Only One Mic Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Film Director, Producer, and Documentarian Duncan Sill joins us to discuss his latest documentary One Pay Check Away. One Paycheck Away is a character-driven film that chronicles the lives of individuals living paycheck to paycheck.  For more information on One PayCheck Away click on the links below. https://www.facebook.com/onepaycheckawaymovie/ http://1_paycheck...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the recent sentencing of R. Kelly for Federal Racketeering and Sex Trafficking. Was his sentence fair?

Send us Fan Mail Racquel Williams- Jones, CEO and President of the nonprofit organization Can I Live, joins us to discuss the welfare system, her experience with it, and why states benefit from keeping people on it. And the business of moving families forward. How her organization works to help people not only escape the welfare system but the mindset that keeps many under it. For more information...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Employee/Labor Relations and Diversity Management consultant, Jason Greer of Greer Consulting, Inc, joins us. Jason talks about his journey to becoming a Labor Relations expert and how he became known as the employee whisperer. The unionization of Amazon and how it will impact all major corporations. The great resignation; and the new generation of entrepreneurs,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with the CEO of Mogul TV Global, Tameka Chapman. Tamkea talks to us about her beginnings in creating a Global tv network, what separates Mogul TV from the competition, her amazing shows, incredible team, and the juggling act of CEO life and family. https://www.themogulchannel.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/mogulmediaco/ https://twitter.com/MOGUL...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Young Thug, Gunna, and YSL's RICO indictment. Are the indictments fair in this particular case? Do rappers talk too much about hood politics in their music? Should their lyrics be used against them in court? Do they have freedom of speech? And what can be done as a community to stop the violence?

Send us Fan Mail Comedian Dave Chappelle is attacked on stage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles during the Netflix is a joke festival.  Has the infamous "slap heard around the world" spawned copycats rushing the stage of entertainers?  Join us for the discussion.  

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Adrienne Michel community activist and creator of the SafeStops mobile app joins us. SafeStops allows drivers who are pulled over by the police to present all of their vital driving information (via the app) with minimum police/civilian interaction. Adrienne tells us how she came up with the idea for the app, her process of getting it developed, and her vision for...

Send us Fan Mail Digital  Production Professional, Author, President of the INVIA Foundation, and host of the Misconnected Podcast Imani Kaliid join us to talk about There Was Violence.  This gritty, memoir-styled journey spans from the mid-1970s through the late 80s in South Los Angeles.  Imani speaks on facing his childhood trauma, how it impacted his life, the process of healing, and how he aim...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we talk to independent recording artist Zahyia Rolle. Zahyia discusses her musical influences, creative process, responsibility as an artist, the lack of female representation in the music industry, and the over-sexualization of black women in music. https://zahyia.com/

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the slap heard around the world. Was it deserved? or was Will doing too much? And why didn’t Jada try to stop Will from possibly risking his career and freedom?

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Kavon Ward, founder of Justice for Bruce’s Beach and co-founder of Where Is My Land, joins us to discuss her journey to activism, how the Justice for Bruce’s Beach movement started, and her work with Where is My Land. For more information on Where Is My Land click on the link below. https://whereismyland.org/ For more information on the untold history of Bruce’s...

Send us Fan Mail  Kellye Garrett is an award-winning, critically acclaimed author, National Board member of Sisters in Crime, and co-founder of Crime Writers of Color. Her novels include Hollywood Homicide,  the sequel Hollywood Ending and her latest release Like A Sister. We discussed her writing process, authors that inspire her,  writing for Cold Case, why she doesn’t read reviews, the importan...

Send us Fan Mail Brian Flores files suit against the NFL due to their unfair hiring practices. Will the racial disparity of sports of  ever change? Past and future collide, as Black History and Black Futures share the same month.  Will the Afrofuturism movement teach the next generation to forget the past? Finally in the age of cancel culture why are black entertainers still singing the National A...

Send us Fan Mail Jim Jones released a video about being denied service in the Gucci store. In this episode, we ask why African Americans continue to patronize businesses that don't respect us? And how sincere was Joe Rogan's apology about his past racist comments? Was Whoopi Goldberg's suspension from the view justified? How wrong was she? And our thoughts on Ozark season 4 part one...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode: we are joined by Maya Ford, founder of Fordmomentum! Fordmomentum!  is an organization dedicated to building sustainable communications strategies using a mix of data science, cultural inclusion, and creative processes that represent communities of color. Maya stopped by to talk about why our representation in the data world matters, the importance of knowing our...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Lil Mama's criticism of black women oversexualizing themselves on social media Wack 100 defends Adam22 when Doggie Diamonds calls him out for his past. The unfortunate killing of police officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora in Harlem and the worst hip-hop movies ever made. For more on Officers Rivera and Mora click the link below https://www.nytim...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the recent deep fake video of Charlemagne Tha God in a dress. Was Kim Kardashian acting petty when she didn't invite Kanye to his daughter's birthday party? And Pastor Blink from Ghana has his female congregants undress in front of the church. 

Send us Fan Mail George Floyd's 4-year-old grandniece was shot at home while she slept on News Year's day; who do you think did it? New York Mayor Eric Adams faces backlash for his "Low-Skill" worker's comments,  And we have to talk about Antonio Brown's on-field meltdown. 

Send us Fan Mail The "hold your breath challenge" on Tik Tok is the latest trend that caused the death of ten-year-old Nylah Anderson. With the rise of challenges that result in disruption, harm, or death. Should social media platforms be held accountable? https://www.phillyvoice.com/social-media-tiktok-trend-blackout-challenge-chester-county/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/17/us/tiktok...

Send us Fan Mail After some time away, the team is back to hit the mic with a new episode! Brooklyn Dre and JusMe give their thoughts on the sentencing of Jussie Smollett and why no one should judge a situation without all of the facts. Check out the clips from the show on the links below New video from Jussie Smollett hate crime case released https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRvVKmflhY0 Robin Robe...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, the host of The Way That I Love You Podcast Willmusiqk and Sherona McFadden stop by to discuss love, marriage, and podcasting. The McFaddens take us back to the first time they met to 22 years later strong in marriage. They also share advice on how couples can keep the fire lit in their relationship, the importance of sticking together during difficult times, the...

Send us Fan Mail “14 Days In Beijing” chronicles author Chancellor K.Jackson’s experience as an African American man who travels to China to teach English only to be incarcerated in a Beijing jail. Chancellor joins me to discuss how he overcame this unforeseen circumstance and the experiences that altered his life for the better. For more information on Chancellor K. Jackson http://www.chancellork...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Author/Educator and Screenwriter Waka T. Brown stops by to discusses her new memoir While I Was Away, which tells the story of 12-year-old Waka from Topeka, Kansas, sent to live with her grandmother in Japan. We also talk about her writing process, experience co-directing her short film Double Tap, love of Rom-coms, and why Sharknado should inspire any screenplay...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I had the pleasure of speaking with  Author, Speaker, and Educator Nadine Johnson. Nadine and I discuss what inspired her to write/illustrate several children’s books, her process of writing and self publishing. We also discuss her forthcoming book “I Write Rhymes”  the importance of teaching children to read at an early age, how COVID learning loss is impacting ou...