We created this podcast in recognition that there are a number of podcasts for the American “left,” but many of them focus heavily on the organizing of social democrats, progressives, and liberal democrats. Aside from that, on the left we are always fighting a war of ideas and if we do not continue to build platforms to share those ideas and the stories of their implementation from a leftist perspective, they will continue to be ignored, misrepresented, and dismissed by the capitalist media ...
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Welcome to Career Convos with Nikki, where I share my experiences as both a leader and an employee in corporate America. In these episodes, I cover everything from finding a job and landing that promotion to managing employees and navigating the unwritten rules as a black woman and disruptive millennial in the workplace. I also answer career questions from my audience, offering advice and insights to help you find professional clarity and pursue your career goals with confidence. I'll talk a ...
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Welcome to the Black Millennials Network podcast. We believe in networking with a purpose and endless growth! Stay tuned for interviews, debates, conversations & more.
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Networking With Michelle | Personal Connection, Influential Network
Michelle Ngome | Connection Strategist, Speaker and Author
The go to podcast for African American Millennials. We discuss life strategies with a bit of entrepreneurial advice.
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Everyday Social Club is a dialogue-based podcast all about the ways black & brown millennials are just trying to figure it out - whether it be professionally, personally, physically, spiritually, romantically.This podcast is part of the What You Expect network.
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A podcast sharing the stories of dreamers everywhere and inspiring the world to awaken passion & pursue purpose. Tune in for empowering talks with entrepreneurs, artists, musicians, writers, & other creatives that share what it means to go for your dreams, why they matter, and why you matter. The dreamers are coming.
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“We’re Not Trying to Make a Better Tomb” - Lydia Pelot-Hobbs’ Prison Capital: Mass Incarceration and Struggles for Abolition Democracy in Louisiana
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In this episode we speak with Lydia Pelot-Hobbs, about her book Prison Capital: Mass Incarceration and Struggles for Abolition Democracy in Louisiana. Lydia Pelot-Hobbs is an assistant professor of Geography and African American & Africana Studies at the University of Kentucky. In addition to Prison Capital, she is the co-editor of The Jail Is Ever…
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Nikki Winston, CPA: Okay. So I wanna talk today to those of you who have ever left a job because you didn't like it. You maybe were bored with what you were doing. Maybe it was beneath you, or you just did not feel like you were adding any value. You didn't understand how the work that you do at your desk is part of something bigger or something gr…
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Mainstreaming Queer Politics and the Black Family, State, and Capital With Roderick Ferguson
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In this episode, we speak with Roderick Ferguson about two of Josh's all-time favorite books, One-Dimensional Queer and Aberrations in Black: Toward a Queer of Color Critique. The former which problematizes single-issue politics that came to dominate, disrupt, capture, and destroy the gay liberation movement—and has continued to plague queer (anti-…
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“Eating the Apple of the World” - Social Investigation and Class Analysis with Dani Manibat
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In this episode we welcome Dani Manibat to the podcast. Dani Manibat is an organizer in the National Democratic Movement in the Philippines and this article was written for the journal Material. Recently we hosted another conversation with J. Moufawad-Paul on Settler Ideology on our YouTube channel. A little bit about Material from their website: “…
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“I Do Not Have to Apologize for Reality” - Joy James on Contextualizing Angela Davis: The Agency and Identity of an Icon
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This is part two of a two-part discussion on two of Joy James' recent books. This part of the discussion is focused on Contextualizing Angela Davis: The Agency and Identity of an Icon Part one of the conversation was on New Bones Abolition: Captive Maternal Agency and the (After)Life of Erica Garner (Common Notions). MAKC Host Josh Briond is joined…
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New Bones Abolition and the Function of the Captive Maternal with Joy James
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This is part one of a two-part discussion on two of Joy James' recent books. This part of the discussion is focused on New Bones Abolition: Captive Maternal Agency and the (After)Life of Erica Garner (Common Notions) as well as a recent essay How to Live (after we die): On Protest, Social Media, and queer Black death - Logos Journal by Isaiah Blake…
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“A Formation of Psychological Warfare” - Damien Sojoyner’s First Strike: Educational Enclosures in Black Los Angeles
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In this episode Damien Sojoyner returns to the podcast to talk about his book First Strike: Educational Enclosures in Black Los Angeles. This episode was recorded in November and unfortunately its release was delayed due to the circumstances of the world today, which have necessitated for us a lot of media work in solidarity with Palestinian resist…
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This episode of #CareerConvos™️ with Nikki is about: Speaking up in meetings, letting your presence be known Having an agenda for your meetings - even if you create your own Everything you think and feel doesn't need to be put in the universe Own the energy that you bring into the environment Whether you're at the office or at the house, get dresse…
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In this episode Josh was joined by special co-host Noah Tesfaye and they interviewed several organizers from Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) who have been organizing solidarity encampments this spring. This interview took place about a month ago, so the events they describe are not reflections of the most current activity on their campuses,…
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Stranger Danger: Moral Panic, White Childhood Innocence, & the American Carceral State With Paul Renfro
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In this episode we speak with Paul Renfro about his book Stranger Danger: Family Values, Childhood, and the American Carceral State Paul Renfro is an associate professor of history and an affiliate faculty in the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program at Florida State University. In addition to Stranger Danger, He is also the coeditor of Gr…
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“The Kenyan Elites Are Loyal Lieutenants of Imperialism” with the Kenya Organic Intellectuals Network
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In the episode members of the Kenya Organic Intellectuals Network returns to the podcast. Folks will recall that we had a conversation with them last year on their book Breaking the Silence on NGOs in Africa. This conversation started thinking about the situation in Haiti. We previously had a discussion with Dr. Jemima Pierre on the current situati…
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The New York War Crimes
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In this episode Josh interviews Amba Guerguerian and Harry to discuss the New York War Crimes project and their efforts to get people to Boycott, Divest, and Unsubscribe from the New York Times. Amba Guerguerian is an associate editor at The Indypendent and a contributor at The New York War Crimes. Harry is a writer, educator and organizer with Wri…
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“History Is Not Just a Pile of Ruins” Abdaljawad Omar on a Deformed Colonialism
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In this episode Abdaljawad (Abboud) Omar returns to the show. This is the lightly edited audio from a livestream we recorded on March 24th Abdaljawad Omar is a writer, analyst, and lecturer based in Ramallah, Palestine. He currently lectures in the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies at Birzeit University. He has written extensively in Ar…
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“The Shadow of the Plantation” - Eugene Puryear on The Black Belt Thesis: A Reader
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In this conversation we welcome Eugene Puryear back to the podcast to talk about the recently published book The Black Belt Thesis: A Reader which was compiled by The Black Belt Thesis Study Group and features a foreword by Eugene Puryear. The reader itself was published by 1804 Books, and they have published a lot of really good stuff recently tha…
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Antifascism Against Machismo with Tammy Kovich and El Jones
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In this episode we interview Tammy Kovich and El Jones to discuss the book Antifascism Against Machismo Published by our good friends at Kersplebedeb, and described as “An intergenerational dialogue on the meaning of feminist antifascism. Anti-Fascism Against Machismo collects and continues a conversation begun by Tammy Kovich (as “Petronella Lee”)…
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East African Marxism-Leninism, Pan Africanism, Imperialism and the Dar es Salaam Debates with Zeyad El Nabolsy
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In this conversation we talk to Zeyad el Nabolsy about two of his recent pieces on Marxism-Leninism in the East African context. One piece is entitled, “Lenin in East Africa: Abdul Rahman Mohamed Babu and Dani Wadada Nabudere” from The Future of Lenin: Power, Politics, and Revolution in the Twenty-First Century and the other is “Questions from the …
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Standing - Ernest McMillan’s Odyssey Through the Turbulent 60’s
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For this episode we interview Ernest McMillan to discuss his memoir Standing: One Man's Odyssey During the Turbulent '60s which came out last summer. McMillan grew up in the highly segregated heart of Dallas, Texas. We talk to him about his childhood experiences within his segregated Black community, and his experiences organizing against white sup…
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“The Cauldron of People in a Room Together” - Easily Slip Into Another World with Henry Threadgill & Brent Hayes Edwards
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In this episode we speak to Pulitzer Prize winning composer and musician Henry Threadgill and the co-author of his autobiography Brent Hayes Edwards. The book we discuss, which was published last year is entitled Easily Slip into Another World: A Life in Music. Henry Threadgill was born in Chicago in 1944. He is one of the most significant and inno…
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