TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/are-you-being-informed-or-manipulated- Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need to Know with Dr. Nsenga Burton , presented by A Black Executive Perspective , Dr. Burton explains the difference between misinformation and disinformation, and why both have serious consequences. Misinformation can be accidental, but it can st...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/will-you-die-with-your-gifts-still-inside- Episode Video Link: In this episode of A Black Executive Perspective , Christina Kenney, known as MC Inhergy, shares a raw and powerful story about recovery, identity, faith, family expectations, entrepreneurship, and the courage to become fully yourself. After heartbreak, job loss,...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/fairness-is-not-protection- Episode Video Link: Dr. Burton examines the controversy surrounding the National Association of Black Journalists, the decision to engage Donald Trump during an election year, and the broader dilemma facing Black journalists and identity-based organizations. Should institutions always follow tradi...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/they-never-told-us-these-careers-existed- Episode Video Link: They never told us these careers existed. In this episode of A Black Executive Perspective , Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed speak with Ben Gilbarg and Angel Diaz, co-founders of STEAM the Streets, about changing the way young people discover career opportunities. U...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/is-family-business-the-problem-or-is-it-bad-governance- Episode Video Link: Is family business really the problem, or is bad governance the real issue? In this episode of BEP Live , Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed take on the popular warning, “Don’t do business with family.” They explore the truth behind family-owned businesse...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/is-the-dei-backlash-hurting-black-college-students- Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need to Know with Dr. Nsenga Burton , Dr. Burton explores how the national DEI backlash is reshaping higher education. She breaks down what is at stake when colleges retreat from scholarships, equity programs, academic hiring, campus p...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/can-leaders-build-wealth-without-losing-integrity- Episode Video Link: How can leaders build wealth, create lasting impact, and protect their integrity along the way? In this episode of A Black Executive Perspective , Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed welcome entrepreneur, innovator, and humanitarian Shelton Mercer III for an ho...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/is-it-racism-capitalism-or-both- Episode Video Link: In this episode of A Black Executive Perspective , BEP Live tackles a hard question with no safe takes: is racism or capitalism the bigger barrier to success in America? This conversation explores systemic racism, poverty, corporate promotion barriers, personal responsibil...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/How Hypervisibility Erases Black Women at Work Episode Video Link: In this Need to Know with Dr. Nsenga Burton episode, Dr. Burton explores the harsh reality of hypervisibility and its impact on Black women in leadership, politics, academia, and the workplace. Black women are often highly visible when difficult work needs to...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/making-history-they-cant-erase- Episode Video Link: In this episode of A Black Executive Perspective , Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed welcome back Valeria Howard Cunningham , President and CEO of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo . This conversation goes beyond the arena. Valeria shares the truth about Black cowboys and cow...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/is-college-still-worth-the-debt- Episode Video Link: In this episode of BEP Live , Chris P. Reed, Tony Tidbit, and MOB, also known as Brilz, tackle one of the biggest questions facing families today: Is college still worth the debt? The conversation explores student loans, trade schools, apprenticeships, Corporate America, B...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/when-did-dei-become-a-racial-dog-whistle- Episode Video Link: In this Need-to-Know episode, Dr. Nsenga Burton explains how DEI, diversity, equity, and inclusion, has been distorted into a racial and political dog whistle. Using the backlash after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Dr. Burton examines how Bla...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/Is AI the Next Civil Rights Battlefield? Episode Video Link: In this episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast , Roy L. Austin Jr. joins Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed for a powerful conversation about artificial intelligence, civil rights, racial justice, technology, and accountability. Roy explains why AI is not neut...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/is-merit-still-sacred-in-military-promotions- Episode Video Link: In this BEP Live audio episode, Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed examine allegations that Secretary Hegseth blocked promotions for Black and female officers inside the U.S. Defense Department. Tony draws from his military experience to explain why promotion board...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/should-you-quit-corporate-america-or-build-your-exit-plan-first- Episode Video Link: Dr. Nsenga Burton unpacks what professionals need to know before leaving corporate America for entrepreneurship. After the Great Resignation, many people are questioning burnout, toxic workplaces, low pay, limited opportunities for advanceme...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/what-happens-when-you-stop-waiting-for-a-seat-at-the-table- Episode Video Link: Today, Carlos Benjamin, Founder of High Profile Lifestyle and The Assembly Global , joins A Black Executive Perspective Podcast for a powerful conversation about Black entrepreneurship, ownership, mindset, and the hidden infrastructure behind cul...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/did-the-american-dream-become-unaffordable- Episode Video Link: In this audio episode, Chris P. Reed and Tony Tidbit explore whether the American Dream has disappeared or has become too expensive for everyday Americans to achieve. They break down wages, rent, housing, inflation, retirement, ownership, and the hard math behin...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/who-stole-black-womens-capital- Episode Video Link: In this audio episode, Dr. Nsenga Burton examines the fight for Black women entrepreneurs to access capital, resources, and institutional support in a climate where equity programs are being challenged and dismantled. From the Fearless Fund to entrepreneurship centers servi...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/why-are-black-mothers-still-fighting-to-survive-healthcare- Episode Video Link: Dana Langford joins A Black Executive Perspective for a necessary conversation on Black maternal health, healthcare racism, policy failure, and why Black mothers are still fighting to be heard, protected, and treated like human beings. From preec...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/did-politicians-hijack-democracy- Episode Video Link: Are voters choosing their leaders, or are politicians choosing their voters? Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed take on one of the most uncomfortable conversations in American politics: voter restrictions, gerrymandering, race, representation, and the fight for political power...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/who-gets-funded-when-equity-gets-blocked Episode Video Link: In this audio episode of Need to Know with Dr. Nsenga Burton , Dr. Burton discusses the Fearless Fund ruling and the larger fight over Black women entrepreneurs, access to capital, systemic racism, workplace equity, and DEI rollback . This conversation asks a hard...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/if-love-is-so-powerful-why-hasnt-it-erased-racism- Episode Video Link: Dorothy Roberts joins A Black Executive Perspective for a powerful audio conversation about The Mixed Marriage Project , interracial marriage, systemic racism, Black identity, family, law, and the structures that still shape who we love and how society re...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/why-doesnt-war-feel-like-war-anymore- Episode Video Link: In this audio episode of A Black Executive Perspective Live, Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed examine why America keeps fighting conflicts while rarely calling them formal wars. This conversation explores power, politics, culture, military action, congressional accountab...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/what-happens-when-america-fails-the-open-book-test- Episode Video Link: Today, Dr. Nsenga Burton , host of Need to Know with Dr. Nsenga , delivers a bold reflection on buyer’s remorse, political accountability, and the consequences of failing the “open book test.” In this audio episode from A Black Executive Perspective , Dr...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/stroke-of-success-the-hidden-cost-of-climbing-the-corporate-ladder- Episode Video Link: In this audio episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast , Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed sit down with Roderick Jefferson , author of Stroke of Success , for a deeply honest conversation about success, burnout, health, family, faith...