Beyond the Culture

#009: Robert-Allan Arno shares an emotionally raw conversation. We discussed how Black music, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., poet Nikki Giovanni, and author James Baldwin influenced his life. After attending a Black Lives Matter rally, he encouraged all of us to “say their names.” 

#009: Robert-Allan Arno shares an emotionally raw conversation. We discussed how Black music, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., poet Nikki Giovanni, and author James Baldwin influenced his life. After attending a Black Lives Matter rally, he encouraged all of us to “say their names.” 

#008: Nicole Duncan Smith offers a thought-provoking conversation on the topic of Pop-Culture and Faith. We discuss the question can Pop-Culture and the Christian Faith co-exist? 

#008: Nicole Duncan Smith offers a thought-provoking conversation on the topic of Pop-Culture and Faith. We discuss the question can Pop-Culture and the Christian Faith co-exist? 

#007: Dr. Kennette Thigpen (LCSW) offers a thought-provoking conversation about the importance of focusing on your mental well-being in the midst of the current crises. 

#007: Dr. Kennette Thigpen (LCSW) offers a thought-provoking conversation about the importance of focusing on your mental well-being in the midst of the current crises. 

#006: Pastor Tyrone Stevenson provides an insightful conversation about the impact his church is having in the community; whether churches will gather again in the church building after COVID-19, and an important message to Black men in preparation for Father's day.

#006: Pastor Tyrone Stevenson provides an insightful conversation about the impact his church is having in the community; whether churches will gather again in the church building after COVID-19, and an important message to Black men in preparation for Father's day.

#005: Dr. Shawn Best—Director of the Black Male Initiative City University of New York—provides an engaging conversation on how the CUNY BMI program is providing academic and social support for underrepresented male populations in NYC and around the country, which has increased the success rate for men of color in earning a college degree. 

#005: Dr. Shawn Best—Director of the Black Male Initiative City University of New York—provides an engaging conversation on how the CUNY BMI program is providing academic and social support for underrepresented male populations in NYC and around the country, which has increased the success rate for men of color in earning a college degree.