Should those with a platforms speak on life or death issues like Covid-19, Vaccinations, Justice or otherwise? Well… it depends. Let’s talk about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Like… What do we do with them? There is a shifting world under our feet and the realities of what we have been taught socially and relationally, and the family conversation overall have changed. It’s different to be a Black parent now…while also being a Black son/daughter. For reference this week be sure to check […]
“Dreadlocks are dirty.” Her frosty white words fell upon my melanated skin as they flurried across my 7th-grade classroom. Every student was oblivious to the squall except me. I sat quietly imagining my aunt, whose dreadlocks were so beautifully styled, unashamedly cultured, and so unapologetically black. This was one of the countless instances that left […]
…Are y’all still leaving loud? Listen, Tyler and Jemar are back on the mic together and the return does not disappoint! In this episode, we discuss why some of us are hesitant to “Leave Loud” and confront some of the things that keep us from making an essential decision. Whether fear, idols, the approval of […]
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I am not here to debate abortion. In fact, I’m not even going to share my own complex views on this issue because what I think really doesn’t matter. Instead, I’m here to talk about the weaponization of Black women’s bodies in the abortion discussion. The morning after the 2016 election, I sat in my […]
This week, Jemar shares his PHD journey. Alternate names include: “Phinally Done!” “PhDone!” “Dr.J” “Three Little Letters” “The Man, THe Myth, The Doctor” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Run or Walk 5K, 10K, 26 Miles or 50 Miles Throughout SeptemberUpload your distances & photos daily to win a prize: 9/1 – 9/30 The Active Witness Challenge is a virtual fundraiser to commemorate the 1956 March on Selma. It is not remiss that we are in the midst of our generation’s Civil Rights Movement. Whether participants walk, run, or support through a donation, we have an opportunity to be active about our witness. We run because they walked. This fundraising challenge is for supporters to run or walk throughout September 2021
Well, family, for the first time in PTM history, Tyler is doing a solo podcast episode! Stop the press!Tyler is back this week with a word from Nehemiah about staying committed to OUR work first, making sure we are truly doing what God has called us to do. Time is PRECIOUS, family. Do not waste […]
This week on Pass The Mic, we go inside the ‘drafts’ to unpack some of those “tweets we don’t tweet”Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It feels like yesterday (It just happened in March. What is time anymore?!) that we were minding our own business trying to navigate the ever-changing nature of this pandemic and people who didn’t want to wear their masks and…I digress…when social media lit up with a video from Kirk Franklin’s son, Kerrion Franklin. The video […]
Our guest today is a courageous voice for justice for those whom we often forgotten about. Tyler invites Terence Lester onto the podcast for a conversation about his powerful new book “When We Stand”, a book on the power of seeking justice together. Terence Lester is an activist, writer, storyteller, and community leader. He is […]
In this episode, Tyler and Jemar are joined by artist, creative, and writer Sho Baraka! Sho just released He Saw That It Was Good, a collection of essays on the topics of work and creation. The conversation begins by discussing this book and how important it is for this moment. But…the dialogue took a turn. […]
Comedian and actress Mo’Nique recently posted an Instagram saying she was in an airport in ATL when she saw sistas with bonnets, scarves, slippers and blankets wrapped around them. She felt that what she saw was somehow robbing us of our pride. I’m here to reshape the narrative and tell y’all this couldn’t be further […]
The Black church is at the center of emancipatory events like Juneteenth. In her book On Juneteenth, Pulitzer Prize winner Dr. Annette Gordon-Reed wrote, “Black Texans were determined, despite the early intimidating anger of Whites, to celebrate what was initially called Emancipation Day. Most of the first celebrations were in churches.” These first celebrations reveal […]
In junior high and high school whenever the teacher would assign a group project, typically only a couple of people in the group really did the work. The rest of the group found ways to extricate themselves from actually contributing to the project and simply celebrated when a good grade came back. Now that Juneteenth […]
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” Alice Walker By now, I am sure you have heard that Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open [Please take some time to research her full background before coming to strong opinions on her…some of the loudest voices have […]
Buckle up! We have the incredible Dr. Anthea Butler with us today to talk about her new book White Evangelical Racism. Dr. Butler joins Tyler and Jemar to talk about the importance of understanding social and political power, the popularity of a multi-ethnic approach to racial reconciliation, and so much more. This is not one […]
In November 2020, the American Psychological Association reported that depression and anxiety were at an all-time high last year because of the pandemic. I don’t know how it was for y’all, but 2020 seemed to reveal issues that had long been hidden and to resurrect problems that we thought were dead. For me, the past […]
“Meditate and learn to be alone without being lonely…Learn to be quiet enough to hear the sound of the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in other people…A few minutes every hour, a half-hour every day, a day a month, a week a year-in dedicated silence-is a goal to pursue.” Marian Wright […]
