From the Block to the Boardroom

By Block to the Boardroom

Educated & Well Rounded Black men sharing their perspective on current events in today's society. Touching on all topics from your local neighborhood to company boardrooms.... more

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The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.

From the Block to the Boardroom episodes:

July 19, 2021 Episode 18: The Intersection of Race & Sports
The fellas analyze and discuss some of the latest stories which meet at the intersection of Race & Sports.
- NCAA Name Image & Likeness ruling
- Sha'carri Richardson, Should Marijuana still be a banned substance in athletics?
- Soul Cap under review for Olympic Swimming & Diving
- England’s Black Players and the disgusting behavior White fans displayed after loss.
- Black Coaches in the NBA
#nameimagelikeness
#shacarririchardson
#marijuana
#soccer
#nba
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49min
June 17, 2021 Episode 17: Tulsa & Black Wall Street 100 Years Later
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.
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44min
March 17, 2021 Episode 16: Grammy Family
- 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
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1h 5min
March 02, 2021 Episode 15: All Of Us
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)
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1h 12min
February 25, 2021 Episode 14: Distant Relatives
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

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2h 9min
February 18, 2021 Episode 13: What It Feels LIke
- Mental Health Check in
- Black History Month
- Movies & Shows
- Malcolm & Marie
- Judas and the Black Messiah
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51min
February 02, 2021 Episode 12: These Crazy Stocks?!?
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
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1h 11min
January 25, 2021 Episode 11: Black Currency
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
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1h 52min
January 18, 2021 Episode 10: One Afternoon in Brooklyn
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
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1h 6min
December 21, 2020 Episode 9: End of the Year Wrap Up
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
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1h 10min

FAQs about From the Block to the Boardroom:

How many episodes does From the Block to the Boardroom have?

The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.