TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/will-ai-erase-black-history-or-empower-it Episode Video Link: Artificial intelligence is transforming the world at breakneck speed. But one critical question remains largely unanswered. Who is shaping the future of AI, and who might be erased from it? In this powerful episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast , Tony F...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/did-america-just-bite-the-hand-that-feeds-it Episode Video Link: Today, Dr. Nsenga Burton, cultural critic and communications strategist, breaks down a high-stakes leadership failure unfolding in real time, the consequences of ego, poor decision-making, and fractured global relationships. In this episode of Need to Know , we...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/will-ai-make-inequality-worse Episode Video Link: Artificial intelligence is often described as the most powerful technology of our lifetime. But what happens when AI learns from a world already filled with inequality? In this thought-provoking episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast , Tony Franklin and Chris P. Ree...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/how-black-women-changed-the-game-in-rodeo Episode Video Link: Today, Valeria Howard Cunningham, President and Owner of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, joins A Black Executive Perspective for a powerful conversation on Black leadership, Black history, women in business, cultural preservation, and the legacy of Black cowb...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/-bafta-controversy-did-the-response-make-it-worse- Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need to Know , Dr. Nsenga Burton examines the controversy surrounding the BAFTA awards incident and why the real issue may not be the moment itself, but the response that followed. When unexpected or harmful moments occur in public spac...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/black-maternal-health-crisis- Episode Video Link: In this powerful episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast , Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed sit down with Da'na M. Langford , Certified Nurse Midwife and Founder of the Village of Healing Center , to explore the Black maternal health crisis and the deeper systemic chall...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/victim-mentality-or-truth-telling- Episode Video Link: Today, Tony Franklin and Chris P. Reed , hosts of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast , dive into one of the most controversial phrases dominating modern cultural and political conversations: “victim mentality.” Across media, politics, and social platforms, the phrase...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/when-staying-informed-hurts-your-mental-health- Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need to Know , Dr. Nsenga Burton addresses an important reality of modern life: the emotional toll of the nonstop news cycle and political climate. Following the national conversation surrounding the State of the Union address , many peopl...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/why-black-women-build-ladders-when-traditional-pathways-wont- Episode Video Link: In this powerful audio episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast, Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed sit down with Felicia Smith, Founder and Chair of The Climb, to unpack what it really means to navigate corporate systems that were never des...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/bafta-scandal-was-he-thinking-the-n-word- Episode Video Link: Today, Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed break down the BAFTA controversy involving an individual with Tourette's syndrome whose verbal tic included the N-word during a live broadcast in front of Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo. The question is not just about inten...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/who-will-carry-the-torch-after-jesse-jackson- Episode Video Link: Today, Dr. Nsenga Burton reflects on the passing of civil rights icon Jesse Jackson and delivers an urgent message about leadership, legacy, and cultural responsibility. Our lions are leaving. In this focused 7-minute Need to Know segment, Dr. Burton examines...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/Will AI Close the Leadership Gap for Black Executives? Episode Video Link: In this Audio episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast, Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed sit down with MIT engineer, entrepreneur, and former Bridgewater and Citadel executive Ted Yang to explore how Artificial Intelligence is transforming execut...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/is-black-history-month-still-necessary-in-2026- Episode Video Link: In this BEP Live audio episode, Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed examine a question that sits at the center of culture, leadership, and American identity: Is Black History Month still necessary? Originally launched in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson as Negro History...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/why-did-kid-rock-blame-jay-z- Episode Video Link: In this audio episode of Need to Know , Dr. Nsenga Burton unpacks the controversy surrounding the Super Bowl halftime show, Kid Rock’s alternative performance, and the claim that Jay-Z is a “DEI hire.” This is not just pop culture commentary. It is a sharp analysis of leaders...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/The “Supermom” Lie: Why High-Achieving Women are Burning Out? Episode Video Link: In this episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast , Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed sit down with Raquel Cadourcy, Founder & CEO of AI Moms and former Chief Marketing Officer, to expose the hidden crisis impacting working mothers acros...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/why-bad-bunny-triggered-backlash-and-the-obama-video-didnt Episode Video Link: In this episode of A Black Executive Perspective podcast , Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed analyze the backlash to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance and contrast it with the muted reaction to a racially dehumanizing video targeting Barack and Miche...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/what-is-corporate-america-really-costing-black-men Episode Video Link: In this episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast , Tony Tidbit sits down with Justin Grant , author of Company Men: A Wellness Guide for Black Men in Corporate America , for a powerful conversation about the hidden costs of success, leadership pre...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/Is Black America Broken? Power, Policy, and Moral Narratives Episode Video Link: Hello and welcome to TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective ! Today, we're discussing .🎙️ Today on A Black Executive Perspective , Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed confront a narrative that refuses to die, the claim that Black America is broken...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/media-literacy-vs-propaganda-how-power-rewrites-the-truth-in-real-time Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need to Know with Dr. Nsenga Burton , part of A Black Executive Perspective , Dr. Burton delivers a direct and unfiltered examination of why media literacy is essential in an era defined by propaganda, narrative cont...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/global-leadership-without-losing-yourself-culture-identity-and-power Episode Video Link: In this episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast , Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed explore what it truly takes to lead across cultures without losing your identity. Joined by cross-cultural leadership coach Sandra Bonifacio, the co...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/shot-on-camera-when-federal-power-rewrites-the-truth Episode Video Link: In this episode of A Black Executive Perspective podcast , Tony Tidbit leads an urgent, fact-based discussion following the killing of Alex Pretti, a U.S. citizen, registered nurse, and legal gun owner, during a federal ICE operation in Minneapolis. Joi...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/when-the-government-lies-and-the-cameras-dont Episode Video Link: In this episode, Dr. Nsenga Burton examines gaslighting as a deliberate strategy of institutional power , not confusion or miscommunication. She breaks down how official narratives are constructed to override lived experience, even when video footage, eyewitne...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/two-cultures-one-career-the-immigrant-credibility-playbook Episode Video Link: Where does credibility come from when you are building your life in a country that did not grow you, and you are forced to prove yourself before you are even heard? In this episode of A Black Executive Perspective , Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed s...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/civil-rights-rewritten-how-power-turns-equality-into-white-grievance Episode Video Link: Leave a review and tell us this: where do you see narrative inversion showing up right now, at work, in media, or in politics? In this BEP Live episode, Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed do not argue headlines. They interrogate the mechanism...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/america-without-guardrails-how-chaos-became-the-strategy Episode Video Link: Where are the guardrails, and what happens when the institutions designed to protect democracy decide silence is safer? In this episode of Need to Know , Dr. Nsenga Burton delivers a systems-focused briefing on narrative manipulation, institutional...