TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective

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...

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...