, but, you know, for people that like--you know, we kick it or, like, we kind of get each other's style or energy, we kind of freestyle. So this is actually a freestyle, y'all. That's why we're, like, actively trying to think about what we talk about next. We have a little bit more time. Dr. Gassam: And I really appreciate that, and we'll talk about how to support each other after we get into the performative allyship.Zach: Yo, let's do that. Okay, so this performative allyship stuff is crazy, right? Like, I'm so tired of these people--and you know what's really wild? It's like--what we don't talk about is, like, just... we don't talk about this enough I think just, like, culturally, the importance of authenticity, right? So, like, I've had people who have harmed me with their racist behaviors hit me up now talking about, "Hey, just thinking about you." Like, what are you talking about? Why are you talking to me, and why would the first thing when you reach out to me not about the harm that you caused, that you KNOW you caused? These are, like, [?], right? Like, these are things that, like, you gravely harmed me personally and professionally, right? It's not like you walked by, you touched my hair and said, "Oh, this is like my little pet lamb's hair back in my Meemaw's house." Like, no. This is "You harmed me." And so it's wild, like, that we have--how members of the majority... go ahead.Dr. Gassam: I know. It's just like--I'm getting a lot of people hitting me up, like, that are--you know those people that are in the periphery of your life? They're not in your life, but they're just, like, there watching from the--I get a lot of those, and there are people who have actively done things to prevent me from being successful, and they reach out to me, or on the other end people are asking of me, and I won't get into too many details, just, you know, to protect myself, but there are people who are actively asking things of me without consideration of the events that transpired. You're asking for projects from me and things like that, and I'm like, "Well, I'm not in a mental state--" And I've had to send emails like that where I'm like, "I'm not in the mental state to produce what you're asking me to produce because there are Black people being killed and slaughtered, videos," you know? And I just--and it's "Oh, my gosh! You're so right! I didn't even realize it! Oh, my gosh. Like, it's all because of Trump. This would have never happened if Obama was president!" [Zach sighs] And it's like... I mean, it did happen when Obama was president.Zach: It happened a lot [?] though.Dr. Gassam: I was just like... "Okay, but thanks." So I get those, where people are completely, like, oblivious to what's going on and what's happening and how maybe the Black [people] you know are impacted by this, so maybe I shouldn't be asking for X, Y and Z, and I've had to let people know, but I've also seen, yeah, like you said, people who have actively caused harm to you, "Hey, how are you?" Without any acknowledgement of what was done, what was said, your role in how you contributed. Lots of snakes in the grass.Zach: A lot of snakes in the grass! I think also just, like, the psychological--and, like, I don't even think, like, even just considering the additional mental and emotional toll you put on that other person when you do that. So, like, now, as the person who's receiving your random message after a year or after six months or however long, now I have to do the mental calculus if I'm gonna even gonna respond and then make a decision if I respond, "How vulnerable do I want to make myself in responding to you?" Knowing that if I respond to you and you get upset it could harm me even more. So it's just so... so that alone is, like, ugh, such a rant. Such a rant-worthy topic. I do think that it's, like, when we talk about allyship and--I just wonder, are people--I'm not curious about it. This is my belief. I don't believe that members of the majority have the capacity to, like, really deal with being explicitly anti-racist for more than, like... like, for a sustained amount of time, right? Like, you're already seeing on Twitter, people are getting burnt out. Like, "Ugh, I know that you guys are probably tired, but here are some tips that you can--" [Dr. Gassam laughs] "Make sure you drink your [?] tea."Dr. Gassam: You're absolutely right, and it's exhausting in that--and I know a lot of white people are confused, because in one breath we say, "You should be checking on your Black friends," but in another breath it's like we're getting binged and pinged and all of this, like, left and right, and then you have to keep having to revisit the conversation of, like, you know, "Why aren't you answering my text messages? I hit you up to check on you." 'Cause I don't want to keep talking about the same--like, I appreciate that you reached out. I don't--I'm not in the mental state. I want to go on a bike ride and just have the sun on my face and just not think about Black people being killed. I just want to listen to a podcast while riding a bike. Sometimes you just don't want to keep talking about, keep talking about it, and what I've found is that--it's interesting, companies want to give us space to talk about without asking us if this is something we want to take part in. A close friend of mine worked in a healthcare system, and she said her company was like, "Hey, can you be on this panel? It's all Black people talking about their families," and it's like, "I don't want--like, why do I gotta--you don't even--" Like, it's really like, "Hey, we want you to be part of this panel." "No, I don't want to." I had another friend who was asked to talk about white privilege, and she was like, "This isn't even my scope or my domain. I'm in PR. Why are you asking me to talk about white privilege? This isn't even, like--what, just because I'm a Black woman you want, "Oh, yeah, have her talk about--"" She was like, "What?" And I had to send out an email to somebody that asked me to a part of a panel, and I didn't want to be mean, but I was like, "When you're asking me to regurgitate and keep repeating why I feel bad as a Black person living in America, like, you should be paying me," you know what I'm saying? And I know that sounds like--it's not a matter of being all about the money, but it's a matter of, like, this is emotional labor, and this takes an emotional toll on me to be on 80 million eleven panels talking about why, what I feel as a Black person and all of this, and it's just like--the idea of paying a Black person doesn't often cross these people's minds who are organizing these events, and I'm just like--at this point, like, my mind [?] so busy with these workshops--and also I teach as well, so it's like with teaching and doing the workshops and promoting the book, like, I'm not gonna just be on a panel talking about how sad I am and my experiences as a Black person. There's so many thinkpieces online with people giving this information to you already. You don't need me on a panel to talk about what it feels like to be Black. And I hope I'm not being too raw, but it's just that's how I've been feeling lately.Zach: No, you're not being too raw at all. I see where you're going and I will meet you there. So look, folks who are asking--please stop asking us to talk about our feelings for free. I need y'all to stop. Many of you listen to the podcast, right? And, like, when I say you I mean aspiring allies and white executives. Stop. Now, look, especially--like, not to be classist, but especially don't be asking a bunch of degreed people to be doing it. Like, that's crazy. You have people out here who have whole doctorates in sociology and psychology and you're asking them to come on these panels for free. It's like, "No." Like, "I have the Western colonized expertise from an actual [?] institution, and couple that with the expertise of my lived experience, when you ask me for my time, I need you to pay me. Don't even ask." I've had people ask me for my time to do things and I'm like, "First of all, do you understand how much--" Like, I'm gonna feel drained after this, because I'm gonna talk about all these things and no one's gonna come back to me with, like, any tangible resources or support. It's just gonna be me, like, giving out.Dr. Gassam: And it's like--you have a podcast where you talk about all these things. You invite people to talk. You have--and then it's, like, on top of that you write about these things, on top of that you work full-time, on top of that you're a father and you have a wife. It's just, like, y'all gotta think about all of these things. It's like, "Hey, can you explain to me, like--" No, I can't. I'm sorry.Zach: No, I can't. And shameless plug, like, Living Corporate, it's not like we're just, like, a random podcast. Like, you can go on our website and type in anything and a bunch of stuff will pop up. Like, we have a whole database, so you can educate yourself, and, like, there's other free resources. I think it's so inappropriate during this time, like, going back to what you said earlier about organizations and, like, predominantly white leadership who have, like, either intentionally or unintentionally been the cause for people to exit their places of work are now, like, sending out these emails with a bunch of different options to have quote-unquote "real talk sessions," and, like, who made you a luminary on the subject one, but then two, like, why do you just presume that I even want to do this? But the challenge, Dr. Gassam, is, like, there's also the reality--which we don't talk about enough, and, like, shout-out to Brittany J. Harris of The Winters Group. I see you. She talked about it, like, explicitly--this was some months ago--about the fact that, like, power is, like, the silent "P" in DE&I, right? It's like--we don't talk about the fact that, like, yo, if a senior executive sends out something to talk, have one of these conversations, there's gonna be a certain percentage of marginalized people who feel pressured to join it simply because the person who sent out the invite is in power, right? Like, there's a power dynamic that we don't want to address, and also when you ask people to do things--like, nine times out of ten the Black and brown folks you ask to do this type of work or, like, to randomly jump in this and it's not even their expertise, they're gonna feel pressured to say yes because you're in charge, and then when they show up to do whatever you want them to talk about, white privilege, their own lived experience, whatever, they're going to be pressured to not be as honest as they would even like to be because they know that they might get fired or they may be opportunities withheld from them if they say the wrong thing.Dr. Gassam: Exactly, exactly, and I'm actually doing a workshop tomorrow, and the two individuals who reached out to me to do the workshop, they had told me they don't want to be part of the facilitation because there are--there's 500 people who are a part of this workshop, and they're worried because in their industry it's, of course, not what you know it's who you know, and I sympathized with them 100,000% because I'm still--you know, I work in an institution, and I can't fully say--I can't go out and jump on a limb and say everything that I would want to say because of that power piece and because I know that there's still many people who are uncomfortable when you're speaking the truth and when you're trying to--so it's like you can only say but so much, and unfortunately it's like--we need the raw, and we need it to the point, and I'm glad people are more open to that right now, but it's still, like, a concern for us and for people who do this work and, you know, even you as a--not only as an employee but as someone in the podcast space, I'm sure there's topics that you can venture into but not too, too much because you don't--Zach: Oh, Dr. Gassam. Ooooh, bay-bay. [laughs]Dr. Gassam: You know? 'Cause it's like, "I know my audience." You know, there's stuff--I'm sure there's a lot of stuff you want to say but you just--one day [I'ma?] have a tell-all.Zach: Listen, one day--no, I literally tweeted this the other day, I said, "One day I'ma let these @s fly." Like, I'ma really talk to y'all. But no, you're absolutely right, the power dynamic, it dictates, like, literally everything. So, like, you know, I talk differently now because I work--I have a 9-to-5 job. Like, the day that I do Living Corporate full-time, I'm still not gonna be able to talk as free because I'm gonna have clients, and my clients need to know and respect the fact that, you know, I won't air them out one day, you know what I mean? So, like, the only time that I think you ever really hear, like, Black people speak the truth, like, unabashed truth is when they have a lot of money, right? So you think about--you know, you think about, like, the Will Smiths and Kevin Harts and Dave Chappelles and Eddie Murphys of the world, the people who just--or people who just don't care at all, and those voices are needed, but it's just, like, I can't shame people for not being 100,000% raw all of the time when, like, our survival is predicated on some degree of white comfort. It just is. We can't just say--we can't speak the truth like we want to. Like, I believe I speak the truth pretty consistently, don't get me wrong, but there are certainly--like, I'm halfway joking, but there are things that I would like to be much more explicit about, but I can't, you know? Especially [because] I have a daughter, you know what I mean? You have to be careful. So let's talk about this. Let's talk about supporting each other during this time. So we're talking about, like, the emotional labor that we sometimes get pressured into performing or just the increased emotional labor during this time, but also just the general amount of labor just in being Black and brown in majority white spaces. When you asked or when you kind of suggested talking about supporting one another, like, what comes to mind for you?Dr. Gassam: So many things. You know, I think that besides the Candice Owens and some of these people out here that maybe don't [?]--Zach: Oh, my gosh. Please don't ever say her name again. Nope.Dr. Gassam: [laughing] I'm sorry. Some of these people, you know, these people, I think for the most part we got us, and the community that we're building and that we've built and the support that I feel from my fellow Black people just makes me really proud to be Black, and I have to say that in a lot of the--in April I was offering these complimentary workshops because I was transitioning from in-person trainings and workshops to online and I was acclimating and getting myself used to Zoom. So I was like, "You know, if your company wants a complimentary workshop just reach out." And let me tell you, I did 7 complementary workshops that month, and all of the people that reached out to me were Black women. I love that Black women are always, always at the forefront of putting other--we're always... I feel like we have such big hearts and we're always trying to, like, save the world, and people need to listen to us more, but I just think that in a moment like this, the support and the camaraderie that I'm seeing among Black people but particularly among Black women is just what, like, warms my heart and reminds me why, despite all of the B.S. and what we're going through, I'm so proud to be a Black person and to be a Black woman. So I think that just supporting each other, supporting Black businesses and things like that, just reaching out to your Black friends, I think--one of the many things that I love about us is, like, we're gonna have fun and find entertainment in anything, and I've been like--we've been crying a lot, but I just find that we just make anything into, like, something funny, into a joke. Like, after the Verzuz of Beenie Man and Bounty Killer, I was just, like, so entertained by the memes and the gifs, and I was just like, "I love us." Like, we are just so funny, and we're just like--so that's, I think, like, the fact that us coming together and just laughing and doing things that bring us joy and just, you know, the community I think right now is we're building that and we're creating these groups, and so I think that we should all be doing one thing that makes us feel joy, and whether that's, like, meeting up with a friend, grabbing some ice cream, riding a bike, I've been trying to do that more and more. And just, like, [supporting] each other. I have friends that reach out to me and say, "Hey, I want to bring you into my company," and it's like, just that support of, like, "I see you, I see the work that you're doing and I'm trying to put you on," is I think what we need more of and what I've been seeing a lot, and I just love that.Zach: Man, I love it too, and, you know, with that being said, if you haven't yet, make sure that you get a copy of "Dirty Diversity," Dr. Gassam's--it's your first published book, right?Dr. Gassam: Thank you so much, Zach. Yes, my very first published book, so I'm awaiting--it is gonna be available Juneteenth, on June 19th, and both the e-book and the paperback will be available on Amazon, but I'm also awaiting Audible approval because I recorded the audiobook, so I'm just waiting on that process now. Hopefully it'll all be good by June 19th, but I think by the time this episode drops it'll be available via Audible as well.Zach: Well, that's dope, and yeah, we'll make sure that we signal boost any of the promotions and advertising for it on Juneteenth, and then we'll also make sure that y'all check out Dr. Gassam's Dirty Diversity podcast. So Dr. Gassam, you know what I'm saying, she's way more fancy than me, so her guests--I mean, we have great guests, don't get me wrong. We have amazing guests, so let me not play, but I'm just saying, like, she's--Dr. Gassam: Yeah, you guys have amazing, amazing guests.Zach: We have dope guests, but I'm saying your guests are nothing to sniff at, you know what I'm saying? So make sure y'all check out Dr. Gassam, you know?Dr. Gassam: Thank you so much, Zach. I really appreciate it. Thank you for amplifying our voices and trying to use our platform to put more of us on. I think that that's an inspiration to me, and that's what I think we should all be doing, using our platforms and our power to put other people on, you know, other, our people on. But thank you so much, Zach, and I hope you have a wonderful rest of your weekend.Zach: Yo, same to you. Listen, y'all, this has been Zach with Living Corporate. You know what we do. We're having these conversations weekly. So again, this might be your first time listening to Living Corporate, so as a reminder or as an FYI, we have Real Talk Tuesdays--that's when we have these, like, you know, 1-on-1 conversations. We then have Tristan's Tips on Thursdays, and then we have The Link Up with Latesha or See It to Be It with Amy C. Waninger on Saturdays. Like, those kind of interchange, and so we have essentially three different series a week, so make sure you reach out. We're all over Beyonce's internet, you know? Just type in Living Corporate, we're gonna pop up. And then yeah, you've been listening to Dr. Janice Gassam, public speaker, entrepreneur, educator, consultant, podcaster, and writer of "Dirty Diversity." That's also the podcast. Make sure y'all check out all the links in the show notes. 'Til next time. Peace.

Adulting I Hate It Here - Episode: 17 Guest: @Trippfontane Twitter: https://twitter.com/Trippfontane Topic: This week Qween Tee is joined by Tripp Fontane, a well traveled hip-hop spoken word artist out of Ohio. We discuss J. Cole and Noname with some "conscious beef", removing celebrities from pedestals/"stan" culture, and today's question: Are Black women above reproach? Tune In! Follow Me on Socials! Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdultingIHIHPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adultingihateitherepod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdultingIHateItHerePod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adultingihateitherepod/message

There is a huge lie going on in the African American Community when it comes to black homosexuality and we are going to debunk the lies and myths this week. Does the black community REALLY not support the gay community? Are Black people truly these big bad anti gay wolves as perceived? Let’s talk about it! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sixthegoddis/support

On this weeks episode the guys get right to it and discuss all the topics going on today the guys were also joined by Fan Favorite Jizzle and first time guest long time supporter Molly. Topics included B. Simone, Dave Chappell, Are Black women excluded in all of this? Rayshard Brooks/Police Resign, Kyrie VS Austin, Breonna Taylor, SpongeBob comes out, Alicia Keys VS John Legend (as predicted by us on episode 110, Tekashi vs Future, Nigga Bandaid, The Robert Fuller hanging, Juneteenth, NFL apologize was Roger Goodell's apology enough? After the current events we got into some personal topics which included Do you consult your S/O before giving your parents money? Have you ever been bullied? What were you bullied for? On a scale of 1-10, how despicable is it to holla at a woman while she's with her kids? Her parents? Did the death of Goerge Floyd have a larger impact on the world than the death of Martin Luther King? DM Diary Ask A Real Nigga Song of The Week: Big Tymers x Lil Wayne x Juvenile #1 Stunna

"Tony switched up on Manny. Bishop switched up on Raheem. But Bonnie ain't never switched up on Clyde." Through lynchings, pandemic, and misogynoir, Black women generally don't have the time or space to exhale. Listen to Black women is not just a slogan to us. We had to stop and ask, "Sis, Are You Ok?" Milk Duds Podcast invited three guests to share their personal and professional views. This episode features a public health professional, a corporate climber-turned entrepreneur, and an educator. We hope that Black women feel seen, heard, honored, and appreciated with this episode. Some of the questions and topics covered include: What would you do if your professor called you the n-word? How would you react if your company paid for all the Black employees to see The Help? Do husbands take their Black wives for granted? Are Black men meeting the needs of Black women in these times? How to navigate a racist workplace. Overcoming internal and external limitations. The impact of repeatedly viewing lynchings. Being ok because you have to be. Ladies, please share this with your girls and anyone who needs to hear this. Fellas, it's ok to share with the boys and listen in. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Are Black girls "scientifically" less attractive than girls of other races? Is type 4 hair something to be ashamed of? Do Black girl's bodies belong to themselves or to society?This episode is based on the Sorella Magazine article, "6 Things Society Teaches Black Girls Before The Age of 12" (https://www.sorellamag.org/opinion-sorella/6-things-society-black-girls-before-12).Don't forget to rate/review this show on Apple Podcasts and share it with your friends and family.Join the Sit Down, Sis podcast squad on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sitdownsispod/) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/sitdownsispod).For more detailed content on navigating life as a Black woman, visit the online publication Sorella Magazine here or at https://www.sorellamag.org/. Find Sorella Magazine on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sorellamagazine) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/sorellamagazine/), Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/sorellamagazine/), Twitter (https://twitter.com/sorellamag); Support the show (http://paypal.me/SorellaMagazine)

Are Black men too flashy and arrogant about money? Is Bad Bhabie acting Black or just ghetto? CJ just wants to be a single dad with total custody. The bet on JJ visiting the US doubles. How important is washing your hands after pissing? Are domestic abusers really out of control? Are Black people more susceptible to the Coronavirus pandemic due to economic or health inequality?

Are Black people more homophobic than other races? Who's considered medium-ugly? Should people in the group chat date? Can Africans say the n-word? Should we split rent if we're a couple living together?

This week on BlackChat, we sat down with Dr. OmiSoore Dryden. Long time friend of !Kona, "adopted" auntie of Morgan, Dr. Dryden is the James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies in the Faculty of Medicine and an associate professor in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University. She is an interdisciplinary scholar whose research topics include, but are not limited to; Black Health Equity, Black Feminist/Black Queer Diasporic Analytics, Anti-black racism and Health Outcomes, and Blood Donation Systems. OmiSoore is also a bad-ass femme whose academic activism continues to be a vital tool in Black liberation. In editing, we decided to let this episode flow free form with no music and minimal editing for volume control. So grab a snack and join us as we munch on Chinese food, and discuss in-depth the intersecting existence of Black and Indigenous people on Turtle Island. Are Black people settlers? Allies? What are our roles as people of African descent in dissolving the colonial apocalypse we live in alongside Indigenous peoples? On a panel this past Tuesday, Dr. Dryden said something on the lines of (and I'm sorry for paraphrasing), "[Genocide did not wipe out Indigenous people, despite genocidal acts still occurring to this day. Slavery Did not wipe out Black people, despite systems of slavery still existing today.]" This "quote" leaves us to further think about how coalition-building between Indigenous and Black people can, may and will be possible. For updates and ways to contribute, visit www.patreon.com/blackchat or follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blackchatvancouver OmiSoore's website: https://omisooredryden.com/ Artwork by Ifetayo Zarine Alabi

Is automation coming for our jobs or creating new ones? Can automation bring us closer to Papermade's ideal 4 day work week? Are Black people prepared for the future of work robots? Listen to this week's episode for the answers!

Queen & J. are two womanist race nerds talking liberation, politics, and pop-culture over tea. Drink up! On this episode… Why is Black History Month in February, Is PETA highkey a white supremacist organization? Are Black entertainers ignoring Black media on the red carpet, and what the fuck is wrong with Joy Behar. This week’s hotlist - Financial politics for that ass, finding work/podcast/life balance, Black ass affirmations, Black history month history, Sir Patrick Stewart is a polite delightful British knight, a moment in Black hair with Whoopi Goldburg, locs vs. dreads, Deandre Arnold and Kaden Bradford challenge Barber Hill’s hair rules, Black Tree Media is naming names, PETA is wilding on purpose, fish can’t even kneel… & mad other sh!t. Tweet us while you listen! #teawithqj @teawithqj and add #podin on twitter to help others discover Tea with Queen and J. podcast! WEBSITE www.TeaWithQueenAndJ.com SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: twitter.com/teawithqj Instagram: Instagram.com/teawithqj Facebook: www.facebook.com/TeawithQueenandJ Tumblr: teawithqueenandj.tumblr.com EMAIL & SPONSOR INQUIRIES teawithqueenandj@gmail.com DONATE www.paypal.me/teawithqj OR www.patreon.com/teawithqj Queen’s Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/CXV9ZDWZ3PP9?ref_=wl_share J.’s Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1NP09USMPJ0TB?ref=cm_sw_em_r_wl_ip_VEVWdvdDDemm0 NOTES & EXTRA TEA That therapy link: http://openpathcollective.org Check out Hella Black Podcast Ep. 62: The Myth of Black Buying Power (feat. Dr. Jared Ball): https://soundcloud.com/hellablackpodcast/ep-62-the-myth-of-black-buying-power-feat-dr-jared-ball Check out Brunch & Budget podcast “2020 is the year of the freelancer, but is that a good thing”: https://brunchandbudget.com/podcast/bb-216-2020-is-the-year-of-the-freelancer-but-is-that-a-good-thing/ Patrick Stewart on The View & Joy Behar’s bad hair moment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsA61VvA8cw Deadre Arnold hair discrimination backstory: https://www.khou.com/mobile/article/news/local/dreadlock-debate-barbers-hill-isd-suspends-student-over-his-hair/285-bc91e3ad-16a7-4f9a-b823-bbcc3a29b868 Second hair discrimination incident against student Kaden Bradford: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/second-student-suspended-at-barbers-hill-high-school-over-controversial-hair-policy/285-a9510b5b-512b-4e4e-b5ef-0cebf02d24f8 Video of Black Artist’s avoiding Black Media at the Grammy’s: https://madamenoire.com/1128801/grammys-black-artists/ This week’s closing clip features the late Kobe Bryant This episode was created, hosted and produced by Naima & Janicia with engineering & editorial support from Sam Riddell Libations to our friend’s Domingo, Tokunbo, and D. Sindayiganza who help keep this show running by paying and supporting Black women. Libations to Ohene Cornelius for our show intro, keep up with him at https://ohenecornelius.com Libations to T.Flint for our News That's Not News intro! Find him at www.tflintvoiceovers.com/

Why do Black men date white women? Are Black women bitter? Are we jealous?

Why do Black men date white women? Are Black women bitter? Are we jealous?

Have you ever been on a "PUMPING" elevator? Well, Brittney has, and "Trollmar" was performing at PEAK level on this one. Doing it for the culture comes with heavy responsibility. While we love and take pride in our Blackness, there are occasions that put us in awkward circumstances. Brittney and Kacey share two separate elevator scenarios that left them a little uneasy. The team addressed Ja Rule's misunderstanding of the origin and etymology of the N-Word (while also addressing whether he had more crossover hits than 50 Cent). Are Black people expected to appease White America’s views of what’s appropriate, or is it simply conforming to societal shifts? Britt and Isaac get taken to task over their usage of a certain word that carries offense. And of course, upon our listeners' request, we HAD to give our feedback on the fiasco that was the scheduled NFL workout with Colin Kaepernick. I hope you have some time on your hands because we went IN. We had to do this one for the culture Y’all.

Welcome to another episode of Decoding40.  The whole crew is united once again as we go through a myriad of topics. Alaric breaks down the failed immigration border policy and shares a story about a woman looking for asylum here in the United States.  We then shift gears and talk about the connection between Hip Hop and the prison industrial complex. Our Whiskey Warrior of the Week is Mike Cole who brought us Slane Irish whiskey.  A very strong robust libation that serves as a great party favor and ointment of all kinds wounds.  We then answer the question if loud and raunchy women are more or less attractive?  Is being loud for the sake of being loud sexy? Or, are only women who are saying something worthwhile ladylike? Then Mack sets us up with a story about a young man who killed himself masturbating an insane number of times. We then get into the emotional and weird drama that played itself out in courtroom of the Amber Guyger trial.  Are Black people just too forgiving when it comes to trauma inflicted upon them? We then discuss the Long Island teacher who decided to make a mockery of slavery by having her students create funny captions for pictures of slaves. This is America in 2019! You’ll hear all this and more in this Friday’s edition of Decoding 40. Be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook,  Instagram and  Patreon. Want to be our Whiskey Warrior of the Week? Do you have an event or product that you would like us to attend, sample or promote? Then, please send us an email to Decoding40@gmail.com to start the discussion.  

Man takes his wife's last name in Essence article. Is his reasoning acceptable? Are Black men becoming the face of insensitivity? (Shaft & Chappelle) Is the term cracker as bad as nigger? https://www.facebook.com/The-GRIT-Sports-Media-2063881587221773/ paypal.me/Theaverageguypodcast link tree https://linktr.ee/theaverageguypodcast sound Cloud https://soundcloud.com/randy-anderson-874816604 FB https://www.facebook.com/Lojospeaks-2171342806470277/?__tn__=kCH-R&eid=ARACE-f4NoFPm9ASCjLfsrOU8Bqhixkn-aopJurvooixX36DVaymdbWC_1EazjcIPvflO1p3HbBiFh6T&hc_ref=ARTz9hrWHy5kdVjwbgTeJghslziRuo5gchxtcLFK

This week I am joined by JR Rivera & we’re going to discuss the responsibility of Black male Educators in the school system. Are Black male educators only utilized and respected as disciplinarians than teachers in their school? Do Black Educators have a moral and cultural obligation to teach culturally relevant education to their students and do Black educators have a responsibility to be more than just a teacher to Black students?

I told you it was gonna be a HOT summer! Are Black people being oversaturated with negative images of themselves with TV, social media and the internet? Are men missing out on good women due to a certain color preference? Are women missing out on good men due to a height preference?? And can you turn an ultra, super, turbo friendly sexual woman into a housewife?? Press play to find out. Welcome to the best hour of your week!! #WeAreTheTruth #HOT7025FM

Happy Monday Bonus episode you way!! We were asked by @blackflyonthewall, Do BLACK WOMEN date outside their race because there are NOT enough QUALIFIED black men? Listen to our response! We shared our thoughts, What are yours? Comment Below!!!!! and TAG @Blackflyonthewall Listen to Aaron's episode, founder of Black Fly On the Wall, (@aaronnever_lide) Season 2 Episode 1 Tune in to Rian's episode (@riansworld12) and hear her gems on being married to a white man and living her blackness. Season 2 Episode 5 Listen to the episode featuring our first Afro-Latina, Deanna (@deanna_harris) Here's the video I talked about where 4 Black women discussing Black women and interracial dating. On this episode of Go Off, Sis, we discuss what interracial dating is like for Black women. Is it a coincidence if you only date inside or outside of your race? Are Black women more or less likely to date people of other races?@refinery29 + GO OFF SIS https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/black-women-interracial-dating We want to hear your thoughts!!! Tag both @fortheloveofmillennials and @blackflyonthewall --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/thebarbershopgroup Join Dr. Reginald Cunningham and Charles on The Barbershop Group episode of "Portraits Of Men" as they discuss some of the new information about Michael Jackson which was revealed on the HBO documentary "Leaving Neverland". Did we give the star singer a pass on behavior? Were we blind? Was this another attempt to ruin the legacy of an African-American icon? Are Black men in America outspoken enough about sexual boundaries and sexual misconduct? Give us your feedback! For more info or to contact Dr. Reginald Cunningham, visit Counseling Solutions, LLC or email him at reginald@thebarbershopgroup.org. Subscribe and Donate today! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebarbershopgroup/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebarbershopgroup/support

In this weeks convo we discuss what's appropriate attire for gay men on the beach. A 12 year old facing felony charges for selling his mixtape at a Georgia Mall. Are Black people in competition with other Black people? Can Jordyn Woods survive the media and the Kardashians? Our #SongoftheWeek is Mind Control by Jerzey Julz. Catch up with him on Instagram: Julz_SG and Twitter/Snapchat: Jerzey_Julz. Follow and listen to our podcast on all of our platforms; Instagram: @Midnightconvospodcast @Kingchuk @Jajax77 @DaTiffanyNicole Twitter: @DaTiffanyNicole @Darealkingchuk @_Midnightconvos @Bayobwa Facebook: Tiffany Nicole, Charles Fillmore, and Jean Ajax SoundCloud: ow.ly/PgXd30dS6bH 
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Are Black women being pushed out of corporate America? In this episode we explore the answer to this question with Business Strategist, Dr. Carey Yazeed. Dr. Carey is well known for helping women of color transition from their nine to five to start their own business. If you are contemplating leaving your employer to become a full time entrepreneur this is the episode for you! To learn more about Dr. Cary visit www.drcareyyazeed.com.   If you want to watch this interview head over to our YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owHP1pqtt7w&feature=youtu.be.   Episode Highlights: [3:36] Why Black women are leaving corporate America [8:43] Why Black women should consider entrepreneurship as a career path [13:40] Setting work boundaries as an entrepreneur [20:55] How to transfer your skills into entrepreneurship [27:17] Resolving the emotional blocks of fear [30:31] Releasing the 9-5 mindset [38:21] The importance of finding a group of like minded people   Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Lipstick, Heels & Hustle: A Women's Guide To Entrepreneurship - www.drcareyyazeed.com/books

This week on The iLL Advised Podcast: New Marc iLL EP available now on ALL streaming platforms! Is Nike Exploiting Kaepernick? Where are all these "Ain't Shit" men? Are Black women unappreciated? The very real threat of sex trafficking Follow us on Social Media @illadvisedpod IG @illadvisedpod TWITTER BL IG: @MontyTheMack | Twitter: @TechGeekMonty Mac IG: @__mac___ | Twitter: @__mac___ Tev IG: @tjw52 | Twitter: @iAm_Tev Marc IG: @Marc_iLL | Twitter: @Marc_iLL Howze IG: @Swisha_Howze

Join some of The Barbershop Group members on August 10, 2018 as we discuss the impact of violence on Black men and the assumption that we are predisposed to violence as a result of nature. A closer look may reveal that violence isn't part of nature but of nurturing and environment. We'll ask what comes first? The chicken or the egg? Are Black men seen as inherently more violent and so desensitization ensues? Or are Black men desensitized resulting in violence? Just what happens in the mind when violence and the rumors of violence are perpetuated constantly? What happens when we witness violence either to ourselves or someone else and we can't process it? Does despair create some of this propensity? We know Black men die by suicide. Not as much as White men currently, but it is happening much more readily than we like to admit. We'll let one member share his personal struggle to come to grips with experience the loss of a loved one to suicide. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebarbershopgroup/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebarbershopgroup/support

Welcome to the radio magazine that brings you news, commentary and analysis from a Black Left perspective. I’m Glen Ford, along with my co-host Nellie Bailey. Coming up: Black political prisoners have been languishing behind bars for half a century, but are have finally gotten some major media attention: and, Are Black people’s individual identities more deeply rooted in the social life and fortunes of the larger Black group. We’ll talk with author of the book, “Consent Not To Be A Single Being.” Apple has become the first corporation in history to be valued at a trillion dollars. But, what kind of mileston is that? We put that question to Dr. Anthony Monteiro, the Dubosian scholar who is active with the Saturday Free School, in Philadelphia. Black political prisoners in the United States got some much needed publicity, last week, from a British-based newspapers. The Guardian ran a series of articles, written by Ed Pinkington, on the plight of Black political prisoners, most of them former members of the Black Panther Party. Black Agenda Radio producer Kyle Fraser spoke with Jihad Abdulmumit, chairperson of the Jericho Movement and a former political prisoners, himself. Several months ago, Black Agenda Report inaugurated a weekly Book Forum, edited by Roberto Sirvent, featuring authors whose works are relevant to the African American condition. One of them is Dr. Fred Moten, a poet and scholar who is currently a professor at New York University. Dr. Moten’s latest book is a trilogy, entitled “Consent Not To Be a Single Being.” Writers and critics have associated Dr. Moten with so-called Black Pessimism, Black Optimism, and even Black Mysticism. But he doesn’t recognize himself in any of those “isms.”  

This week we have the pleasure of having Not Your Mama's Gamer's own Samantha Blackmon as a guest. We talk to her about being one of pioneers in the gaming diversity podcasting space. We chat about No Man Sky's "Next" update. Culling 2 launching DOA and ask the question. "Are Black creators owed compensation from Fortnite's emote success?" We also share that we'll be doing our first PAX West Panel!!!

2018 is looking like a record will be set for School/Mass shootings. How do we stop them? Is there a way?How are these happening? We go into depth and break it down and list facts about shootings and why they occur. Even maybe suggesting some radical ideas that should be taken into account.Are Black people actually monolithic? What are the problems if any lumping all white or Black people in one pot? Consciously or subconsciously? Follow Us!!!Freddie B - @FreddieBTVThomas Staples - @ThomasStaplesIs

Swag. Chill. Dope. The Bomb. Breezy. Fly. All of these words are synonyms for the word “cool”. These adjectives are also commonly assigned to Black People when describing how cool they are. Why is this? Is it because Black People are predisposed to being dope that the word “cool” is simply not good enough? Are Black people born naturally cool? In this episode, Jack and Alana (inspired by a Trevor Noah comedy special) discuss the perceived effortless cool possessed by Black People. Alana will try her best to be as unbiased as possible.Find us on IG: @blackandyellowpodcastAlana J. Webster: @renegadeoffunJacklyn Chung- Young: @jacklynchungyoung See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Would you be okay with your bf/gf be just friends with their ex? Are Black men terrorists? Are you the reason why you can't find what you want or need in a relationship? The answer to these questions and more on this week's episode!

On this edition of STUFF, Dr. Vibe (Canada) and Jazz Keyes (United States) hosted the conversation Is The Black Community Unified?. STUFF are live online conversations hosted by Dr. Vibe (Canada) and Jazz Keyes (United States) about current events and culture from a black woman's and black man's POV. Jazz Keyes is a clinical psychologist, certified life coach, author, and motivational speaker. Recognized for her work as a community activist, Keyes has spent the last 10 years of her career focusing on empowering the lives of others. With an intense focus on women, people of color, and children, Keyes has been honored as a Neighborhood Hero by ComEd for her involvement in numerous community-based initiatives. As a psychologist and life coach, Keyes supplies clients with the necessary tools and techniques to awaken their divine energy, heal their open wounds and create an aura of love, compassionate and tranquility. For the last two years, Jazz Keyes has managed to grow her brand as a dating and relationship writer for two major media platforms, JET Magazine and Black and Married with Kids. Her first book, If We Knew Better: Soul Cries of Women Past and Present, is available here. Ms. Keyes is preparing to begin her PHD program Fall 2017. She will be studying to receive her Doctor of Philosophy in Marriage and Family Therapy with a specialization in Couples Therapy. Keyes has devoted a great deal of her time and energy on mastering the art of communication to create healthy, dynamic, long-lasting relationships and to help others do the same. Jazz Keyes is an aspiring bestselling author. Focusing on spirituality, emotional empowerment, and love, Keyes hopes to one day deliver soul healing messages as a television personality and international inspirational speaker. During the conversation, Dr. Vibe and Jazz talked about: – The division between Black women and Black men – The division amongst different classes of Blacks – Are Black women divided? – Are Black women divided? Remember to catch STUFF here every Wednesday evening at 9:30 p.m. Eastern/6:30 Pacific. You can find more about Ms. Keyes via: Website Twitter Facebook YouTube Instagram Visit our website at https://www.thedrvibeshow.com/ Please feel free to email us at dr.vibe@thedrvibeshow.com Please feel free to “Like” the “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook fan page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith, Dr. Vibe

Turkey Shoot, Join Real Talk All The Time as they discuss the Philando Castile verdict and other recent police beatings and or shootings. Are Black people facing genocide? Is the law broken or working exactly how its designed to work? How much longer are black folks going to sit on there hands while being killed? Join us Tonight Tuesday June 20th @7:30PM EST the call in is 657-383-0612, press 1 to join the discussion. Real Talk All The Time, 100% Real, unpolished, unrehearsed, unapologetic, real talk for real people. www.realtalkallthetime.com 

Von gets her perfect intro. A light drag of Tiger Woods goes down. Are Black folks doing ok under 45? First gay power ranger. White men out her whiting and we have opinions on all of it.

On this episode of the 'cast, the elder beardsmen explore the nerd side of things from gaming to comics. Are Black players under-represented in MMORPGs? DC vs Marvel? Milestone Comics! Vertigo Comics! Also: When was Lil Wayne actually good?

Join us today 5:30 CST  as we raise the question: Can we say Black lives matter and oppose same sex marriage? “The fact that protesting a law protecting equality is antithetical to the civil rights movement must be lost on Owens and CAAP” Nathalie Baptiste We will also ask you to consider: Are Black church  leaders wrong or misguided when it comes to their opposition of same sex marriage? Do you find it difficult  to separate your religious beliefs from your politics? To Read: http://prospect.org/article/what-some-black-church-leaders-have-wrong-about-gay-marriage-and-civil-rights  

February 18, 2015DISCLAIMER: We originally wanted to publish this episode the beginning of February. However, after we recorded it, we realized that the audio quality was compromised by some interference. So we held off publishing it until we could improve the quality of the audio. Unfortunately, the audio issues were significant and were only able to improve the quality minimally. We really enjoyed recording this episode, so we decided to release it any way. Please give it a listen and forgive us for the sound quality.In this episode, Tracey and Stephen talk about "Black Present Month". Where does the Black Community stand today? Have we made strides since the height of the civil rights movement? What work is left to do?01:01     Are Blacks being left out of Detroit's renaissance?14:05     Are there ANY benefits to gentrification?28:08     Are Black folks better off economically now or 50 years ago?45:08     Do Black celebrities do enough social activism?Here is how you can reach us if you have any tips, feedback, suggestions, comments, topic ideas or concerns:Via TwitterJust the Two of Us: @JTTOUPodcastStephen: @nipsey              Tracey: @trayrificVia Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/JustTheTwoOfUsPodcastVia Tracey's Youtube ChannelVia Tracey's Bloghttp://traybsays.com/Via Emailthebates517@gmail.comDon't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes!

Are Black parents failing their children by not preparing them to compete and succeed?

  Black women are three times as likely never to married than White women.....Do Black men have a favorable attitude towards marriage? Are Black men avoiding marriage or delaying it?

Today The Middle Men will be discussing the ongoing feud in the Black community between the Black Man and Black Woman  over power, respect, and control. Are Black Women really working against the Black Man?  Are Black Men the blame for this issue? Are Black Women fighting for power that the Black Man does not possess? Are Black Women trying to replace the Black Men role? Are Black relationships deteriorating due to the money and power factor? Are Black Men and Women competing to see who's more desirable to non blacks? Why has there been such a break down in communication between Black Men and Black Women? Which one are you first ...a woman or Black? Join Us every Sunday @6pm eastern / 5pm central 1-718-508-9972

Today The Middle Men will be discussing the ongoing feud in the Black community between the Black Man and Black Woman  over power, respect, and control. Are Black Women really working against the Black Man?  Are Black Men the blame for this issue? Are Black Women fighting for power that the Black Man does not possess? Are Black Women trying to replace the Black Men role? Are Black relationships deteriorating due to the money and power factor? Are Black Men and Women competing to see who's more desirable to non blacks? Why has there been such a break down in communication between Black Men and Black Women? Which one are you first ...a woman or Black?

On today's show we ask the question Are Black men missing from the lives of our children or simply not home? Our guest will be Les Rogers of ITC Consulting and Jahmal Coles, founder of the Role Model Movement.

Today we are rebroadcasting "Are Black women the new KKK?"  Please tune in today!!!! Next week's show is "My sista...They laughing at ya."  Next week's show will be interesting!!!!