Talk Black & Give Back
Beyond words, there's action. Please join us to facilitate involvement and collaboration within the Black community, as we discuss topics that matter to us. Our podcast will connect with Black business leaders, educators, mental health experts, and the host of Talk Black & Give Back, on the last Friday of each month.
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Black August, Invisible Rules of Systemic Racism, and Policy Changes
<p>We have to teach our young people to open books, read policies, and look at every system, rule, and contract by asking two basic questions:</p>Who wrote the rules?Who benefits from the rules staying in place?<p>Call to Action this Black August: Commit to one hour of policy literacy, sit down with a young person and pass information down, and put your energy into building infrastructure.</p>
Integrity over words: What is your ring-bolt?
<p>Welcome back to Talk Black & Give Back! In this July episode, we reflect on Frederick Douglass’s historic 1852 address, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?", and break down his powerful "ring-bolt" metaphor—the Declaration of Independence as America’s anchor of true liberty. We examine how moral integrity and faith demand active compassion, challenging listeners to align their lived actions with their claimed values. Grounded in our mission to lift the bottom population so all communities rise together, this episode calls on us to hold leaders accountable, choose hope over despair, and stand united through neighborly love a...
Beyond the Blindfold: Why an Injury to One Is an Injury to All
<p>We have to clear out the people who are further dividing this country for political gain while calling it "making America great." Power concedes nothing without a demand, and our vote and our collective organizing are our demands. We have to stop letting politicians and this Supreme Court divide the Black community by separating "native-born" issues from "immigrant" issues. Take off your blindfolds and join the fight to remove power from undeserving people. An injury to one of us is an injury to all of us. </p><p>For the folks who want to stand on the pulpit on...
Colorblind or Blindfolded
<p>Welcome back to Talk Black & Give Back. I’m your host, Jennifer Nickerson-Turner.</p><p>This month, I want us to look at a question that has been weighing on me. In fact, I want you to help me talk through this today.</p><p>Here is the question: Whose Supreme Court is this?</p><p>Are we living in an America that is truly colorblind? Or are we living in an America that is intentionally blindfolded?</p>
The Affordability Loophole: Reclaiming Fair Housing in 2026
<p>Fifty-eight years ago, on April 11th, 1968, President Lyndon Baines Johnson picked up a pen and signed the Civil Rights Act—specifically Title 8, which we know as the Fair Housing Act. He signed it just seven days after the world lost Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It was meant to be the final great achievement of the civil rights era.</p><p>It told us: "You cannot be turned away because of your race, your religion, your national origin, or your gender." Later, it added protections for people with disabilities and for family status. It was supposed to end the er...
We Started at Greatness: The Battle for Our Narrative
<p>In this powerful late-March reflection, host Jennifer Nickerson-Turner moves us from the high-energy joy of February’s HBCU celebrations to the "Bridge of Truth"—the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery.</p><p>Jennifer shares a deeply personal journey, reflecting on her own experience as a young Black girl in the South during the ’80s and ’90s, and a shocking more recent encounter at the dinner table with her son. From the halls of Hawfields Middle School to the floor of the United Nations, this episode explores why truthful history isn't a "divisive concept"—it is the only m...
THE BLUEPRINT OF LOVE
<p>When we think about the journey of the Black community in this country—the progress we've made, and the grace with which we’ve made it—romantic love, as beautiful as it is, doesn't quite cover it. What is the love that got us here? We know it was a powerful,… it was sacrificial, and it was robust. </p><p>It was Agape love. The Greek definition describes this as the highest form of love: a selfless, unconditional, and sacrificial love for humanity. It’s not just a feeling; it’s a choice. A strategy. A blueprint.</p><p>For the next...
'I Have a Dream", The Cost of Our Vision
<p>Wake up, everybody! How many of you know that this year would have marked the 97th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King jr.? We know his name, we know the holiday, and we certainly know the 'I Have a Dream' speech delivered in 1963.</p><p>But I want to start this episode with a hard truth: A dream, without the test of endurance, is merely static. It’s a beautiful picture of 'what could be,' but it has no momentum, no weight, and no breath. It’s not tangible—just an idea just floating in the air with nothin...
Today is a Gift!
<p>A cornerstone principle found in many major counseling and psychological theories, and a profound truth is that dwelling too much on the past creates depression, and worrying too much about the future creates anxiety."</p><p>In this month’s podcast, I want to explore that, talk about why this moment, right now, is the most precious gift we have, and discuss how I've learned to appreciate it.</p><p>We also remember one of my favorite people on the planet, Mark White.</p>
Fright Night Special: The Crimson Collectors: The Policy of Poison
<p>Last Halloween, the world of Saxonville Creek faced the Rickety Old Man and survived the chaos of the immediate vanishing. But the creature was only covered up, not killed.</p><p>Join us for our Fright Night Special as we investigate the chilling return of the darkness—not as a spectral monster, but as a systemic, quiet terror. This year, the horror lives in the budget spreadsheets, the bureaucratic indifference, and the cold logic of The Crimson Collectors. We detail the institutional strangulation of our food, healthcare, and history, culminating in a final, defiant call for quiet resistance.</p><p>...
