TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/what-if-prison-actually-worked-a-sheriff-rewrites-the-rules-of-corrections Episode Video Link: What if the real measure of public safety is not harsher punishment, but better outcomes, lower recidivism, and a corrections system built on dignity, accountability, and results? In this episode of A Black Executive Perspective ,...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/ice-and-the-killing-that-shook-minneapolis Episode Video Link: In this episode of BEP Live from A Black Executive Perspective Podcast , Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed confront the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis that took the life of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three. The conversation goes beyond headlines to...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/This Flu Season Is Different—and It’s Already Deadly Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need To Know , Dr. Nsenga Burton sounds the alarm on a severe and deadly flu strain spreading across the country. She explains why this season is different, outlines critical prevention steps like vaccination, masking, and knowing whe...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/stop-surviving-start-leading-with-joy Episode Video Link: Today, on A Black Executive Perspective Podcast , hosts Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed sit down with Sheryl Raphael Whitaker, founder and CEO of Eden Anthony Elite Talent Solutions and author of It Starts with Joy . In this powerful conversation, Sheryl pulls back the...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/2025-was-not-progress-it-was-a-rollback Episode Video Link: In this episode of BEP Live, hosts Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed take a hard look at 2025, a year defined not by forward movement, but by coordinated rollback. Across corporate America, media, and government, diversity initiatives were dismantled, protections were s...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/why-2026-is-a-life-or-death-year-for-black-women Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need to Know , Dr. Nsenga Burton confronts the urgent realities Black women face as we head into 2026. Using the story of Adriana Smith as a lens, Dr. Burton breaks down the ongoing maternal mortality crisis, the rising cost of healthcare...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/before-beyonce-there-was-lovely-hill-the-forgotten-face-of-black-beauty Episode Video Link: In this powerful episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast , host Tony Tidbit sits down with trailblazing model and educator Lovely Hill, a woman whose legacy helped shape modern standards of Black beauty long before diversity...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/Uncomfortable Conversations That Defined 2025 Episode Video Link: In this year-end episode of BEP Live on A Black Executive Perspective Podcast , hosts Tony Tidbit and Chris P Reed take an unfiltered look back at the conversations that defined 2025. From race, leadership, and politics to AI, social justice, and cultural acco...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/when-power-has-no-manners-how-leadership-lost-its-decorum Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need to Know , Dr. Nsenga Burton takes a direct look at the growing erosion of decorum in leadership and why it matters more than ever. Using the conduct of the individual referred to as “47” and his administration as a case stud...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/social-media-made-my-child-famous-it-almost-cost-me-my-sanity Episode Video Link: In this powerful and deeply personal episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast , host Tony Tidbit sits down with Cassh Mahama, a devoted mother, digital marketing student, and creative entrepreneur, to unpack the truth behind childhood v...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/the-best-of-need-to-know-a-2025-year-in-review Episode Video Link: This special “Best of” episode brings together some of the most powerful and thought-provoking moments from Need to Know with Dr. Nsenga Burton throughout 2025. Curated from her standout episodes of the year, this collection captures Dr. Burton at her sharpes...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/holiday-traditions-family-tension-and-finding-peace Episode Video Link: In this episode of BEP Live on A Black Executive Perspective Podcast , hosts Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed take an honest look at the holiday season beyond the surface. They reflect on their own Christmas traditions, family dynamics, and how race, expect...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/if-youve-never-heard-of-black-theater-thats-not-an-accident- Episode Video Link: In this powerful episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast , host Tony Tidbit sits down with Dr. Monica White Ndounou , an award-winning scholar, director, and cultural strategist, to confront an uncomfortable truth. Black theater has sha...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/dei-wasnt-the-problem-cowardly-leadership-was Episode Video Link: In this episode of BEP Live on A Black Executive Perspective Podcast , Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed confront the real reason DEI efforts stall, not because the ideas are flawed, but because too many leaders retreat when truth creates discomfort. The conversat...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/artificial-intelligence-or-artificial-bias Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need to Know , Dr. Nsenga Burton cuts through the AI hype to examine what artificial intelligence really is and more importantly, what it isn’t. She breaks down how AI often reflects human bias, spreads misinformation, and disproportionately fa...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/DEI Isn’t Soft. It’s a Business Strategy, Period Episode Video Link: In this episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast, host Tony Tidbit sits down with Zach Nunn, CEO and founder of Living Corporate, to dismantle one of corporate America’s biggest lies, that DEI is a “nice to have” instead of a business imperative. Za...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/when-black-conservatives-deny-reality Episode Video Link: In this episode of BEP Live , Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed take on one of the most polarizing and perplexing topics in modern politics: the rise of Black conservatism and the narratives that accompany it. Using real clips from prominent Black conservative voices, the...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/the-chaos-playbook-exposed Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need To Know , Dr. Nsenga Burton cuts through the chaos surrounding the 47th administration with her signature clarity and force. She breaks down how confusion has become a governing tactic, exposing the risks of unchecked presidential power, the growing influ...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/joy-is-a-revolutionary-act Episode Video Link: In this powerful episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast, hosts Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed sit down with Charlie Lewis, real estate innovator, philanthropist, and author of No Apologies: Love the Way You Live at Any Age . Charlie brings a refreshing, unfiltered persp...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/truth-isnt-woke-its-history Episode Video Link: In this BEP Live episode, Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed cut through the noise and get straight to the real story. They break down Ken Burns’ American Revolution documentary and the long-ignored truth that immigrants, not just the British colonists, helped fight and shape the bi...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/when-lived-experience-gets-labeled-a-conspiracy Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need to Know , the conversation takes aim at a recent Pew Research Center study that framed Black perspectives on racial progress as “racial conspiracy theories.” The backlash was immediate for one reason. Lived experiences are not theorie...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/Anti-Black Culture Ends Here, Black Brilliance Begins Now Episode Video Link: In this powerful episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast, co-hosts Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed sit down with Kimberly Corbin, Chief Administrative and Financial Officer of the Greater Washington Urban League. Kimberly talks about her jou...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/they-softened-hate-symbols-america-snapped-back Episode Video Link: In this episode of BEP Live on A Black Executive Perspective Podcast, Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed tackle two flash-point issues shaping today’s cultural and political climate. They break down the Coast Guard’s brief attempt to reclassify nooses and swastik...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/why-are-the-epstein-files-so-important-now Episode Video Link: In this episode of  Need to Know , the conversation cuts straight to the fallout from the newly released Epstein files and the sudden outrage erupting from people who once looked the other way. Dr. Burton challenges the selective morality on display, calling...

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/they-took-his-foot-god-gave-him-a-mission Episode Video Link: In this powerful episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast, host Tony Tidbit sits down with Brad Bowling, President of CODE M Magazine , to unpack a story of survival, purpose, and divine assignment. Brad recounts his fight against a deadly bacterial infect...