The Blackocracy Podcast

Shine Travis and Jess Renee
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The Blackocracy Podcast hosted by Shine Travis and Jessica Renee covers the joys, realities, and diversely unique experiences of the African diaspora.

Episodes

  1. Episode 11: We Ain't Dead Yet

    03/31/2022

    Episode 11: We Ain't Dead Yet

    Shine and Jess are back to catch up on life since their last podcast episode. They also share their perspectives on recent events related to Ukraine, media propaganda, individualism, and more. Listen and subscribe for more episodes.

    1h 38m

  2. 08/08/2021

    Episode 10: Thank You For Being A Friend

    We are back with a new episode of The Blackocracy! We appreciate everyone's support as we return from our hiatus so stay on the look out for more new episodes. Jess and Shine start this episode catching up on each other's lives since their last podcast. They also discuss the government's latest response to the rent moratorium, U.S. intervention, Black August, and much more.

    1h 33m

  3. 01/03/2021

    Episode 9: We Are Here

    Shine and Jessica return from a hiatus to talk about a few current events including the latest news on the Black Lives Matter global network, Biden’s zoom call with Black activists, and much more.

    1h 42m

  4. 01/03/2021

    Episode 8: Spaces and Creatives

    This week join us as we jump directly into a discussion on gatekeeping, establishing spaces for ourselves, as well as initiatives for creatives.

    1h 2m
  5. Episode 7: April 3rd, 1964

    09/25/2020

    Episode 7: April 3rd, 1964

    On this episode: Join Shine and Jess in a discussion on voting and representational politics. They also touch on the controversy with defunding police, seeing Black liberation movement as a monolith, and much more. Subscribe for more exclusive content: https://facebook.com/theblackocracy https://instagram.com/theblackocracy https://twitter.com/theblackocracy

    1h 15m
  6. Episode 6: Africans Have The Right To Resist

    07/26/2020

    Episode 6: Africans Have The Right To Resist

    On this episode: Join Shine and Jess in a discussion on intra-community violence, progressive purity testing, idealism, priorities in abolition theory, Black bourgeoisie, and more. In addition, they briefly touch on a rarely spoken of dynamic between Black and Jewish communities and the ways in which people silence resistance to white supremacy. Shine and Jess also celebrate recent examples of community and Black love in Milwaukee and New York plus pay respect to the lives of John Lewis and C.T. Vivian. Subscribe for more exclusive content: https://facebook.com/theblackocracy https://instagram.com/theblackocracy https://twitter.com/theblackocracy

    1h 46m
  7. Episode 5: Discourse

    06/26/2020

    Episode 5: Discourse

    On this episode: Shine and Jess discuss their feelings about the world re-opening in the age of COVID. They also give their thoughts on Noname and J.Cole as well as the corporate response to police brutality and systemic injustice protests. In addition, they talk about self-care and much more. Subscribe for more exclusive content: https://facebook.com/theblackocracy https://instagram.com/theblackocracy https://twitter.com/theblackocracy

    1h 11m
  8. Episode 4: Power To Us

    06/11/2020

    Episode 4: Power To Us

    On this episode: Shine and Jess discuss the latest protests around the country in response to police brutality, systemic injustice, and racism. They give their thoughts on movement co-opting, police, voting, and our collective response to tragedy and triumph.

    1h 18m

  9. 03/22/2020 ·  Bonus

    Episode .01: The Prototype

    Shine and Oriola (Jess) introduce the pod, give you the reason for this season take a few hotep quizzes and discuss Black identities. We decided to give you guys an extra... we were just trying things out. Originally recorded Summer 2019. We apologize in advance.

    43 min

  10. 03/22/2020

    Episode 3: Rona the Great

    Shine and Jess catch up on our worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, misinformation, the Spaceforce and sobering realities about class politics, generational divides among us and the DNC's self-sabotage. We're all still democrats. Not sure why. But we're in this together, regardless. Wash your hands.

    1h 12m

  11. 02/15/2020

    Episode 2: Happy 2020

    Shine is back in the United States and we are ready to discuss the endings and beginnings of eras, prepping for the presidential debates, State of the Union and of course, social media discourse, and RIP Kobe Bryant.

    49 min

  12. 08/10/2019

    Episode 1: The Beginning

    Shine and Jess introduce you to the show as well as discuss their take on reparations, US Congress, and more.

    58 min
  • 12 Episodes

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The Blackocracy Podcast hosted by Shine Travis and Jessica Renee covers the joys, realities, and diversely unique experiences of the African diaspora.

Information

  • Creator
    Shine Travis and Jess Renee
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Shine Travis and Jess Renee
  • Show Website
    The Blackocracy Podcast