The SIPmyTHOUGHTS Pod
Black people are not a monolith, but 99 percent of our experiences are shared. As a journalist and storyteller, too many people outside of our community tell our stories. This pod focuses on US, intellectually, socially and culturally. Being from Mississippi, black southern culture embodies a myriad of different genres and this podcast will seek to explore our similarities and differences, rooted in our culture.
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It's 2025 and a new administration has recently entered the Oval Office. This particular administration once before pushed the "fake news" narrative, endangering journalists while also tarnishing the reputation of the media.
As recent as this week, CNN recently announced layoffs at the company. The future of journalism is in limbo for a myriad of different reasons.
How does the industry adjust to a former president who embedded med...
Young Thug is home and people were more than elated to see him freed from the shackles of the Fulton County Jail, along with a trial he participated in for a total of 154 days.
In case you have been living under a rock for the last 2 years, Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Williams was arrested in May 2022 after he was indicted under the Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organization Act.
As someone who watched this trial from ...
The YSL Trial gets better and better everyday. I was struck by the testimony of Detective Tyrone Dennis who believes he is a gang expert because he's watched movies based out of South Central LA and listens to rap music.
Black people are not a monolith. Watching movies and listening to rap music does not make you an expert, just like some white people liking raisins in their potato salad does not mean every white person does either...
Diddy. R. Kelly. Bill Cosby. Our greats have fallen from grace and we have had a front row seat to their demise.
While redemption may not be possible for the above mentioned, it may be for defendants in the YSL Trial. Looking at the interrogation interviews, some of the defendants were teenagers making foolish decisions. Is redemption possible?
Maybe. In this episode, you will hear me discuss how being POME may have played a role ...
Life will humble you, so how do you move through it when you are challenged? You take L's? Black men need to proudly step through life with irrational confidence because when you're at your lowest, what do you have to fall back on? You must have an undying and unbelievable amount of irrational confidence to become who you ultimately want to be. Tap in.
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I never thought I would live through two historical events in back-to-back weekends; an attempted assassination on a former president, and the following weekend, the current president decides not to run for reelection.
As a journalist, these are memorable times in our lives that cannot be forgotten. On these two consecutive weekends, I was in a newsroom, working both events. My name is on this work, forever.
This episode will discu...
As a journalist, I have seen my fair share of things people should never hear/see. It's time for black men to be honest about the things that are happening in our lives and the steps we need to take to become better individuals. It's time to have a come to Jesus meeting in our community because as the leaders, we need to change the cycles of things happening in our homes and communities.
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Bronny James is getting ready to be drafted into the NBA. Where? Who knows, but why are people so mad about this? Caitlin Clark is the WNBA's newest lightning rod in good and bad ways depending on who you are. Atlanta drowned for 5 days. But there is a deeper conversation to be had here and its relation to where I am from, which is Mississippi.
This is gong to be a series of general conversation of things that are seen and unseen. Encouragement, and real-life situations that can lead you to a place of recognizing things that we take for granted on a daily basis. So we're going to go with the flow and see where that takes us.
The Drake v. Kendrick Lamar "beef" has officially concluded so I decided to peel back the layers of the heated conversations between the two emcees and discovered and uncovered very interesting and hypocritical perspectives from the person deemed the winner. Tap in and give me your thoughts.
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The college basketball season is over and there is much to discuss. The budding stars of the women's game, the superstardom of the women's game, ESPN's newest 'Big 4' and giving respect to women as the focal point of collegiate athletics and society as a whole.
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Let's talk about "Access." Access, as we have seen over the last few weeks with entertainers and celebrities such as P. Diddy, Rashee Rice of the Kansas City Chiefs and Young Thug for example has left them in questionable situations amid circumstances aroung their alleged actions.
Access when used properly can elevate you, your family and those around you. But when used negatively, that access can hire dire consequences as these ce...
I have been away for too long, but i'm back with a rebrand. More content, more podcasts, more everything. Thank you for rocking with me and I hope you continue to do so.
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I'm concerned. Our culture is continuing to be exploited, but what are we receiving in return? Also, why are we playing a part in giving our culture away, while also sullying one another for likes, views and shares? We are playing an active part in the degradation of our culture, but is the financial gain and faux popularity worth it? Should we be gatekeeping black culture? In this episode, I provide examples as I discuss the pros ...
"Hey Mr. Carter (hello) 'tell me where you been' (you know)' 'they been asking, they been searching, they been wondering why.'" Man, there are no other words to explain my absence other than Life Been Lifin.' I'm back to share what I have been going through recently, conversations I had with my mama, and next steps. I'll be back really soon to share more.
While most conversations regarding the Women's National Championship are centered around Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark, the poignant statement Dawn Staley gave after Friday's loss to Clark and Iowa exposed a bigger societal issue affecting black people with black women centered at the forefront.
Research I conducted 10 years ago has arisen with Staley's statement and I discuss it in this episode.
The recent show of love shared by Jonathan Majors for Michael B. Jordan made me wonder if we are our brothers/sisters keeper?
How can we better show and exude love for one another?
I briefly discuss what we can do, the business model of mainstream news and why you don't see more of our stories broadcasted outside of sports, and how we can build our community.
After watching Wakanda Forever twice and even the original Black Panther bares symbolism to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
HBCUs is OUR Wakanda and in this episode, I will discusses scenes in the movie where I will show and define this characterization.
Deion Sanders is leaving Jackson State University for the University of Colorado. He came to JSU stating he wanted to "change the game" and "level the playing field" for HBCUs.
His exodus, however, is leaving a bad taste in the mouths of Jacksonians. Those outside of the country say JSU fans should be "grateful" for Prime's presence.
In this episode, you will learn JSU fans are not mad at Prime opting for upwards mobility, it is th...
Kanye West and Kyrie Irving have found themselves on the verge of losing all that they have worked for. One of these men believes slavery was a choice. The other man believes he is smarter than everyone else, but this man is actually getting the raw end of the deal by his franchise. These are my thoughts on the two.
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