Interrupting Business As Usual

Nikki Blak
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Interrupting Business as Usual is the weekly resource for folks who've awakened to oppression, injustice, and the b******t of the status quo and are looking for ways to live, work, parent, build, and lead in more subversive, disruptive, and liberated ways. We talk life, business, purpose, and liberation — for the newly aware and long-time interrupters alike. If you're ready to rise to your next level, as the most liberated version of yourself, you're in the right place. Let's interrupt business as usual.

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    Ep 64: White Guilt is Not Reparations

    Here's why feelings aren't repair and what accountability actually requires. In this episode of Interrupting Business as Usual, Nikki breaks down a truth many people avoid: white guilt is not reparations. Feeling bad about racism does not redistribute power, repair harm, or return what was taken. This conversation explores the difference between guilt and responsibility, what reparations actually mean in material and structural terms, and why redistribution must be part of ethical leadership and business practice. Nikki challenges listeners to move beyond emotional reactions and into concrete action that supports repair, justice, and collective liberation. Listen If You're Ready To: Move beyond performative allyship Understand reparations in concrete terms Build an anti-racist practice rooted in accountability Explore how business can be a site of repair Engage liberation work with honesty and depth What You'll Learn in This Episode Why white guilt centers feelings instead of addressing harm The difference between fault and responsibility in anti-racism work What reparations actually are and what they are not Why charity and symbolic gestures fall short of justice How redistribution can be integrated into business models The role of wealth, power, and inheritance in systemic inequality Practical ways to move from guilt to accountability Why This Conversation Matters Discussions about racism often stop at awareness or emotional processing. This episode pushes further, asking what it means to take responsibility inside systems built on extraction — especially for those who benefit from them. If liberation is the goal, repair cannot remain theoretical. If this episode challenged you, share it with someone who's ready to move beyond guilt and into responsibility. Conversations like this grow through collective engagement. Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Business as Usual.⁣⁣⁣⁣ → Ready to take action? TAP HERE or visit nikkiblak.com to subscribe to Nikki's weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution for exclusive content, deep dives, and tools to help you interrupt business as usual.

    35 min

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    Ep 63: ICE Shootings, Anti-ICE Protests, and How to Organize as White Feminists

    This episode is about recognizing patterns. Nikki walks through how white violence becomes visible only when whiteness is at risk, and why white feminists — especially those clinging to liberal ideals of civility and reform — need to stop organizing for safety and start organizing to build collective power to dismantle oppressive systems. This is not a call to crochet resistance. It's a demand for collective accountability. What you'll learn: Why white feminism defaults to safety instead of solidarity How liberalism keeps you sedated and reactive instead of organized and prepared Four ways to begin showing up like your liberation is actually on the line This episode offers: A breakdown of recent ICE murders and what they reveal about state violence A dismantling of the "reasonable reform" narrative white liberals cling to A step-by-step guide to moving from allyship performance to community-based organizing 4 things to start doing immediately This episode isn't meant to make you feel better. It's meant to make you move. If you're tired of rotating through the White Urgency Cycle without impact, press play. Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Business as Usual.⁣⁣⁣⁣ Want More? → TAP HERE to listen to Episode 30: White Women Can't Be Centered in Solidarity: Why Main Character Energy Is Killing Your Activism for a necessary interruption if you're ready to move beyond guilt and into liberatory action. → TAP HERE to listen to Episode 32: From Book Club to Breakthrough: How to Stop Listening and Learning and Start Taking Action for Collective Liberation if you want insights on the pitfalls of overconsumption and the importance of practice over perfection. → TAP HERE to listen to Episode 33: What White Feminism Never Taught You (But You Desperately Need to Know) to discover how mainstream feminism has provided busy work for white women instead of a socio-political framework for true liberation, and learn what it takes to truly interrupt systems of oppression. → TAP HERE to listen to Episode 34: Breaking Up with White Feminism for Good – Not to be Good if you're clinging to the idea of being 'good' in a violently oppressive system. This episode explores deep-seated issues within white feminism and offers a compelling argument for why chasing goodness can actually slow down your work and prevent you from taking action. → TAP HERE to listen to Episode 35: White Feminism Runs on Fear to learn how fear is often weaponized by white feminism, immobilizes folks, and keeps them complicit in oppressive systems. → Ready to do more than vibe? TAP HERE or visit nikkiblak.com to subscribe to Nikki's weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution for exclusive content, deep dives, and tools to help you interrupt business as usual.

    45 min

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    Ep 62: ICE in Minnesota, Alex Pretti, and How to Organize as a White Liberal

    It's taken another escalation in state-sanctioned violence for the alarm bells to go off. And now, white liberals are activated again — just like summer 2020. But here's the question: for how long? In this episode, Nikki does what white liberalism won't: gets to the root. This is not a vibe check. It's an admonition to to organize — before the next inevitable tragedy makes its way to your doorstep. What you'll learn: Why liberalism will never be radical and why that's a problem How ICE's recent violence shows us that safety under systems of oppression is a myth Four specific things you can do right now to interrupt white dominance  If you've ever asked, "What can I do?" Nikki is handing you the blueprint.  Spoiler: it's not a cute protest outfit or another safety pin. It's community. It's consistency. It's organizing with purpose, not performing for visibility, likes, or to feel better. Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Business as Usual.⁣⁣⁣⁣ Want More? → TAP HERE to listen to Episode 25, Why We Must Be Radical to Be on the Right Side of History, for a deeper dive on the dangers of moderation and why "neutrality" is just complicity. → Ready to do more than vibe? TAP HERE or visit nikkiblak.com to subscribe to Nikki's weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution for exclusive content, deep dives, and tools to help you interrupt business as usual. Because the system is not broken. It is working exactly as designed. And we don't need reform — we need abolition.

    43 min

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    Ep 61: Black Businesses are a Revolution

    If your liberation work ignores capital, you're not doing the whole work. This episode isn't another "buy Black" PSA or a feel-good nod to small businesses. This is a wake-up call. Nikki unpacks how money has always been at the center of our oppression and how it fuels white dominance, criminalizes Black existence, and terrorizes Black wealth. Then, she flips the script and tells you exactly how Black businesses are dismantling capitalism in real time. Here's what you'll learn: Why Black capitalism is not the answer—but Black businesses are still revolutionary. The historical lineage of economic oppression from Black codes to the Tulsa Massacre. How to divest from grind culture and create businesses that are tools for liberation, not tools for exploitation. This one's not just about surviving the system. It's about subverting it. If you're building a business that aligns with your values and serves your people, this episode is your reminder: Your business isn't a contradiction. It can be a contribution. What to do next: → Subscribe to Nikki's weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution at nikkiblak.com to get tools, strategies, and sacred reminders to build a business that liberates you and your community. → Share this episode with your group chat. Drop the link. Spark the conversation. Because every time a Black business thrives, it chips away at the lie that we are meant to struggle. The revolution will be well-resourced. Are you contributing? Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme music.

    14 min

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    Ep 60: Interrupting Business as Usual

    In this pivotal episode, Nikki Blak names what many liberation spaces avoid: money is the nucleus of every oppressive system we claim to oppose. From anti-Blackness to white dominance, from colonial theft to modern-day funding inequities, the throughline has always been capital, access, and control. This episode marks a clear evolution of Interrupting Everything. After years of naming harm, interrogating ideology, and supporting people into more conscious activism as an artist, independent educator, and as a part of the Interrupt Series, Nikki announce a focused expansion: from Interrupting Everything to Interrupting Business as Usual. Because survival isn't the revolution. And mission-driven isn't enough. In this episode, Nikki makes the case for Black liberation businesses. Not just businesses owned by Black people, but businesses that actively resource liberation, redistribute wealth, center rest, and refuse extraction, urgency, and exploitation as operating principles. You'll hear why: Following the money reveals the real architecture of oppression Anti-Blackness was created to justify theft of land, labor, and resources Black businesses existing at all is miraculous, but thriving is revolutionary DEI's collapse exposed the danger of outsourcing liberation to institutions that don't share our values Capitalism isn't the goal, but strategy and resourcing are non-negotiable Organizing, marketing, and mobilization share the same core principles Liberation work must move beyond naming harm and into building durable alternatives She also shares her personal journey back to business coaching as her first love, weaving together sociology, activism, marketing, and organizing to support entrepreneurs who want to build justice-rooted, well-resourced, sustainable businesses without replicating the violence of the system. This episode lays the foundation for what's next: Ethical, justice-rooted business offers Marketing that doesn't exploit trauma Money that flows with integrity Boundaries that protect rest, care, and longevity Frameworks instead of bootstraps An ecosystem capable of holding liberation work with ease, impact, and style Because the lie that we were meant to struggle dies every time a Black business thrives. If you're ready to stop surviving and start building something that can actually carry the load, this episode is your invitation. Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Everything.⁣⁣⁣⁣ To learn more about what you heard on the podcast today, visit nikkiblak.com. TAP HERE to work privately with Nikki TAP HERE to subscribe to the free weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution for more exclusive content Follow Nikki on IG: @nikkiblak

    21 min

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    Ep 59: Interrupting White Lady Money Advice with Monique Melton

    You deserve more than budget templates and manifestation tips that ignore systemic oppression and attempt to erase your reality. In this deeply candid conversation, Nikki Blak is joined by educator, entrepreneur, and liberatory visionary Monique Melton to dismantle the myth of neutral money advice — and interrupt the violent norms of whitewashed financial culture. This episode explores: Why not taking money advice from white women is a boundary, not a betrayal How capitalism, white supremacy, and patriarchy weaponize money — and what it means to reclaim it as a tool for liberation The real difference between abundance and hoarding — and why your "good intentions" won't redistribute resources Why so many historically marginaized and oppressed folks feel morally superior for being broke (and why that mindset has to go) This episode is both a call-in and a call-out. For those still hoarding their coins in fear, and for those ready to circulate wealth toward collective care — this is for you. Listen in if you're ready to: Stop confusing scarcity with virtue Unlearn performative generosity Take real steps toward building an economy rooted in justice, not extraction Tune in to reimagine what wealth and wellness look like in a liberated world. Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Everything.⁣⁣⁣⁣ To learn more about what you heard on the podcast today, visit nikkiblak.com. TAP HERE to work privately with Nikki TAP HERE to subscribe to the free weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution for more exclusive content Follow Nikki on IG: @nikkiblak

    42 min

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    Ep 58: From Ordinary to Revolutionary: The Power of One Voice in the Fight for Liberation

    "You don't need to be the loudest voice — you just need to speak when it counts." In this episode of Interrupting Everything, we're unpacking the myth that you need a platform, pedigree, or permission slip to make a real difference. Whether you're new to this work or knee-deep in it, this episode is your reminder that one person can change the conversation, change minds, shift the energy in a room, shift the culture, and impact the system — if they're willing to get uncomfortable and remain consistent. You'll learn: Why credentials don't equal credibility in liberation work The difference between fear-based silence and power-rooted discernment What it really means to "stay in your lane" — and when to leave it How small actions create massive ripples (even when no one's clapping for you yet) This is your invitation to stop disqualifying yourself. Because the fight for collective liberation needs your voice — not someday. Right now. Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Everything.⁣⁣⁣⁣ To learn more about what you heard on the episode today, visit nikkiblak.com. TAP HERE to work privately with Nikki TAP HERE to subscribe to the free weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution for more exclusive content Follow Nikki on IG: @nikkiblak

    38 min

  8. 28/12/2025

    Ep 57: Have the Presidential Term You Organized For with Andre Henry

    In this deeply reflective and energizing conversation, Nikki Blak and Andre Henry cut through the noise of electoral politics to remind us of a deeper truth: we will always have the presidential term we organized for, not just the one we voted for. Together, they unpack what it means to organize with long-term vision, how to stay grounded when the political landscape is exhausting, and why collective imagination is not just radical—it's necessary. Andre shares his personal organizing experiences, breaking down how hope and discipline must coexist. Nikki invites listeners into a different way of relating to political shifts — one rooted in responsibility, not reactivity. This episode is a masterclass in movement-building that prioritizes joy, sustainability, and clarity over chaos. Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Everything.⁣⁣⁣⁣ To learn more about what you heard on the podcast today, visit nikkiblak.com. TAP HERE to work privately with Nikki TAP HERE to subscribe to the free weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution for more exclusive content Follow Nikki on IG: @nikkiblak

    54 min
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Interrupting Business as Usual is the weekly resource for folks who've awakened to oppression, injustice, and the b******t of the status quo and are looking for ways to live, work, parent, build, and lead in more subversive, disruptive, and liberated ways. We talk life, business, purpose, and liberation — for the newly aware and long-time interrupters alike. If you're ready to rise to your next level, as the most liberated version of yourself, you're in the right place. Let's interrupt business as usual.

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  • Création
    Nikki Blak
  • Années d’activité
    2025 - 2026
  • Épisodes
    64
  • Classification
    Contenu explicite
  • Copyright
    © 2025
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