While Black

While Black: A Podcast on Black Excellence with two seriously opinionated hosts bringing you the real and the sometimes raw on anything happening while black.

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We Are What We Eat w/Dietician Johane Filemon
On todays episode we sit down with dietician and nutritionist Johane Filemon and get real about the food we put in our bodies.  We chat everything soul food to Sugar and keto to LaCroix.  If you have questions about the food you are putting in your body ...
56 min
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Faith + Hustle = Fearless w/Arian Simone
While Black was blessed to sit down with the fun fly and fabulous Arian Simone.  Arian is simple put "DOPE".  She is an entrepreneur, an inspirational speaker, an angel investor, and a best-selling author.  Her book Fearless Faith + Hustle is a 21 day de...
50 min
128
From Porn to Non-Profit w/Sasha Cream
EPISODE WARNING: Adult themes discussedThe cream rises to the top but in this case we are talking about Sasha Cream. Sasha is a porn star, entrepreneur, model, video vixen, and author that we are damn near sure you've heard of. Check in to hear what it...
44 min
129
Is There a Doctor In The House (Diversity & Med...
Today While Black sits down with Dr. Blue a Neurologist who went viral last year for a tweet on patient care and the power of diversity in the medical field.It's a dope conversation on creating more color and diversity in the field and what it is like t...
51 min
130
The Miseducation of OUR Black Youth
Buckle Up and Get Ready - Dr Adria Welcher takes on a journey through the educational system and the “black middle class”.  We get personal on this one because not only is it so important but it is so highly relevant to every single one of us.Please pay...
72 min
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Black Parenting Is The Toughest Job In The World
There is no job more tough or rewarding than raising up a black child in the world today. Everywhere you look there are threats old and new, issues, concerns, and a general lack of understanding of who we are and who our children are.In todays episode o...
70 min
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Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself - The Why Behind...
Allow me to reintroduce myself (We hope you heard Jay Z’s voice when you read that...if not go read it again)Today we sit down and reintroduce ourselves to you.  You hear our voices week after week but since we focus so much on our guests we thought it ...
46 min
133
"Black Women Are Superheroes" - The State of B...
Have you checked on the black women in your life?  If you are a black woman how much time do you spend on YOU?  Today we are joined by the amazing Dr Joy Bradford from the platform and podcast Therapy For Black Girls and she talks specifically to and abo...
64 min
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High School Sex - The High Cost of A 2 Year Age...
PARENTS OF YOUNG BLACK MEN AND WOMEN PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THIS ONEWhile Black sat down with Mr. Genarlow Wilson who several years ago was charged with kidnapping, rape, aggravated sodomy, and convicted of aggravated child molestation after a consensu...
67 min
135
Dream Achieving w/Brya Wood ... While Black - B...
If you can dream it you can achieve it is much more than just a popular phrase especially when you are Brya Wood.  Brya is one of the most sought after hip hop dancers in the country. She has danced for the biggest talent on the stage (Janet Jackson, Sno...
73 min
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Building Wealth … While Black w/Jay Morrison - ...
Get your wealth position right - Jay Morrison is helping you handle the bag
68 min
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Cancer ... While Black (w/Ashley Banks) - “Canc...
Cancer sucks and I'm willing to bet in one way or another you've felt its wrath. The diagnosis is scary as hell and life changing but data and information is your best friend in fighting it ... dont sweat it tho While Black has your back.  This special e...
79 min
138
“Stay Woke” w Justin Blu - Enlightened … While ...
Staying woke is more work than woke.  Digging in and forming your own perspective is not an easy thing.  The world is noisy and most of it comes from those who who would have you picking cotton rather than picking homes on their block.   How do you re-ed...
66 min
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If you ain't first, you're last w/Bill Lester -...
We get some dope guests on While Black and today's guest stays the trend..this brother was literally on Honey Nut Cheerios cereal boxes.  Now real talk how many folks do you personally that have been on a damn box of cereal? (I'll Wait)While Black had t...
66 min
140
Pirouettes, Twerks, & Werk w/Juel Lane - Dancin...
Twerk, Millie Rock, The Cabbage patch, The Dougie, The Electric Slide, Flossing, Breaking, The Moonwalk, Ballet  …… Dance (Oh we do that) is rich in our history and culture. It has been a partner to our community for as long as we have been black and tod...
69 min
141
Black Proud and Republican - Republican ... Whi...
When you hear that someone is a black republican what is the first thought that you have.  We polled a few people and the answers didn't surprise me..EntitledSelloutBougie DetachedWealthyRegardless as to if you agree or disagree with the words used...
72 min
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Hoodwinked, Bamboozled, Led Astray, Run Amok - ...
What would you ask the family who enslaved your ancestors?  Could you listen to them, forgive them...love them? Would you be sympathetic to their plight and misguided actions?These are some of the topics that we touch on today as we sit down with Diana ...
72 min
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No Justice No Peace w/Attorney Gerald Griggs - ...
If social justice matters to you then take my word for it THIS IS THE EPISODE FOR YOU. Social Justice Fighter Attorney Gerald Griggs lays it out like none other … PERIOD.We talk everything from being to woke to vote, what social justice is and how we fi...
70 min
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Hip Hop Saves America w/DJ Hurricane - Legendar...
Can Hip Hop has save Black America?  That's the question we pose to a hip hop originator the legendary DJ Hurricane.  Hurricane cut his teeth in hip hops early years alongside Run DMC and his best friend Jam Master Jay while creating his own brand as the...
65 min
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Purpose Driven Hustling w/Sammy Approved - The ...
If the hustle is more art than science then today's guest Sammy Approved (The Hip Hop Barbara Walters) is without question a critically acclaimed artist.  She has developed a knack to not only find her way into amazing opportunities but also to create op...
51 min
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I Feel Like Praising Him w/Gospel Artists Half ...
Ain’t much (and by ain't much we really mean nothing) we enjoy talking about more than Jesus and in todays episode we talk at length about the LORD and our expression of love for him via musical praise.  This is a dope episode in general, but especially ...
79 min
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I Wanna Be A Star w/Rhavynn Drummer (T.P. Studios)
Being a casting agent is a dope gig, but just like any other job it comes with its share of hurdles.  Racial bias, ignorance, and “black on black” crime are as prominent here as they are anywhere. Take a moment and chop it up with While Black and Rhavynn...
72 min
148
I'll Take The Diet Fries (w/The Queen of Abs) -...
Fitness starts with diet!!!  If you don't take anything else from this episode take that. Today, just in time to support holding on and meeting your weight loss and fitness resolutions While Black was blessed to sit down with the Queen of Abs - Ms Santi...
64 min
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Our Music Our Stories w/Grammy Nominated Artist...
This episode was recording on location in Dwele's Atlanta Airbnb so the sound is slightly different from our normal - but its still AMAZING!!!This is a side of Dwele that you have not seen in interview before so take it in and enjoy it! The interview wa...
43 min
150
HIV Has Changed LOVE Hasn't - HIV … While Black
HIV is no longer a death sentence! It has changed considerably over the last decade and considering we make up a disproportionately large percentage of new HIV diagnoses we should all be better informed.Listen to Nona Nunu Thomas talk us through learning her diagnosis, how she is winning at life despite her diagnosis, and how she is enjoying healthy abundant relationships including monogamous unprotected sex while NOT transmitting the virus.
70 min