Being the Dot: Blacks Thriving in White Spaces

Critically acclaimed Historic Romance Author Beverly Jenkins shares her journey and wisdom of authoring over 40 books.  Ms. Bev's witty commentary is full of wisdom and strategy.  She gently reminds us to remember where we come from.  

Three mental health providers discuss the psychological state of African Americans across the developmental life span.   

Nationwide trauma such as MLK’s assassination, George Floyd murders, and the OJ Simpson trial verdict affect us as "the Dot” in White Spaces, especially the day after the event. In this episode Dr. Michael Mobley discusses “The Day After” and managing our feelings.

It's been said your "Net-Worth is your Network."  Two Generation Z'ers talk about their experiences with networking, friend-rasising, and relationship-building.  They share helpful strategies on building your network along with successes, failures, and lessons learned.  

Mrs. Hettie Love shares her story of perservance and thriving as the first African American graduate from the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania.  Mrs. Love graduated from Wharton in 1947 with an MBA in Accounting. She shares the role of racism and sexism in her trajectory.  

Three smart, thoughtful, and successful African American college students enrolled at predominantly White institutions share their surival stories and lessons on how to thrive.  

Guest Dotter Evie, an African American woman,  shares her journey from being a Democratic to a Republican.  She talks candidly about what keeps her advancing the ideas of the party and the challenges that go along with being a member.  

Dr. Stacey speaks about life on the road as a Professional speaker.   

Three African American women share their challenges and joys of transitioning to natural hair in White Spaces.   They discuss how hair can used as a of tool of White supremacy and how to they navigated this oppresion.  In addition, they talk in detail about their journey to accepting their kinks, coils, and curls and becoming Happy to be Nappy.  

Dr Drew Lanahm shares his experience as a Black man and a Birdwatcher.   His story is inspirational and highlights what it is like to be the provervibal "crow in the snow."