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Black Voices on the HillEp 57 Angela Rye: A Voice of Reason & ResistanceMs. Angela Rye on Action Items in Black America + Young People: “I’m following the young people…Why are movements often led by college students? They have the luxury and privilege of not being bought yet.” Listen in as political strategist, communicator, lawyer, and ESPN Correspondent talks with host, Daniel James II, about being a CNN political analyst at the height of the fake news era, and how her father influenced her unnerving activism. Her bold voice for Black issues made her America’s favorite truth teller, the most recurring guest on The Breakfast Club, and has opened doors for her new po...2024-05-0828 minBlack Voices on the HillEp 56 Adigun Olusola: Fitness, Fighting Cancer + Finding a Future in EngineeringAdigun on His Cancer Survival: “That entire period was definitely a challenging period for me…the thing I held onto was throughout all of it…I was optimistic. There was light somewhere in [that battle].” Listen in as Adigun Olusola, a Cornell engineering student discusses with Daniel James II, about his assessments on the Baltimore Bridge collapse, its impact, his aspirations toward engineering consulting, beginnings in Brooklyn, New York, an influential fitness journey, all while taking us through the story of a challenging, but victorious battle as a survivor of acute leukemia.2024-04-2449 minBlack Voices on the HillEp 55 Ashley Acosta: The Handle That Rocks the Cradle + Columbia Rules the WorldAshley Acosta on the origins of her legal passion: “I’ve know I wanted to be a lawyer since I was like 6 years old…I have always been passionate about making a difference, and I knew wanted to do that in the legal world…especially coming from a low-income, immigrant background.”
Listen to Ashley, a recent Cornell alum, chat with Daniel James II about her Afro-Latina roots, her New York upbringing, her journey as a 2L student at Columbia Law School, all while navigating being a full-time mommy to Amelia.
Catch Black Voices on the Hill each Friday @ 3 PM on WVBR 93.5 F...2024-04-0933 minBlack Voices on the HillEp 54 Darius Scott: Creativity, Healthcare, and His Cornell Career as the Comeback KidDarius Scott on why he advocates for neurological healthcare: “There is a health disparity in terms of neurologic healthcare access for black and hispanic people...it is a big part of what I want to do in my career to advocate and increase the utilization of neurologic resources and care so it’s more accessible and affordable for lower-income communities.”
Listen in as Darius and Daniel James II discuss their thoughts on the UVA Football shooting, balancing his schooling, physical and mental health, and personal life as a student-athlete at Cornell University, how he combined his creative side with his work a...2023-02-2853 minBlack Voices on the HillEp 52 Jeremy Gouraige: Distinguishing Himself in the World of BusinessJeremy Gouraige on his skills he utilized during small business pro bono consulting: "Research and analytical skills along with communication because it's us providing our work to them, so the better of a communicator you are, the more effective your advice is going to be because your clients are going to be able to understand you more."
Listen to Jeremy Gouraige speak with Daniel James II about his transfer journey to Cornell University, balancing recruiting season and the hectic schedule of a Cornell ILR student, distinguishing himself as a Black man in the business world, involvement in the Cornell and...2023-02-0727 minBlack Voices on the HillEp 51 Tony Bridges: Bridging the Gap in Black Access to the Metaverse & TechTony on Under-Represented Minorities in Computing at Cornell (URMC): “It was a great place to be around other black and Latinx people like me doing what I wanted to do and seeing that they are able to achieve these massive goals with companies with massive names like Google and Facebook.”Listen to Tony chat with Daniel James II about his and his family’s love of music, his mother’s immigration story, growing up in Florida, the lack of diversity in tech groups on campus, entering a decentralized era of the internet in Web 3, Lotoya’s viral tweet NFT...2022-05-171h 14Black Voices on the HillEp 50: Yasmin Ballew: Making Time for Self-Care, Black Mentors, and Making Waves in Racial JusticeYasmin on mental health stigmas: “As black students and as black women, we’re taught that we need to be better than our white counterparts. We need to be resilient and strong. We need to be everything they are as far as grades, AND some. We can never show any signs of weakness. And I think that’s where that stigma comes along with mental health, and I think the first step is a willingness to speak openly about our struggles.”Yasmin Bellew is the president of Alpha Phi Omega, Cornell’s largest service fraternity, but she’s also a mem...2022-05-1036 minBlack Voices on the HillEp 49: Lassan Bagayoko: Education Reform, Black Excellence, and Engagement at Cornell“That’s what ultimately drives my passion… wanting to create change me, for the people around me, and for the people I care about.”Listen to Lassan’s conversation with Daniel James II about being from Mali, growing up Harlem and understanding its place as a black cultural center, his experience between public schools and a charter school, education as a chance to nurture people and their passions, his belief in serving others, his involvement in the Black Student Union and Alpha Phi Alpha, and so much more. Catch Black Voices on the Hill each Friday @2pm...2022-05-031h 17Black Voices on the HillEp 48 Cariol Horne: A Campaign for Cariol's Law, Her Pension, and Criminal Justice“Fast forward to George Floyd, where the officers did nothing. And people said, ‘wait a minute, wasn’t an officer fired for doing something?’ …Now, they have 2020 vision.”Cariol Horne was a police officer in Buffalo in 2006 when she witnessed a fellow police officer attacking a handcuffed black man, and she was fired for intervening. The firing was reversed in 2020 and the governor issued a formal apology, but she still has not been given her pension. Listen to her conversation with Daniel James II about how she became a police officer, accountability for police officers through Cariol’s Law, her wor...2022-04-2627 minBlack Voices on the HillEp 47 Richmond Addae: Finding Passion in Finance and a Future in FashionWhere did Richmond discover his love for fashion? "I think part of being African, at least with my parents, is presenting yourself to the best of your abilities. From a young age I was always well-dressed, wearing my little suit, little ties, things like that. I think people were gassing my head up!"Richmond Addae is a junior in the ILR School chatting with Daniel James II about self-care shopping, growing up in NYC, his journey to Cornell ILR, navigating a PWI in both high school and college, bringing his identity to corporate finance and fashion, code-switching...2022-04-0843 minBlack Voices on the HillEp 46 Dr. Peniel Joseph: Martin and Malcolm's Fight for Black Citizenship, Dignity, and Equality“Sometimes students ask me what was Malcolm’s biggest accomplishment… Malcolm’s biggest accomplishment was turning negroes into black people. There’s no legislation— he burrowed into your soul and your psyche and gave you a reason to live.”Dr. Peniel Joseph is a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and you may be familiar with his analysis of race relations with Don Lemon on CNN. Listen to his conversation with Daniel James II about his book The Sword and the Shield, the convergences of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., radical black dignity and radical bl...2022-03-2238 minBlack Voices on the HillEp 45 Dean Marla Love: Marla's Take on Mental Health, Minority Support, and Making "Dean" of StudentsWhat is a brave space? “It’s not protecting you from challenge, but it’s giving the space to be able to overcome challenges and overcome barriers with support, community, affirmation, and feedback.”Cornell Dean of Students Marla Love is working to advocate for an inclusive Cornell student experience. Listen to her conversation with Daniel James II about her path to a career in student affairs, the difference between a brave space and a safe space, unequal access on the path to graduate school, the impact of her first black teacher, the Access Fund, sharing responsibility for mental h...2022-03-161h 11Black Voices on the HillEp 43 Liz Davis-Frost: Equity, a Pandemic Election, and a Future in Education Reform“Sometimes I have a hard time saying there should be more [black voices] in the room because I also think more of us should be able to just chill. I know I wouldn’t be who I am today without all of these things that I’ve done, but sometimes I wish I could walk to campus, come back home, watch some TV, make dinner, and go to bed.”Liz Davis-Frost is from Birmingham, Alabama, the daughter of a single mother, and Cornell’s graduate student-elected trustee. Listen to her conversation with Daniel James II about the sexualizat...2022-02-151h 09Black Voices on the HillEp 41 JeNaye Beavers: Happiness, Wholeness, Health: JeNaye's Journey to Human Nayeture“If you have more tools in your toolkit, I feel like meeting someone where they’re at isn’t too much to ask, especially if you know they can’t stretch any further. Just try— that goes a long way. It might not look how you expect it to look, but if someone knows you’re trying, there’s grace to be given.”JeNaye Beavers has not written a self-help book yet, but she might be on her way. Listen to the Class of '20 Cornellian and her conversation with Daniel James II about her experience with therapy, the los...2022-01-111h 01Black Voices on the HillEp 40 Mar'Quon Frederick: Curating Passion, Reimagining Policing, and Changing Post-Conviction Life“When people ask me who I am, the first thing I can think of is ‘I am the son of Mercedes and Brian Francis.’ The sacrifices they have made at such a young age [help me] know my ‘why,’ why I wanted to pursue not just criminal law but government in general… I want to take care of people who have been incarcerated because they were forced to take plea bargains because they couldn’t afford to stay in jail… I want to not only help them in that capacity, but to dismantle all systems of oppression.”Mar’Quon is a groo...2021-12-2136 minBlack Voices on the HillEp 39 Nkili Gause: Education, the Insurrection, and Going from Clyburn Intern to Hill Staffer“It wasn’t until I was an adult that I realized being told I was “pretty for a black girl” wasn’t a compliment the way I thought it was when I was growing up… why can’t I just be pretty? You don’t realize until you get out of that environment [what kind of] impact it can have on you.”Nkili Gause is a scholar hailing from Loris, South Carolina, and is currently a legislative assistant for Rep. Clyburn on Capitol Hill. Listen to her conversation with Daniel James II about her hometown's chicken bog specialty, her pat...2021-11-2354 minBlack Voices on the HillEp 38 Khalil Greene: Black Student Leadership, Black Gen-Z Culture, and a Radical Black ImaginationKhalil on tax-funded magnet schools: "...they give students a huge stratifying advantage for life. I think it’s messed up that because one student can memorize ten history facts and another student can’t, they’re put in these extra rigorous programs… [I think] all learning should be more tailored rather than uniform.”Khalil Greene has a voice to guide a generation. Listen to the first black student body president of Yale talk to Daniel James II about connecting student government to student activism, crafting nuanced activist arguments for social media, the problematic narratives about black fatherhood portrayed...2021-11-0245 minBlack Voices on the HillEp 36 Caroline Johnson: Surviving and Thriving as a Black Journalist in the Fake News EraCaroline on being a student journalist: “I think the importance behind journalism is making sure a wide range of voices is covered so that…you can get a range of perspectives….because everyone’s truth is different."Caroline Johnson is a senior in the ILR School at Cornell, and a stellar journalist in the making. She serves as senior editor for the Cornell Daily Sun, and co-founded the BIPOC/Related Category during the 2020 Summer, a time marked by racial injustice, and the murders of countless black men and women. Listen to this conversation with her friend, Daniel James II...2021-10-0554 minBlack Voices on the HillEp 35 Kareem Hill: The Road to Cornell, A Clothing Company, and Limitless CreativityKareem on Rare Concepts NYC: “I wanted to start something, I wanted to start something of my own. And I think the pandemic was the time… I was like, if I don’t start something now, I’ll never start it.”Kareem Hill is a junior in the Dyson School at Cornell, but he is already an entrepreneur with his own clothing business, Rare Concepts NYC. Listen to his conversation with Daniel James about their shared experience at Andover, choosing Cornell over Princeton, avoiding a 9-5 job, building a brand, the difference between financially stable and financially free, and...2021-09-2148 minBlack Voices on the HillEp 34 Isaiah Scott: Birding & Cultivating a Niche for Black Boy JoyWelcome to year 2 of Black Voices on the Hill! “The whole brand of Isaiah E. Scott is birds, art, and culture.”This fall, Cornell has the honor of welcoming the up-and-coming ornithologist Isaiah Scott to the Class of 2025. Listen to his conversation with Daniel James II about his love of wildlife, growing up in Georgia, his parents' support, the disparate impact of climate change on black communities, the racist and complicated history of the ornithological field, writing his first book, and his guided bird-watching tours, Ike's Birding Hikes. Catch Black Voices on the Hill ea...2021-09-0748 minBlack Voices on the HillEp 32 Andover Hill: Boarding While Black at Andover: Where Are They Now?“Already, being a teenager is rough. Being a black teenager is rough. Being a black teenager in America is rough. Being a black teenager who is low-income in America is rough. I could go on.”This special edition of BVH brings you to Andover Hill with Fredericka Lucas, Emily Ndiokho, Michael Codrington, and Amiri Tulloch. Listen to their conversations with classmate Daniel James II about coming of age at Andover, forming identities in response to social expectations of Black students, learning Critical Race Theory in high school, their post-grad plans as they approach their senior years of coll...2021-07-091h 21Black Voices on the HillEp 30 Selam Woldai: Mental Health, Meeting Michelle + Oprah, & Making Waves as the New Student Trustee“Being a first-gen student is very lonely if you don’t have other first-gen student [friends]… As much as people want to say, ‘yes I understand your struggle,’ you really don’t understand the first-gen struggle unless you are first-gen.”Self-described Black woman enthusiast and University Student Trustee Selam Woldai joins Daniel James II this week to talk about facing online harassment while on Student Assembly, her friends as family and a support network, self-care in the face of imposter syndrome, what it means to be a first-gen student, meeting and speaking to Oprah and Michelle, and so much more.2021-05-2541 minBlack Voices on the HillEp 29 Kolby McGowan Talks Football, Fighting Imposter Syndrome, and FInding a Voice as a CreativeKolby on growing up in Chattanooga, TN and moving to Cornell: “This Cornell bubble… a lot of people don’t understand, don’t realize what’s going on outside of Cornell, outside of this New York area.”ILR Junior, Cornell varsity football player, and YouTuber Kolby McGowan joins Daniel James II this week for a fantastic talk about making the most of covid times, his renewed love of reading, maintaining his faith during college, watching his brother achieve his dreams, growing up in Chattanooga, and so much more. Catch Black Voices on the Hill each Friday @2pm on...2021-05-1143 minBlack Voices on the HillEp 23 Angela Crosland: The 4-1-1 on Black Womanhood, Black Business, and Raising a Black Son“I was born and reared in Marion, South Carolina in 1974. I’m a journalist by trade, and also an educator, and I have a wonderful son named Daniel James II that I absolutely adore.”Daniel, 20 minutes in: “I know you’re a journalist, but I ask the questions here.”Daniel's lovely mother, Angela Crosland joins BVH for the last episode in Women's History month to talk about entering journalism, their family's military background, faith, her media and consulting business, and her book, A Garden Worth Planting.Catch Black Voices on the Hill each Friday @2pm o...2021-03-3055 minBlack Voices on the HillEp 21 Tyler Correawhite & Tyler Dixon: For the People vs. For the Corporate: The Black Cornell Career DecisionTyler Correawhite's advice? "Be intentional about what you want to do in this life."ILRies Tyler Correawhite and Tyler Dixon join Daniel James II this week to discuss sexism and racism in the workplace, what Gorilla Glue mishaps say about the unfair beauty standards for Black women, what it really means to "sell out," prioritizing creative solutions over set paths, and more. Catch Black Voices on the Hill each Friday @2pm on WVBR 93.5 FM. wvbr.com/blackvoicesInstagram: @blackvoicesonthehillMusic provided by OZSOUND. Channel: https://goo.gl/qnhQtD.
2021-03-1647 minBlack Voices on the HillEp 19 Skyla Carmon: Nappily Ever After: Blogging, Blackness, and BraidingOn starting her blog, Ivy Woman: “I’ve had very strong imposter syndrome since freshman year. It was hard for me to accept that I got into an Ivy League, that I go to an Ivy League, that I study at an Ivy League— that I’m a black woman at an Ivy League.”Skyla Carmon is a bubbly spirit from Houston with a bright future in clinical psychology. She joins Daniel James II this week to talk about the power outage crisis in Texas, Maya Angelou, her grandmother's influence, and braiding hair at Cornell. Catch Black...2021-03-0228 minBlack Voices on the HillEp 18 Moriah Adeghe & Uche Chukwukere: Any Person, Any Study? Sharing Black Squares vs. Saving Black Lives"I know people like to claim that Cornell is a super progressive campus, but Resolution 11 and Resolution 30 really highlighted to people that no, we're not. There are still a lot of people at Cornell that do not want to see black people in a position where they feel comfortable and safe on campus. This is the cost of being black at Cornell." Cornell Student Assembly Director of Elections Moriah Adeghe and University Assembly Executive Vice Chair and Student Assembly VP of Finance Uche Chukwukere join Daniel James II this week to talk about their reactions to the i...2021-02-231h 00Black Voices on the HillBlack Voices on the Hill with The NarrativeDaniel James II visited with the Narrative for a bonus episode! Keep up with The Narrative's podcasts here. Catch Black Voices on the Hill on air each Friday at 2pm EST on WVBR 93.5 FM, Ithaca's Alternative. wvbr.com/blackvoicesInstagram: @blackvoicesonthehillMusic provided by OZSOUND. Channel: https://goo.gl/qnhQtD.
2020-12-1543 min
Black Voices on the HillEp 6 Cosimo Fabrizio: Making Music Amidst Political, Pandemic, and Police Mayhem“It’s so funny, in a dark way, how the narrative of these protests and these demonstrations continue to get spun as anything other than a demonstration and a call for leadership— a desperate cry for help.” The first public policy intern for Lyft, a Congressional campaign manager, a musician, and more recently… a boxer? Cosimo has done it all, and he’s this week’s guest on Black Voices on the Hill. Join Cosimo and host Daniel James II for a conversation about local politics, the US’s lack of political leadership, voter suppression of communities of color, and so...2020-10-1533 min
Black Voices on the HillEp 4 Laurence Minter: Brotherhood, Brutality, & the Future of Being Black in AcademiaLaurence's type of clout: "…I did it my way. I made it cool to be on your stuff, in the books, getting the scholarships.” Laurence Minter is about purpose. Listen to the future sociologist-doctorate talk to Daniel James II about mentoring, being Black in academia, faith, and what it means to be part of the oldest Black collegiate fraternity in the country. Catch Black Voices on the Hill on air each Friday at 2pm EST on WVBR 93.5 FM, Ithaca's Alternative. Follow us on social media! @blackvoicesonthehill on Instagram, and always at wvbr.com/blackvoic...2020-09-2930 min
Black Voices on the HillEp. 2 Lotoya Francis: Breonna Taylor, Black Men, and the Black Plight at Cornell“It’s an act of political warfare… your self-care, your acts of self-preservation, are political.” Daniel James II welcomes Cornell in Color founder and ILRie Lotoya Francis to the show to talk about self-care in the face of racial violence, remembering the names of Black women, and displaying the Black experience at Cornell. Instagram: @blackvoicesonthehill https://www.wvbr.com/blackvoices Music provided by OZSOUND. Channel: https://goo.gl/qnhQtD.
2020-09-1529 min
Black Voices on the HillEp. 1 Sherell Farmer: Policing, Protesting, and Paying Up 4 Black LivesILR student and activist Sherell Farmer joins host Daniel James II for a conversation about police brutality, protest experiences, tokenism in student organizational culture at Cornell, and much more. And just like that, a new show is born. Welcome to Black Voices on the Hill from WVBR News. Instagram: @blackvoicesonthehill https://www.wvbr.com/blackvoices Music provided by OZSOUND. Channel: https://goo.gl/qnhQtD.
2020-09-0826 min
Black Voices on the HillTRAILER: Welcome to Black Voices on the HillWelcome to Black Voices on the Hill from WVBR News! Hosted by Daniel James II, a junior at Cornell University, this show will center Black lives, amplify Black stories, and enhance the Black experience at Cornell University, greater Ithaca, and beyond. Follow @blackvoicesonthehill on Instagram! Music provided by OZSOUND. Channel: https://goo.gl/qnhQtD.
2020-08-2802 min