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Why My 24-Hour Bus Ride Shocked My Friends
In this episode, I dive into a powerful reminder that what’s normal for you isn’t always normal for everyone else.
A recent conversation with a friend…
6 months, 1 week ago
First Generation in Affluent Spaces: The Untold Black Gen X Experience
What does it really mean to be first generation?Not the version we celebrate on paper — but the hidden reality behind stepping into a world your fami…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
I Bet On Myself: The Day I Walked Away From Everything Safe.
WHat does it really feel like to walk away from everything safe?In this episode, I share one of the most pivotal moments of my life — the day I resig…
7 months ago
When the Club No Longer Fits — Becoming a Young Black Professional and Finding Your Space
When you turn 21, the club feels like arrival. It’s the symbol of adulthood, freedom, identity, and validation. But at some point, the music, the cro…
7 months ago
The confusing part of Racism for Black Gen X: Navigating a New World with Old Landmines
In this episode, I break down one of the most overlooked realities of growing up Black as a member of Generation X — the confusing part of racism. No…
7 months, 1 week ago
NOW YOU KNOW: The Untold Burden of Gen X — Racism, Family, and the “Sign of the Times
This 20-minute audio reflection pulls back the curtain on my IN THE KNOW video “Sign of the Times.” I share personal insights about the realities Gen…
7 months, 1 week ago
Sign of the Times: What Black and White Gen X Learned from Our Parents
In this episode, I take a hard look at what we mean when we say something was just a “sign of the times.” For generations, that phrase has been used …
7 months, 1 week ago
The First Time I heard the N-word: A Black Gen X Reality Check
For many of us in the Black Gen X generation, the N-word wasn’t something we were supposed to hear anymore. We were told that the world had changed—t…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Living History: When the Past Still Lives Among Us
Have you ever walked past a building and felt its history?
For many of us in Black Gen X, we live among reminders of what our parents and grandparents…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Kindergarten Is Where It Began for Black Gen X: The First Lessons in Change
In this episode, Tony Reeves reflects on how a simple kindergarten classroom in 1974 became the backdrop for one of the most profound social transfor…
7 months, 3 weeks ago