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TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
About the Podcast: "TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective" offers a deep dive into the corporate world through the lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Hosted by Tony Franklin, aka Tony Tidbit, this podcast shines a light on vital conversations around race, leadership, and diversity, fostering understanding and change. https://ablackexec.com Meet Your Host: Tony Franklin has over three decades of corporate experience and provides transformative insights into diversity and inclusion…
Episodes
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
The Best of “Need to Know” A 2025 Year in Review
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/the-best-of-need-to-know-a-2025-year-in-reviewEpisode Video Link: This special “Best…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Holiday Traditions, Family Tension, and Finding Peace
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/holiday-traditions-family-tension-and-finding-peaceEpisode Video Link: In this…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
If You’ve Never Heard of Black Theater, That’s Not an Accident.
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/if-youve-never-heard-of-black-theater-thats-not-an-accident-Episode Video Link: In…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
DEI Wasn’t the Problem. Cowardly Leadership Was
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/dei-wasnt-the-problem-cowardly-leadership-wasEpisode Video Link: In this episode of…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Artificial Intelligence or Artificial Bias?
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/artificial-intelligence-or-artificial-biasEpisode Video Link: In this episode of Need…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
DEI Isn’t Soft. It’s a Business Strategy, Period
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/DEI Isn’t Soft. It’s a Business Strategy, PeriodEpisode Video Link: In this episode…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
When Black Conservatives Deny Reality
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/when-black-conservatives-deny-realityEpisode Video Link: In this episode of BEP Live…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
The Chaos Playbook Exposed
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/the-chaos-playbook-exposedEpisode Video Link: In this episode of Need To Know, Dr…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Joy Is a Revolutionary Act
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/joy-is-a-revolutionary-actEpisode Video Link: In this powerful episode of A Black…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Truth Isn’t Woke. It’s History
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/truth-isnt-woke-its-history Episode Video Link: In this BEP Live episode, Tony Tidbit…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
When Lived Experience Gets Labeled a Conspiracy
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/when-lived-experience-gets-labeled-a-conspiracy Episode Video Link: In this episode…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Anti-Black Culture Ends Here, Black Brilliance Begins Now
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/Anti-Black Culture Ends Here, Black Brilliance Begins Now Episode Video Link: In this…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
They Softened Hate Symbols. America Snapped Back.
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/they-softened-hate-symbols-america-snapped-back Episode Video Link: In this episode…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Why Are the Epstein Files So Important Now?
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/why-are-the-epstein-files-so-important-now Episode Video Link: In this episode of…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
They Took His Foot. God Gave Him a Mission
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/they-took-his-foot-god-gave-him-a-mission Episode Video Link: In this powerful…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Women Speak Up, The System Pushes Back. Here’s the Real Conversation.
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/women-speak-up-the-system-pushes-back-heres-the-real-conversation- Episode Video…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
If You’re Comfortable, You’re Stuck
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/if-youre-comfortable-youre-stuck Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need to Know…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
From Friday Night Lights to Fighting for Justice
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/from-friday-night-lights-to-fighting-for-justice Episode Video Link: In this episode…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Two Americas, One Fighting to Live, One Getting Pardons
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/two-americas-one-fighting-to-live-one-getting-pardons Episode Video Link: In this…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
The Democrats Are Sleeping While Democracy Burns
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/the-democratsare-sleeping-while-democracy-burns- Episode Video Link: In this urgent…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
All Immigrants Are Criminals? My Story Says Otherwise
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/all-immigrants-are-criminalsmy-story-says-otherwise Episode Video Link: In this…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
BEP Live Episode: Unpacking Politics, Race, and the Government Shutdown
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/bep-live-episode-unpacking-politics-race-and-the-government-shutdown Episode Video…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
If Obama Did This, America Would Explode
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/if-obama-did-this-america-would-explode Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Power, Pressure, and Purpose: Inside the Life of a Black State Representative
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/power-pressure-and-purpose-inside-the-life-of-a-black-state-representative Episode…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Nobel Peace Prize — Earned or Bought?
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/Nobel-peace-prize-earned-or-bought- Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need to…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Mass Incarceration Is America’s Real Pandemic
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/mass-incarceration-is-americas-real-pandemic Episode Video Link: In this powerful…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Power, Politics, and Prejudice — The Conversations America Avoids
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/power-politics-and-prejudice-the-conversations-america-avoids Episode Video Link: In…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
America’s Democracy Is on Life Support — Here’s Why
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/americas-democracy-is-on-life-support-heres-why Episode Video Link: In this sharp and…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Not Red. Not Blue. Red, White & Blue: How Unity Became a Brand
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/not-red-not-blue-were-red-white-blue-how-unity-became-a-brand Episode Video Link: In…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Hostages Freed Abroad, Held Hostage at Home
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/hostages-freed-abroad-held-hostage-at-home Episode Video Link: In this charged…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
America’s Already a Fascist State, What Will You Do?
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/americas-already-a-fascist-state-what-will-you-do Episode Video Link: In this episode…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Erasing History Won’t Erase Us: Reclaiming the Civil Rights Narrative
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/erasing-history-wont-erase-us-reclaiming-the-civil-rights-narrative Episode Video…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
The Real Threat to America’s Military Isn’t DEI — It’s Division
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/the-real-threat-to-americas-military-isnt-dei-its-division Episode Video Link: In…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
The Job Numbers Lie: What’s Really Going On
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/the-job-numbers-lie-whats-really-going-on Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
The Crisis of Manhood: How Faith Can Restore the Soul of Black America
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/the-crisis-of-manhood-how-faith-can-restore-the-soul-of-black-america Episode Video…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Shutdowns, Showdowns, and Snipers: America at the Breaking Point
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/shutdowns-showdowns-and-snipers-america-at-the-breaking-point Episode Video Link: In…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
School Prayer vs. School Safety: What Politicians Won’t Address
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/school-prayer-vs-school-safety-what-politicians-wont-address Episode Video Link: In…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
From Bias and Burnout to Hollywood on Your Own Terms
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/from-bias-and-burnout-to-Hollywood-on-your-own-terms Episode Video Link: In this…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Suicide Prevention Month: What You NEED to Know Right Now
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/suicide-prevention-month-what-you-need-to-know-right-now Episode Video Link: In this…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Biracial, Black, and Breaking: The Mental Toll of Living Between Worlds
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/biracial-black-and-breaking-the-mental-toll-of-living-between-worlds Episode Video…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
White Enough? Black Enough? The Double Burden of Interracial Marriage
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/white-enough-black-enoughthe-double-burden-of-interracial-marriage- Episode Video…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Beyond Marches: How Everyday Choices Drive Real Social Justice
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/beyond-marches-how-everyday-choices-drive-real-social-justice Episode Video Link: In…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
AI: Liberation or Oppression? The Urgent Choice for Communities of Color
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/ai-liberation-or-oppression-the-urgent-choice-for-communities-of-color Episode Video…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Thoughts & Prayers Won’t Save Children—Only Gun Reform Will.
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/thoughts-prayers-wont-save-children-only-gun-reform-will- Episode Video Link: In this…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Why Traditional Venture Capital is Failing Black Founders
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/why-traditional-venture-capital-is-failing-black-founders Episode Video Link: In this…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Why Black Women Can’t Ignore Self-Care
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/why-black-women-cant-ignore-self-care Episode Video Link: In this episode of Need to…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
From Segregation to Super Bowl: The Untold Story of the NFL
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/from-segregation-to-super-bowl-the-untold-story-of-the-nfl Episode Video Link: In…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Reparations, Racism & Reality: The Debate America Can’t Avoid
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/reparations-racism-reality-the-debate-america-cant-avoid Episode Video Link: In this…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Can a President Control the Fed? The Truth About Power & Limits
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/can-a-president-control-the-fedthe-truth-about-power-limits Episode Video Link: In…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
From Backlash to Breakthrough: Why DEI Still Matters in America
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/from-backlash-to-breakthrough-why-dei-still-matters-in-america Episode Video Link: In…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
The War on Black History: Smithsonian Ordered to Forget Slavery
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/the-war-on-black-history-smithsonian-ordered-to-forget-slavery Episode Video Link: In…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Bias to Breakthrough: The Global Fight for Women’s Leadership
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/bias-to-breakthrough-the-global-fight-for-womens-leadership Episode Video Link: In…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Political Smoke & Mirrors: The Real Agenda Behind DC’s Takeover
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/political-smoke-mirrors-the-real-agenda-behind-dcs-takeover Episode Video Link: In…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Why I Refuse to Shrink: Lessons on Race, Mental Health & Authentic Leadership
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/why-i-refuse-to-shrink-lessons-on-race-mental-health-authentic-leadership Episode…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Politics, Policy & Mixed Love: What Divides Us, and What Doesn’t
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/politics-policy-mixed-love-what-divides-us-and-what-doesnt Episode Video Link: In…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Linda McMahon, Child Abuse Allegations, and the Fall of the Dept. of Education
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/linda-mcmahon-child-abuse-allegations-and-the-fall-of-the-dept-of-education Episode…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Why Most Startups Fail—And How to Build One That Lasts
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/why-most-startups-fail-and-how-to-build-one-that-lasts Episode Video Link: In this…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
Epstein, Trump & the Diversion Game: What They Don’t Want You to See
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/Epstein, Trump & the Diversion Game: What They Don’t Want You to See Episode Video…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
You Say you’re an Ally? Prove It.
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/You Say you’re an Ally? Prove It. Episode Video Link: In this compelling episode of A…
- TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective
More Than Theo: Honoring the Real Malcolm Jamal Warner
Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/More Than Theo: Honoring the Real Malcolm Jamal Warner Episode Video Link: In this…