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Blacktivism In the Academy
by The DREAM Collective & That Untitled Project
This is a podcast for scholar activists by scholar activists! We're about encouraging and facilitating learning, activism, and anti-racist action. You'll hear prominent speakers from communities of color addressing how to step out of the societal cyclical patterns of our shared past. If you are seeking a community of like-minded scholar-activists, keep listening.
Episodes
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Bonus: DCQR x BIA
At the end of 2025, we were lucky enough to snag a special recording session with the group of scholars who worked together on a special issue of Departures in Critical Qualitative Research. Listen along as we have a conversation about how we share information, how they worked together, what...
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6.11 Report Cards
We continue with our tradition of an end-of-season review! And for those of you with sharp hearing, yes that is a smoke detector chirping 2 floors away from us. C'est la vie! This episode includes the song "That Part" by Diamond Ortiz _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make...
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6.10 Candace Hall and Charles H.F. Davis on Imagined Futures
We're concluding our season-long probe into academic partnerships with the co-creators of the Imgagined Futures project. Doctors Charles H.F. Davis III and Candace Hall joined us on the mic the day after the premiere of their documentary to debrief a bit and let us know what their imagined…
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6.9 They Can't Do It Like You
The Beyonce of Higher Ed herself, Lori Patton Davis, is our guest on today's episode. She shares her visions of the future, advice for scholars, and her views on sharing your voice within (and beyond) the academy. https://loripattondavis.com/ _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and…
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6.8 You're Published. Who Cares?
Doctors Felecia Commodore and TyKeia Robinson graced the mic to share thoughts on community, creativity, and how we share our work with the world. _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod
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6.7 Artistry in the Academy
This short and sweet conversation features doctors Natasha Croom and Robin Phelps-Ward speaking about their views on artistry inside and outside of the academy. They share their creativity with all of us today and help us think about the place of aesthetics in scholalry work and life beyond the...
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6.6 Pouring Into Each Other
We have an amazing duo on the podcast today to share the short but impactful conversation about their ups and downs in the academy and their creative work. Thank you Laila McCloud and T.J. Stewart for joining us on the mic! _____________ Keep up with our guests' work on Google Scholar Dr. McCloud...
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Bonus - Revisiting Campus Abolition
We're revisiting a conversation we had last year with Charles H.F. Davis III We think it's worth listening back with the context of another year in an increasingly policed climate. Do professors and administrators become tools of oppression or can we offer ourselves in revolutionary service?...
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6.5 Academic Roots with BTK
We've got royalty on the mic, y'all. The Dr. Bridget Turner-Kelly talks about growing up with the academy at her fingertips, finding her way to higher ed, and helping others do the same. _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter…
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6.4 About Higher Ed Community
We've got doctors Leonard Taylor and Steve Mobley Jr. join us on the mic to talk about building community, their hopes for future scholars, and how they've evolved in the presentation of their research and identities. _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up…
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6.3 Purpose Beyond Papers
Doctors Reggie Blockett and Quortne Hutchings hop on the mic to talk about purpose, what survives of your work, and the possibilities for being Black and... _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please...
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6.2 Friendship in the Academy
Doctors Paris Wicker and Lashawn Faith Washington join us for a quick chat about friendship in the acadmey, advice for rising scholars, and just a tiny bit about real hip hop. More about Paris Wicker - https://www.pariswicker.com More about Lashawn Faith Washington…
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6.1 You in community?
Season 6 starts off with Cherese and J.T. talking about what it means to really be in community and what community looks like to them. _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to...
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Summer Bonus - Juneteenth
A Quick conversation about Juneteenth thoughts. Hosts Cherese Fine PhD. & Jeremy Snipes PhD. Director/Audio Editor K. Gloria Mwez Produced by That Untitled Project The DREAM Collective
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Season 6 is on the Way
Season 6 starts September 4th, but in the meantime, we'll make sure you've got some bonus audio to listen to over the summer.
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5.15 Is That Okay? - Season 5 Report Cards
We're wrapping up season 5 with our report cacrd episode. Sit down with J.T. and Cherese as they hand out gold stars along with some failing grades. Get into this Playlist _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As...
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5.14 - Is Somebody Gonna Match My Geek
We're just letting our brains play around a but on this one. Wanna play along? Write down your own answers and if you feel like it, share em with us on social media. _____________ Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make...
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5.13 - Not Built to Break with Quortne Hutchings
Quortne Hutchings comes back to chat with us about recovery on college campuses. How do you extend community and make space for those in recovery? _____________ Content Disclosure - This episode includes frank discussion about drug use and recovery. Though conversation doesn't delve into…
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5.12 Gatekeeping & What the Culture Feelin
Cherese and J.T. are in the studio talking about certain aspects of culture and career that bump up against a lot of gatekeeping. Now do some of those gates need to be opened while others are kept... or compltely broken down? Let's get into it. _____________ Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod...
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5.11 - Lift Every Chair and Swing
We're coming up on the anniversary of a truly sacred day. How do we commemorate the 5th of August? _____________ Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too! Peace.
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5.10 The Big Three: Race, Gender, and Sport with Ajhanai "AJ" Keaton
The amazing Ajhanai Keaton joins us to share her expertise about race gender and sport. We had a great time chopping it up with her about everything from fashion in the W to getting beyond the "shut up and dribble" phase. _____________ Twitter - @ajhanaikeaton LinkedIn _____________ Find BIA on…
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5.9 Athletic Dept. Politics with Wayne Black
We're talking sports, culture, and politics with Wayne Black. This short but sweet conversation was a fun one! _____________ To put the last few minutes into context, this episode was recorded post Euphoria and pre Megan album. _____________ Emmanuel Acho's Angel Reese Take Completely Ignored the...
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5.8 Campus Abolition with Charles H.F. Davis
Charles H.F. Davis III joins us in the studio for an amazing conversation about the artistry in abolition and where we might fit in when it comes to our activism. Do professors and administrators become tools of oppression or can we offer ourselves in revolutionary service? Also, let's add to…
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5.07 Gon' Be Alright with Reggie Blockett
Doctor Reggie Blockett illuminates the mic and shares his research. We cover institutionalized heteronormativity, building community during research, and more. Through it all, Reggie asserts "it's not okay that we're not okay." and he helps talk through what's keeping us alright. Find him on...
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5.06 Are We Okay Yet?
A simple question without any real answers. You're gonna hear many questions in this episode. If you have any answers or thoughts to share with us, please hit up our socials. We wanna hear from you. _____________ IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out...
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5.05 Anti-Work with Sharla Berry
What's the point of working ourselves to death? Sharla Berry gets on the mic to help us understand why working more/harder won't save us. _____________ www.sharlaberry.com Twitter - @Sharla_Berry _____________ Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and…
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5.4 An Academic Kiki with Quortne Hutchings
Friend of the pod, Quortne Hutchings joins us to talk about a Kiki Methodology. They are one of the voices helping to expand the ways this work is consumed and giving us more ways to express and understand a fuller spectrum of Blackness. _____________ Twitter - @DrQhutchings LinkedIn Read some of...
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5.03 Teaching For a Livin' : Dajanae Palmer & Mike Hankins
What's it like to live in a blue State but teach in a red one? Do you feel the effects of legislation in the classroom or on campus? What are the invisible responsibilities we may take on when supporting our students? And how do we continue to live our lives through it all? We got more questions...
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5.02 Revisiting "De-criminalizing the Student Body"
We've been thinking about the ways students have been put in danger by their own school administrators and professors. There's a new wave of anti-activist voices turning on students who are protesting genocide and urging their schools to divest from war. This season one episode feels particularly...
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S5 e1 - We're Not Okay
Weeee'reeee baaaa-aaack. Season 5 kicks off with Cherese, J.T., and producer Gloria hopping on the mic to introduce the season theme: we're not okay; is that okay? _____________ This episode was recorded when Angel Reese was still playing for LSU, Western social media was just just starting to...
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We're Making You a Mixtape
Blacktivism in the Academy has season 5 ready to go for y'all and we can't wait for you to hear it. This season we have a theme: "We're not okay. Is that okay?" This is our longest season yet and we just know it'll be worth the wait. We're a lil off on our count. It's 15 episodes, but we know...
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4.16 Report Cards
J.T. and Cherese hop on the mic with Gloria and we chat about who gets these gold stars and who or what "needs improvement". We also look back on the season's theme to wonder how our thoughts have evolved when it comes to imagining new futures for higher education. ________________________ Find…
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4.15 My President is Black with JT Minor
James T. Minor joins us to talk about his path to becoming SIUE's 10th chancellor (and first Black chancellor), his ethos of opportunity, and how he imagines a more ideal academy. From the eastside of Detroit to Jackson State to nation-wide leadership positions he gives us insight into his higher...
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Find Your Way Back with Felicia Commodore and Royel Johnson
We're joined by the dynamic duo of Felicia Commodore and Royel Johnson. These two are BIA-proclaimed podcasting experts, good friends, and recently-tenured scholars who share their insights on how they've humanized their higher ed experiences. Listen to the ASHE podcast about Humanizing Higher...
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4.13 A Critical Eye on Campus Morality with TJ Stewart
We've got proud ratchet-demic Terah (TJ) Stewart on the podcast for a conversation about sex work, fatphobia on campus, and liberation. Social Media @TerahJay on all the socials Scholarly Work Google Scholar Sex Work on Campus Fat on Campus ________________________ Find BIA on the socials IG -...
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4.12 Asking Better Questions with Laila McCloud
Doctor Laila McCloud joins us on the mic and drops gems about un-grading, removing hurdles for students and practitioners, and what it looks like to not be surprised by Black women in the Academy. Scholarly Work: Google Scholar Socials: IG: @HeyDrLaila LinkedIn: Laila McCloud...
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4.11 A Little Hood, Very Academic with Dr. Roshaunda Breeden
We've got Roshaunda Breeden making her second appearance on the pod! We talk about creative scholarship, researching while cultivating community, anti-Blackness and anti-fatness, and so much more! Athens Vignettes show link Fat on Campus website Works by Dr. Breeden Means, D. R., Stanton, J.,...
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4.10 Expansive Blackness at HBCUs with Travis Smith
We're joined by Dr. Travis Smith to talk about his research and experience with HBCUs as well as supporting Black students at PWIs/TWIs. Find Dr. Travis Smith on Twitter - @DrTee_3 Learn more about unitehbcu.org Follow Unite on IG - @Unite_INC_ ____________ Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod...
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4.09 We Don't Shrink: Black Women in Sport
We are joined by the inimitable Dr. F. Michelle Richardson and Dr. Akilah Carter-Francique. We talk about why mentorship is key and the serendipitous and yet determined path these scholars each took in the academy. This conversation is jus tthe tip of the iceberg when it comes to Black women in...
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4.08 To Be or Not To Be
Join Cherese and J.T. as they simply have a condid conversation about the performance that takes place in the Academy. In front of a classroom, in a meeting, at a conference, in a zoom window; Whether it's positive, negative, neutral, or more complicated, there is often an "audience" and...
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4.07 More Than a Checkbox with Ana Diaz Beltran and Wideline Seraphin
This week we are grace by the presesnce of Ana Carolina Diaz Beltran and Wideline Seraphin. These two have been working together for years to bring schooling narratives of real people to life and recently created a Podcast as the next step in their project. "In Schools Outta Pocket" unravels the...
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4.06 Race Religion and Gender on and off Campus ft. Keon McGuire
We are thrilled to have Keon McGuire on the mic for a conversation about his research and experiences that have brought him where his within and beyond the Academy. Cut To Heal - Cynthia Dillard ____________________ Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod
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Everyone Loves a Crossover ft. Scholar Tea
We love kicking it with our friends over at the Scholar Tea Podcast. J.T. and Cherese joined Shawna and Cameron earlier this year and we're sharing that episode with you now. Enojy! Check out the Scholar Tea Podcast feed! Join Cameron and Shawna for "Scholar Tea", which is a delightful higher ed...
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4.04 Destroy the Mask with Chris Travers and Wilson Okello
Dr. Wilson Okello and Dr. Chris Travers join J.T. to talk about Black masculinity, healing, and so much more. We talk about their experience with "Communion", a space fostered into being by Okello and Travers for Black men to enter in relationship with one another, share vulnerably, and grow and...
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4.03 "Ganbare" with Antar Tichavakunda
This is one for all the Blerds!! Antar Tichavakunda joins us on the mic to talk about placemaking at PWIs, being intentional about recognizing Black joy, and our favorite anime. Read Antar's book: Black Campus Life and learn more about what he's up to on his website: Tichavakunda.com Find BIA on...
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4.02 Creating Clusterluck
We're sitting down with our good friend Dr. Candace Hall to talk about creative scholarship in bringing her documentary "clusterluck" to life. We're joined by the director, Cami Thomas, and her director of photography, Papa Blankson to hear all about the process. Guests: Candace N. Hall (Twitter:...
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4.01 Can We Truly Rest?
We're back for season 4 with a new theme: How will we reimagine the academy? In the season premier J.T. and Cherese have a discussion about work and rest in the academy and try to tease out the pathway to ending burnout. Interact with us on social media and join in on our conversation IG…
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Season 4 Coming Soon
Season 4 features 16 episode and is coming to your feeds November 17th! Subscribe now and get in touch on social media Twitter - @bia_pod Instagram - @biapod
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3.10 Report Cards
In our season 3 finale, Cherese and J.T. give out a few gold stars and highlight areas of improvement in report cards for the past semster. Find us on the socials: IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod
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3.09 Black Power Hour
Eavesdrop on our kickback as we talk with some very smart friends! Thank you again to Nate Williams, Candace Hall, Dominic Dorsey, Derek Houston, andTerry McTier for taking time to kick it with us on mic! 'Preciate ya! Notes: 03:02 - about 2% of U.S. public school teachers are Black men. 22:04…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This is a podcast for scholar activists by scholar activists! We're about encouraging and facilitating learning, activism, and anti-racist action. You'll hear prominent speakers from communities of color addressing how to step out of the societal cyclical patterns of our shared past. If you are seeking a community of like-minded scholar-activists, keep listening.
HOSTED BY
The DREAM Collective & That Untitled Project
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