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We use the term and the hashtag black excellence all the time, but what is it exactly? And... is it a term we like, or does it give black people an inferiority complex? Hosts Shannon, Lisa, and KK and their guest, Shay McCowan, Executive Director of Chattanooga Business Elite, discuss all things black excellence.

Website - https://www.chattbusinesselite.com/

Shay's IG - https://www.instagram.com/shaymc1908/

Chattanooga Business Elite IG - https://www.instagram.com/chatt__businesselite/

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Blacktivities is a Black Panache original production - a podcast network with a lineup of black-hosted shows sharing black stories and tackling black issues. For more information on shows like our newest production, Fat Lies Matter, visit blackpanache.com.

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According to a study completed by the CDC between 1999 and 2020 that analyzed homicide rates of Black women ages 25 to 44 across 30 states, black women are 6 times more likely to be killed than white women. In Wisconsin, they’re 20 times more likely! Black women living in Midwestern and Northeastern states were also more likely to be killed by a firearm. Shannon and Lisa end Women's History Month by discussing these big facts, femicide, and ebony alerts.

See you in June!

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Blacktivities is a Black Panache original production - a podcast network with a lineup of black-hosted shows sharing black stories and tackling black issues. For more information on shows like our newest production, Fat Lies Matter, visit blackpanache.com.

Help Support Future Minority Educators by donating to the Wilbert Bond, Sr. Scholarship Fund, created to honor Shannon's Grandfather, the first black graduate of Middle Tennessee University.

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• Femicide: Violence Against Women
• Five essential facts to know about femicide | UN Women – Headquarters

A preview of episode 8's discussion of black women, murder, and femicide. Full episode premieres 3.25.24.

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Blacktivities is a Black Panache original production - a podcast network with a lineup of black-hosted shows sharing black stories and tackling black issues. For more information on shows like our newest production, Fat Lies Matter, visit blackpanache.com.

Help Support Future Minority Educators by donating to the Wilbert Bond, Sr. Scholarship Fund, created to honor Shannon's Grandfather, the first black graduate of Middle Tennessee University.

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These days, we hear terms like "gentle parenting," but have you ever been popped so hard you can't scream or speak? Historically, black parents didn't play because that could literally be a life or death situation. Shannon, Lisa, and Karen discuss their own parenting styles versus the way they were parented, the disappearance of "the village," and the underlying love that existed despite the more harsh style of discipline of black parents of the past.

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About the Hosts

Blacktivities is a Black Panache original production - a podcast network with a lineup of black-hosted shows sharing black stories and tackling black issues. For more information on shows like our newest production, Fat Lies Matter, visit blackpanache.com.

Help Support Future Minority Educators by donating to the Wilbert Bond, Sr. Scholarship Fund, created to honor Shannon's Grandfather, the first black graduate of Middle Tennessee University.

Continue the Conversation on Social Media:

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A preview of episode 7's discussion of black parenting today versus the past. Full episode premieres 3.18.24.

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About the Hosts

Blacktivities is a Black Panache original production - a podcast network with a lineup of black-hosted shows sharing black stories and tackling black issues. For more information on shows like our newest production, Fat Lies Matter, visit blackpanache.com.

Help Support Future Minority Educators by donating to the Wilbert Bond, Sr. Scholarship Fund, created to honor Shannon's Grandfather, the first black graduate of Middle Tennessee University.

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Meg Thee Stallion, Nikki Minaj, Cardi B, Latto, Ice Spice, Coi Leray, Lola Brooke, Sexyy Red... these are some of hip-hop's most popular female artists today. From their lyrics to the way they dress, it's obvious that this is an industry where sex sells. Are they being exploited by record execs or liberated by the ability to do what they want with their bodies in this space? The OGs didn't dress or talk that way.

Shannon, Lisa, Karen, and special guest, Imani Blair of Lick the Rapper Podcast, discuss these things and more.

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About the Hosts

Blacktivities is a Black Panache original production - a podcast network with a lineup of black-hosted shows sharing black stories and tackling black issues. For more information on shows like our newest production, Fat Lies Matter, visit blackpanache.com.

Help Support Future Minority Educators by donating to the Wilbert Bond, Sr. Scholarship Fund, created to honor Shannon's Grandfather, the first black graduate of Middle Tennessee University.

Continue the Conversation on Social Media:

Instagram - @blacktivitiespod

Follow Shannon - @justshanofficial

Follow Lisa - @monalisadapoet

Follow Karen - @kkrobertsgrissom

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A preview of episode 6's discussion of the state of hip-hop when it comes to female MCs. Full episode premieres 3.11.24.

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About the Hosts

Blacktivities is a Black Panache original production - a podcast network with a lineup of black-hosted shows sharing black stories and tackling black issues. For more information on shows like our newest production, Fat Lies Matter, visit blackpanache.com.

Help Support Future Minority Educators by donating to the Wilbert Bond, Sr. Scholarship Fund, created to honor Shannon's Grandfather, the first black graduate of Middle Tennessee University.

Continue the Conversation on Social Media:

Instagram - @blacktivitiespod

Follow Shannon - @justshanofficial

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Copyright 2022-2025 Black Panache, LLC

Black men date and marry outside their race all the time, but when black women do it, it’s a problem. Shannon, Lisa, and Karen discuss black men who refuse to date black women and why black men make such a big deal about a black woman choosing a different flavor.

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About the Hosts

Blacktivities is a Black Panache original production - a podcast network with a lineup of black-hosted shows sharing black stories and tackling black issues. For more information on shows like our newest production, Fat Lies Matter, visit blackpanache.com.

Help Support Future Minority Educators by donating to the Wilbert Bond, Sr. Scholarship Fund, created to honor Shannon's Grandfather, the first black graduate of Middle Tennessee University.

Continue the Conversation on Social Media:

Instagram - @blacktivitiespod

Follow Shannon - @justshanofficial

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Credit: Piano Roll Sound Effect - Carlton "C-Dub Whitfield

Copyright 2022-2025 Black Panache, LLC

A preview of episode 5's discussion of why there seems to be a double standard when it comes to black women who are interracial daters. Full episode premieres 3.4.24.

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About the Hosts

Blacktivities is a Black Panache original production - a podcast network with a lineup of black-hosted shows sharing black stories and tackling black issues. For more information on shows like our newest production, Fat Lies Matter, visit blackpanache.com.

Help Support Future Minority Educators by donating to the Wilbert Bond, Sr. Scholarship Fund, created to honor Shannon's Grandfather, the first black graduate of Middle Tennessee University.

Continue the Conversation on Social Media:

Instagram - @blacktivitiespod

Follow Shannon - @justshanofficial

Follow Lisa - @monalisadapoet

Follow Karen - @kkrobertsgrissom

Threads - @blacktivitiespod

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Copyright 2022-2025 Black Panache, LLC

Reality TV is still a popular choice of entertainment for millions of people, but when it comes to black women in these shows, is it simply the reprise of Sapphire and Jezebel? (If you're not sure who these characters are, check out the "Mandingos, Mammies, and Jezebels" episode of Blacktivities.) Shannon, Lisa, and Karen discuss black women's portrayal in reality TV, the "blue monkey" incident on Love and Hip-Hop Atlanta, and the changes they would like to see when it comes to reality TV and black women.

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About the Hosts

Blacktivities is a Black Panache original production - a podcast network with a lineup of black-hosted shows sharing black stories and tackling black issues. For more information on shows like our newest production, Fat Lies Matter, visit blackpanache.com.

Help Support Future Minority Educators by donating to the Wilbert Bond, Sr. Scholarship Fund, created to honor Shannon's Grandfather, the first black graduate of Middle Tennessee University.

Continue the Conversation on Social Media:

Instagram - @blacktivitiespod

Follow Shannon - @justshanofficial

Follow Lisa - @monalisadapoet

Follow Karen - @kkrobertsgrissom

Threads - @blacktivitiespod

Facebook - Blacktivities

Copyright 2022-2025 Black Panache, LLC