Reading While Black Book Club

#CollegeWhileBlack is a sub series that gives a voice to Black college students at Historically Black College & Universities during the Trump administration. This series gives these students a platform where they can discuss topics not only dealing with issues on their campus but issues across the country. October 8th, Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough invited American conservative commentator Candace Owens to Dillard University for their annual Brainfood discussion. Ms. Owens had several differing opinions on #MeToo, "talking white", "ghetto names", feminism, police violence, than the 300+ students who attended that. I selected a group of students that attended the Brainfood to discuss how they felt leaving this event. Some of them agreed with her comments and some did not. These opinions are their own and do not represent Dillard University or the organizations they're a part of. If you would like to like to watch the Dillard University Brain Food featuring Candace Owens, you can watch here https://www.facebook.com/fair.dillard/videos/2858627160830256/ This an interactive podcast where we love feedback so if you would like to submit questions or leave comments, download the Anchor app on your iPhone or Android device, search Reading While Black Podcast and select Voice Message. If you’re student at Dillard University and you’re interested in being on the next episode of College While Black or if you’re a student at another HBCU and you’re interested in us visiting your campus please email us at [email protected] or you can DM us on our socials like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat @ReadingWhileBLK. Reading While Black’s mission above all else is to put books written Black authors in the hands of Black children that do not have access to them. If you would like to donate to our cause, you can donate through our cash app with our username ReadingWhileBLK or use our Anchor Listener Support feature where the link is located below.

10/29/17

We sit down with some OG Reading While Black veterans. Writer Kia Smith, an ATL native and creative/photographer residing in DC, Reggie Cunningham to discuss The Autobiography of Gucci Mane. Probably one of most talked about interviews and easily our funniest. These guys are family. Enjoy

We sit down with Joi-Marie McKenzie, the writer of The Engagement Game: Why I Said “I Don’t” To Marriage and “I Do” To Me.

Our sit down chat with Book of Addis author Brooke C. Obie. We discuss her inspiration for the book, what's up next for the characters in this 3 part series and what she has coming up next this year and the next.

Jason & Shakirra discuss Reading While Black's April book of the month and our first fiction, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.

03/05/17

Jason & Shakirra of Reading While Black discuss Chapters 1 & 2 of this month's book: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. (We have to finish this discussion because it was so good)

02/26/17

We sit down with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson to discuss his new book Tears We Cannot Stop A Sermon To White America, hip-hop, culture, and other topics as well. This was our very first of many interviews and what led this eventual podcast. We hope you enjoy. Be sure to subscribe to us wherever you consume your podcast. If you're using Anchor (which we do encourage) leave us some applause and feedback using the Anchor App on your Apple or Android device.

Welcome to the Reading While Black Podcast. Where we discuss all the books you can imagine written by black authors as well can pop culture among other things. Today we have special guest, RWB member, cohost of the real drunk show, Kia Speaks. We’ll be discussing The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas and the controversy surround a South Carolina high school, a reading list and a police union that was this novel and any other book daring to critique police violence removed. We also discuss the upcoming film adaptation of T.H.U.G., the questionable selection of Amandla Stenberg to play the protagonist Starr and the push back from the black community who feel she is not the correct choice to play this character based on the book description and cover art. We’ll also touch on female hip hop and our favorite, STAN CULTURE. Enjoy