I now have a weekly podcast at The Grio where I interview smart Black people and ask them five questions pertaining to Black history and Black culture. We range from sports to politics to science, you name it.
. Case and point, one of the highlights of my professional career is being able to have a weekly column in this paper, the Amsterdam News, one of the oldest Black publications in the country..
At the end of the podcast there is a fun Black Lightning Round where my guest has to answer some truly difficult questions; like, whether mac and cheese should be a side dish or main dish, who has the best stand up – Eddie Murphy or Richard Pryor, or if you could rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge, who would you rename it after?
It is imperative that we continue to support the work of Black publications as they provide news and viewpoints not often found in mainstream media. People like Roland Martin and his “Unfiltered: Daily Digital Show” immediately come to mind.
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