Episode Summary:This episode is all about the pursuit of higher education. I talk to DR. Zakiya, a self-proclaimed former career student and author of the upcoming book, "Dump Your Degree." We talk about our experiences with higher education, the lessons we learned,...
Episode Summary:In this episode, I talk to Christina and Eddie Sledge of Sledge House Media. They not only created a media company from the ground up, but they did it in the middle of a pandemic. Now they are sharing their fiction and non-fiction stories in book form,...
Episode Summary:This episode is all about soul food, but not the soul food you may be used to, today we are talking about vegan soul food with my guest Kirsten Ussery. Kristen talks with me about her journey of going vegan and later opening a vegan restaurant. I also...
Episode Summary:This is the final episode of the series Mother's of Black Sons. In this episode, I talked to Kristin, who is preparing her son for college. One of the things we talked about that resonated the most was her talking about how differently people see...
Episode Summary:This is the fourth episode in a five-part series talking to Mothers of Black Sons. In this episode, we talk to Mallorie whose eight-year-old son has already faced discrimination from other children. She also shares the ways in which having a son has...
Episode Summary:This is the third episode in the 5 part series Mother’s of Black Son. Shannon talks about the obstacles she’s encountered and the worries she has raising her son. During our conversation we talk about issues with colorism, watching injustices happening...
Episode Summary:This episode is the second of a five-part series that seeks to discover what it's like like raising a Black son in America. This interview is with Latisha, and she has the youngest son of the mothers that were interviewed so her perspective on...
Episode Summary: This episode is the first in the Mothers of Black Sons series. Host Richard Dodds interviewed five mothers asking them similar questions to understand what it is like raising a Black son in America. Although each mother draws from different...
Episode Summary:This episode is all about colorism. I share a story about my niece dealing with colorism that really broke my heart. My guest, Kantoinette the Blogger, and I talk about it from many different angles including colorism within our own communities. Show...