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Did We Get It Right? Generation X, Racism, and Learning Without a Roadmap
In this episode, I reflect on what it meant to be a Black Gen Xer navigating college life, cultural misunderstandings, and the loneliness of being “the only one” in spaces where I didn’t always feel …
Published on 1 month ago
My First Encounter with Racism: A Childhood Story in the 1970s South
In this episode, I share my very first experience of being exposed to racism as a child growing up in the rural South during the 1970s. At just eight years old, an innocent invitation to play on a tr…
Published on 1 month ago
Traveling While Black & Gen X: Surviving the Road before GPS
What was it like to hit the road in the late ’80s and early ’90s without cell phones, GPS, or streaming music? In this episode, I take you back to my days as a Black Gen Xer making 14-hour road trips…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Black Gen X at the Crossroads: Living Between Two Realities
In this episode, I reflect on the unique reality of being part of Black Gen X—caught between two worlds that often felt at odds. Our parents, mostly Baby Boomers, grew up under segregation and faced …
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Professions – The Journey of Black Gen X in the Workplace
IN THE KNOW with Tony Reeves dives deep into the intersections of law, life, and lived experience. Hosted by Administrative Law Judge and storyteller Tony Reeves, this podcast explores the realities …
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
From Invisible to Seen: How Black Gen X Found Ourselves in the Arts
Black Gen X grew up with no blueprint. Mainstream TV and movies didn’t reflect our lives—until the arts began to open the door. From The Cosby Show to Hip Hop, from BET to School Daze, representation…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Black Gen X: Raised without a Blue Print for a New World
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, our lives changed overnight. Schools shut down, graduations moved to front lawns, and families were thrown into a reality no one had prepared for.
Even after tw…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Georgia vs. Jamaica: Fear, Freedom, and the Weight of History
In this episode, I revisit a powerful college conversation that revealed how deeply history shapes our everyday choices.
Two young women — one from Jamaica, one from Georgia — faced the same situation…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
My Aunt Never Ate at McDonald’s: Segregation, Memory, and the Black Gen X Story
McDonald’s was a cultural staple for me—growing up in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, hanging out after games, and later during college nights in Tampa. But I discovered something that changed my perspective f…
Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Built for the Crossroad: How I rebuilt my career at 40
Have you ever thought you landed your dream job—only to realize it was just comfortable? In this episode, I open up about what it’s really like to hit a career crossroads at 40.
I share my personal jo…
Published on 2 months ago