Black Information Network Interviews

In an exclusive interview with the Black Information Network, Kwamara Thompson talks about founding her Miami-based organization, "I am a Black Woman, Yes I Matter," which promotes Black sisterhood through angel investing and education.

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Want to get ahead at work? Black career experts are weighing in.

African Americans nationwide are looking to climb the career ladder at their jobs. At the same time, others are looking for new positions. However, for both things to happen, career experts say there is necessary preparation that needs to be done.

Black Information Network's Managing Editor Mike Stevens explains.

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This week on The Black Perspective, Esther Dillard discusses reparations in the city of Philadelphia; Vanessa Tyler goes to the owner suite and talks race car ownership; Mike Stevens talks with UNCF’s Lodriguez Murray about HBCU safety; Ahmed Gordon kicks off International Podcast Month with a couple who have produced some of the biggest podcasts in the country; Morgyn Wood talks God, family and football, and Doug Davis gets into the grillz of a mother-daughter business duo.

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There is growing concern about the safety of students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities. There have been bomb threats, shootings, and stabbings on some campuses, and most recently, an accused white supremacist gunman tried to get on the campus of a Jacksonville, Florida, HBCU but was turned away by security. He then went to a nearby store and fatally shot three black people.

Black Information Network's Managing Editor Mike Stevens spoke with a UNCF official calling for the government to free up more school security-related funds.

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This week on The Black Perspective, Vanessa Tyler discusses the connection between menthol cigarettes and race; Esther Dillard talks to an author about how to help your kids understand African American history; Ahmed Gordon talks to actress Giovani Samuels about the ongoing writers and actors strike, and Mimi Brown talks to the race car driver who was the inspiration for the new film, Gran Turismo.

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This week on The Black Perspective, Alexandria Ikomoni speaks to the founder of Painted Pink; Esther Dillard speaks to former NFL player turned author R.K. Russell about his new book, The Yards Between Us; Ramses Ja breaks down the biggest stories of the week, and Vashawn Mitchell talks about his new music. We also celebrate the life of music executive Clarence Avant.

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This week on The Black Perspective, Vanessa Tyler visits the National Association of Black Journalists Convention in Birmingham, Alabama; Esther Dillard speaks to an author who shares strategies to help Black employees climb the corporate ladder; Ahmed Gordon talks to a former Alderwoman who championed reparations for the residents of Evanston, Illinois, and Doug Davis speaks to the Mayor of Waterloo Iowa.

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Dr. Kevin James, President of Morris Brown College, talks with BIN's Andrea Coleman about the HBCU's resurgence and more.

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Dr. Elizabeth Clayborne talks with BIN News Anchor Morgyn Wood about Black entrepreneurship and the launch of NasaClip — a new product designed to help effectively treat nosebleeds.

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This week on The Black Perspective, we talk to Jared Bernstein, the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, about "Bidenomics" and the outlook for Americans regarding inflation and their paycheck; Ramses Ja speaks to nationally syndicated radio host Frankie Darcell about her new stage play "Conversations for Sistas Only"; Esther Dillard discusses Black women in the workplace as she speaks with author Liz Leiba about her new book "I'm Not Yelling," and Doug Davis continues his conversation with Pepper Miller about how corporations are marketing to Black Americans.

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