This episode focuses on the meteoric career of this young, dynamic, and brilliant award-winning journalist who is the author of a thought-provoking new book called "The Case for Cancel Culture". We discuss Ernest Owens's rise from student journalist at the University of Pennsylvania to becoming one of the most prominent freelancers in the country while speaking out about issues related to race and sexuality as an openly gay Black Man. We discuss the pushback he received from speaking out about racism in the gayborhood in Philadelphia and how standing up against injustice made systemic changes that are benefitting LGBTQIA+ individuals of color today. A journalist who is creating a media empire using an adversarial style that calls out those in power and holds them accountable for their words and actions while also providing opportunities to the next generation of journalists of color. Ernest Owens is a young man to watch.

 Ernest Owens is an award-winning journalist and CEO of Ernest Media Empire, LLC. He is the Editor at Large for Philadelphia Magazine and President of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists. He hosts the hit podcast "Ernestly Speaking!" and is an author of the upcoming book "The Case for Cancel Culture" to be published by St. Martin's Press, an imprint of Macmillan Publishers, in February 2023. As an openly Black gay journalist, he has made headlines for speaking frankly about intersectional issues in society regarding race, LGBTQIA, and pop culture. In 2018, he launched his growing media company which specializes in multimedia production, consulting, and communications.