TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/dei-wasnt-the-problem-cowardly-leadership-was Episode Video Link: In this episode of BEP Live on A Black Executive Perspective Podcast , Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed confront the real reason DEI efforts stall, not because the ideas are flawed, but because too many leaders retreat when truth creates discomfort. The conversat...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/artificial-intelligence-or-artificial-bias Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need to Know , Dr. Nsenga Burton cuts through the AI hype to examine what artificial intelligence really is and more importantly, what it isn’t. She breaks down how AI often reflects human bias, spreads misinformation, and disproportionately fa...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/DEI Isn’t Soft. It’s a Business Strategy, Period Episode Video Link: In this episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast, host Tony Tidbit sits down with Zach Nunn, CEO and founder of Living Corporate, to dismantle one of corporate America’s biggest lies, that DEI is a “nice to have” instead of a business imperative. Za...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/when-black-conservatives-deny-reality Episode Video Link: In this episode of BEP Live , Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed take on one of the most polarizing and perplexing topics in modern politics: the rise of Black conservatism and the narratives that accompany it. Using real clips from prominent Black conservative voices, the...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/the-chaos-playbook-exposed Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need To Know , Dr. Nsenga Burton cuts through the chaos surrounding the 47th administration with her signature clarity and force. She breaks down how confusion has become a governing tactic, exposing the risks of unchecked presidential power, the growing influ...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/joy-is-a-revolutionary-act Episode Video Link: In this powerful episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast, hosts Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed sit down with Charlie Lewis, real estate innovator, philanthropist, and author of No Apologies: Love the Way You Live at Any Age . Charlie brings a refreshing, unfiltered persp...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/truth-isnt-woke-its-history Episode Video Link: In this BEP Live episode, Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed cut through the noise and get straight to the real story. They break down Ken Burns’ American Revolution documentary and the long-ignored truth that immigrants, not just the British colonists, helped fight and shape the bi...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/when-lived-experience-gets-labeled-a-conspiracy Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need to Know , the conversation takes aim at a recent Pew Research Center study that framed Black perspectives on racial progress as “racial conspiracy theories.” The backlash was immediate for one reason. Lived experiences are not theorie...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/Anti-Black Culture Ends Here, Black Brilliance Begins Now Episode Video Link: In this powerful episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast, co-hosts Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed sit down with Kimberly Corbin, Chief Administrative and Financial Officer of the Greater Washington Urban League. Kimberly talks about her jou...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/they-softened-hate-symbols-america-snapped-back Episode Video Link: In this episode of BEP Live on A Black Executive Perspective Podcast, Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed tackle two flash-point issues shaping today’s cultural and political climate. They break down the Coast Guard’s brief attempt to reclassify nooses and swastik...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/why-are-the-epstein-files-so-important-now Episode Video Link: In this episode of  Need to Know , the conversation cuts straight to the fallout from the newly released Epstein files and the sudden outrage erupting from people who once looked the other way. Dr. Burton challenges the selective morality on display, calling...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/they-took-his-foot-god-gave-him-a-mission Episode Video Link: In this powerful episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast, host Tony Tidbit sits down with Brad Bowling, President of CODE M Magazine , to unpack a story of survival, purpose, and divine assignment. Brad recounts his fight against a deadly bacterial infect...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/women-speak-up-the-system-pushes-back-heres-the-real-conversation- Episode Video Link: In this episode of BEP Live, Chris P. Reed sits down with Gayle McMillan and Tiffany Morrison for a candid conversation about accountability, leadership, and the state of our society. They break down why accountability feels like an endang...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/if-youre-comfortable-youre-stuck Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need to Know , we take a clear-eyed look at what real growth demands. The conversation digs into why discomfort is not the enemy but the necessary spark for transformation. Through lived experience and sharp cultural insight, the discussion breaks down h...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/from-friday-night-lights-to-fighting-for-justice Episode Video Link: In this episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast, hosts Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed sit down with criminal defense attorney and juvenile court judge Keith B. Johnson for a raw and revealing conversation about resilience, identity, and purpose. Kei...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/two-americas-one-fighting-to-live-one-getting-pardons Episode Video Link: In this episode on BEP Live, Tony Tidbit sits down with Mark Jamison for an unfiltered look at the pressure cooker gripping America’s middle class and the political theater surrounding President Trump’s recent pardons. The conversation highlights the w...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/the-democratsare-sleeping-while-democracy-burns- Episode Video Link: In this urgent and unfiltered episode of Need to Know , Dr. Nsenga Burton delivers a sharp critique of the Democratic Party’s lack of strategy in the face of mounting political chaos and corruption. She warns that democracy isn’t lost through elections—it’s...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/all-immigrants-are-criminalsmy-story-says-otherwise Episode Video Link: In this powerful episode of A Black Executive Perspective , hosts Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed sit down for an unfiltered conversation about courage, sacrifice, and the truth behind the immigrant experience. Their guest, a Mexican immigrant who journeye...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/bep-live-episode-unpacking-politics-race-and-the-government-shutdown Episode Video Link: Live from Los Angeles, hosts Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed take the gloves off in this explosive BEP Live episode. They break down the government shutdown, expose the political power plays behind it, and reveal how the fallout hits worki...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/if-obama-did-this-america-would-explode Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need to Know , we confront the glaring double standards shaping America’s political reality. The recent demolition of part of the East Wing of the White House has sparked outrage—and silence—in equal measure, revealing the unevenness of the rules...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/power-pressure-and-purpose-inside-the-life-of-a-black-state-representative Episode Video Link: Today, we sat down with State Representative Cory Paris for a candid and powerful conversation about the realities of leadership, resilience, and purpose in public service. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas , and raised in  Kansas...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/Nobel-peace-prize-earned-or-bought- Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need to Know with Dr. Nsenga Burton , Dr. Burton takes a hard look at the difference between earning recognition and exploiting it , using the current President’s rumored pursuit of a Nobel Peace Prize as a wake-up call. She breaks down the misconcept...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/mass-incarceration-is-americas-real-pandemic Episode Video Link: In this powerful episode of A Black Executive Perspective , hosts Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed sit down with Terrica Redfield Ganzy , Executive Director of the Southern Center for Human Rights , to unpack the deep intersections of race, justice, and public hea...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/power-politics-and-prejudice-the-conversations-america-avoids Episode Video Link: In this episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast , Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed unpack the intersections of race, politics, and power — from leaked racist Republican group chats to the struggles Black professionals face in corporate Am...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/americas-democracy-is-on-life-support-heres-why Episode Video Link: In this sharp and unapologetic episode of “Need to Know” , Dr. Nsenga Burton pulls no punches in dissecting America’s political reality. She calls out the growing dysfunction within government, the coordinated backlash against Vice President Kamala Harris, a...