Malik Shakur
The Black Tax
What is The Black Tax? The Black Tax is a podcast about the fine print attached to Black success in America. Produced, and hosted by Malik Shakur, the show moves through corporate America, entrepreneurship, entertainment, music, law, politics, and culture to explore what it means to be simultaneously Black, ambitious, creative, educated, and highly visible in rooms built to tolerate only one version of you at a time. Some conversations are about work. Some are about art. Most are about power. The podcast began with stories from corporate America and big law. It evolved into a broader examinati...
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Episodes
EP 124 Wisdom Is Long-Term Recognition 18.05.2026 10:53
Your life's work will always be the wisdom you earn and will come to rely on.
EP 123 Certainity Is Often Emotional Laziness 11.05.2026 9:46
Only the fool never doubts. Don't be anybody's FOOL!
EP 122 Your Habits Shape Your Character 04.05.2026 10:43
Every step you take adds to your character, including the wrong ones and the ones that made no damn sense
EP 120 When They Thing Y'all Are The Same But Realize Y'all Not 20.04.2026 10:38
Fake and Phony a'int where its at. Being your true self is!
EP 119 Your Nervous System Perfers Familiar Pain Over Unfamiliar Peace 13.04.2026 9:13
Our bodies specifically our nervous system, prefer comfort over discomfort ease over pain, but you have the question, why do you go back to a place in the past just to avoid the present in the future
EP 118 Most conflict is two wounds arguing. 06.04.2026 10:52
Everyone wants to be heard, seen. and understood. But when two people are arguing, it's always the wounded who speak the loudest.
EP 117 Neglect is a silent form of violence. 30.03.2026 9:43
Silence can starve louder than hunger, and when you starve your wants, needs, and desires, you forget who you are.
EP 116 Children Inherit What Parents Refuse to Face 23.03.2026 9:53
At some point, you gotta walk away from the family drama or continue being a part of it.
EP 115 You become what you rehearse internally 16.03.2026 8:52
Just so were clear their are no fucking over night success stories. Every story starts with an idea and the grind to make ot happen, that's the work, that's the rehearsal.
EP 114 Most people fear wasted life more than death 09.03.2026 10:02
Most people, if not all people, fear accomplishing nothing in life, but that only happens if you fear the unknown. Fear is the thing that stops you, not your ability to do whatever you want to do!
EP 113 Healing feels boring before it feels peaceful 02.03.2026 9:06
Change is slow, it's steady. At times it's boring as fuck, but sticking to it will always bring you peace!
EP 112 You Don't Become What You Want Without Training 23.02.2026 10:47
Everything you want to do requires training, and in that training, you gain the skills to do what you been wanting to do.
EP 111 Attention is your most valuable currency 16.02.2026 9:43
Your attention is one of your most valuable commodity you have to become the person you want, and need t be.
EP 110 Boundaries are not cruel, they're Clarity. 09.02.2026 9:45
Some of us think when we set a boundary we're being cruel, not true what we are doing is stopping the harm to our mind body sprit and soul.
EP 109 You Teach Without Speaking 02.02.2026 10:26
The rhythm of being Black is the ability to convey emotion, thoughts, and you're working my last nerve without saying a word. That's your superpower in every room, classroom, and/or boardroom.
EP 108 Truth matures slowly but lasts longer than lies. 26.01.2026 10:09
Y'all want to know something about the Truth? Truth always matures slowly but that bitch will lasts longer than lies.
EP 107 Lessons Repeat Until Learned 19.01.2026 9:56
They say a hard head makes for a soft behind and some of y'all need to get your shit together... me too
106 The Body Keeps Every Receipt 12.01.2026 9:39
The body keeps every receipt as reminder, and warning system to protect you from your self and others.
EP 105 Stillness is intelligence, not weakness 05.01.2026 9:28
When you learn to sit with yourself, you begin to know how to become the person you were meant to be!
EP 104 Your Intention 29.12.2025 13:01
Your intention is what's matter... Not what people thought your intentions were.
EP 103 You Need To Apologize To Yourself 22.12.2025 17:40
The hardest apology anyone will ever have to make is thw apology to yourself.
EP 102 I Pressed On 15.12.2025 15:35
Depression Respelled = I PRESSED ON
EP 100 Staying In A Situation To Long 08.12.2025 10:58
Staying in a situation that may be uncomfortable is the medicine you need to rid your mind, body, and soul of that situation.
EP 99 Prayers are easy; it's having faith in the work that is the difficulty. 01.12.2025 11:10
Praying for what you want is always important, but if you don't believe in the work and have faith in your ability, what you want won't happen.
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