Black Land Podcast
Black Land Podcast
Artful story telling takes center stage as BIN’S "Black Land" podcast taps into the lives of ordinary people and brings to life their extraordinary tales of triumph and circumstance. Join Emmy award winning Host Vanessa Tyler each week as she dives deep into uncharted stories and gives an overdue and deserving voice to those who have often experienced the other side of the American dream. From lau…Social links:
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Episode 114 - Going Back To Africa (part 2)
Host Vanessa Tyler contemplates how African American lives would change if we all took the time to discover our ancestry by taking a pilgrimage to Africa. (PART 2) Guests include: Dr. Gina Paige, co-founder of African Ancestry.com - a DNA testing and curated travel service. Shazel Muhammad, CEO…
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Episode 113 - Going Back To Africa (part 1)
Host Vanessa Tyler contemplates how African American lives would change if we all took the time to discover our ancestry by taking a pilgrimage to Africa. Guests include: Dr. Gina Paige, co-founder of African Ancestry.com - a DNA testing and curated travel service. Shazel Muhammad, CEO of Euno…
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Episode 112 - The Marshall Project - The Story of Sgt. Montague
Do Black cops hurt or help the Black community?? Vanessa Tyler talks with investigative journalist Wilbert Cooper of The Marshall Project about law enforcement in America and his book "The Black Shield".
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Episode 111 - Lee Hawkins
Vanessa Tyler talks with journalist Lee Hawkins (Wall Street Journal) about family history and ending the cycle of trauma that Black History can cause.
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Episode 110 - The Good Life
Host Vanessa Tyler has a revealing conversation with entrepreneur and financial advisor Eszylfie Taylor. Eszylfie is the president and founder of Taylor Insurance and Financial Services located in the financial district of Pasadena, California. Vanessa and Eszylfie talk about his middle class upbri…
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Episode 109 - Caregiving
Host Vanessa Tyler talks about the challenges of being a family caregiver. Guests: Lynette Robinson of LC Consulting & Caregiver Planning, Caryl R. Lucas and Walter Nelson.
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Episode 108 - Black History Running To Harvard
Episode 3 features the incredible story of Dolphus Stroud. In 1928, Dolphus Stroud qualified for the Olympic trials in the 5k race. However, as a Black man he was denied funding and transportation to get to the trials at Harvard Stadium. Undeterred, 19-year-old Dolphus walked over 2,000 miles from …
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Episode 107 - Living with HIV
Episode 2 focuses on HIV rates among black women in America. Host Vanessa Tyler talks to Masonia Traylor, who has been living with HIV for 10 years. Masonia explains that many black women are unaware of the risks of contracting HIV and don't understand safe sex negotiation. She says HIV is stigmati…
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Episode 106 - Black Friends
Host Dr. Vanessa Tyler has an in-depth discussion with Dr. Timothy E. Lewis, Associate Professor and Director of Black Studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). Dr. Lewis is the first Black professor to receive tenure in the Department of Political Science at SIUE. Their discussi…
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Episode 105 - White Reparations
Vanessa Tyler talks with author, journalist and critical thinker Edward Sargent about his strategy for slavery reparations and the inconspicuous history of reparations that exists in the United States.
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