In this wide ranging interview, Christian Conservative Republican HBCU supporter and real estate entrepreneur John Crossman talks about supporting HBCUS, Christianity, FAMU, good employees, being an author, public speaking, Republicans and so much more.
Dr John Gallagher’s Juvenile Justice Class at Morgan State University’s School of Social Work sat down with HBCU Grad’s Todd Finley for a comprehensive conversation about social work, careers, internships, juvenile Justice, therapy, HBCUS and so much more.
In this episode, HBCU Grad (@hbcugrad ) founder Todd Finley ( @toddnfinley ) and The House of Eve author Sadeqa Johnson had a conversation ranging from her childhood to her children attending HBCUs. The conversation started with Sadeqa talking about how she discovered and developed her love of reading and writing. She then touched on her first few jobs as a publicist and working with luminaries including JK Rowling and TD Jakes. She then talked about how she instilled a love of reading and writi...
In this episode, HBCU Grad (@hbcugrad) founder Todd Finley (@toddnfinley) and Morgan State University Professor of Social Work Dr John Gallagher come together to have a wide ranging conversation around Dr Gallagher's ten years of research around giving African Americans a voice in the quality of services they receive in the criminal justice system. Dr Gallagher is a licensed clinical social worker, a licensed clinical addictions counselor and a professor at Morgan State University in Baltimore, ...
In this interview, Dr Kimberly Wise White, Vice President of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs at the American Chemistry Council starts off talking about her upbringing and her love for science. Then she talks about how one can tell that they will be good in science. She goes on to talk about her experience earning three degrees from an HBCU. From there she talks about her hiring philosophy. After that, Dr White talked about humility and how doing the work is more important than accolades. Then ...
On this podcast episode, the founder of HBCU Week, Ashley Christopher, sat down with Todd for her first ever HBCU Grad interview, and detailed being a double HBCU Grad, Proud Howard Grad, Lawyer and founder of HBCU Week. Ashley spoke on surviving a stroke and outlining what it showed her about herself. She spoke very highly of her HBCU journey with highlights of pledging The Alpha chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority while also detailing her process of initially being rejected from Howard Unive...
On this podcast episode, Larry "LA" Allen talks about his journey from the head drum major at Prairie View A&M University to the director of Beyonce"s drum line at Coachella. He talked about working on a Marvel project and working with Nickelodeon. He also chronicles his times working with artists such as Ciara, Missy Elliott, J Cole and Cardi B. LA speaks on when he fell in love with music and all the instruments he plays. He goes on to talk about his HBCU experience and doing an HBCU inspi...
Today's episode is a conversation Todd Finley had with hit producer Corey "Mr Hanky" Dennard. They discussed going from The Human Jukebox to producing hits for Lil Duval, City Girls, Usher, Travis Porter, Usher and many more. They also discuss the new Drake album along with how he got his start as a producer and how he gets collaborations now. They also talk about if the Southern University Human Jukebox band is the best HBCU band?! Enjoy! Let us know what you thought. Tweet us @hbcugrad...
In this interview, Rashan Ali goes over her life story and how she grew up to who she is now as an actress, personality, host and wife. Rashan speaks on her parents, being an overachiever, playing sports, FAMU, AKA, her father being a legend, Sister Circle, HBCU Homecomings, Fitness competitions and her 20th wedding anniversary.
On this episode of The HBCU Audio Experience, the Executive Director of the NBA Foundation Greg Taylor, talked about the organization that has pledged $300 million to black youth over the next 10 years. Greg Taylor spoke on the inaugural HBCU Classic played during all star weekend in Cleveland between Morgan State University and Howard University.
Dr Walter Kimbrough is the president of Dillard University. Prior to becoming president of Dillard, Dr Kimbrough was the president of Philander Smith College. He spoke about finding your passion and who he was as a child. Then he spoke about being the son of a preacher and what impact faith had on his success. He touched on titles and how he doesn't get caught up in them. His instagram name is the Hip Hop Prez. He spoke on how he got the name and how it has affected his career. He spoke on how y...
On today's episode, Todd Finley sat down with Terrance Lee who is the author of the book Quiet Voice Fearless Leader. 10 Principles for Introverts To Awaken The Leader Inside. Terrance and Todd have a wide ranging conversation. They touch on how content is important when building a brand. They talk about how they met over 22 years ago. Terrance talks about the five cities he lived in growing up. He also spoke on his love for singing and how one of his teachers crushed his confidence making him n...
On this episode, Todd spoke with North Carolina A&T grad Joseph Shaw on the Chicago Bears, corporate wellness, internships and the impact of Deion Sanders on Jackson State and HBCUS in general. The link to the HBCU Experience Movement Book https://www.amazon.com/HBCU-Experience-North-Carolina-University/dp/1734931191/ref=asc_df_1734931191/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=552882832481&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3681432276425427610&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev...
Childhood best friends Shanice Farmer and Janae Cheyenne both chose HBCUS and they both became authors. In this fun, wide ranging conversation with the founder of HBCU Grad Todd Finley, both authors spoke on their HBCU experiences, how they've maintained a friendship for over a decade and how to write and publish a book. They also spoke about the affect they've had on their readers by being vulnerable and open about their life experiences. -
In this episode, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge speaks on what makes HBCU Grads special, how she lettered in 6 sports in high school, the value of fraternities and sororities, advice for college students, parenting and broadband and homelessness. :00 Intro :30 Secretary Fudge on what motivates her 1:34 what makes HBCU grads special 3:15 lettered in 6 sports in high school 5:00 response time 6:00 value frats and sororities 7:50 advice for college students 10:30 parent...
North Carolina A&T State University Grad and member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc Donovan Dooley sat down for an exclusive HBCU Grad Interview with the CEO of HBCU Grad Todd Finley. Dooley has worked with major outlets including ESPN and Deadspin. He talked about why North Carolina A&T is one of the hottest colleges in America right now. Donovan talked about the elements of crafting a great article. He also touches on the opportunities in media. He also details the steps in starting ...
Today's episode is a conversation Todd Finley had with Dre and Brittany Wiley of Magna Wine Boutique. They talk about the HBCU experience, what it takes to build a brand and how they balance work and personal as a married couple. Tweet Us: @hbcugrad Text HBCU to 91096 to join our VIP text community.
Mikáel Pyles and Navarr Grevious are the founders of QuikLiq, an alcohol delivery service. In this episode, we spoke about building a business, pledging at an HBCU, maintaining a partnership with a friend and so much more. Make sure to leave us a review and let us know what you think. https://getquikliq.com https://hbcugraduates.com
Marcia Smith started HGC Apparel the same year instagram was founded in 2011. This was 3 years after she graduated from Howard University. In this conversation we talk about social media then and now, how she built her brand and what she has done to protect her brand while staying creative. Enjoy! Let us know what you thought. https://hgcapparel.com https://instagram.com/hbcugrad https://hbcugraduates.com
Dr Hadiyah-Nicole Green has developed technology to cure cancer in mice. The next step is human trials. Her Foundation The Ora Lee Cancer Research Foundation is raising money to do that now. We talked to Dr Green about her mom passing when she was 18 months old, her not knowing her dad, her time at Alabama A&M, raising money for cancer and so much more. This is one of the best episodes. Hope you enjoy!
Claudia Walker is a Spelman graduate and the author of The ABCs of HBCUS. Our conversation was wide ranging and covered the fundamentals of writing a book, which HBCUS she predicts her children will go to, how to find a designer and publisher and much more.
Elijah Rutledge is the creator is an artist and designer who attends Florida A&M University. He created the Black Rolf meme that was one of the most viral memes ever. Kalen spoke with him about his education, internships, creativity, designs and thoughts.
In this episode Todd and Kalen have their monthly meeting and talk about what's going on in the HBCU Grad world
Dr James Hildreth is the president of Meharry Medical College. He has degrees from Harvard, Oxford and Johns Hopkins. Meharry just received $34 million from Bloomberg. He has 11 HIV patents and he's an expert on COVID. This is a must listen to conversation.
Rock T is on The Rickey Smiley Morning Show. We talk about his professional baseball career, how to make it in media and the virtual HBCU step show Stomp Wars
Xavier Peoples has developed an app to raise $1 Billion for HBCUS. We talked about wealth and his process on developing the app and where HBCU change is on track to the $1 Billion goal.
Six Degrees is a branding and marketing firm based in Atlanta, GA that has worked with Budweiser, Puma, Drake, Future, Mike Will and so many others. We talk HBCUS, marketing, branding and how to succeed in 2020
Mo'ne Davis is an American former Little League Baseball pitcher and current college softball player at Hampton University from Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . She was one of two girls who played in the 2014 Little League World Series and was the first girl to earn a win and to pitch a shutout in Little League World Series history. She was the 18th girl overall to play, the sixth to get a hit, and the first African-American girl to play in the Little League World Series. She was also the first Lit...
Darius Fulghum would've represented the United States in the 2020 olympics if Covid wouldn't have hit. He's a graduate of Prairie View A&M University. He may be the best kept secret in boxing.
On this episode we bring you behind the curtain and allow you to listen to our monthly meeting. We talk about our real numbers, strategies and how we're building the HBCU Grad brand.
