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MBHT - Everyday People, Extraordinary Impact
by Hosted by Liz and Porter
Making Black History Today is an award-winning podcast featuring the Black leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, innovators and changemakers shaping Dallas and beyond.Hosted by Liz and Porter, each episode goes beyond the résumé to uncover the stories, lessons, challenges and defining moments behind people making an impact in business, education, culture, history, leadership and community.Guests include Ambassador Ron Kirk, Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, Comedian Ryan Davis, Leah Frazier, Maryum Ali and more.New episodes drop every other Thursday. Follow the show so you don’t miss what’s next.
Episodes
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Black Farming & Land Ownership: 4 Generations of P. Wade Ross
What does it take to keep family land for four generations? P. Wade Ross, a fourth-generation farmer, joins Liz and Porter to discuss Black farming, Black land ownership, generational wealth, sustainable agriculture, and the challenges facing Black farmers in America. Wade shares his family's...
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Leah Frazier: From Lawyer to Entrepreneur — The Power of the Pivot
Leah Frazier went from practicing law to becoming an entrepreneur, founder of Think Three Media, media personality, and Emmy and ADDY Award winner, but building a business came at a cost. In this candid conversation with Liz and Porter, Leah opens up about losing her car, investing her life...
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$1.2 Trillion in Contracts But Who Actually Gets Access?
There is more than $1 trillion in contracting opportunity. Getting access to it is another story. For small, Black-owned, minority-owned and women-owned businesses, government contracts can mean growth, jobs, capacity and generational wealth. But getting a seat at the table has never been simple....
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Shirley Ison-Newsome: 40 Years Fighting for Black Education in Dallas ISD
Shirley Ison-Newsome integrated a school as a fourth grader before spending nearly 40 years transforming education in Dallas ISD. She shares what school integration taught her, why poverty should never determine a child's ability to learn, and why she refused to lower expectations for Black...
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The Historian Protecting Black History Before It Disappears | Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney
History doesn't disappear all at once. It disappears one story at a time. For more than 50 years, Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney has dedicated his life to preserving African American history from Black Dallas and Texas to the people, places, institutions, and stories that helped shape America. In this...
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Ambassador Ron Kirk Opens Up: Leadership, Mistakes & The Road Ahead
"Travel teaches you something powerful...you realize how much we are all the same." — Ambassador Ron Kirk Former Dallas Mayor and U.S. Trade Representative under President Barack Obama, Ambassador Ron Kirk reflects on the leadership lessons, relationships, and life experiences that shaped one of...
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Black Women's Wall Street: Building Generational Wealth
Wall Street has historically shut its doors to Black women, so right here in Dallas, two founders built their own. This week on Making Black History Today, hosts Liz & Porter sit down with LaToya Gooden and JaCoi Pugh, the creators of Black Women's Wall Street. Together, they break down what it...
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Can Music Heal a City? | Pastor Richie Butler & Maestro Leon Lacey on Unity, Faith, Project Unity & Dallas
Can music heal a city? Can faith create common ground? And what happens when people choose unity over division? In this episode of Making Black History Today, Pastor Richie Butler, founder and CEO of Project Unity, joins internationally acclaimed conductor Maestro Leon Lacey for a conversation...
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Not Restoring a Building. Returning a Soul. | Saving the Forest Theater
For years, the Forest Theater stood empty. A historic landmark. A cultural icon. A reminder of what once was. Many people accepted that story. Elizabeth Wattley did not. In this Season II premiere of Making Black History Today, the President and CEO of Forest Forward joins us to discuss the…
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Naomi Green: Discrimination Inside a Doctor’s Office—What No One Talks About
Naomi Green shares a firsthand experience of discrimination inside a doctor’s office and what it revealed about how bias can show up in everyday healthcare interactions. What happens when the place designed to care for you becomes the place where you feel dismissed? In this conversation on Making...
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The Truth About Being Ali's Daughter | Maryum Ali
In this special "BONUS" episode of Making Black History Today, we sit down with Maryum “May May” Ali, author, advocate, playwright, and the eldest daughter of Muhammad Ali. Maryum shares what it was really like growing up with one of the most iconic athletes in history, the lessons her father...
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Only 2% of Educators Are Black Men — The Education Crisis We Ignore
In this episode of Making Black History Today, Dallas ISD Trustee Ed Turner and educator Nakia Douglas discuss what that means for students, schools, mentorship, discipline, leadership, and the future of public education. Why are so few Black men entering education? What happens when students…
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Met Gala Energy in Dallas: Black Creatives Building Fashion & Legacy
The Met Gala just declared "Fashion is Art," but in Dallas, three entrepreneurs have been living that truth long before the red carpet rolled out. This week on Making Black History Today, hosts Liz & Porter sit down with Cubby the Creator, a custom fashion designer and owner of Untamed Heart and...
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Leading the Fight for Texas Education: Dr. Tiffany M. Clark:
What does it actually look like when someone uses power to serve their community instead of leaving it behind? Dr. Tiffany M. Clark grew up in DeSoto, Texas and instead of moving on, she moved up and came back. Now serving as the Texas State Board of Education Representative for District 13, Dr....
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Bessye Adams: Why Local Government Is Where Real Power Lives
Most people struggle to do one job well. Bessye Adams is a City Councilwoman for Grand Prairie, the Financial Controller for DeSoto ISD, an entrepreneur, and a community advocate , all at the same time. In this conversation, she breaks down what it actually takes to manage public money in...
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Jerry L. Hawkins: Racial Healing, Black History & Dallas's Legacy
Emmy winner. Presidential Leadership Scholar. Dallas 500 Most Powerful. Jerry L. Hawkins has spent his career making sure Black history doesn't disappear. As the leader of Dallas Truth Racial Healing & Transformation for nearly seven years, producer of the PBS/KERA documentary Recovering The...
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She Rebranded Dallas "BIG." Now She's Marketing FIFA World Cup 26 Dallas | Noelle LeVeaux
She renamed a city. Now she's putting it on the world's biggest stage. Noelle LeVeaux is the marketing strategist behind the Dallas "BIG" campaign, the rebrand that changed how the world sees Dallas. Named one of Skift's Top 50 Travel Marketers in the World, she's spent three decades shaping the...
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Dr. Froswa' Booker-Drew: Most Educated, Still Underpaid
Black women are the most educated demographic in America, yet hundreds of thousands are currently out of work. Dr. Froswa' Booker-Drew has spent her career sitting in that contradiction and refusing to accept it. From leading the NAACP chapter at University of Texas at Arlington to building...
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Roses Are Red MAC Band Ray McCampbell | Babyface LA Reid 1988 R&B | Dallas Police Officer Story
Roses Are Red MAC Band 1988 #1 R&B hit Babyface LA Reid Arsenio Hall Show Dallas police officer Black History Month Valentine's Day Ray McCampbell of The MAC Band Featuring The McCampbell Brothers scored a #1 R&B chart hit in 1988 with "Roses Are Red"—then left music for 25 years in law...
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Harrison Blair: Dallas Black Chamber President on Black Business, Negro League Legacy & Texas Entrepreneurs
Harrison Blair leads Dallas' oldest Black business organization. His grandfather played in the Negro Leagues. His mentor from the grave is civil rights pioneer A. Maceo Smith. Now he's preparing Black entrepreneurs for Texas' changing policy landscape. Topics: Black business funding beyond DEI,...
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The Trust Gap: Why Black Nonprofits Can't Get Funding | Ft. Shawana Carter, Pastor Donald Parish Jr., King Shakur
Why do Black nonprofits struggle to get funding while billion-dollar organizations face zero scrutiny? Three Dallas nonprofit leaders expose the Trust Gap keeping minority-led organizations from resources. Shawana Carter of Carter's House, Pastor Donald Parish Jr. of A Steady Hand, and King…
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Breaking Barriers: 2 Black Women Bank VPs on Rising to Power & Closing the Wealth Gap | Tiffanie Rice, Terri Thomas
Two Black women vice presidents at major banks reveal what it really takes to reach leadership in corporate America and how they're using their power to close the racial wealth gap. Tiffanie Rice, Regional VP of External Affairs at Comerica Bank and Certified Diversity Professional, and Terri...
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Best of 2025: Our Most Powerful Conversations | Year-End Celebration
Join us for a special year-end celebration as we revisit the most powerful moments from our inaugural year! Since launching on Juneteenth 2025, we've spotlighted Black history makers who are building wealth, breaking barriers, and creating change right now. In this Best of 2025 episode, hear...
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Supplier Diversity: How to Win Corporate Contracts & Close the Wealth Gap | Dr. Darcel Webb, Indria Hollingsworth-Thomas
Supplier diversity programs control billions in corporate contracts. Two procurement leaders reveal how minority-owned businesses can win those contracts and close the racial wealth gap. Dr. Darcel Webb, Director of Supplier Diversity at UT Southwestern Medical Center and President of ACCA, and...
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23-Year Life Expectancy Gap: Dallas Pharmacist Dr. Lamar Quinn on Black Health Crisis & Medical Distrust
A 23-year life expectancy gap exists between South Dallas and North Dallas. Pharmacist Dr. Lamar Quinn explains why Black communities distrust the medical system and what it will take to close the gap. Dr. Lamar T. Quinn, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Toast for Charity, has awarded over...
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Ari Lennox Background Vocalist Blanche J: SoulFunk, Psychology & UK Chart Success | FAMU Artist
She tours worldwide as Ari Lennox's background vocalist, topped UK charts with her SoulFunk EP, and uses her Psychology degrees from FAMU to create music that heals. Blanche J holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Psychology from Florida A&M University and approaches music as both art and...
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Ryan Davis: Building Legacy Over Likes
We sat down with Ryan Davis one month before his comedy special hit 3.8 million views — and he told us something the algorithm will never show you.This isn't a conversation about going viral. It's about what happens after — the uncomfortable truths of the comedy industry, why he went independent,...
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Fran Harris: WNBA CBA, A'ja Wilson vs. Caitlin Clark Era, Officiating Crisis, Satou Sabally's transition the Mercury, and Odyssey Sims historic playoff performance
WNBA Champion Fran Harris sits down with Liz in this "Special Edition" of Making Black History Today. Fran breaks down the current state of Women's Basketball. Liz hosts Fran from the South Oak Cliff High School gymnasium to discuss the WNBA CBA negotiations, why league officiating is a hot…
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Black Art & Activism: Texas Artist of the Year Vicki Meek
2021 Texas Artist of the Year Vicki Meek has spent five decades creating Black art that doesn't just reflect struggle—it builds spaces for healing, liberation, and transformation. As a legendary artist, curator, and cultural critic, Vicki Meek creates work that confronts political violence…
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Black Economic Power in Dallas: Chambers, Business & Legacy
The first Black Chair of the Dallas Regional Chamber and the President of Texas's African American Chambers reveal how to build real economic power—and why it matters now more than ever. Albert C. Black Jr. and Charles O'Neal didn't just break barriers—they built institutions. With decades of...
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Dean Felecia Epps on Military Leadership & AI in Law
From the Marine Corps to law school dean—how one leader's journey reveals what justice requires in the age of AI. Dean Felecia Epps didn't take a typical path to legal leadership. As a Marine Corps Major, she learned discipline, courage, and what it means to serve under pressure. Now, as Dean of...
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AI in Education: Black Women Leaders Reimagine Equity
AI is reshaping classrooms faster than policy can keep up. Three Black women leaders explain what's at stake—and how to get it right. What happens when the educators building tomorrow's systems are the same voices historically left out of the conversation? Dr. Onjaleke Brown, Dr. Kimberly…
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Black Dallas Leaders on HBCUs, Community, and Caregiving
Two Dallas changemakers reveal how HBCUs, South Dallas roots, and caregiving shape transformative leadership today. Dr. Jasmine Collier and Loletha Horton open up about building legacies while carrying the invisible weight of caregiving. From Dr. Collier's journey in education leadership to...
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Dallas Artist Jeremy Biggers on Biracial Identity & South Dallas Art Scene
Jeremy Biggers is a Dallas artist, painter, filmmaker, and multi-disciplinary creative whose work explores biracial identity, authenticity, and Black artists taking up space. In this episode of Making Black History Today, Jeremy discusses his journey from South Dallas to nationally recognized...
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Fran Harris: WNBA Champion on Why Players Should Own, Not Just Play
Fran Harris won a WNBA championship, built multiple companies, and walked into Shark Tank asking for $750K. But the most radical thing she's ever done? Telling WNBA players to stop fighting for bigger salaries —\ and start fighting for ownership. In this conversation, the Houston Comets champion...
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15 Years Wrongfully Imprisoned: Richard Miles on Exoneration, Justice Reform & Miles of Freedom
Richard Miles was wrongfully convicted at 19 and spent 15 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. In this episode of Making Black History Today, Richard shares his journey from wrongful conviction to exoneration and how he leads criminal justice reform through Miles of Freedom, his Dallas...
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First American Woman to Win Shot Put Gold: Michelle Carter on Overcoming Dyslexia & Self-Love
Olympic gold medalist Michelle Carter made history as the first American woman to win shot put gold while navigating dyslexia and ADHD. She shares how learning differences shaped her path to the podium, what retirement taught her about identity beyond competition, and how NFL legend Michael…
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Making Black History Today is an award-winning podcast featuring the Black leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, innovators and changemakers shaping Dallas and beyond.Hosted by Liz and Porter, each episode goes beyond the résumé to uncover the stories, lessons, challenges and defining moments behind people making an impact in business, education, culture, history, leadership and community.Guests include Ambassador Ron Kirk, Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, Comedian Ryan Davis, Leah Frazier, Maryum Ali and more.New episodes drop every other Thursday. Follow the show so you don’t miss what’s next.
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