Happy 4 Year AnniversaryToday we discuss Black History Month, Black Futures Month and our new rollout for the book club going forward. I also have some special guests coming on the show today.Thank you for rocking with usTo celebrate, al

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My 30th Birthday 🎉🎈🎁

Aug 28th, 2020 36m 14s

Hey readers, It is my 30th birthday and I wanted to give you a special episode just for today with a new segment highlight my favorite Black Podcasts and huge announcement about a new miniseries coming to Reading While Black. I hope you enjoy

Cognac & Celexa (Reading While Black Discusses I Don't Want To Die Poor with author Michael Arceneaux)

May 1st, 2020 51m 41s

Welcome back readers,I'm back with another episode of Reading While Black Podcast and today we have Michael Arceneaux here to discuss his second book, I Don't Want To Die Poor. This is not just a perfect book for right now at this moment as st

One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy with Dr. Carol Anderson

Apr 3rd, 2020 1h 46m

Welcome Back Readers, I'm back with another episode of Reading While Black Podcast and today we have Dr. Carol Anderson here to discuss her book One Person, No Vote. This is not only a history lesson in Voter Suppression but the keys to what i

Reading While Black Teams Up With NAACP to Visit Selma, Alabama for the 55th Anniversary Bridge Crossing Jubilee

Mar 7th, 2020 1h 28m

In this episode, I teamed up with NAACP Youth & College Division to visit Selma, Alabama for 55th anniversary of the Selma Jubilee. Selma and the Alabama Black Belt were the battlegrounds for the Voting Rights Movement that resulted in the pass

@ReadingWhileBlk welcomes back Kia Smith to discuss The Black Art of Escape by Casey Gerald

Dec 13th, 2019 1h 30m

Today on the pod, we have a now 3 time returning quest Kia Smith (@KiaSpeaks) to discuss Casey Gerald’s The Black Art of Escape and how it connects to the recently released film Queen & Slim. Apologies for the audio quality difficulties. This

@ReadingWhileBLK sits down with Michigan House of Representative District 11 Jewell Jones

Nov 13th, 2019 29m 5s

Hello readers, we’re back again this week. We’re in full swing of our Different Day = Different Conversation special and today we have the Michigan’s youngest State House Representative from District 11, Jewell Jones. State Rep Jones is serving

@ReadingWhileBLK Sits With @MayaRupert, Campaign Manager for @JulianCastro

Nov 12th, 2019 47m 49s

Hello readers, we’re back again this week. We’re in full swing of our Different Day = Different Conversation special and today we have the only Black Woman serving as Campaign Manager for the current 2020 presidential cycle, Maya Rupert. Maya

@ReadingWhileBlk sits down with Shanequa Davis & Victoria Kirby-York from @TheTaskForce

Nov 11th, 2019 38m 32s

Back in July, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Shanequa Davis & Victoria Kirby-York of the National LGBTQ Task Force. The National LGBTQ Task Force advances full freedom, justice and equality for LGBTQ people. We are building a future wh

@ReadingWhileBLK sits down with David Johns from the National Black Justice Coalition

Nov 10th, 2019 49m 17s

Back in late July of this year, I had the opportunity to sit down with David Johns from the National Black Justice Coalition, a civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer and s

I’m Telling The Truth But I’m Lying By Bassey Ikpi

Nov 9th, 2019 2h 11m

In this episode, I sit down with my new big sister, Bassey Ikpi and we discuss her best seller, I’m Telling The Truth But I’m Lying. We also talk about mental health, going to therapy, learning to love being alone and so many other things. Rem

#CollegeWhileBlack Dillard University Edition

Oct 17th, 2018 1h 36m

#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 dea

The Autobiography of Gucci Mane with Kia & Reggie

Aug 11th, 2018 1h 12m

10/29/17We 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

RWB: The Engagement Game by Joi-Marie McKenzie

Aug 11th, 2018 48m 3s

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.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/readingwhileblk/message

RWB interviews: Book of Addis author Brooke C. Obie

Aug 11th, 2018 50m 22s

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.--- Send in a voice message:

R.W.B. discusses The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas

Aug 11th, 2018 1h 9m

Jason & Shakirra discuss Reading While Black's April book of the month and our first fiction, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/readingwhileblk/message

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

Aug 11th, 2018 54m 36s

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) --- Send in a voice

Our Very First Interview Ever with Dr. Micheal Eric Dyson

Aug 11th, 2018 1h 19m

02/26/17We 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.

T.H.U.G. with special guest Kia Speaks

Jul 15th, 2018 1h 39m

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.