From the Block to the Boardroom

Dr. J and Trev and catch up while reflecting on the history of the Tulsa Race Massacre which destroyed "Black Wall Street" the Greenwood Neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Our hosts also put some thought into the future and Black America's socio-economic trajectory. 

- Mental Health Check In

- Square acquires Tidal

- Trev and Dr. Jay share their respective thought process as to why they each decided to get vaccinated 

- America's Rescue Plan 

- Black Fatherhood

- Snowfall on FX

- Nas wins his first Grammy

- Hood Scripture: Thanksgiving by Benny The Butcher

The fellas do their first video episode which is available on YouTube. 

- Reflections on 1 year anniversary and past episodes 

- Testimonials and motivation from listeners 

- Mental Health Check In

 - Perspectives on Bobby Shmurda, social economic culture of particular Brooklyn neighborhoods, street politics, and accountability. 

- Dr. Jay informs us about the National Institutes of Health: All of Us Research Program. 

- Thasunda Brown Duckett new CEO of TIAA 

- Bay Mills Diversity Fund

 - Hood Scripture: What It Feels Like (Jay-Z Verse)

Guest: Kwaku Brown Bonsoprah- Bonsu Founder of  MiDaayke Foundation (@midaayke on Instagram)

- Mental Health Check In

- Loss of power across Texas and the effects

- Brown discusses MiDaayke and his Ghanian Roots

- The importance of giving back, investing in the social infrastructure of our people

- Diaspora Talk: The fellas analyze history, culture, identity, and being Black Men in America from the perspectives of a Ghanian, a Jamaican, and an African American.  

- Hood Scripture comes from the song "Distant Relatives" by Nas & Damian Marley

- Mental Health Check in

- Black History Month

- Movies & Shows 

- Malcolm & Marie

- Judas and the Black Messiah

Overview:

Special Guest Jesse Martin (@jsmartinlive on IG)

Mental health check-in

A year since Kobe passed. Reflecting on a legacy

Johnson & Johnson vaccine update: What do the numbers mean

Clubhouse worth $1 Billion

Insight in to the Venture Capital World and the Black Community's role in it

The GameStop Play: Hedge Funds shorting failing business stocks and the common retail investors deciding to rally together to "squeeze" the shorts

Is Robinhood true to its name? 

Camp Sight Studios 

Super Bowl Preview

Intro

Mental Health check in

The Black Currency

A Black Woman takes center stage: VP Kamala Harris

The Black dollar: Broken down by The Black Currency (@theblackcurrency on IG)

“White people pass down wealth, Black people from the hood pass down welfare & financial trauma”

General Knowledge to Generational Wealth to Generational Impact

American Skin: Oscar worthy!

Verzuz: Ashanti vs Keyshia Cole

NFL: What does a Black man have to do to get hired as a head coach...

Hank Aaron: RIP to the legend

Hood Scripture: "Lullaby" by Belly

Mental Health check-in:

One night in Miami movie (Regina Hall Director debut)

Stacey Abrahams

Inauguration day approaching

Business: investing

Marijuana being legalized for recreational use

James Harden "hating on the Black man"

Kyrie Irving: Finding balance in doing things at once when one becomes overwhelming

Heaux Tales: Jazmin Sullivan & Lori Harvey reclaiming their time

The fellas are finally back at it to wrap up 2020. 

Introductions

1:40 - Mental Health check-in (Trev)

9:05 - Mental Health Check-in (Dr. Jay)

11:30 - Resolutions and why they fail/succeed 

14:30 - Post elections effects

16:00 - The effect of the Black Vote

20:50 - Covid-19 and the vaccine

43:44 = Rap album of the year: debating B dot's list

57:10 - Rowdy Rebel's release from prison and the anticipation