We use the term and the hashtag black excellence all the time, but what is it exactly? And... is it a term we like, or does it give black people an inferiority complex? Hosts Shannon, Lisa, and KK and their guest, Shay McCowan, Executive Director of Chattanooga Business Elite, discuss all things black excellence.

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Research:

• Our Obsession With Black Excellence Is Harming Black People
• What does ‘Black Excellence’ mean to you?
• Black excellence | History & Origin | Dictionary.com

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