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Trey’s Table Episode 324: Harvard’s Broken Promise **🔥 NEW EPISODE: Harvard’s Broken Promise to Descendants of the Enslaved 🔥** Harvard once pledged to identify descendants of enslaved people whose stolen labor built its wealth. Now? That project has quietly vanished. In this episode of *Trey’s Table*, we expose: ▸ How Harvard **profited from slavery**—then abandoned accountability . ▸ The **nat...

Trey’s Table Episode 323: Book Awards, Racism, and UF Law. 🚨 EPISODE ALERT: White Supremacy Rewarded in the Legal System? 🚨 A white supremacist law student was awarded *“Best Paper”* in a class taught by a federal judge and clerk. Let that sink in. On the latest episode of Trey’s Table, we break down: ▸ How this incident exposes **bias in “neutral” institutions. ▸ The danger of normalizing extre...

Trey’s Table Episode 322: Why We Still Pick the White Dolls ✨ Episode 322: The Clarks’ Doll Test & the Legacy of Internalized Racism ✨ In the 1940s, psychologists Drs. Kenneth and Mamie Clark conducted a groundbreaking experiment: Black children were asked to choose between Black and white dolls. The results were heartbreaking—most children preferred the white doll, calling it “nice” and “go...

Why aren’t Black women cast as the lead actresses in romantic comedies? https://youtu.be/--kn7-_0Pgw?s...

Let’s talk about how Beyoncé is making the summer of 2025 the Summer of Joy.

Trey’s Table Episode 319: Breaking the Silence The Black Church has been our sanctuary. But for too many, it’s also been a site of betrayal. This week on #treystable, we’re confronting the unspoken crisis: sexual abuse in the Black Church. From pastors who exploit power to systems that silence survivors, it’s time to name the harm—and chart a path to healing. 🔗 Tap the link in bio to listen. #Bre...

Black people in their 30s and 40s aren’t going to church much anymore. Let’s talk about why this is happening.

What happens when you appoint an incredibly incompetent white nationalist to be the Secretary of Defense? https://youtu.be/8hvWzy-RqZo?s...

Why does President Donald Trump want to prohibit state and local governments from being able to regulate AI?

This episode is dedicated to my gay and lesbian brothers and sisters and in particular those who served in the military. 🌈

Let’s talk about the untold number of black Americans who at one point passed for white and the one courageous black American actress who refused to do so.

In 1937, an 8-year-old Lorraine Hansberry narrowly dodged a brick thrown through her family’s Chicago home by a white mob. Their crime? Moving into a “whites-only” neighborhood. This trauma—and her father Carl Hansberry’s landmark Supreme Court case (Hansberry v. Lee)—would fuel her masterpiece, A Raisin in the Sun the first Broadway play by a Black woman . The Hansberrys’ battle mirrored the Youn...

Let’s explore the connections between Black Americans and Filipino Americans. https://youtu.be/PcPS-21ZVMw?s...

Trey’s Table Episode 311: The Shirley Card # How the Shirley Card Introduced Racial Bias Into Photography | Trey’s Table Ep. 311 I’m Trey Smith, host of Trey’s Table, where we explore African-American history, politics, and culture. In Episode 311, we examine the Shirley Card—a tool that embedded racial bias into photography for decades. ## The Problem With the Shirley Card Used by photo labs to c...

Trey’s Table Episode 310: Remember Fort Pillow "How Black Soldiers Won the Civil War" The Civil War wasn't just fought for Black freedom—it was fought by Black freedom fighters. In this week's episode of #TreysTable, we break down: 🔥 Why Lincoln resisted enlisting Black troops (at first) 💥 The game-changing assault of the 54th Massachusetts ⚡ How 200,000+ Black soldiers became the Union's secre...

Remember Frank’s Place? The 1987 Tim Reid show had: ✔️ No laugh tracks ✔️ Real Black New Orleans culture ✔️ An episode calling out colorism (*with a PAPER BAG TEST plot!*) ✔️ Emmy-winning writing ...and CBS STILL canceled it after 1 season. New *Trey’s Table* ep explains why this gem mattered—and how it changed TV. Tap the link in bio! #BlackPodcasts

Trey’s Table Episode 308: Slavery Wasn’t Cool Episode 308: Doug Wilson, Pete Hegseth, and the Intersection of Christian Nationalism & Power What happens when far-right Christian nationalism meets the highest levels of U.S. defense policy? In Episode 308 of Trey’s Table, I dive into the troubling ties between Pastor Doug Wilson a prominent Christian nationalist—and Secretary of Defense Pete Heg...

The CIA. A Black spy. A guerrilla revolution. And a cover-up. 🕵🏾♂️💥 The Spook Who Sat by the Door* (1969) wasn’t just a book—it was a warning. The 1973 film adaptation was yanked from theaters weeks after release. Coincidence? Or suppression? Decades later, Tim Reid (legendary actor & activist) tracked down the last surviving copy and brought it back to the people. New Trey’s Table ep dives...

The Forgotten Massacre: Oscarville, Georgia (1912) – Episode 306 of Trey’s Table" In 1912, the thriving Black community of Oscarville in Forsyth County, Georgia, was violently destroyed. After the rape and murder of a white woman, two Black men were lynched without trial, and white mobs terrorized Black families—burning homes, churches, and schools. Over 1,000 Black residents were forced out, and...

Let’s talk about the breakout star of the movie Sinners.

At a time when America was a violent, racist, and anti-black nation these two black men became the most dynamic and popular comedy duo in the nation. https://youtube.com/ @jesstorrescomedy?si=QOijB5GHPetpaVYe

Only three African-American chefs working in the United States have received a Michelin star. Let’s talk about this and representation of African-Americans in the culinary industry.

The beauty of black women and their hair is so powerful. Let’s talk about it. https://youtu.be/7mjgeKpkMUU?s... https://youtu.be/G5vFFvxMR2w?s...

Why is the US GOVERNMENT providing special treatment for White South African refugees? https://www.amerikaners.com/

🚨 NEW EPISODE ALERT! � EP. 300: The Racist Double Standard in Cocaine Sentencing For decades, the U.S. criminal justice system has treated crack and powder cocaine offenses wildly differently—despite being the same drug. The result? Mass incarceration of Black and Brown communities, fueled by racist policies like the 1986 Anti-Drug Abuse Act, which created a 100:1 sentencing disparity. In Episode...