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Funding is the MatterWhere are the activists? Where is the protest music?For this podcast episode, I am going to break down the rise and fall of SNCC. The fall of SNCC also coincides with the rise of Africana Studies departments on PWIs. This led to a brain drain of humanities professors at HBCUs to higher-salaried Black professors at PWIs. For the pop culture section, I question whether pop music can be radical. Instead, I ask us to look at genres like punk for protest music. In the policy section, I will develop an outline for a union of musicians, producers, and songwriters. For the next episodes, I will detail policies...2025-05-3024 min
Funding is the MatterWhat Happened to Unions? How Can We Reunionize?In today's episode, I am talking about the participation of Black people in unions. I dive into the importance of the CIO (Congressional Industrial Organizations) into being the first interracial union. CIO's efforts also branched into the policies developed into the civil rights episode. For the pop culture section, I talk about the lack of unions in the music industry. Due to the segregation by race and genre by the American Federation of Musicians, this has led to musicians and artists having little to know power over their profits and artistic output. Links to Y...2025-05-1629 min
Funding is the MatterDating is a Class Issue. Class Doesn't Secure Love.In today's episode, I will be going over dating within the Black Elite from the Gilded Age to our current dating problems. I am going to detail how our dating problems are connected to class. Class isn't a guarantee a healthy romantic partnership. In the pop culture segment, I am going to detail Sabrina Carpeter's dating drama and the connections to parasocial relationships. ReferencesRacial and ethnic socialization from early childhood through adolescence. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-818872-9.00061-3Byrd, C. M., & H...2025-04-251h 24
Funding is the MatterDEI Rollback and Fall of Affirmative Action with Dr. Eddie ColeFor this episode, I go through the pros and cons of affirmative action with HBCUs. I also talked with Dr. Eddie Cole about his book "The Campus Color Line: College Presidents and the Struggle for Black Freedom". In the interview, we discuss the hardships of Black presidents during the civil rights movement. (Keep in mind that this interview was recorded in June 2022). I follow this interview up with potential solutions to the rollbacks to DEI in corporate and educational spaces. The Campus Color Line: College Presidents and the Struggle for Black Freedom by Dr. Eddie Cole (Link: ht...2025-04-111h 35
The X-Cast: An X-Files PodcastThe 5 Questions of X (Pt 1)The Truth is in Here...Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we take a trip down memory lane.Tony Black introduces the first of a multi-part compilation series of all 5 Questions of X since the beginning of the podcast, going chronologically. This episode includes Tony's own, plus contributors including Tanya Hernandez, Andrew Brooker and New York Times best selling authors Greg Cox and Keith R. A. DeCandido...Host / Editor / Executive ProducerTony BlackGuestsTanya Hernandez / Lee Howard / Andrew Brooker / Matt Allair / Greg Cox / K...2024-10-181h 22
Funding is the MatterHBCUs Relationship with NIH with Dr. Nicole ParkerBio: Dr. Nicole Parker leads advocacy efforts for Lewis-Burke’s biomedical research portfolio in areas concerning federal research policy, biomedical research workforce policy, and health care policy, with a focus on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other grantmaking agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). She utilizes her prior experience as a biomedical researcher to connect with clients seeking to expand their biomedical research and health-funding portfolios. Nicole also uses her federal contractor experience with multiple offices within NIH to help clients better understand the priorities and inner workings of the agency.Arti...2023-04-1046 min
Funding is the MatterNavigating a Pandemic and Black Women's Mental Health with Dr. Jeannette WadeBio: Dr. Jeannette Wade is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at North Carolina A&T State University. Her areas of expertise include Medical Sociology, Race, and Gender Studies. Her scholarly work centers on improving health outcomes for Black women. Specifically, (1) engaging understudied populations in biomedical research, (2) using Black feminist theory and methods to contextualize trends in health risk behaviors and related outcomes, and (3) using team science to create culturally tailored, gender specific interventions. The health-related topics she has studied include diet and exercise, diabetes as well as sexual and reproductive health. Dr. Wade teaches courses on Race and Ethnicity...2023-03-2034 min
Funding is the MatterThe Impacts of Redlining with Kim CameronBio: Kimberly Cameron is the Executive Director of the North Carolina A&T Real Estate Foundation, Inc. Born and raised in Milwaukee, WI Kim moved to NC from Atlanta in 2013. Ms. Cameron was the first Black Woman to receive a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from the University of Wisconsin and went on to obtain her MBA-Finance from Concordia University Wisconsin. Kimberly Cameron has over twenty-five years in community development. She has worked on projects that served as catalysts for the revitalization of neighborhoods in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia, Durham, and Greensboro, NC. Ms. Cameron understands t...2023-03-0638 min
Funding is the MatterGovernance, Board of Trustees, and Black Women Presidents at HBCUs with Dr. Felicia CommodoreBio: Felecia Commodore is an Associate Professor of Higher Education in the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. Felecia's research focus area is leadership, governance, and administrative practices with a particular focus on HBCUs and MSIs. Felecia’s research interests also lie in the role of boards in achieving educational equity, how leadership is exercised, constructed, and viewed in various communities, and the relationship of Black women and leadership. Felecia’s research expertise lies in the areas of organizational behavior, organizational decision-making, organizational culture, and how these three areas impact achieving equit...2023-02-2044 min
Funding is the MatterStand With Bennet with Dr. Phylis DawkinsBio: Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins is the former president of Bennett College. She is the Executive Director of the HBCU Executive Leadership Institute at Clark Atlanta University (HBCU ELI at CAU). Follow the podcast on IG: @funding_is_the_matterTwitter: @funds_do_matter References:Burnett, C. A. (2020). Diversity under review: HBCUs and regional accreditation actions. Innovative Higher Education, 45(1), 3-15. Gasman, M. (2017). Truth, generalizations, and stigmas: An analysis of the media’s coverage of Morris Brown Colle...2023-02-0630 min
Funding is the MatterSTEM Identity for Black Female Undergraduates Attending A Historically Black College and University with Dr. Kalynda C. SmithBio: Dr. Kalynda C. Smith earned a Ph.D. and an M.S. in Social Psychology from Howard University and a BA in Psychology and English from Truman State University. Dr. Kalynda C. Smith is a social psychologist with expertise in STEM education and identity development research. I am currently a Co-PI or investigator on several interdisciplinary NSF-funded STEM education research projects.Source: Kalynda Smith, Barbara Boakye, Dawn Williams, Lorraine Fleming (2020). (The Exploration of how identity intersectionality strengthens STEM identity for Black female undergraduates attending a historically Black college and university.). (3) 88, pp. 407-418. Journal of Negro E...2023-01-2327 min
Funding is the MatterTaking a Break!I will be back on January 23, 2023. Follow the podcast on IG: @funding_is_the_matterTwitter: @funds_do_matterHave a good holiday! 2022-12-1200 min
Funding is the MatterThe Benefits of Fostering Black Female College Athlete's Sense of Belonging with Dr. Akilah Carter-FranciqueDr. Akilah R. Carter-Francique (Ph.D., University of Georgia) joins Benedict College in the fall of 2022 as the Dean of the School of Education, Health and Human Services. With 20 years of experience in higher education, an extensive research background, and a strong vision for leadership in the field of education, Carter-Francique has served sporting spaces and centered experiences of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). Carter-Francique examines issues of race, gender, and social class and their intersections with sport, education, and society. She has presented at regional, national, and international conferences and written several articles and book chapters a...2022-11-2837 min
Funding is the MatterThe History of HBCU Athletic Programs with Dr. Joseph N CooperBio: Joseph N. Cooper is the inaugural Dr. J. Keith Motley Endowed Chair of Sports Leadership and Administration at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Boston. Prior to UMass Boston, Cooper served as an associate professor at the University of Connecticut (UConn) in the Sport Management program in the Department of Educational Leadership and Neag School of Education. Cooper earned his undergraduate degrees in Sociology and Recreation Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), master's degree in Sports Administration in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science from UNC-CH, and a doctorate in Kinesiology with a...2022-11-1449 min
Funding is the MatterSexual Assault of Undergraduate Women at HBCUs with Chimi Boyd-Keyes, MABio: Chimi Boyd-Keyes, Founder and CEO of CBK Enterprises. Based in North Carolina, CBK Enterprises is an intersectional for-profit consulting firm that focuses on racial and gender equity for all organizations and with particular expertise in training, strategic planning, and assessment of gender-based violence advocacy organizations. The motto for CBK Enterprises is “cultivating safe, inclusive environments through innovation and collaboration.’ We have existed since 2010 and have always had diversity, inclusion, and equity as our central focus. We believe in connecting individuals to community goals so that they see that our work is bound together. When a community is elevated, every...2022-10-3144 min
Funding is the Matter(Re) defining queer and trans student retention and “success” at HBCUs with Dr. Steve Mobley Jr.BIO: Dr. Steve D. Mobley Jr. is an associate professor of higher education and student affairs in the Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership, and Policy in the School of Education and Urban Studies at Morgan State University. His scholarship focuses on the contemporary placement of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Particularly, Dr. Mobley Jr.’s research underscores the understudied facets of HBCU communities including issues surrounding race, social class, and student sexuality. He earned his bachelor’s in communication and culture from Howard University. Upon graduating from Howard, he completed his master’s in higher education management from t...2022-10-1725 min
Funding is the MatterThe Difference Safe Spaces Make: The Obstacles and Rewards of Fostering Support for the LGBT Community at HBCUs with Dr. Kendric ColemanBio: Dr. Kendric Coleman received his Ph.D. at Lousiana State University. His research interests challenge the assumptions that undergird the constructions of race and gender politics through interdisciplinary interrogation. Because of these interests, he enjoys teaching courses concerning Contemporary African American Literature, Introduction to African American Studies, and 20th Century American Literature. He has presented and published on topics that include masculinity and the Black male experience in American literature, black women writers, and identity and sexuality. He was the recipient of the "African American Studies Teacher of the Year in 2015". His teaching philosophy centers around learning for...2022-10-0340 min
Funding is the MatterThe True Cost of Closing the Racial Wealth Gap with Dr. William A. Darity, Jr.Bio: Dr. William Darity Jr., also known as Sandy Darity, is the Samuel DuBois (pronounced Dew Boys) Cook Professor of Public Policy, African and African American Studies, Economics, and Business and director of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University. Over the course of his academic career, his research has focused on the topics of racial and ethnic economic inequality and reparative justice. He launched the field of stratification economics in 2005. His 2020 award-winning publication, From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century, was coauthored with A. Kirsten Mullen.Get...2022-09-1931 min
Funding is the MatterShelter in a Time of Storm with Dr. Jelani M. FavorsBio: Jelani M Favors is the author of the national award-winning and highly acclaimed book “Shelter in a Time of Storm: How Black Colleges Fostered Generations of Leadership and Activism”. He has joined the A&T faculty as the Henry E. Frye Distinguished Professor.Find his book at the following links: https://uncpress.org/book/9781469661445/shelter-in-a-time-of-storm/https://www.scuppernongbooks.com/book/9781469661445 (independent bookstore) https://www.esowonbookstore.com/book/9781469648330 (Black owned) 2022-09-0554 min
Funding is the MatterThe Invisible Race Women of Bennett College with Dr. Linda Beatrice BrownGet in touch with Dr. Linda Beatrice Brown at the following link: https://www.lindabeatricebrownauthor.com/Get Dr. Linda Beatrice Brown's book at the following links below: https://www.amazon.com/Belles-Liberty-Bennett-College-Movement/dp/0988893703https://www.scuppernongbooks.com/book/9780988893702Bio: Linda Beatrice Brown is the retired Willa B. Player Professor of African American Literature and the Humanities at Bennett College. She is the author of seven published books, three novels, numerous poems, and essays; and her two books of non-fiction are about Bennett College and the sit-ins. Her book...2022-08-2232 min
Funding is the MatterThe Gate-way to Civil Rights with Rodney DawsonThank you to Mr. Rodney Dawson for coming on the podcast to talk about redlining and the sit-in movement in Greensboro, NC. He has started a summer speaker series with McGirt-Horton Library on Phillips Avenue in Greensboro. The last program is scheduled for August 17th with Dr. Deborah Barnes. She’ll discuss lynching. The links to his speaker series and podcast are provided below. Future podcast release episodes: Hip Hop & Democracy Part One Hip Hop & Democracy Part Two The Story of a Holocaus...2022-08-0841 minFunding is the MatterEpisode 1: Why are we here?Trigger Warning: Topics of sexual assault and abuse will be discussed during this episode. Hello, I am your host, Sarah Bartley, and I am a Ph.D. candidate in Nanoengineering at NC A&T. For the first episode, I will introduce myself. I will inform you of my academic path. I will also provide the breakdown of the topic for this series. I will also provide the breakdown of this series.The structure of the podcast: History component of the redlining, civil rights, and Black Power movement in GreensboroLo...2022-07-2522 min
Funding is the MatterPodcast TrailerFunding is the Matter, a podcast that proves to define that Black Lives Matter is a scientific and social problem.To subscribe to this podcast, you can find it on Spotify, Apple, or other podcast platforms. This is a bi-weekly podcast, and it will be released on July 25th. 2022-07-1801 min
The X-Cast: An X-Files Podcast574. File Re-Opened #5: PilotPilot - Re-RunIn between the downtime of seasons of The X-Cast, we're going to re-open some of our files and revive classic X-Cast discussions to enjoy all over again.Tony Black introduces his discussion with guest Lee Howard, on the Pilot episode from November 2015.The second episode ever recorded and the first X-Cast episode about a specific episode, this was the show in its infancy. How did we find the Pilot episode when analysed? Listen back and find out!Host / Editor / Executive ProducerTony BlackGuest2022-01-211h 27