Today I'm sharing my experience post presenting with my DEI workgroup at an all staff meeting. The build-up, pre-game jitters, and the turnout. I visitied Brooklyn last week and went to the Labor Day Parade for the first time in over 5 years. Perspectives Are you too good to cry? Do you cry? Or are you scared? Oldhead at the Brooklyn Labor Day Parade Alone in Blackness feels better than together in non-Blackness DEI Work Update

Your social responsibility Diversity isn’t always someone’s fault Invest time in yourself Weekly upkeep Making the grass greener Planting seeds Joining DEI at work No more middleman to support Black groups on-campus DEI Ban Prompts Utah Colleges to Close Cultural Centers, Too 3 Alabama Universities Close DEI Offices ‘Heartbreaking to Be Collateral’ in the Battle Over DEI

Black Men's Mental Health. Black Women's Maternal Health. Degradation of Black Masculinity. No one cared about Black bodies before; do they really care now? Show up and support the Black experience through all generations. What you reap, the younger generation is forced to sow. Share your tools with them. Download the Black Excellence Daily App for Android or iOS https://www.blackexcellencedaily.com/download-the-app Powered by Galt's Conditioning.

Cancel Culture is Social Slavery Eating High off the Hog Overview Effect If no one has the answers, then who does? Jay Z Twitter space Eminem birthed emo Rap and brought individual vulnerability to rap Inspired by Bambooari6 Salute to The STAR Report Sponsors: Reaching Toward Your Light Black Excellence Shop Music by: Music by Coma-Media from Pixabay A Black Culture TikTok Instagram Youtube

8.5/10! House Party (2023) Chris Rock: Selective Outrage #itsregular Reboots aren’t always for you Don’t be an old hater Support the future of Blackness It feels good to see authenticity Brotherhood I want real gangsta actors Camaraderie > significance What are you looking for? House Party (2023) Sponsors: Reaching Toward Your Light Black Excellence Shop Music by: Music by Coma-Media from Pixabay A Black Culture TikTok Instagram Youtube

Great closeout to Black History Month 2023, and some important reminders on why representation matters and your role in honoring thoughs who represented in the past. I’m a hater ABC News Live: In Conversation with Martin Lawrence “Black History Month feels dry” “Cancel Black History Month Supporting upcoming artists every Black History Month Put respect on the past. Who is Draymond green to speak on Blackness?  MORE THAN A MONTH (2012, PBS) Sponsors: Reaching Toward Your...

The Last Tree (2019): After a happy childhood in the countryside, a teenager moves to London, where  he must navigate an unfamiliar environment on his road to adulthood. Join me for a nature walk where I discuss this amazing film: Going home can be traumatic sometimes Living with your oppressor Sometimes all you need ia s houlder to cry on I've been this way by myself forever Read my IMDB Review (w/ spoilers): Amazing Emotionally Powerful Film  Sponsors: Reaching Toward Your...

The  African monarch Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the  United  States and must return to America to meet this unexpected heir  and build  a relationship with his son. Disassociation Find yourself within your new responsibilities Good to see Black people and elders come together Don’t leave people behind Sponsors: Reaching Toward Your Light Black Excellence Shop Music by: Music by Coma-Media from Pixabay A Black Culture TikTok Instagram Youtube

Clifford discusses Umi Says and the impacts of the lyrics.  Listen to your Elders Black History is Your History Don’t compare yourself to unhappiness Not cordelia* haha Innate social oppression I have Blackness Creating freedom for yourself Game is meant to be sold not told Reaching Toward Your Light Zaria Nothing  Moves Without Us is a podcast focused on Black entertainment  from the  past 30+ years. The Off Season features clips and reviews  from recent  Black media and...

Clifford kicks off his first Black History Month post discussing the importance of being real about your values and efforts in the Black Experience. Self-honoring is Real All the pioneers were Real Tony Montana was Real Avatar 2 (spoilers 7:00-9:35) Derby's Dose Stockholm Syndrome Nothing  Moves Without Us is a podcast focused on Black entertainment from the  past 30+ years. The Off Season features clips and reviews from recent  Black media and new perspectives for appreciating,...

Clifford sharess his perspective on honoring pioneers and yourself for Black History Month. Blackness is a weight. Don't be scared to carry the burden How will you celebrate the Black History Month? Sell your victimhood and profit Do what you can with what you have Resdistribute your spend Salute to Michael B Jordan and his SNL performance Nothing Moves Without Us is a podcast focused on Black entertainment from the past 30+ years. The Off Season features clips and reviews from...

Clifford finds value in Meet The Blacks 1 and 2 and Soul Plane. On the surface it's just a move or show, but what other value does it offer? What does it represent that's missing from today's media world? Nothing Moves Without Us is a podcast focused on Black entertainment from the past 30+ years. The Off Season features clips and reviews from recent Black media and new perspectives for appreciating, adding value, and elevating the Black Experience. Music by: Music by Coma-Media from...

Join us as we wrap up our season and share out favorite holiday movies,  music, and episodes. We'll also share holiday traditions we love,  discuss the seven principles of Kwanzaa, and Tatiana will perform the  Kwanzaa Rap.   Listen to Tatiana discuss her passion for photography: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4SffIWRdIJVQHFy8JOfrhj?si=537b7bd818ae48bc

Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Doug Atchison. It stars KeKe Palmer, as Akeelah, a young girl from South Central Los Angeles working her way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Akeelah's life is founded on her father's death, her mother's disassociation, and her desire to be great while also working past hher social and personal limits. In this episode, we discuss moments our parents stood up for us, tough parenting, respectability politics with...

Wazzup,  wazzup, WAZZUP! One of the greatest TV shows of all time, Martin  is a  five-season sitcom aired between 1992 and 1997. Martin follows  radio  and television personality Martin Payne and his romantic  relationship  with girlfriend Gina. The non-stop comedy show also  featurws Gina's  best friend Pam and Martin's best friends Tommy and  Cole. In episode 2, we discuss seasons 2-4 of Martin. More laughs, guest stars, physical comedy, and Pam hemming Martin up. Scubscribe to our Youtube...

Wazzup, wazzup, WAZZUP! One of the greatest TV shows of all time, Martin  is a five-season sitcom aired between 1992 and 1997. Martin follows  radio and television personality Martin Payne and his romantic  relationship with girlfriend Gina. The non-stop comedy show also  featurws Gina's best friend Pam and Martin's best friends Tommy and  Cole.  In episode 1, we discuss season one of Martin and can't stop praising  the shows colors, themes, representation, and execution of comedy and  style.

A Seat at the Table is the third studio album by African-American  singer-songwriter Solange. One of Clifford's favorite albums, him and Tati discuss the parallel themes that are still part of the Black  experience, cultural appropriation, authenticity, and African-American culture. Nothing Moves Without Us is a podcast focused on Black entertainment from the past 30+ years. Biweekly, your hosts Clifford and Tatiana will discuss shows, movies, and music that have been pivotal to the Black...

After a brief break, we're back to talk about Tatian's favorite movie, Spike Lee's "Crooklyn". Join us in talking about growing up in NYC, summertime energy, community, and badass kid energy. Crooklyn is a 1994 American semi-autobiographical film produced and directed by Spike Lee and co-written with his sister Joie and brother Cinqué. Occurring in the  Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, during the summer of 1973, the film primarily focuses on a young girl named Troy...

In our first episode on Season 1 of Roc, we discuss characters, show themes, intro, and B.A.N. How forgiving can you be with trifling family members? Roc is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on Fox from August 25, 1991 to May 10,  1994. The series stars Charles S. Dutton as Baltimore garbage collector  Roc Emerson and Ella Joyce as his wife Eleanor, a nurse.

It's Ya Boy! In episode 18 we discuss Jay-Z's retirement album, The Black Album. Topics include favorite tracks, Jay-Z leaving Dame Dash and his Harlem team behind, growth as an artist, and repping home! Nothing Moves Without Us is a podcast focused on Black entertainment from the past 30+ years. Biweekly, your hosts Clifford and Thomas will discuss shows, movies, and music that have been pivotal to the Black experience.

A Black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case. Starring Sidney Poitier.  Tatiana and Clifford discuss racism past and present, social responsibility, and the need for art to represent the lived experiences of trauma as a reminder. Nothing Moves Without Us is a podcast focused on Black entertainment from the past...

In episode 2, Clifford and Tatiana discuss seasons 2 through 4 of The Parent 'Hood. Topics include stand-out episodes, character development over the seasons, significant themes at the time, and the cultural significance and uniqueness of the themes represented in the show. Please save the date of June 9th for our first YouTube Live recap where we'll discuss season 5, the life of characters after the show, and where we welcome guests to join in on the discussion.

We're back! In episode one, we discuss the first season of the 1995 show, The Parent 'Hood, starring Robert Townsend as a college professor struggling to navigate modern fatherhood with his wife (Suzzanne Douglas), and four children.