In The Black Podcast

In this week’s episode we ask; “What the hell is up with Youtube these days?”. Why does it appear as though Youtube has taken off the guard rails and started allowing more “sexual” content on the platform? Also, AI video technology’s growth within the span of a year has been mind blowing. What does this mean for content creators, and the authenticity of the videos we watch? And recently, Charlamag...

In this week’s episode we discuss the serial marrying “pastor” who was recently sentenced when he was found to have been married to more than 10 women across the US. We take a look at New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and his recent appearance on The Breakfast Club. His administration has many questions to answer after he was caught flat footed while debating activist and defender Olayemi Olurin. An...

In this week's episode, we address the recent firing of a Mississippi police officer that forced a detainee to drink their own urine, and recorded it while he did it.  We talk about Nick Saban's congressional round table with Ted Cruz and Tommy Tuberville on the affects of NIL on college sports.  And we talk about the current upheaval in Haiti.  What is going on?  All that and much more.  ...

In this week’s episode we discuss whether it makes sense that Jake Paul will be facing Mike Tyson. Is this a good look for Netflix, and will anyone really be watching? We also tackle Floyd Mayweather’s recent appearance on The Pivot podcast. Does Floyd showing this side of himself change your perception of the man you believe him to be? Also, Cam Newton sat down with Megan Brooks, where she makes...

In this week’s episode we discuss the conversations that we are and aren't having about sex, sexuality, and sexual desires in the Black community.  What questions are we asking from the gate, when it's time to hook up or find a potential mate? And we ask is it okay for you to push your sexual kink on someone even after being told no? All that and much more. Informed. Intelligent. In The Bl...

In this week's episode we talk about; What are the rules for going on trips abroad when you're trying to have a good time?  And a Florida Deputy resigns after mistaking an acorn for gun fire and begins shooting into a a car with a handcuffed man in the back seat.  And the fastest growing demographic for retail investors are Black people.  What's pushing this growth?  All that and much...

In This week's episode we discuss the “n-word debate” and the recent conversation between Mike Tyson and Keenan Thompson.  Who gets to say it? Should anyone say it? And why does Mike Tyson believe he's a n*gga?  And did Keenan do the right thing by checking him?  Fulton County DA, Fani Willis, is on trial for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a co-worker.  How does this affect her...

In this week's episode we discuss why older women dating much younger men don't get the predator/groomer label?  We wade into the recent comments from Mo'Nique's son, and their on-going feud.  Should this conversation be playing out on social media?  And journalist/political commentator Charles Blow says that for Black people to have REAL political power in this country they need t...

In this episode we talk about the recent rise of Black Food Critics and Influencers. Do the criticisms of personalities like Keith Lee and Mr. Chime Time unfairly target Black restaurants? In Burlington Vermont a White adoptive mother calls the police on Black adopted son. Now a lawsuit is pending alleging excessive force by the police. We ask how this could have happened. Half way through Black h...

In this week's episode V. Blanson and Carlos Henriquez join Big O to talk about their biggest Valentine's Day fails, and what does love look like in our older age. They also tackle the recent interview on Club Shay Shay, between Shannon Sharp and comedian Mo'Nique. Will this interview be as big as the Katt Williams one? And lastly we discuss Super Bowl 58, the halftime show, and why Tr...

In this week's episode of the ITB we tackle the recent lawsuit of a Houston man, who was wrongfully arrested and sent to jail where he was raped, all due to facial recognition software misidentification. The news that 3 US soldiers were killed in a terrorist drone strike, we ask does it make sense for Black people in America to join the armed services. And the recent injunction handed down aga...

A recent study showed that there are more female fighter pilots, per capita, than there are male teachers in the United States.  This statistic doubles when referring to Black male teachers.  This week we discuss what it's like to be a Black male teacher, and what the state of education looks like in the Black community in 2024.  All this and much more.  Informed.  Intelligent.  In The Black!...

In this episode of the Black Light, Big O is joined by Kaytlin Bailey.  Sex worker advocate and activist.  We tackle what it means to be a sex worker.  The stereotypes and perceptions surrounding sex work.  And whether or not, someone can actually "be called" to do sex work.   K aytlin Bailey , the founder and executive director of Old Pros , a sex worker rights group and the writer and...

In This week's episode we tackle the 50th Anniversary of HipHop.  How has the genre changed since its inception? We ask what happens when you’re 8 months pregnant, and get wrongfully arrested because of AI technology?  And why is governor Greg Abbott of Texas pushing razor wire and buoys in and along the Rio Grande?  All that and much much more.   INformed.  INtelligent.  In The Black Please c...

In this week’s episode, we look into the mysterious killing death of Missouri teen Derontae Martin. His death originally determined a suicide, but after an in panel jury’s intervention was deemed a death by violence. Why after 2 years has no one been arrested? We address the fallout from the coup in Niger. Why are other African countries torn on what to do in this situation? And Hip Hop celebrates...

In this week’s episode we go In Between The Lines with author, writer, and film maker Lisa N. Alexander and her latest film “My Father The Queen” . And we are joined by special guest host Chris Akinbuwa of “I Love Nerd Life” . The film has won multiple awards for its screenplay, most notably Best Script Award-London for the best LGBT Screenplay. The film addresses mental health in the Black commun...

In this week’s episode, Big O is joined by Baltimore's own Dispensary King and Queen ( @dispthrone on instagram )  As Maryland sets to legalizes marijuana July 1st, they help us to understand what to expect.  How they get started in the industry.  And how they've made marijuana a community affair.  all that and much more. informed. Intelligent. In The Black. Please consider becoming part o...

In this week’s episode of the ITBP, we jump into our new segment "In Between The Lines" where we speak to the writers, authors, and novelists making waves in the literary space.  In this edition we sit down with Greg Burnham ( Tuskegee Heirs ).  He talks to us about the being selected for DC Comic’s “ Milestone Initiative Program ” and what it meant to be 1 of 12 selected across the glob...

On this week’s episode, Big O is joined by “V” Blanson and The HipHop Mom aka Keysha McDougal of the Straight 2 Tape Podcast. They tackle Black masculinity and mental health. How are Black men affected by this shift in the concept of masculinity? How does mental health affect Black men’s perceptions of what masculinity should look like. And ultimately… who determines what is masculine, and what is...

In this week's episode, we report on the tragic murder of Ajika Owens, a mother of 4.  She was killed by her White neighbor after an altercation between the neighbor and her children.  Also, the Supreme Court has just ruled in favor of Alabama voters in a district where Republican-led efforts to weaken the Black vote were taking affect.  And what happens when a Black man gets fed up of taking...

In this week’s episode the fellas get a Black Box Letter asking “what you should do if you and your partner don't see eye to eye on the financial direction of your household?” We also discuss the recent appeal win by the Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, and how they’ve been able to escape the opioid crisis without accountability. Also the NBA Finals have just kicked off with the Miami...

In this week’s episode, our Black Box Letter has us asking what should a married man do after almost 20 years of marriage, and he’s no longer as sexual excitable as he once was. Should his spouse feel some sort of way about his “lack of desire”? Also, the famed journalist and author Alex Haley may have concocted the generations old rift between civil rights leaders Malcolm X and Martin Luther King...

In this week's episode we discuss how current Lt. Governor of North Carolina, Mark Robinson, believes that Black people in America are the real ones that owe reparations.  What would make a Black politician got that far?  Also, we tackle the recent back tracking of an Illinois HS to segregate math classes by race.  Why were those students that identified as Black, or Latin X placed in separate...

On this week’s episode, we discuss the recent shooting of 16yo Ralph Yarl, who was shot by Andrew D. Lester for mistakingly knocking on his door when trying to pick up his two younger siblings. Lester, who is 84 years old, said that he felt threatened by Yarl’s size. The young high school junior is 5’8 and only weighs 139lbs. We also discuss the recent rash of shootings across the country, where s...

On this week’s episode we discuss the jailing of Lashawn Thompson, who was jailed in Fulton County on a misdemeanor , but was found in his cell eaten alive by “bed bugs, lice, and other vermin”. How did conditions get this bad? Why wasn’t anyone aware of this before hand? Also, major book publisher Scholastic Books is under fire for forcing author Tokuda-Hall to censor their writing about race in...