6 episodes
Hex Code Black Three's a Crowd
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5.0 • 19 Ratings
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Hex Code Black (#000000) is a podcast featuring honest conversations with Black creative professionals, who’ll tackle WTF moments at work that somehow end up on hot-button topics like colorism, classism, racism and colonialism. Alongside these discussions, we’re bringing our own kind of heat by showcasing top scholars, professors and industry outsiders to tell us we are not crazy and that our feelings, thoughts and actions are deeply-rooted in history, policies and laws that have influenced everything in our lives. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/threes-a-crowd/support
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#5 | What is good mental health?
Think you understand 'good mental health'? Think again.
In this episode, our host Reonna Johnson shares her journey of connecting with her mental health after a lifetime of suppressing emotions.
Dr. Shelly Harrell, a professor, and expert, breaks down what constitutes good mental health—it's not just about feeling 'fine.' We explore the importance of acknowledging feelings
and where they fall on the mental health spectrum.
But wait, we want to hear from YOU! Share your thoughts, feelings, and reactions to this episode and join the conversation on mental health.
Scholar, Professor & Educator: Dr. Shelly Harrell
Creative Directors: Reonna Johnson, Cayce Sylvester
Sound Designer & Engineer: Cayce Sylvester
Host: Reonna Johnson
Producer: Reonna Johnson
Sponsored by: Deutsch LA
A Steelhead Production
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#4 | MLK had a dream. Kendrick Lamar had a dream. What's the difference?
Martin’s dream from 1963. And Kendrick’s dream from 2012 in his song Backseat Freestyle. The song makes you think about Martin’s dream through the lens of Kendrick Lamar. Both dreams talk about equal access to power. And in the Black community it’s always been a great divide on how to access power. Some Black people follow the vision and direction of MLK: “new laws, love, determination, and community…” It’s a collective change. But on the flip side, some Black people follow the dream of Kendrick: “acquiring as much money, and material things which is power in the U.S. It’s an individual change. They both clearly have a different approach, style and swag. BUT is either perspective wrong? Is Kendrick simply stating what America truly values as power? Is Dr King’s dream attainable? or something to one day live for? Do we NEED both perspectives? Outside of the song and speech are these men the same? OR when we place both dreams next to each other do we see the hypocrisy and contradictions of America.
Example of Kendrick’s Dream 2012 | Backseat Freestyle
Example of MLK’s Dream 1963 | I Have a Dream | listen to dream at 1:55 to 4:14
Film Director, Justin Polk
Fine Arts Professor/Actor, Damian Lewis
Creative Director, Tahirah Edwards-Byfield
Producer, Sydni Chustz
Creator & D.J., Xolisa Tshomela
Author, Thought Leader, Strategist & Creator of Courageous Conversation®, Glenn Singleton
Scholar, Professor & Chair of the Clive Davis Institute, Jason King
Professor, Counselor & Contributor Writer for Forbes, Dr Maia Hoskins
Show produced by: Deutsch LA
Sound Engineer: Cayce Sylvester
Producer: Reonna Johnson
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#3 | How can Black people dismantle the term ‘regular Black’… and stop using it?
Contrary to popular belief, all Black people are not the same. We are not a monolith. And unfortunately, monolithic thinking goes beyond just what society thinks of Black people. It also shows up in the way the Black people treat one another. How do we challenge our subconscious thinking and celebrate Black people and their glorious differences, perspectives, backgrounds, etc? Do we need to educate our peers, friends, and family more? Do we need to look at how class may play a role? OR do we simply say ‘f@ck it’ and stop fighting the normativity standard and just be ourselves?
Hosted by: VP/ Director of Growth Strategy, Reonna Johnson, featured guests in this episode include:
Fine Arts Professor/Actor, Damian Lewis
Actress, Julanne Chidi Hill
Film Director, Justin Polk
Art Director, Lauryn Alvarez
Creative Director, Tahirah Edwards-Byfield
Producer, Sydni Chustz
Executive Music Producer, Carol Dunn
Strategist, Olivia Campbell
In addition, Glenn Singleton, author, thought leader, strategist, and creator of Courageous Conversation®, joined the conversation to let us know our responsibility as Black people to dismantle the term - ‘regular Black.’ We also invited Jason King, scholar, professor and Chair of the Clive Davis Institute to share his perspective on breaking through normativity thinking.
Show produced by: Deutsch LA
Sound Engineer: Cayce Sylvester
Producer: Reonna Johnson
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#2 | What’s the difference between ‘regular’ Black and ‘bougie’ Black?
What’s the difference between ‘regular’ Black and ‘bougie’ Black? What are the perceived privileges and how does this create class tension and divisiveness among a group of historically excluded people?
Hear from LA-based Black creatives discussing what it means to be a ‘regular’ Black person versus ‘bougie’ Black person. The conversation gets heated as we dive into this class tension and perceived privileges rooted in white supremacy.
Hosted by: VP/ Director of Growth Strategy, Reonna Johnson
Featured guests include:
Fine Arts Professor/Actor, Damian Lewis
HR Executive, Ebony McKnight
Film Director, Justin Polk,
Producer, Sydni Chustz
Executive Music Producer, Carol Dunn
Strategist, Olivia Campbell
Editor, Quenton Stuckey
Chief Creative Officer, Marcus Wesson
Art Director, Lauryn Alvarez
In addition, Dr. Maia Niguel Hoskins, who specializes in counseling, race relations and critical race theory, joined the conversation to let us know what privilege does and how it divides people.
Show produced by: Deutsch LA
Sound Engineer: Cayce Sylvester
Producer: Reonna Johnson
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#1 | What does it mean to be considered ‘regular’ Black? And is that a bad thing?
Hear from Black creatives from around the globe discuss what it means to be a ‘regular’ Black person versus one with origins outside of the U.S. a.k.a. ‘ethnic’ Black.
Featured guests include British Jamaican Creative Director, Tahirah Byfield-Edwards; Brooklynite and Grenadian-American Art Director Rae James; and South African Creator/D.J. Xolisa Tshomela. In addition, Dr. Maia Niguel Hoskins, who specializes in counseling, race relations and critical race theory, joined the conversation to let us know this is real and we’re not crazy.
Show produced by: Deutsch LA
Sound Engineer: Cayce Sylvester
Producer: Reonna Johnson
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#0 | What is Hex Code Black?
Hex Code Black (#000000) is a podcast featuring honest conversations with Black creative professionals, who’ll tackle WTF moments at work that somehow end up on hot-button topics like colorism, classism, racism and colonialism. Alongside these discussions, we’re bringing our own kind of heat by showcasing top scholars, professors and industry outsiders to tell us we are not crazy and that our feelings, thoughts and actions are deeply-rooted in history, policies and laws that have influenced everything in our lives.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/threes-a-crowd/support
Customer Reviews
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This podcast is the vibrainum for my soul.
Must listen!
Great source for black talent in the marketing and production industries!
It’s the topics and sound designs for me!
The conversation topics feel so thoughtful and careful to be thorough. I love this podcast.