Blacktivism In the Academy
Blacktivism In the Academy
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.
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 sure to keep up with y'all. 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.
Dec 12, 2025
54 min
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 futures might look like. https://www.imaginedfutures.net - Check out the full project Donate here to support the project https://www.candacenhall.com/ - Connect with the work of Candace Hall EdD. https://www.hfdavis.com/ - Connect with the work of Charles H.F. Davis III PhD. _____________ 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 help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.
Nov 20, 2025
33 min
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 we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. 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.
Nov 14, 2025
24 min
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
Nov 6, 2025
29 min
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 academy.   Check out Dr. Phelps-Ward's visual artwork - https://www.violaloustudio.com/ _____________ 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 help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.
Oct 16, 2025
23 min
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     Dr. Stewart Check out the single "Never Imagined" by T.J. Stewart _____________ 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 help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.
Oct 9, 2025
21 min
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?  _____________ hfdavis.com Twitter/Instagram - @hfdavis www.campusabolition.org _____________ 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 help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.  
Oct 9, 2025
39 min
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 - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.
Oct 2, 2025
24 min
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 with y'all. 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.
Sep 25, 2025
31 min
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 rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.
Sep 18, 2025
23 min
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