Blacktivism In the Academy

Doctors Felecia Commodore and TyKeia Robinson graced the mic to share thoughts on community, creativity, and how we share our work with the world.  _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod

  This short and sweet conversation features doctors Natasha Croom and Robin Phelps-Ward speaking about their views on artistry inside and outside of the academy. They share their creativity with all of us today and help us think about the place of aesthetics in scholalry work and life beyond the academy.   Check out Dr. Phelps-Ward's visual artwork - https://www.violaloustudio.com/ _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.

We have an amazing duo on the podcast today to share the short but impactful conversation about their ups and downs in the academy and their creative work. Thank you Laila McCloud and T.J. Stewart for joining us on the mic! _____________ Keep up with our guests' work on Google Scholar Dr. McCloud     Dr. Stewart Check out the single "Never Imagined" by T.J. Stewart _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.

We're revisiting a conversation we had last year with Charles H.F. Davis III We think it's worth listening back with the context of another year in an increasingly policed climate. Do professors and administrators become tools of oppression or can we offer ourselves in revolutionary service?  _____________ hfdavis.com Twitter/Instagram - @hfdavis www.campusabolition.org _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.  

We've got royalty on the mic, y'all. The Dr. Bridget Turner-Kelly talks about growing up with the academy at her fingertips, finding her way to higher ed, and helping others do the same. _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.

We've got doctors Leonard Taylor and Steve Mobley Jr. join us on the mic to talk about building community, their hopes for future scholars, and how they've evolved in the presentation of their research and identities. _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.

Doctors Reggie Blockett and Quortne Hutchings hop on the mic to talk about purpose, what survives of your work, and the possibilities for being Black and...   _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.

  Doctors Paris Wicker and Lashawn Faith Washington join us for a quick chat about friendship in the acadmey, advice for rising scholars, and just a tiny bit about real hip hop. More about Paris Wicker - https://www.pariswicker.com More about Lashawn Faith Washington - https://lashawnfwashington.com _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.

Season 6 starts off with Cherese and J.T. talking about what it means to really be in community and what community looks like to them.   _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.  

A Quick conversation about Juneteenth thoughts.   Hosts Cherese Fine PhD. & Jeremy Snipes PhD. Director/Audio Editor K. Gloria Mwez Produced by That Untitled Project The DREAM Collective

Season 6 starts September 4th, but in the meantime, we'll make sure you've got some bonus audio to listen to over the summer. 

We're wrapping up season 5 with our report cacrd episode. Sit down with J.T. and Cherese as they hand out gold stars along with some failing grades. Get into this Playlist  _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.

We're just letting our brains play around a but on this one. Wanna play along? Write down your own answers and if you feel like it, share em with us on social media. _____________ Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.

Quortne Hutchings comes back to chat with us about recovery on college campuses. How do you extend community and make space for those in recovery? _____________ Content Disclosure - This episode includes frank discussion about drug use and recovery. Though conversation doesn't delve into intricate descriptions of drug use, we recognize that this informaiton may be useful for those wishing not to hear about the topic as they manage their own recovery. For more information on recovery resources visit: https://collegiaterecovery.org/recovery-resources/ _____________ Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too! Peace.

Cherese and J.T. are in the studio talking about certain aspects of culture and career that bump up against a lot of gatekeeping. Now do some of those gates need to be opened while others are kept... or compltely broken down? Let's get into it. _____________ Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.

We're coming up on the anniversary of a truly sacred day. How do we commemorate the 5th of August? _____________ Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.

The amazing Ajhanai Keaton joins us to share her expertise about race gender and sport. We had a great time chopping it up with her about everything from fashion in the W to getting beyond the "shut up and dribble" phase. _____________ Twitter - @ajhanaikeaton LinkedIn _____________ Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.

We're talking sports, culture, and politics with Wayne Black. This short but sweet conversation was a fun one! _____________ To put the last few minutes into context, this episode was recorded post Euphoria and pre Megan album.  _____________   Emmanuel Acho's Angel Reese Take Completely Ignored the Real Issues by Dr. Wayne Black _____________ Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.

Charles H.F. Davis III joins us in the studio for an amazing conversation about the artistry in abolition and where we might fit in when it comes to our activism. Do professors and administrators become tools of oppression or can we offer ourselves in revolutionary service? Also, let's add to that playlist to our revolutionary soundtrack. _____________ hfdavis.com Twitter/Instagram - @hfdavis www.campusabolition.org _____________ Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.

Doctor Reggie Blockett illuminates the mic and shares his research. We cover institutionalized heteronormativity, building community during research, and more. Through it all, Reggie asserts "it's not okay that we're not okay." and he helps talk through what's keeping us alright.   Find him on instagram - @Regg313 _____________ Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.