Black To The Future

Xay Dé and Mikey

Join Mikey and Xay Dé, two social justice warriors dedicated to dismantling systems of oppression through a black, queer, feminist lens! On this podcast, they will discuss a variety of topics ranging from politics to the latest bop topping the charts! There will be interviews with community members, family, and professionals in various fields of work and study. Here on "Black To The Future" education, entertainment, and empowerment are the philosophy! "The past is gone. The present is an adventure, and it looks like it's time to go BLACK TO THE FUTURE!!"

  1. 10/06/2022

    Ep #100 - Keeping It 100: Two Anniversary!!

    Hey!!!! Welcome, Welcome, Welcome To BLACK TO THE FUTURE PODCAST! We are so pleased you could join us here today! On this podcast we will discussing various topics through a Black, Queer, Feminist Lens. Our goal is elevate, educate, and empower those of us in the Black Queer community, and also to help our supporters and allies to become more knowledgeable about what we need as far as support! OMGGGGG!!!! It’s our TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!! We reflect & reminisce on some previous episodes and talk about the endeavors of the future! Thank you so much for all your love & support! PLEASE TUNE IN!!!! SEASON TWO GUESTS: Ep. 52 - Acknowledge, Accept, and Advance with Ayanna Buku’Fine Hill  Ep. 53 - Searching for Myself with Sedruola Maruska @sedruolamarsuka & @diversitydish)  Ep. 56 - Highlighting Change with Harri the Chatterbox (@galaxyof_harri)  Ep. 57 - Bisexual Nights with the Black Knight (TDOR)  Ep. 59 - Blessings & Joy with Bryanna Jenkins (@bryannaesq)  Ep. 63 - Debating Accountability with Damone Allen (@dmoneyt13 & @t1threemedia)  Ep. 65 - Broadening Wisdoms with Brenden Watts (@kokaine_misterawesum @transpocc)  Ep. 66 - Detaching from the Melancholy with Demetrius McClendon (@imaginejoyy @blackeroticlove)  Ep. 67 - Transactional Karma with Troy Kennedy (@mister_kennedyyyyyy)  Ep. 71 - The Miraculous Frontier with Mischa Frazier (@itsmischadee @sisterspgh412)  Ep. 72 - Stealth Bros & Co. with Sire Braxton (@sire.brax @stealthbrosco)  Ep. 75 - Discovering Your Strengths with Diamond Stylz (@diamondstylz @marshasplate @blacktranswomeninc)  Ep. 76 - Manifesting Myself with Maroodi Ali (@themaroodiali @lgbtq_somalis)  Ep. 77 - Justifying Radiant Women with Jules Ray Winfield (@addicted2datbeat)  Ep. 81 - The Magic of Ballroom with Myah Brown (@myah_doll)  Ep. 84 - Becoming the Man I Needed with Mook Nathaniel (@be.whoyouneeded @prideames)  Ep. 85 - Music Drives the Mood with Mojo Disco (@mojodisco)  Ep. 87 - Engaging Advocacy with Elijah Alter (@devine_deception)  Ep. 96 - CNN: Cosplaying Niki Nami (@nikiinamii_ @niks_experiment627)  Ep. 97 - Kenspeckle Sentiments with K. Smith (@ksmithcle @foryourfriesonlyco) FOLLOW: Xay Dé - https://www.instagram.com/pinkpryncess_xay/ (INSTAGRAM) | https://twitter.com/PinkPryncessXay (TWITTER); Mikey (MAB) - https://www.instagram.com/bamgizmo/ (INSTAGRAM) | https://soundcloud.com/user-321866133 (SOUNDCLOUD) INTERACT: https://linktr.ee/blacktothefuturepodcast/

    1h 16m
  2. 09/22/2022

    Ep #99 - Black Excellence: The Emmys, The Woman King, and The Sibling Rivalry Live Tour

    Hey!!!! Welcome, Welcome, Welcome To BLACK TO THE FUTURE PODCAST! We are so pleased you could join us here today! On this podcast we will discussing various topics through a Black, Queer, Feminist Lens. Our goal is elevate, educate, and empower those of us in the Black Queer community, and also to help our supporters and allies to become more knowledgeable about what we need as far as support!  On this episode Xay Dé and Mikey are back back back again with a new episode! This one is focusing on the recent Black Excellence they’ve experienced! They cover the historical achievements of Black Women at the Emmys - @Zendaya , @Lizzo , @ Sheryl Lee Ralph , & @QuintaBrunson! In addition to that they cover the new film @The Woman King (SPOILERS!!) starring @Viola Davis! And lastly, they talk about the @Sibling Rivalry Podcast Live Tour starring @Bob The Drag Queen & @Monet X Change, with the dancing talents of the Winners of Season 3 @LegendaryHBOMax - @House of Juicy Couture! They wanted to simply celebrate the Black Excellence of recent days! Thank you for tuning in! Next week will be our 100th Episode!!! We can’t believe it! Thank you all so much!  REGISTER TO VOTE: https://www.usa.gov/register-to-vote  EMMYS: Zendaya - https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/zendaya-wins-emmy-lead-actress-drama-euphoria-youngest-two-time-winner-1235367931/ || Lizzo - https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/12/entertainment/lizzo-emmy-award-speech-cec/index.html || Sheryl Lee Ralph - https://www.tvinsider.com/1060573/sheryl-lee-ralph-emmys-2022-winner-abbott-elementary/ || Quinta Brunson - https://deadline.com/2022/09/quinta-brunson-wins-2022-emmy-outstanding-writing-comedy-series-1235116685/   THE WOMAN KING: https://www.thewomanking.movie/ || https://www.instagram.com/womankingmovie/ (INSTAGRAM)   SIBLING RIVALRY: https://www.siblingrivalrypodcast.com/ || https://www.obsessedwith.co/sibling-rivalry-2022 (TOUR TICKETS) || Bob The Drag Queen - https://www.instagram.com/bobthedragqueen/ (INSTAGRAM); Monét X Change https://www.instagram.com/monetxchange/ (INSTAGRAM)  "Bitch Like Me" - https://open.spotify.com/track/1lV3NdZCVc8wZ1wdv25Gw5?si=32f38075466c49aa (SPOTIFY) || https://music.apple.com/us/album/bitch-like-me-single/1643164744 (APPLE MUSIC)  "Soak It Up" - https://music.apple.com/us/album/soak-it-up-single/1386981975 (APPLE MUSIC) || https://open.spotify.com/album/2pJbUeVzXT2f7HGB8H0H2F?si=OfMzqXKkSxKRn5JJ3oyb5g (SPOTIFY) HOUSE OF JUICY COUTURE: https://www.instagram.com/houseofjuicycouture/ (INSTAGRAM) || Brooklyn - https://www.instagram.com/brooklynnnnn1_/ ; Kimiyah - https://www.instagram.com/kimiyahprescott/ ; DYU - https://www.instagram.com/davon_dyu/ ; Dee Boujee - https://www.instagram.com/dee__boujee/  FOLLOW:  Xay Dé - https://www.instagram.com/pinkpryncess_xay/ (INSTAGRAM) | https://twitter.com/PinkPryncessXay (TWITTER);  Mikey (MAB) - https://www.instagram.com/bamgizmo/ (INSTAGRAM) | https://soundcloud.com/user-321866133 (SOUNDCLOUD)  INTERACT: https://linktr.ee/blacktothefuturepodcast/

    1h 33m
  3. 09/15/2022

    Ep #98 - Reacting Properly: Respectability Politics

    Hey!!!! Welcome, Welcome, Welcome To BLACK TO THE FUTURE PODCAST! We are so pleased you could join us here today! On this podcast we will discussing various topics through a Black, Queer, Feminist Lens. Our goal is elevate, educate, and empower those of us in the Black Queer community, and also to help our supporters and allies to become more knowledgeable about what we need as far as support! On this episode Xay Dé briefly covers some recent events circling around the concept of Respectability Politics! In what ways this construct negatively impacts people of color, LGBTQAI+ people, and women/AFAB people … how it gaslights those marginalized communities into thinking that they have the ability to match the standards put in place by White Supremacy. She also ties this concept into Halle Bailey portraying Ariel in the new Disney “The Little Mermaid” film, and the passing of the Queen of England, Elizabeth the second.  “Playing the Game of Respectability Politics, but at What Cost?” - https://www.verywellmind.com/playing-the-game-of-respectability-politics-5215862  “Whites think Black People Feel Less Pain” - https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=201128359  “Racism and the Empathy for Pain on Our Skin” - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3108582/  Queen Elizabeth - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61585886.amp  “The Little Mermaid” (Halle Bailey) - https://youtu.be/0-wPm99PF9U FOLLOW: Xay Dé - https://www.instagram.com/pinkpryncess_xay/ (INSTAGRAM) | https://twitter.com/PinkPryncessXay (TWITTER); Mikey (MAB) - https://www.instagram.com/bamgizmo/ (INSTAGRAM) | https://soundcloud.com/user-321866133 (SOUNDCLOUD) INTERACT: https://linktr.ee/blacktothefuturepodcast/

    39 min
  4. 09/08/2022

    Ep #97 - Kenspeckle Sentiments with K. Smith

    Hey!!!! Welcome, Welcome, Welcome To BLACK TO THE FUTURE PODCAST! We are so pleased you could join us here today! On this podcast we will discussing various topics through a Black, Queer, Feminist Lens. Our goal is elevate, educate, and empower those of us in the Black Queer community, and also to help our supporters and allies to become more knowledgeable about what we need as far as support! On this episode Xay Dé continues her ongoing podcast series of interviewing Black men who are attracted to Trans Women! We get the pleasure of speaking with K. Smith, the founder and owner of For Your Fries Only, a VERY successful restaurant business based in Ohio! You definitely need to check it out! This episode is a bit different from the ones in the past, although it crucial to have multiple views and opinions! These two discuss the complicated relationships between Black, Trans Women & the Black Men who wish to pursue them!  K. SMITH: https://twitter.com/ksmithcle?s=21&t=AZp_xNzrUFWLVdsyP8qtjA (Twitter); https://instagram.com/ksmithcle?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= (Instagram)  FOR YOUR FRIES ONLY: https://instagram.com/foryourfriesco?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= (Instagram); https://www.clover.com/online-ordering/ForYourFriesOnly (ORDER NOW!) FOLLOW: Xay Dé - https://www.instagram.com/pinkpryncess_xay/ (INSTAGRAM) | https://twitter.com/PinkPryncessXay (TWITTER); Mikey (MAB) - https://www.instagram.com/bamgizmo/ (INSTAGRAM) | https://soundcloud.com/user-321866133 (SOUNDCLOUD) INTERACT: https://linktr.ee/blacktothefuturepodcast/

    1h 24m
  5. 09/01/2022

    Ep #96 - CNN: Cosplaying Niki Nami

    Hey!!!! Welcome, Welcome, Welcome To BLACK TO THE FUTURE PODCAST! We are so pleased you could join us here today! On this podcast we will discussing various topics through a Black, Queer, Feminist Lens. Our goal is elevate, educate, and empower those of us in the Black Queer community, and also to help our supporters and allies to become more knowledgeable about what we need as far as support! On this episode we are joined by family! Mikey & Xay Dé interview their sister, a beautiful makeup artist, a cosplay queen, and anime enthusiast - Niki Nami!! Mikey & Niki grew up together on the Southside of Chicago and have shared so many beautiful experiences. Making a bold choice, she decided to change her life, and moved across the world to teach English to kids in South Korea! While there her love for anime grew, as well as her interest in makeup and cosplay! We discuss the art form of cosplay and how racism & misogyny find their way into this world as well. NIKI NAMI - https://www.youtube.com/c/NikiNami (YOUTUBE); https://www.instagram.com/nikiinamii_/ (INSTAGRAM.1); https://www.instagram.com/niks_experiment627/ (INSTAGRAM.2); https://www.tiktok.com/@nikinami_hatake?lang=en (TIKTOK); https://twitter.com/nikinami_ (TWITTER) FOLLOW: Xay Dé - https://www.instagram.com/pinkpryncess_xay/ (INSTAGRAM) | https://twitter.com/PinkPryncessXay (TWITTER); Mikey (MAB) - https://www.instagram.com/bamgizmo/ (INSTAGRAM) | https://soundcloud.com/user-321866133 (SOUNDCLOUD) INTERACT: https://linktr.ee/blacktothefuturepodcast/

    1h 42m
  6. 08/25/2022

    Ep #95 - The Trans Agenda: To Thrive!

    Hey!!!! Welcome, Welcome, Welcome To BLACK TO THE FUTURE PODCAST! We are so pleased you could join us here today! On this podcast we will discussing various topics through a Black, Queer, Feminist Lens. Our goal is elevate, educate, and empower those of us in the Black Queer community, and also to help our supporters and allies to become more knowledgeable about what we need as far as support! On this episode Xay Dé flies solo to talk about some powerful victories within the trans community! We often talk about all the things going wrong in our world, but there are some milestones worth celebrating and acknowledging! She talks about Gold Medal Olympian Ellia Green coming out as a trans man, TS Madison & Honey Dijon being the first Black Trans Women to score songs in the top of Billboard Hot 100, Zaya Wade changing her name and gender marker legally, and Andrew Tate losing his platform!!  TOPIC LINKS:  Utah Trans Investigation - https://www.them.us/story/utah-parents-got-a-school-to-investigate-whether-a-student-was-trans-just-because-she-won ||  Andrew Tate Loses Platforms - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/08/21/andrew-tate-tiktok-instagram/ ||  Ellia Green Comes Out - https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/2022/aug/17/ellia-green-former-australian-rugby-sevens-star-olympic-gold-medallist-comes-out-as-trans-man ||  Zaya Wade Name Change - https://www.them.us/story/dwyane-wade-zaya-wade-name-change ||  TS Madison & Honey Dijon Make Billboard Herstory - https://www.papermag.com/honey-dijon-ts-madison-beyonce-2657859803.html FOLLOW: Xay Dé - https://www.instagram.com/pinkpryncess_xay/ (INSTAGRAM) | https://twitter.com/PinkPryncessXay (TWITTER); Mikey (MAB) - https://www.instagram.com/bamgizmo/ (INSTAGRAM) | https://soundcloud.com/user-321866133 (SOUNDCLOUD) INTERACT: https://linktr.ee/blacktothefuturepodcast/

    36 min
  7. 08/18/2022

    Ep #94 - Masculinity: To Maximize or To Minimize?

    Hey!!!! Welcome, Welcome, Welcome To BLACK TO THE FUTURE PODCAST! We are so pleased you could join us here today! On this podcast we will discussing various topics through a Black, Queer, Feminist Lens. Our goal is elevate, educate, and empower those of us in the Black Queer community, and also to help our supporters and allies to become more knowledgeable about what we need as far as support! On this episode Xay Dé & Mikey talk about MASCULINITY! They break down what it is, how it impacts not only men and AMAB (assigned male at birth) people, but also women and AFAB (assigned female at birth) people. They seek to understand masculinity and try to find out how use it in a more healthy way. These two briefly mention how masculinity used in a negative way can cause lasting damage such as the attacks on a young trans girl - Chad Sanford & the vehicular death of three Black, Queer men on the Southside of Chicago.  MASCULINITY: Toxic vs. Healthy - https://greenhillrecovery.com/toxic-masculinity-vs-healthy-masculinity/  TRANS MEN EPISODES:  Ep #16 - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/ojfh0eW8xsb (ZEKE)  Ep #31 - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/xttw69d9xsb (JAVIONN) Ep #37 - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/EMKww6d9xsb (ZAHIR) Ep #65 - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/qj47Wdb9xsb (BRENDEN) Ep #72 - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/fJsyQv58xsb (BRAXTON)  Ep #84 - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/wuvLQm58xsb (MOOK) Ep #87 - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/HP05zn28xsb (ELIJAH) CHAD SANFORD - Trans Girl (14) Attacked Twice within a Year by Young Black Boys - https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/8/10/trans-teen-victim-vicious-anti-lgbtq-assault-second-time VEHICULAR HOMICIDE - 3 Black Gay Men Killed by Car on South Side Chicago - https://news.wttw.com/2022/08/15/3-men-killed-1-injured-after-pedestrians-struck-vehicle-south-shore FOLLOW: Xay Dé - https://www.instagram.com/pinkpryncess_xay/ (INSTAGRAM) | https://twitter.com/PinkPryncessXay (TWITTER); Mikey (MAB) - https://www.instagram.com/bamgizmo/ (INSTAGRAM) | https://soundcloud.com/user-321866133 (SOUNDCLOUD) INTERACT: https://linktr.ee/blacktothefuturepodcast/

    1h 27m
5
out of 5
17 Ratings

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Join Mikey and Xay Dé, two social justice warriors dedicated to dismantling systems of oppression through a black, queer, feminist lens! On this podcast, they will discuss a variety of topics ranging from politics to the latest bop topping the charts! There will be interviews with community members, family, and professionals in various fields of work and study. Here on "Black To The Future" education, entertainment, and empowerment are the philosophy! "The past is gone. The present is an adventure, and it looks like it's time to go BLACK TO THE FUTURE!!"