Podcasts about Phi Beta Sigma

Larry Krasner was a special guest at a Fraternity meeting of the Philly Nu Sigma of Phi Beta Sigma. We happened to be at the meeting and provided this report for the The Neoliberal News media - The Neoliberal Post, The Neoliberal Journals and The Neoliberal Round. Larry discuss how his work has saved tax payers billions of dollars with the reduction of mass incarceration's thanks to the sentencing and supervision program. However Krasner stated that Supervision only works temporarily as the experience is that after three years they go back to jail. Krasner reports how he has also reduced that. Larry announces that this day in May we have fewer homicide today on this 14th day of the year than any other year in Philadelphia. 1. Lots of money into preventing crime and into solving crime, doing it at the same time - creates better results and it costs the country and the city less incarceration is an expensive activity and thanks to the work of the mayor and the security forces. 2. What about Bail Reform? Larry does not support zero base Bail reform. H explains why.Available in The Neoliberal Post: Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner recently addressed members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. at a dynamic community Q&A, answering the piercing question, “What have we done right?” His answer, armed with raw statistics and biting clarity, laid bare both the progress and persistent paradoxes of Philadelphia's criminal justice system.Krasner, a former civil rights attorney turned reformist DA, didn't mince words. “We've cut state custody numbers from 13,000 to 9,000,” he said. “County jail is down to 3,600, when it used to flirt with 10,000.” Juvenile confinement? Down 70%.What does this mean in human terms?Read More Here:https://theneoliberal.com/reimagining-justice-larry-krasner-on-ending-mass-incarceration-and-investing-in-communities/The Neoliberal Round by Renaldo McKenzie is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and a Production of The Neoliberal Corporation.https://anchor.fm/theneoliberalVisit us: https://theneoliberal.comDonate to us: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=USSJLFU2HRVAQVisit us: https://theneoliberal.comThe Neoliberal Corporation is a Think Tank, Publishing, Digital News Media, IT, Research and Education company.

Introducing Victor G. Hicks, fondly known as Coach Hicks, the visionary force propelling Coding with Culture, an exhilarating computer science and STEM program based in Atlanta, Georgia. Victor's educational odyssey is deeply rooted in his profound connection to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), where he imbibed the rich culture and enduring legacy they embody.As a distinguished member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, Victor is fervently dedicated to community engagement and the cultivation of excellence. His role as a coach for step teams, notably with Psi Phi Beta, afforded him the privilege of imparting the vibrant history and culture of HBCUs to budding learners.Victor Hicks, the driving force behind Coding with Culture, is resolute in his mission to bridge the gap in STEM education with an unapologetically pro-Black perspective. The program offers a comprehensive 'Kindergarten through HBCU' trajectory in computational and design thinking, empowering students while celebrating diversity, innovation, and the enduring legacy of HBCUs.In an astounding recognition of his commitment to equity in computer science education, Victor was recently selected as a 2023-24 Computer Science Teachers Association Equity Fellow. This prestigious honor signifies his pivotal role in advancing inclusive education and ensuring equal access to opportunities in the field.Victor's stellar accomplishments shine brightly, with features in Forbes Magazine, a distinguished title as the InspiredU Teacher of the Year, and a notable nomination for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentorship His impact reverberates far and wide, setting him apart as a luminary in the realm of STEM education and advocacy.With a resounding legacy, Victor G. Hicks continues to blaze a trail, leaving an indelible mark on the landscape of education, while maintaining a strong commitment to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

In this exciting episode of JagTalk, host Jasmine Meriedy and her co-hosts, Darrien Reddit, Vibra Hopkins, and Laila Hazel, discuss the rare but memorable snow days in Baton Rouge and preview the upcoming spring events at Southern University. The episode also features a special guest, Jacauri Jones, president of the Rho Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma, who shares his experiences as a student leader and the challenges and rewards of making an impact on campus and in the community. Tune in for an inspiring and fun conversation, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram @southernu_osm for more!

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We are joined by Miss Tytus Jones; content creator and budding apologist YouTuber who walks with us as we introduce many to and enrage more with our conversation on black fraternities and sororities. Are these social groups that are meant to enliven your college experience? Is there something more to them? Is this a rite of passage for black Americans? Should Christians think differently about pledging their allegiance to anything? Let us know your thoughts in the show notes!Support the showPlease Rate & Comment!Hosts: Brandon and Daren SmithWebsite: www.blackandblurred.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurredPaypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurredYouTube: Black and Blurred PodcastIG: @BlackandBlurredPodcastX: @Blurred_Podcast

Community Catalyst: The Entrepreneurial Legacy of Robert 'Twixx' Taylor Did you know that Robert 'Twixx' Taylor started his first business at just 15 years old, turning his childhood passion into a thriving empire? In this episode of Chatters That Matter, Dr. Cheryl Bryant Bruve MD sits down with Robert "Twixx" Taylor, a true North Las Vegas trailblazer. As a serial entrepreneur and community pillar, Taylor has cultivated a multi-faceted legacy through ventures that include barbershops, photography studios, and even Nevada's first barbershop vaccination site, a milestone that attracted national attention. A proud Phi Beta Sigma member, Robert's work with youth mentorship, free entrepreneurial seminars, and monthly health testing has fostered a stronger community fabric. Tune in as Dr. Cheryl delves into Taylor's journey, his influence on community health, and his vision for North Las Vegas. #CommunityCatalyst #Entrepreneurship #RobertTwixxTaylor #NorthLasVegas #BarbershopVaccination #YouthMentorship #ChattersThatMatter #CommunityHealth #SmallBusinessSuccess #PhiBetaSigma #DrCherylBryantBruve #PositiveImpact #LocalLeadership #LasVegasBusiness #CommunityUnity youth mentorship, community impact, vaccination site, Chatters That Matter, mentorship programs, Phi Beta Sigma, local business, North Las Vegas, photography studio, community leader, serial entrepreneur, business innovation, Nevada history, inspirational stories, barbershop, Las Vegas entrepreneurs, barbershop culture

Community Catalyst: The Entrepreneurial Legacy of Robert 'Twixx' Taylor Did you know that Robert 'Twixx' Taylor started his first business at just 15 years old, turning his childhood passion into a thriving empire? In this episode of Chatters That Matter, Dr. Cheryl Bryant Bruve MD sits down with Robert "Twixx" Taylor, a true North Las Vegas trailblazer. As a serial entrepreneur and community pillar, Taylor has cultivated a multi-faceted legacy through ventures that include barbershops, photography studios, and even Nevada's first barbershop vaccination site, a milestone that attracted national attention. A proud Phi Beta Sigma member, Robert's work with youth mentorship, free entrepreneurial seminars, and monthly health testing has fostered a stronger community fabric. Tune in as Dr. Cheryl delves into Taylor's journey, his influence on community health, and his vision for North Las Vegas. #CommunityCatalyst #Entrepreneurship #RobertTwixxTaylor #NorthLasVegas #BarbershopVaccination #YouthMentorship #ChattersThatMatter #CommunityHealth #SmallBusinessSuccess #PhiBetaSigma #DrCherylBryantBruve #PositiveImpact #LocalLeadership #LasVegasBusiness #CommunityUnity youth mentorship, community impact, vaccination site, Chatters That Matter, mentorship programs, Phi Beta Sigma, local business, North Las Vegas, photography studio, community leader, serial entrepreneur, business innovation, Nevada history, inspirational stories, barbershop, Las Vegas entrepreneurs, barbershop culture

Introducing Victor G. Hicks, fondly known as Coach Hicks, the visionary force propelling Coding with Culture, an exhilarating computer science and STEM program based in Atlanta, Georgia. Victor's educational odyssey is deeply rooted in his profound connection to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), where he imbibed the rich culture and enduring legacy they embody.As a distinguished member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, Victor is fervently dedicated to community engagement and the cultivation of excellence. His role as a coach for step teams, notably with Psi Phi Beta, afforded him the privilege of imparting the vibrant history and culture of HBCUs to budding learners.Victor Hicks, the driving force behind Coding with Culture, is resolute in his mission to bridge the gap in STEM education with an unapologetically pro-Black perspective. The program offers a comprehensive 'Kindergarten through HBCU' trajectory in computational and design thinking, empowering students while celebrating diversity, innovation, and the enduring legacy of HBCUs.In an astounding recognition of his commitment to equity in computer science education, Victor was recently selected as a 2023-24 Computer Science Teachers Association Equity Fellow. This prestigious honor signifies his pivotal role in advancing inclusive education and ensuring equal access to opportunities in the field.Victor's stellar accomplishments shine brightly, with features in Forbes Magazine, a distinguished title as the InspiredU Teacher of the Year, and a notable nomination for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentorship His impact reverberates far and wide, setting him apart as a luminary in the realm of STEM education and advocacy.With a resounding legacy, Victor G. Hicks continues to blaze a trail, leaving an indelible mark on the landscape of education, while maintaining a strong commitment to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Questions: 1. Is Social Media Causing Mental Health Issues in Children and Adolescents? 2. Can DeSantis Win if he is seen as Anti-diversity and Anti-black? Is AI the end of Schools? Today, Donte, Co-host and Producer and I discuss these topics as they are hot button issues in America today. Firstly, on social media: There is data circulating about the dangers of social media as it increases MH in children which was reported on Fox News Live earlier today. However, it is not true and a skewed data about #socialmedia causing increasing #mentalhealth issues for children and teens. That data does not take into account how people's views about mental health is changing so more people are coming forward saying that they have #mh issues. The stigma around #MH is diminishing and with social media and information there is actually more awareness and less myths around mental health so that more people are acknowledging their mental health. Secondly, Ron DeSantis is getting set to announce his Presidential bid on Twitter in a Live interview with Elon Musk. What chances does DeSantis have of winning? According to a story in Rolling Stones: "... No One Is Afraid of Ron DeSantis..." (https://rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/ron-desantis-2024-presidential-campaign-donald-trump-mike-pence-unafraid-1234738569/) They are right, as he gets ready to announce his presidential bid. There is no way that #desantis can win. He is seen an anti-inclusive and anti-diversity. He has attacked black academics and Disney. In my opinion he has lost the #blackvote with "anti-woke" policies as if diversity and inclusivity is woke. Many black Americans are incensed by his policies which he has boldly promoted as if he is not gonna run for President. realJohnACastro tweeted the story earlier today and I will have him on the The Neoliberal Round Podcast later this week talking Castro V Trump, DeSantis and The Presidential Race as he gets ready to beef up his presidential bid. Thirdly, Is Artificial Intelligence the new way to plagiarize with confidence? Maybe we should think about creating a software to track AI footprints for institutions so as to minimize the possibility. We may have to set final exams instead of take-home papers and research. Maybe AI is the end of schools and institutions and some industries. School was needed for learning. Now we have the technology to replace schools and certain work. Yet we are still requiring huge sums of money and schooling that technology have made unnecessary. The way we think about systems must change! Indeed, we will have problems such as plagiarism etc. if we do not rethink requirements for students and even how we train and develop people. Just as Elon Musk wants a redesign of roadways to facilitate fully functioning self-driving cars, schools must redesign learning systems. We would like to acknowledge my fraternal line brother of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Raymond Dingle Junior, who is supporting small businesses by providing Business Lending solutions. Need a Loan for your business or to finance business real estate, equipment or project? Visit them at https://rdjblending.com. On a somber note, my former fraternity line Dean who helped to guide my line throughout the pledging process died recently, Bro. Rev. Dr. Christopher V. Brown. He was a keen observer of human behavior and made Spring 11 pledging experience a dynamic and unforgettable one. He was a former President of Nu Sigma Chapter and International Chaplain of Phi Beta Sigma. He has moved on to the Omega chapter. His legacy will continue on through us. GOMAB. Credits: The Neoliberal Round is hosted/created by Rev. Renaldo McKenzie, Adjunct Professor, Jamaica Theological Seminary and Author of Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty & Resistance, Doctoral Student at Georgetown. Co-Producer/Co-Editor is Donte Nelson, who is a student at Capella Univ. Subscribe for free! The NeoLiberal Round/The NeoLiberal Corporation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theneoliberal/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theneoliberal/support

What Playoff series is the worse matchup and least competitive? I'd say it is the Philadelphia Sixers versus the Boston Celtics. In fact, I predict that the winner of this eastern conference semifinals will lose to Miami in the next round, if they do not get their acts together. From Tatum struggles to the Sixers sporadic and disorganized plays at times. In game 4 of the eastern conference finals, I sat down with my fraternal line brother of Phi Beta Sigma to watch and comment on the game for a first-time episode where we provide perspectives on an actual live sports game. The Sixers are our home NBA team and so we decided that we would watch that games and provide commentary. I had predicted that the Sixers would win this game, and they did. Celtics went on to win game six and now we are headed to Boston for a game 7. After the dissapointment of our Eagles NFL team loss in the Super Bowl this year, Philadelphians are not hopping on any bandwagon and are not making any hasty predictions or decisions about the Sixers hopes of any NBA championship. Moreover, the Sixers do not look poised to take on Jimmy Butler and Miami Heats who are waiting for the the winner of the Boston vs. Philadelphia series. Yesterday, the sixers posted up only 87 points in a highly defensive game where Boston stars steuggles to shoot only to score 96 points for a meagre win that the Sixers could not capitalize on. Tatum and Jalen won't have the same poor night in game 7, so the Sixers will have to outscore and out defend in Boston which seems ominous to say the least. In the Western Conference, as predicted, the Nuggets beat the Suns and are now waiting on Lebron and the Lakers who are facing the defending champions, Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors whom we predict will lose to set up a western final between Denver and Lakers. We predict that Lakers will Face Miami in the 2023 NBA Finals. We will provide more sports commentary when we sit down with my fraternal line, Spring 11, of phi beta sigma later this week. Also, we will carry delayed coverage of the Statista Webinar on Artificial Intelligence Revolution on May 23, 2023. We are seeking to grow our audience and plays. Subscribe for free on any streaming service and support us by donating any amount at https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support. Renaldo McKenzie is the Creator and host of the podcast. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Jamaica Theological Seminary and Author of Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty and Resistance. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theneoliberal/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theneoliberal/support

He went from being kicked out of Cal State University, Northridge to creating opportunities for others to succeed. Join us for this impactful conversation with our fraternity brother, Dr. Carroll Brown. He was told that college was not for people like him. This is a true story of a real comeback kid. Resilience is now what he's serving up to other young men that need it. We will get into his story, his work, and his Phi Beta Sigma journey. See what Dr. Brown has been up to: https://friendsla.org/how-it-works/frp #WhatsBrewingInTheStreets With MY MORNING COFFEE, the conversation is always hot, bold, and full of flavor talking about all things grown woman, business, and Black sorority lifestyle. Dive in and have a sip. SUBSCRIBE: https://apple.co/3q9SALY or any place you listen to your favorite podcast. Add us to that list. Follow Tonya on Twitter and Instagram @TonyaMcKenziePR Follow Gia on Instagram @themahoganybox For comments, guest opportunities, or brand collaborations, contact info@sandandshores.com. #ContentMatters #PositivePR #Leadership is Newsworthy! #MyMorningCoffee #Podcast #TonyaMcKenzie #GiaSneed #LLEADtheWay #CommunityEngagement #BusinessOwners #Survivors #podcast #WomenOwned #BlackOwned #TrueStory #AA #BlackBusiness #Media #Storyteller #Entrepreneur #MMC #BlackGreekLife #ZetaPhiBeta #GrownWoman #AlcoholAnonymous #DUI #WomeninBusiness #HustleHER

Had to opportunity to sit-down with a couple frat brothers from college.  We watched each other evolve over the years.  On this episode we talk about what was and what it is now when it comes to today's society and how things have changed.  Crazy thing about this episode is it generated a spinoff (PART II).  So make sure you listen to this episode because it all men's perspective and then get ready for part two where our significant others sit on a panel with us.

The Divine 9 is a name used to refer to the 9 Black Greek Letter Organizations that make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council which was founded on May 10, 1930 on the campus of Howard University. The Divine 9 was originally to educate and uplift the Black community from racial inequities, as a whole, these organizations has stood the test of time. Join my guest, Skylar Shields, as we discuss the complexities, the modernization, as well as the progress of Divine 9 organizations, frequently asked questions about joining black greekdom, as well as Skylar's personal experiences as a member of the Theta Iota Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theafrocentricpodcast/message

I tweeted that, "I thought Nikki Haley was different," responding to a tweet she posted earlier today, 2.24.2023, that: "I'm running for president to stop America's downward spiral toward socialism and end the self-loathing that has taken over our country. I'm running for president to renew an America that's strong and proud, not weak and woke," ((3) Nikki Haley on Twitter: "I'm running for president to stop America's downward spiral toward socialism and end the self-loathing that has taken over our country. I'm running for president to renew an America that's strong and proud, not weak and woke. https://t.co/FBNpNzLNJk" / Twitter). I elaborate briefly on my critique of her position in a trenchant conversation with my Line Brother, Maurice Smith of Phi Beta Sigma. Renaldo McKenzie is an Adjunct Lecturer/Professor at The Jamaica Theological Seminary, Doctoral Student at Georgetown University, author of "Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty and Resistance," and of the upcoming book: "Neoliberal Globalization Reconsidered, Neo-Capitalism and the Death of Nations." Renaldo is also working on several books and is President of The Neoliberal Corporation, a Think Tank, Digital Media and Research Company providing academic, business and publishing support to academics, writers, students, business professionals and the world. The Neoliberal Corporation is aimed at serving the world today to solve tomorrow's challenges, by making popular what was the monopoly. Visit at https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal or https://theneoliberal.com. Get an autographed copy of Neoliberalism at https://www.paypal.com/instantcommerce/addproduct. Subscribe for free on any stream: Anchor.fm. Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon Music, Audible, Alexa, Podvine, Google Podcast, PAdverb, Radio Public, iHeartRadio, Pocket Cast, Itunes, etc. Donate to us at https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support

In this episode, LaTricia and Phyllis speak with Antoinne Dwayne Jones, a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and Mary Farmer, a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority about historically black fraternities and sororities (aka The Divine Nine).  They share the history, culture and experiences of membership and how the organizations promote unity and collective work and responsibility.  They also share the importance and impact of HBCUs.

We're back! After a pretty long hiatus and a well deserved break, your favorite podcast is back in motion! Took some time off before the new year to rest, spend time with family and reset. So what better way to start off the year with an episode with my brothers! I pledged Phi Beta Sigma in 2011, probably one of the hardest and rewarding experiences. Would I do it again? Hell no, but if I had to it would be with the 8 brothers I started and finished with. 9 different stories, 9 different personalities but ONE bond! Listen in how we reminisce about some old stories from college to speaking about where we are now in life and our goals for the new year! Most of the episodes I have done thus far are more for inspiration and examples of overcoming hardships and life....but I'll be honest, this one here is for your sole entertainment.

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Guest Conrado Martinez, a financial loan officer is aligned with his fraternity Phi Beta Sigma is offering generational wealth to families that want to buy a home but fall short of the downpayment. This is Season 2 of Black Men Sundays tune in now. Martinez gives tips on wealth for Black families and is offering an event Nov. 19 to help families with down payments and money for homeownership. https://givebutter.com/CGW_BlackPantherMovieThis is the link to contribute to a few families generational wealth.

Family stopped through the podcast to chop-it-up about where we started versus where we are at.  You can't have a setting like this without hearing the crazy stories of the glory days, lol.  Sit back and enjoy a conversation with Brant Smith, TJ Cottingham, Brandon Hurt, and myself as we celebrate each other and what life has blessed us with.

I became familiar with Gusto several months ago through my last gig, and I was so pleased with the user experience that I had to find out who some of the folks were behind it. And wouldn't you know it — one of them happens to be a former 28 Days of the Web honoree. Meet Jeff Jean-Baptiste!After a quick check-in to see how things are going, Jeff talked about his role as a product designer and gave some info on his behind-the-scenes design work at the company. From there, Jeff shared his origin story of growing up in Miami, how anime became his gateway to art, and talked about his interest in architecture and how that drives his current design focus. He even gave some insight into the Orlando design community and talked about finding success at this point his career.For Jeff — and for all of us, really — anything worth having is worth working hard towards. So get out there and make it happen!LinksJeff Jean-Baptiste's WebsiteJeff Jean-Baptiste on InstagramJeff Jean-Baptiste on LinkedInJeff Jean-Baptiste on TwitterFor extended show notes, including a full transcript of this interview, visit revisionpath.com.==========Apply to Join The Tenth CollectiveAre you a Black designer looking for work? Join The Tenth Collective, a joint effort from Revision Path and State of Black Design to connect Black professionals in the design and creative industries with companies committed to hiring Black candidates for design and creative positions!Looking for a new opportunity can be tough -- we know. Let us help! Apply today and get curated introduction requests from hiring companies vetted by Revision Path + State of Black Design. It's 100% free, and you'll only be contacted when a company is requesting to speak to you. And you can remain anonymous! Let us be your resource to find work, whether you're looking or not.Apply here: thetenthcollective.com==========Sponsored by HoverBuilding your online brand has never been more important and that begins with your domain name. Show the online community who you are and what you're passionate about with Hover. With over 400+ domain name extensions to choose from, including all the classics and fun niche extensions, Hover is the only domain provider we use and trust.Ready to get started? Go to hover.com/revisionpath and get 10% off your first purchase.==========Follow and SubscribeLike this episode? Then subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite shows.Follow us there, and leave us a 5-star rating and a review! Thanks so much to all of you who have already rated and reviewed us!You can also follow Revision Path on Instagram and Twitter.==========CreditsRevision Path is brought to you by Lunch, a multidisciplinary creative studio in Atlanta, GA.It is produced by Maurice Cherry and engineered and edited by RJ Basilio. Our intro voiceover is by Music Man Dre, with intro and outro music by Yellow Speaker. Transcripts provided by Brevity & Wit.Thank you for listening!

This episode has two segments: segment 1 is entitled “Teaching Theology Today” where I discuss with Brother Maurice Smith of Phi Beta Sigma, the ideas and concepts I have for the course. He challenged some of the courses description which I debunked. Segment two is entitled: WHYY's News on Delaware Students' Academic proficiency Uses Bad Data. In segment two I provide a commentary on the article ‘Tough couple of years': Delaware students' academic proficiency far below pre-pandemic levels. Going back to segment 1, we begin by reviewing The 2021 COURSE Description states that: This course is a study of the background and development of current theological thinking with an emphasis on modern and post-modern theological trends in the Christian community. The course will briefly survey theological developments up until the mid-20th century and then devote sustained attention to trends that largely have their genesis in theological ideals from the 1960s. However, I will go further in this episode to look at some more concepts and update the driving force or goal of the course which is to exploring and responding to the question: How does your theology speak to the issues and challenges of today… what solution does your theology provide? What challenges are we faced with today? Mr. Smith critiques that the course is outdated and too historical if theology today. However, I suggested that we have to look at what was before we look at what is. He agrees. We briefly discuss what theology is and the application of it. We contended with the question: is there a Caribbean theology? Mr. Smith said no but I challenged and debunked that saying that by understanding what theology is will correct one's idea about a Caribbean or regional theology, “theology is practical and therefore speaks to context and is colored by context….etc. A few questions to consider and topics to explore for the semester: 1. What is theology? 2. How does your theology speak to the issues and challenges of today… what solution does your theology provide? What challenges are we faced with today? 3. Is there a Caribbean theology and how has it evolved and 4. what relevance does it hold for us today? 5. Kirk Lougheed (ed.), Four Views on the Axiology of Theism: What Difference Does God Make? 6. What are the challenges to developing a theology today? (Temple sex gender and society) 7. The Destruction of the Canaanites: God, Genocide, and Biblical Interpretation 8. Ecclesiology for a Digital Church: Theological Reflections on a New Normal 9. Period Poverty and The Dark Womb: Re-Conceiving Theology through Reproductive Loss 10. Critical Thinking and The Priority of Mind 11. Robert C. Roberts, Recovering Christian Character: The Psychological Wisdom of Søren Kierkegaard 12. D. Bruce Hindmarsh, The Spirit of Early Evangelicalism: True Religion in a Modern World 13. Resurgence of African theology and philosophy in 20th century practices: Kametic Spirituality and Ubuntu 14. Renaldo McKenzie's, Neoliberalism, Globalization Income Inequality Poverty And Resistance 15. (Secrets to unlocking) Divine Intervention. In segment two: I critique Cris Barrish article in WHYY news which available on 90.8 on the FM dial. The story is also on their website at https://whyy.org/articles/delaware-student-testing-scores-pandemic-learning-loss/ According to Criss, “while almost all Delaware K-12 students were back in the classroom last school year — albeit with periodic pandemic quarantines and closures — statewide testing scores remained well below the achievement levels of five years ago.” But that's not true and the comparative range is deceptive, skipping 2018-2019, which shows that performance was falling after 2017 well before COVID started and schools were closed. However the study failed to reference that. Follow and subscribe to us for updates on new shows and to follow this lecture series/ course. You can donate to us at https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support. --- 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/theneoliberal/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support

Am I my brother's keeper? Yes, I am! This episode features my line brothers from the Iota Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma on the campus of Shaw University. We discuss our experience as young Black men in college in the 1990s, the impact of attending a historic HBCU, and where we are in life 30 years later. You don't want to miss this fun, informative, transparent, and emotional discussion. 

After a short break, we begin season 3, episode 1 with a live in-studio interview for the first time since season two with Dr. Nolan L. Fontaine. It was deep and academic, yet down-to-earth and informative. We talked about his roots in Chester PA, Phi Beta Sigma, how he ended up at the University of Toronto, his dissertation or curriculum project and what he plans to do next, now that he has his doctorate. He commented on the John A. Castro Interview that we did towards the end of last season and asked him a question about the Clinton trials. Dr. Fontaine shares his goal of reorienting his family in the American Indian tradition and embraces this side of his heritage as an important aspect of who he is being and becoming. You can donate to us at https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=877835VRSYYD8 --- 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/theneoliberal/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support

Happy 4/20: The Pros and The Cons Ft. Nolan F. Social Scientist and Phi Beta Sigma brother. Dr. Nolan shared his critique of the show lifting up some important points. I share it with you on this episode. You can send us your records as well visit us at https://RenaldoCMckenzie.com/ or https://theneoliberal.com/ You may donate to the show at https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support --- 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/theneoliberal/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support

On this episode I have a conversation with Chris Calvin.  Chris received his bachelor's degree in Kinesiology and his master's in Education from California State, University Fresno. He is a member of the historically black fraternity Phi Beta Sigma, where he was also elected as an executive board member in 2009. Chris holds several accolades as a coach in both football, and track and field. In 2018, he was named California state coach of the year for track and field. The following year he was also a part of the coaching staff which earned a high school national championship!  Chris Calvin began his trading journey within the Trade and Travel program in June of 2020. Without any knowledge of the stock market, he took the leap of faith by purchasing the full course and begin his journey as an active investor. During this time, he decided to quit his supplemental job with Amazon, study the curriculum, and begin trading as an active investor. Chris started his portfolio with $500 and in an 8-month time frame grew it exponentially solely using the Invest with Teri Strategy!   Hosted & produced by Katherine Lankford Music by Sam Reeves   https://investwithteri.com/?affcode=213134_dmtrjtbf https://youtu.be/fFLWQhmI4zM Katherine@financeandaffirmations.org www.financeandaffirmations.com (4) Finance & Affirmations | Facebook @financeandaffirmations

On this episode I have a conversation with Chris Calvin.  Chris received his bachelor's degree in Kinesiology and his master's in Education from California State, University Fresno. He is a member of the historically black fraternity Phi Beta Sigma, where he was also elected as an executive board member in 2009. Chris holds several accolades as a coach in both football, and track and field. In 2018, he was named California state coach of the year for track and field. The following year he was also a part of the coaching staff which earned a high school national championship!  Chris Calvin began his trading journey within the Trade and Travel program in June of 2020. Without any knowledge of the stock market, he took the leap of faith by purchasing the full course and begin his journey as an active investor. During this time, he decided to quit his supplemental job with Amazon, study the curriculum, and begin trading as an active investor. Chris started his portfolio with $500 and in an 8-month time frame grew it exponentially solely using the Invest with Teri Strategy!   Hosted & produced by Katherine Lankford Music by Sam Reeves   https://investwithteri.com/?affcode=213134_dmtrjtbf https://youtu.be/fFLWQhmI4zM Katherine@financeandaffirmations.org www.financeandaffirmations.com (4) Finance & Affirmations | Facebook @financeandaffirmations

How do you go from getting kicked out of college and homeless to being a Dr., elevating the culture, and fighting for the future of young Black men? Meet Carroll Brown of Phi Beta Sigma, Director of FRP at Friends LA, along with the many leadership positions that he holds. He is the walking example of "I CAN SHOW THEM BETTER THAN I CAN TELL THEM". He is changing the world, one mentorship at a time. Hear from somebody that embodies leadership. What is leadership to you?   #LetsTalkAboutIt   With MY MORNING COFFEE, the conversation is always hot, bold, organic, and full of flavor. Dive in and have a sip. SUBSCRIBE: https://apple.co/3q9SALY Join the #CupCrew https://bit.ly/3BcEBth Follow Tonya on Twitter and Instagram @TonyaMcKenziePR Follow Gia on Instagram @iamgiasneed & @themahoganybox For comments, guest opportunities, or brand collaborations, contact info@sandandshores.com. #ContentMatters #PositivePR #Leadership is Newsworthy! #MyMorningCoffee #Podcast #TonyaMcKenzie #GiaSneed #LLEADtheWay #CommunityEngagement #BusinessOwners #Survivors #WomenOwned #BlackOwned #TrueStory #BlackBusiness #Media #Storyteller #Entrepreneur #TonyaMcKenzie #GiaSneed #MMC

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Whats good with y'all ashy asses!! We back on another episode of Ethnic Ish N More w/ NicoThaGreat, Past Master, & Big Jiz!!!This is a special #BlackHistoryMonth episode of the show and we have the Divine 9 (Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Delta Sigma Theta, Phi Beta Sigma, Zeta Phi Beta, Sigma Gamma Rho & Iota Phi Theta), Prince Hall Masons & Order of the Eastern Star!!!Make sure yall tune in live Wednesday February 9th, 2022 from 8:30-10 pm cst on MyCityMyMusic Radio & Ethnic Ish N More TV!!!Shoutout to our Sponsors, The Law Offices of Attorney Roderick C. White!!!Audio: www.ethnicishnmore.comMain Visual: YouTube.com/ethnicishnmoreFollow NicoThaGreat , Past Master & Big Jiz on social media:NicoThaGreat:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nicothagreat...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicothagrea...Twitter: https://twitter.com/NicoThaGreat357Past Master:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Noble1893Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noble1893/Twitter: https://twitter.com/NobleAD357Big Jiz:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MzShay81Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrs_shamaraj/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SJakaBigJizFollow Ethnic Ish N More and the Team on all social media platforms:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ethnicishnmoreInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ethnicishnm...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ethnicishnm...Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthnicIshNMoreYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4VX...

Insecure has upset Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc with their portrayal of Amanda Seales as an AKA on the show through her character. Dok, a member of Phi Beta Sigma, and Larry P, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, explore all of the routes that could have been taken. They also discuss Greek life taking their organizations too seriously. Tune in to this week of The Unemployment Line. Check out videos on Facebook Watch at: https://www.facebook.com/watch/169674115353/764369724187087 Check out The Unemployment Line everywhere at: https://linktr.ee/TheUnemploymentLine The Unemployment Line on The GOB Radio Network focuses on a variety of topics from relationships to politics and everything in between. Hosted by Larry P and The DOK, new episodes can be heard every Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts. Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/gobradionetwork Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/gobradionetwork Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gobradionetwork/

Rev. Lionell Alexander joined the Delta Theta Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma in the Fall of 1980 at Prairie View A&M University. He is the Pastor of the Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church in Dallas, TX. He shares his Greek story as well as his passion for ministry and service.

Robert Miller was initiated in the Beta Omicron Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma in the Fall of 2016. He is an IT professional and the Founder of the Immortal Marketing consulting firm. Robert shares his Greek story and his passion for helping small to mid-sized business succeed and grow.

Daniel Smith was initiated in the Gamma Eta Sigma chapter of Phi Beta Sigma in the Fall of 2010. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Awkward Media Group based in Tampa, FL.

Recorded April 17, 2021(First Released on 4/20 of course!)This episode was sponsored by Micanopy Winery and Countryside VineyardsIt's 4/20 and what are Rhumel and Twanda talking about?  You guessed it, we are talking about weed today, but that's not all! This episode highlights Rhumel's good friend, fellow Famuan and business school colleague, Matthew Bowman. Matt is Wine and Hemp farmer  residing in Micanopy Florida.  Let me tell you... we didn't know how informative and overall awesome this episode would be.  We not only learned of a most amazing and scenic vineyard for a romantic getaway or group retreat, we were also gifted a surprise masterclass on sticking you toe into the pond of growing hemp! Seriously y'all, this episode will set you on your way to getting paid to learn how to become a hemp farmer. Grab a glass of wine and hit play. This is a good one.Matt's  Episode Quotes:It doesn't matter whether you are listening in Raleigh NC or Moscow Russia ....the information y'all put out is useful.  There is no better place than to come to a winery. A winery is the penultimate relaxation, get-away-and-enjoy-yourself spot!I like to say on the CBD side, 'Get  well not high', but recreational cannabis is coming.If you ever have to leave your good government job to grow weed, this is the whole  trick to growing weed ok? One male can ruin the whole crop.It is truly one of the world's incredible plants. The things that it can do for you neurologically, whether you have PTSD, traumatic brain injury or whether you just got a stressful life, right... weed will help.If weed doesn't help, wine will help.This is part of the masters class but this is why your listeners listen, because they get value, they get information they would not get otherwise.Of the 4 Ws, Wine, Weed, Women.... Wads of cash is truly my only drug, That  is my drug of choice.I believe in being unapologetically profit-driven.... you go into business to make money. We  [Black people] tend to wait too late to be a part, in a big way, of any of these new industries. Mentions:Micanopy Wine and Countryside Vineyards22595 US-441, Micanopy, FL 32667-7533, United StatesInstagram: @mattbowmanflFacebook: @floridavineyardWebsite: (South Carolina site)  Bowman VineyardsMatt's Recommendations for where to stay and eat while visiting Micanopy Winery and Countryside Vineyards:url: Herlong Mansion Bed & Breakfasturl: Antonio's Italian RestaurantStep One for dipping your toe in the pool:url: Minorities for Medical MarijuanaPlease support our podcast:Please rate/review, subscribe and share!!Cashapp:$GirrrlPodcastDonate: PatreonHave a question or topic you want us to talk about? We want to hear from you!!Twitter: @girrrlpodcastInstagram: @girrrlpodcastFacebook: @girrrlpodcastEmail us: Talk2Us@girrrlpodcast.com

Dr. Kaliym Islam is a former Wall Street executive where for over 20 years he led global learning businesses. New York Times best-selling author, Kevin Kurse (The e-Learning Guru describes him as a fresh voice among the usual author Guru crowd…, “who” …brings the credibility of someone who makes a living DOING, rather than TELLING. Teams under his direction have been:  1. Named learning elite organizations by Chief Learning Officer Magazine. 2. Won International Society for Technical Communication (STC) awards for innovative learning content. 3. Cited by HR Futurist Josh Bersin as best practice learning organizations. He's written thousands of industry and academic articles and a number of books that focus on leadership, strategy, organizational development, and training and development. His most recent book, The 12 Inch Rule of Leadership: Proven Strategies for Career Success highlights how leaders in industry, government, higher education, k-12 and entrepreneurship utilized a common framework (The 12 Inch Rule) to achieve career success. He's currently an Assistant Professor of Practice at Southern Illinois University where he helps develop tomorrow's educational leaders.   Questions   Can you tell us in your own words, how it is that you got to where you are today? Could you give us a little bit of insight on that? Your book, The 12 Inch Rule of Leadership: Proven Strategies for Career Success, can you summarize for us in the best way possible, just for our listeners to get an idea of what its framework entails and who is it really targeted towards? Is it just for persons who are new and emerging leaders or people who've been in leadership roles for years? Is this something they could take on to maybe sharpen their leadership skills? So, let's break it down. I listed the 12 principles. I just want you to maybe just give me a one to two cents summary of each one. So, let's start with time value, what does that mean to a leader? Could you share with us what's the one online resource, tool, website or app that you absolutely can't live without in your business? Could you also share with us maybe one or two books that have had the biggest impact on you? It could be a book that you read a very long time ago, but it still has really resonated with you to this day, or maybe even one that you've read recently that really struck a chord and you would want to recommend it. Could you share with our listeners what's the one thing that's going on in your life right now that you are really excited about, either something that you're working on to develop yourself or your people? Where can listeners find you online? Do you have a quote or a saying that during times of adversity or challenge, you'll tend to revert to this quote, it kind of helps to get you back on track or get you refocused if for any reason you get derailed? Do you have one of those?   Highlights   Dr. Islam's Journey   Dr. Islam shared that he looks at his journey, he's got to go ahead and cite his inner Steve Jobs, you can't connect the dots forward, you can only connect them backwards. So, if he looks at his journey, he would sort of summed up in two words or two phrases, innovation and taking chances.   So came out of the military, spent some time in the military after he screwed up in college for the first time and wanted to change the world. So, his plan was to change the world one child at a time.   So, he went into K-12 education and he started working, at that time, poor community of Bushwick, Brooklyn is now a destination place but at that time it wasn't. It was one of those neighborhoods where you see the car panned by, you see the burnt-out buildings and graffiti on the wall and you hear the statistics about single mothers and drugs and AIDS and these types of things.   And what he did, he started teaching school there and he brought his military background, he brought his college fraternal background, and his love for technology into the classroom. And at that time, his customers were essentially the students and the parents and the administration. So, they put all those things together, being innovative and taking chances. And then students who really had not been successful in their academic careers, but suddenly started to achieve success. They had tremendous improvement. I leveraged that success and started writing curriculum, helping teachers use technology in the classroom.   So, he left his technology background, he left the classroom because he realized that in the classroom, he can only help probably 30 students at a time but if he was in a more of an administrative position, he could impact policy which could impact more students. So, he took a job as an assistant principal at an alternative high school in Manhattan, overseeing their technology and basically migrating them from at that time was an Apple Mac environment into a PC environment.   So, his interests started getting more and more toward technology and how technology can help people learn. Well, it was about that time that his wife informed him that the salary of a school teacher did not afford her the life that she felt that she deserved.   So, he started looking at other opportunities and he actually went to Wall Street, initially to do some technology stuff and they were actually deploying a new technology system. And he was in a meeting, the teacher in him never left so he asked what was a dumb question back then, he said, “Well, what's going to happen on Monday morning, when you deploy a brand-new email system on Friday afternoon?”   And they said, “Well, we're going to get a lot of calls to the help desk, and there's going to be problems.” And he said, “So are you positioned to support that?” Well, they said, “Well, look, No, we're not.” And he said, “Well, what should we do?” He said, “You should train people, you should give them an education program. What you should do is, rather than teach everyone at the same time, you rotate and bring one department into the training, while they're in the training, you deploy the software to their desktop. So right after having been trained on it, they can use it right away.”   Next question was who can develop the training?   He was a school teacher, had a degree in instructional design. So, he went home that weekend, wrote the training program, and they deployed and it was very successful.   Fast forward a few months later, they were deploying another software system, same situation occurred. He was in a meeting, they said they're going to deploy it, he asked a dumb question, “What's going to happen when you don't train people?” Same scenario occurred. He went home, built the training program and did the training, they had success. And then they had a third software system that they were deploying, everyone looked at him and said, “Kaliym, can you do the training?” He said, “Absolutely not. No way. No way, Jose.”   And they said, “Well, why not? You did it before.” He said, Yeah, but we're playing whack a mole here. We're just reacting, we need a more strategic approach to go ahead to doing this training. He literally went home that weekend that was refused writer, he wrote a strategic training plan for the company with, of course, him at the head of this technical training department. He walked in on Monday morning, gave the president of the company his proposal, he looked at him and said, “Well, start hiring your staff.” So, that was his full foray into sort of corporate supervision and corporate training.   So, they had a lot of success there, he had responsibility for employees. And then they realized that what they were doing for employees could be extended to clients. And so, they said, “Okay, Kaliym, you now have responsibility for customer training.”   And when he looked at the landscape, he realized that it really didn't make a lot of sense to build a staff of 50, 60, 100s of trainers to train customers, because when the need and you got to look back that was sort of late 90s, where people were just learning how to use Microsoft Word, learning how to use Excel, and all these other productivity programs.   So, they realized that okay, once everyone is taught, they don't need all these trainers. So again, in the spirit of innovation and taking chances, they started working with what at that time was called CD ROM training. So, they'd actually program the training on a CD ROM, you would send it out to the various locations and that's how people would take their training. So, he left there after doing some good stuff there, another company asked him to come in and oversee or bring in technology.   So that's what they did, they brought in technology for another firm. He just basically kept on sort of ascending up the ladder, and all these experiences, whether it was bringing in a new technology or different approaches or bringing in learning management systems. He always wanted to help people, so he would write about it in industry magazines and then he got started being asked to speak about things like that.   And at some point, after a bunch of years, and this is something that he's neglected to say after his wife let him know that a school teacher didn't make the money that afforded her the life that she thought she deserved. Dr. Islam leaving education K through 12 education broke his mother's heart because she thought he had a gift. And he promised her, he said, “Mom, I promise I'll go back at some point.”   So, after 20 years of doing that, and having a lot of success, he said, it's time for him to fulfil his promise to his mother. And he left corporate America, and started doing what his mother asked him to do was going back into education. So, he took on a job as a professor at Southern Illinois University and opened up a small boutique educational consulting firm and now he's sitting here having a great conversation with Yanique.   Summarizing Dr. Islam's Book – The 12 Inch Rule of Leadership: Proven Strategies for Career Success and Who is it Really Targeted Towards    Me: Your book, The 12 Inch Rule of Leadership: Proven Strategies for Career Success, could you share with our listeners what that whole framework is about? I'm aware of the fact that it consists of time value, best performance of duty, perseverance, the worth of example, the virtue of patience, talent, expression, economic wisdom, the value of character, kindly attitudes and pleasure in work, and the worth of the organization and the dignity of simplicity. So, it's a lot but could you summarize for us in the best way possible, just for our listeners to get an idea of what this framework entails and who is it really targeted towards? Is it just for persons who are new and emerging leaders or people who've been in leadership roles for years? Is this something they could take on to maybe sharpen their leadership skills?   Dr. Islam shared that it's certainly something that anyone can take on to sharpen their leadership skills. So, the background with The 12 Inch Rule, he is a member of a historically black fraternity or sorority, Phi Beta Sigma. And he's sure that all fraternities and sororities have these types of things where essentially, there are things that you have to learn to become a member, things you have to memorize.   And one of the things that he had to memorize when he was going through his process was The 12 Inch Rule, and that was close to 40 years ago. And like you said, The 12 Inch Rule time value, best performance of duty, perseverance, the worth of example, the virtue of patience, kind of expression, economic wisdom, the value of character, kindly attitudes, pleasure in work, the worth of organization, the dignity of simplicity, he can't tell you what he had for breakfast this morning. But after close to 40 years, he can rattle those things off like it's nothing. And what he started to observe over the years is that folks who joined this organization fell into two camps, those who, like him could remember it and rattle it off and those who would say, “Hey, that was a long time ago, I don't remember it.”   And what he observed was that the ones who remembered this rule, and these principles, the 12 principles of the rule, their career trajectory seem to be steep. Whereas the ones that didn't remember that I said it was a long time ago, not that they all didn't have successful careers, but their trajectory wasn't as steep.   So, the academic in him try to understand why is this happening. So, he actually set out to do an academic study, his plan was to do research and get this published in a peer reviewed journal to solidify his academic chops. Now, after about the third interview, it blew his mind. He said, oh, my God, the stories that he's hearing from these members in terms of what they did, how they applied the principles and how it led to career success was mind boggling. And he said, “Well, I can't leave this in an academic journal, there's got to be more of a wider distribution of this information, because it can help a lot of people.” So, they became agile and they basically stopped on a dime and said, “Okay, listen, we're not going to write this in a language that's geared toward academics, we're going to write this in a language that's geared toward playing people who are trying to reach their full potential in terms of their leadership potential, who want to be able to communicate their value, who are tired of being looked over for promotion and who are trying to become better as leaders.” And that's what they did.   And they interviewed 14 different members in a variety of industries, from K-12, to higher education, to entrepreneurs, to people who are working in financial services, people who are working in government.   The tips and tricks and recommendations that they put out there was helpful to him, it reminded him of a lot, it taught him a lot, it helped him become a better leader. And he knows it's going to help other people.   Just tell one story. His son, he's got a 21-year-old, who he can never get to read anything, ever. In fact, when he was a kid, he tried to pay him to read books, wouldn't happen. He picked this book up and said “Dad, wow, this is pretty good, this is going to be helpful for me, some of the recommendations that they're talking about in the book, I can use on my job.”   He gave it to some of his college friends. Now these are after millennials, Gen Z? They don't read anything, except Snapchat. But his son started sending him pictures of his friends that they were sending him pictures of them reading the book, because they were so excited by it.   So, to your question, he thinks no, it's not just the new and emerging leader, he thinks sort of old folks like him can learn from the book also. Younger folks who really haven't necessarily gotten to a position where they're supervising, he thinks they can get something out of it, he's seen it from his son's friends. And he's got a bunch of folks who in the middle, in between who have read the book and said, “This has really been helpful to me.”   A Breakdown of The 12 Principles   Dr. Islam shared that he's going to do that but he wants to take a step back. So, the beauty of this is, is there are no operational definitions. So, time value, it's something you need to measure yourself by, but the fact that there's no operational definition really gives you the opportunity to apply it in a way that makes sense for you. So, time value as an as an example, it's just that valuing your time. So, if you show up late or his interpretation of it, if you show up late. Number one, you're not valuing the time of the person who you're supposed to have a meeting. Number one, if you're not spending your time on the right things, okay, you're not valuing time. So, one of the contributors in the book, his name is Jean-Guy Lauture, and he's the Chief Learning Officer for the city of Bloomingdale or township of Bloomingdale in New Jersey. So, he tells a story about how when he showed up at the City Hall one day, and he was working on one problem, one technology problem that was happening while he was visiting. Now, while he was there, he got wind that they had been experiencing some ransomware. So, some bad actor threw some ransomware on the computers of the township that will put a lot of other things in jeopardy. Now, the issue that he initially came to deal with was important, and that he initially expected to spend his time. But as soon as the other issue came up, he realized his time is better served addressing the ransomware issue and, on a dime, he shifted his resources. And all the people who contributed to the book have different stories about how you can value your time.   Number two is best performance of duty. It seems simple enough, but how do you do your best when you don't feel your best? That there in is the challenge. And he tells a story in the book, one of his experiences was, someone in his organization quit relatively quickly, they actually lost two levels in organization, and he had to step in, and basically perform as a technician and a project manager sort of well below his depth, out of his depth.   He's more of a strategy guy, so that sort of level of detail really killed him. But if they didn't do a good job for the client, they were not going to take on some additional business. So, even though he hated the work, even though it was out of his depth, even though it was something he really, really, really did not like to do, he had to perform his depth, he had to perform his best at all time. So, that's just one story.   Perseverance, how do you keep fighting through when things get rough?   Me: And I think that's applicable to anybody. I mean, not even leaders, just human beings, because things don't stay easy all the time.   Dr. Islam agreed. That's the point. He tells the story in the book, there was a time when he initially came to Wall Street to do technology stuff and he was overseeing, at that time, they call it desktop support. So, this is before all this remote stuff where you can just take over someone's computer.   Back then you literally had to go to the person's desk and install the software and plug everything in. So, that was his job, he oversaw a team to do that.   And they had a project to install it in a place within financial services called the cashiers, they call it the king, that the terminology that if you're on Wall Street, because the only people that go into that department are the people that work there, they really don't get visitors.   So, if a strange person comes in, all conversation stops, it gets really quiet, and they watch as you walk across the floor. So, his job was to deploy some PCs to that organization and to do it, he had to get the blessing of the guy they call the King of the Cage, his name was Fred Quiñones, he was an executive VP there, worked his way up from the mailroom, and let everybody know that he enjoyed his position, he was the kingmaker. So, he sent an email to Fred trying to set up a meeting so they could schedule the deployment of the PCs, it went unanswered. Left a voicemail, went unanswered, so he did what he used to do back then. He would do what he calls a drive by, he would just stop by his office and start a conversation.   He walks into the cashiers and there's silence, everyone watches as he walked across the floor. And he gets to the corner office, and in front of Fred and he's got a glass office so you can see he's in there reading his newspaper, and in front of his office is his assistant, his gatekeeper, Ann Galante. And he introduced himself, and said he'd like to speak to Fred. She says, “Well, he's busy.”   Now mind you, he's looking at the guy reading a newspaper. She says, “Well, he's busy, come back later.” So, he goes back, another email, another phone call.   He figured let him show up at a different time of day. So, he showed up maybe 12 in the afternoon, same scenario, get into the cashiers, noise stops, he walks across the hallway, or across the room, look at Fred reading his newspaper, he asked Ann if he could speak with him, “He's busy.”   So, this happened three or four times and now his boss is saying, “Hey, when are you going to get those PCs deployed?”So, he's feeling some pressure. He said, let me just try one more time. So, he shows up again, same scenario, he's walking back dejected and a gentleman pulls him aside.   He says, “Listen, you're disrespecting Fred. He's an important man, he's a busy man and you show up here in the middle of the day, he doesn't like it.” Fred shows up in the morning at 7:00 am, he likes jelly doughnuts and he likes his coffee sweet and light.   So, the next morning, he shows up at 6:45 am with jelly doughnuts and coffee, Fred walks in, he's sitting outside of his office, Fred walks in and he said, “Hey, Fred, I hear you like jelly doughnuts and coffee.” He said, “Come on, Kaliym. Come on in.” He didn't even know he knew his name.   Long story short, they did the project, everything worked out well, they were successful. And at one point, during the middle of the day, he needed to meet with Fred, he couldn't wait till a 6:00 am jelly donut meeting.   So, he goes across the cashiers and by this time, no noise stops, everyone keeps working, they don't even notice him. He walks across the floor, Fred is in his office, obviously in a busy meeting, he's looking at Ann saying, “I really need to meet Fred.”   Fred looks up, he walks out of his office, he says, “What do you need Kaliym?” He lets him know. He tells other people in the office, “I got to be with Kaliym.” And he kicks them out. So, the tide certainly changed. So, he's walking out of the cashiers' area and this guy Ron Kowalski, certain names you remember in your career. He says, “You know, Kaliym, most people stop after the second effort, I'm glad you kept going.” Perseverance.   The worth of example. They have Joe West and he's a Harvard trained epidemiologist in the book, and he runs a small boutique consulting firm, he happens to be African American.   And he tells a story of before the advent of the internet, we can just go online and see anyone's name, he was working on a deal with a client and things were working well. And he actually got the opportunity to go to the executive offices and meet with them.   So, he goes to the offices and Secretary puts him in the room and the executives come in and as soon as they walk in, he could see from the look on their face that they didn't expect that Dr. Joseph West from Harvard was an African American.   So, there's an awkward moment in the beginning, but then they start to make small talk and then they realize that Joe West, he likes a lot of the same things they do, he likes to golf, he likes to smoke cigars and guess what, he loves Ronald Reagan.   Long story short, Joe gets the job, his team does a phenomenal job for the client. And then the client asked him, “Hey, do you have any of the firms that are just like you who can do some other work for us?”   So, of course, Joe goes and recommends another firm, they happen to be African American also. So, he tells a story of how joyful he was when he came back to do a report for these executives and he sees the firm that he recommended in the hallway or outside by the Secretary is waiting to meet with the executives. And he believes it's because of the example that he set as a business owner and how he presented himself. The worth of example.   Next one is the virtue of patience. So, they have a story in the book, Michael Dove. And Michael Dove is an executive at PCSU, which is a financial services firm, he's actually located in St. Petersburg, Florida.   And he tells a story of how his team used to get frustrated because they would make recommendations to the executives and the executives wouldn't act on them.   And what he had to instill in his team was, if you have a good idea, that idea is going to remain good, you've got to be patient, don't discard everything that you've done, because they're going to come back around and they're going to use that idea.   So, what he did he, he made sure that anytime one of his team members made a recommendation that was rejected, that they kept all the documentation. And what they started seeing was that a lot of times they would make these recommendations and while they were initially rejected, sometime 4 or 5, 6 months later, they would be accepted.   And had they not learned to be patient, they might have gotten rid of all the documentation that was associated with some of those recommendations of those projects. And that's really about making sure folks understand what you can do, what you're capable of and sometime that's also tricky, because sometimes when you let people know what you're capable of doing, they look at it as bragging. But if you don't do it, it could cause some other issues.   In one of the organizations that he led, they had a woman who she was a documentation specialist, but she loved doing voiceovers and she did that on the side to make money.   And they were having a lot of trouble finding affordable voice over talent, they tried to outsource stuff to different countries, but the accents just didn't work out.   And he remembered one day in a skip level, he thinks was a two-down meeting, they're having some conversations about where she wants to go in her career and what she does when she's not in work and she mentioned, “Well, I do voiceovers.” “Like, wow, we need voiceover talent here for some of the work that we're doing.” So had she not spoken up and talked about what she's good at, she would never have had that opportunity, she parlayed that into a bunch of other great personal and business opportunities.   Economic wisdom. So, they have a story in the book, Nigel Coelho, and he works for the folks that make the coffee for Starbucks and these other sort of coffee houses. And he speaks to, “I always have to remember, hey, this isn't my money, this is the company's money.”   So, he has to look at it like that, he can't spend it in the wrong way. So, they had to make a decision at one point about whether they invest in a $50 million project, which was in one area versus a $30 million project, which was in another area, and the more expensive investment would have been great for his organization, but not for the company. So, using this economic wisdom, he made the decision to do what was best for the best for the company.   The value of character they have this individual, Reverend Dr. Tyree Anderson, and he tells the story of how he took over as the new Pastor of a church in Alabama. And the old Pastor would let anyone walk in at any time. He didn't want people walking in to cause disturbance with the sermon.   So, he implemented a rule that if you weren't there when the sermon started, there were certain times during the service where people could come in. And so, this was new to some of the older parishioners. So, there was a woman, when she was able to come in, they were having sort of meet and greet when he walks around and greet the new visitors, and she literally cursed him out as he was walking on the floor in the church, and he talks about how it took everything in him to maintain control and maintain good character, even though his character was being assaulted in front of everyone.   Kindly attitude. So, they have Kobina Thomas, who was an executive for UPS United Postal Services in New York. And he tells a story about how he had to let someone go but he had to do it in a way that maintained respect for the person who he was letting go and maintained respect for him.   Pleasure in work. They have a lawyer, Cedric Ashley, who is the editor of one of these legal associations, a Quarterly Journal. And he speaks to the importance of finding something in work that gives you pleasure or else it's all agony.   And he tells a story of helping a woman who was terminated unfairly and the joy that he got from doing that, not because she compensated him, and he did get compensated well, but just to see how relieved she was when the stress of everything was happening in her life, how he was able to take that off of her shoulder and the pleasure that he got in that. And he also speaks to that what you consider pleasure in work changes over the cause of your career. So, an 18-year-old who's going to look at it differently than a 15-year-old in the workforce.   Then we have the worth of organization. They have Will Worley who is a principal at a school in East Orange, New Jersey, and he just tells a story about just being organized and making sure everyone is on the same page and how he was able to leverage that to provide educational services to his students and his community during COVID.   And then lastly, the dignity of simplicity. So, they have Jerome Evans, and Jerome is a former National Championship for the University of Florida Gators football team. But he's also an executive at a company that sells industrial materials to big construction firms.   And he just talks about the importance of treating everyone with dignity and speaking in a way not to show us how smart you are, but speaking in a way that people get it, and how he speaks the same way to his billionaire clients as he does to the people that clean his house and how that's impacted his leadership.   So, we've got a lot of stories. But again, these principles are ones that individuals can interpret and use in a way that works for them.   App, Website or Tool that Dr. Islam Absolutely Can't Live Without in Him Business   When asked about an online resource that he can't live without in his business, Dr. Islam shared that Basecamp is essentially a communication tool. So, he knows a lot of companies are going to sort of agile project management tools, whether it's monday.com or Plutio or Xero, those types of things.   But Basecamp, for him is a great tool for project communication so it allows any documents, you can upload it, if there's a communication, whether it's through email, or you type it directly into Basecamp, all the communication comes there. So, for him in terms of staying organized and knowing what's going on with projects that he's working on, clients he's helping, Basecamp is required.   Books That Have Had the Greatest Impact on Dr. Islam   When asked about books that have had an impact, Dr. Islam shared that he'll give a couple. So, one is Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions by John Kotter, phenomenal book, most people are familiar with Who Moved My Cheese. And that book is about basically show up and things have changed, so you have no choice but to react to it. Our Iceberg is Melting is a story of a colony of penguins believe it or not, and this one penguin Fred, he's friends with everybody else, but he likes to go off and learn things. He likes to dive underneath the iceberg and at some point, Fred sees a bubble in the bottom of the iceberg and it hits him, “Hey, I think our iceberg must be melting.” Now, he doesn't have a lot of evidence and from the story, Fred is really a junior person. But he's got to now convinced the entire colony of penguins that they've got to change their way of life, because if they don't, they're going to die because the iceberg is melting. And he has to do that with just a little bit of evidence that's below the iceberg that's really inconclusive.   And to him, that's the job of a leader, that you can't just focus on the here and now, you have to be looking at what's going to happen, what are some things that may cause your business to demise? Or what are some opportunities you need to take advantage of that's going to help your organization be successful and a lot of times you don't find those things at the surface, you got to dive underneath the surface to find those things. So, that book is tremendously important to him, has been helpful.   The One Minute Manager by Kenneth Blanchard, because that's all about supervision and communication, and doing it in a way that allows you to maintain first principle, 12 Inch Rule, time value.   Another one is Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow by Tom Rath, so rather than forcing people to do things they don't do well, why not put them in a position where they can spend most of their time doing the things that they're naturally good at? So, those are the three that he would share.    What Dr. Islam is Really Excited About Now!   Dr. Islam shared that what I'm really, really excited about now, he's actually has a presentation scheduled in South Carolina for a large international organization, and they're doing a session on how do you take your organization from good to great. So, he's really psyched up about that, they've sent out a bunch of surveys to get a sense of how individuals who are going to be at this conference, how they feel about it and after looking at these surveys, they're going to be really surprised that they're not as good as they think they are. So, he's really excited about helping them figure out, “Okay, how do we take ourselves from where we are and get to the next level?” So, he's really looking forward.    Where Can We Find Dr. Islam Online   Company Website – www.thetrainingproacademy.com Personal Website – www.drkaliymaislam.com Twitter - @thetrainingpro LinkedIn - @thetrainingproacademy LinkedIn – Dr. Kaliym Islam   Quote or Saying that During Times of Adversity Dr. Islam Uses   When asked about a quote or saying that he tends to revert to, Dr. Islam shared the term it comes from a poem that from Muhammad Ali is called, “Impossible is nothing.”   Please connect with us on Twitter @navigatingcx and also join our Private Facebook Community – Navigating the Customer Experience and listen to our FB Lives weekly with a new guest   Grab the Freebie on Our Website – TOP 10 Online Business Resources for Small Business Owners   Links   The 12 Inch Rule of Leadership: Proven Strategies for Career Success by Dr. Kaliym Islam Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions by John Kotter The One Minute Manager by Kenneth Blanchard Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow by Tom Rath   The ABC's of a Fantastic Customer Experience   Do you want to pivot your online customer experience and build loyalty - get a copy of “The ABC's of a Fantastic Customer Experience.”   The ABC's of a Fantastic Customer Experience provides 26 easy to follow steps and techniques that helps your business to achieve success and build brand loyalty. This Guide to Limitless, Happy and Loyal Customers will help you to strengthen your service delivery, enhance your knowledge and appreciation of the customer experience and provide tips and practical strategies that you can start implementing immediately! This book will develop your customer service skills and sharpen your attention to detail when serving others. Master your customer experience and develop those knock your socks off techniques that will lead to lifetime customers. Your customers will only want to work with your business and it will be your brand differentiator. It will lead to recruiters to seek you out by providing practical examples on how to deliver a winning customer service experience!

Brian Smith was initiated in the Alpha Pi Omega Chapter of Iota Phi Theta in the Spring of 2021 in Montgomery, AL. He is the Founder of the BlueHeart Foundation as well as the Host of the HBCU Right Now podcast. He joins Greekly Speaking to share his Greek story.

Join Us For An Exclusive Interview With Newly Elected International President of Phi Beta Sigma Incorporated, The Honorable Bro. Chris V. Rey J.D. Oh Yes.....The Bruhs Have Arrived!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode of Living Life and Love will feature members from Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta Phi Beta, Sigma Gamma Rho, and Phi Beta Sigma from the oldest HBCU in the south, Shaw University, located in the historic district of downtown Raleigh, NC. In this episode, we discuss my vitiligo experience, the importance of educating others, unity between organizations, a little HBCU history, and networking. Tune in to find out what the Greek letter organizations know about vitiligo and what we can do as organizations to help spread awareness and education.

Baltimore, Maryland native, NAACP Chairman (Washington DC Chapter), Mental Health Professional, and Phi Beta Sigma affiliate, joins host to unpack his narrative, life, religion, COIVID-19 vaccine, and the impact of John Lewis in his life. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is the man with the deep voice, so do not adjust your radio its him talking like that lol lol, yall come hang out with me and my frat brother, Oh yes he's the Brother of PHI BETA SIGMA!!!!!!!!! AND HES A BLERD!!!!!!

Jermaine and Viviene brown both joined their respective organizations in 2021. They were both #7 on their line and they joined Greekly Speaking to share their passion for service and fitness. They also share information about their Jermaine's Phsyique LLC brand.

Maxwell McDaniel was initiated in the Delta Theta Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma in 2020 at Prairie View A&M University. He shares his Greek story and his aspirations for leadership within his Fraternity.

Hon. Bro. Micheal E. Cristal, the 35th International President of Phi Beta Sigma Fratenity, Inc., joins Dave's Head to discuss his Presidency, leadership, and more! --- 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/davesheadpod/message

Hon. Bro. Micheal E. Cristal, the 35th International President of Phi Beta Sigma Fratenity, Inc., joins Dave's Head to discuss his Presidency, leadership, and more!

***DISCLAIMER...WE ARE IN NO WAY REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS OR SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS. WE ARE MERELY MEN AND WOMEN SPEAKING FROM OUR OWN PERSEPCTIVES AS PROUD MEMBERS OF OUR ORGANIZATION. This panel consists of The Divine 9; Mark Anthony, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity Inc., Kimberly Stovall, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority Inc., Noel Rock, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity Inc., Kentrilia Whitson, a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority Inc., James Butts, a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity Inc., Corell Oglesby, a member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority Inc., Denise Doss, a member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority Inc., and Pasquail Cook, a member of Iota Phi Theta fraternity Inc.,... The member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity Inc. was having technical difficulties and was unable to join. This episode focused on not only the perspectives of each individual as it pertains to the relevancy of our organizations hold today compared to yesteryear, but also our community service initiatives that resonates with each of us, what impact and influence we have today, and what more can we do together to be much more present and vigilant when it comes to being true examples and role models in our black community. Our obligations to our community has not changed, but more so expanded. By servicing our communities, advocating for equality, uplifting and celebrating each other, we understand the importance of being the change we want to see in the world and will contribute to the advancement of our race and culture.

***DISCLAIMER... WE ARE IN NO WAY REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS OR SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS. WE ARE MERELY MEN SPEAKING FROM OUR OWN PERSEPCTIVES AS PROUD MEMBERS OF OUR ORGANIZATION. My panel for this episode is 5 black men who members of different black fraternities: Johney Johnson, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Kevin Barnes, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., Terrell Wade, a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., Timothy Stallworth, a member of Phi Beta Sigma, Fraternity Inc., and Donte Robinson, a member of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc., discussing the place our Divine 9 orders in society as it pertains to servicing the black community from each of their perspectives. These gentlemen all dove into specific topics such as what community service initiative resonates with them the most within their organization, what can we do more to promote black excellence and what more can we do together as fraternal members of the Divine 9. A very insightful conversation that speaks to the many things that we as members of our organizations have been involved in and what more can be done to service the very communities from which we come.

Today in the Zoom Trap Studios, we got our edumacations on. In this episode, I'm joined by some of my brothers from the "Infamous" Iota Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Sigma, Captain/Anchor L.A.Z.A.R.U.S., Deuce G.E.N.O.C.I.D.E., and Captain I.N.F.I.N.I.T.Y. We discussed all the things that we were never taught in school but should've been; taxes & business, stocks & finances, money management, black intellectualism, intentional conversation, code-switching, and we closed the show with a new segment called "Game From An OG". Be Wise. Be Intelligent. Be Knowledgable. Much Love For Listening. #THUNDERDOME #HOMEOFTHEBRAVE Stay Up To Date With Me & The Podcast On The Gram At: @coi_podcast @thenigerian.therapist Follow My Guests On The Gram At: @jasonythomas @christopher.mcdonaldii @sherrodtheartist --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Sirr is joined again by the one and only Eterniti Everlasting. As a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, Eterniti discusses his lineage and history with the organization. Sirr, a member of Phi Beta Sigma, discusses his encounters and memories of being an undergrad. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the2020podcastllc/support

Today's podcast features Dr. Carroll Brown. We talk Mentorship, Phi Beta Sigma, Current Events, and Work Life Balance --- 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/DrBrandyNDrRe/message

Recap on the unfortunate death of The Great Nipsey Hussle  Interview with @cashsavoir of Top Ten Network  Then Checked in with the New Members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc @ Wayne State University. Talked about the experience enterente Greek life.  

Senator Kevin L. Matthews is Membership Chair of the 100 Black Men of Tulsa mentoring organization, and was a charter member of the North Tulsa Rotary Club. He attended Central State University in Edmond, Oklahoma from 1978-1981, where he pledged Phi Beta Sigma. Sen. Matthews later earned a degree in Fire Protection Technology while serving 25 years on the Tulsa Fire Department. He retired in January 2010 as the Administrative Fire Chief (Chief of Personnel) of a 694-person Fire Department, with budget responsibility of approximately $52 million. During his career as a Chief Officer, he completed the four-year Middle Management Curriculum at the National Fire Academy, and the five-year Executive Development Institute at Dillard University.