Podcasts

July 1, 2025

History = Value = Price = Cost

The Lighthouse is a dialogue platform that shares societal views through the Africana experience. “Let there be Light,” “Follow the Light,” “Shining Light on Darkness.”

From History to Cost: How we define what matters and how our past shapes what we pay and what we owe. And why we must stand firm against the erasure of American History.

June 14, 2025

With a Little Help from Friends

The Lighthouse is a dialogue platform that shares societal views through the Africana experience. “Let there be Light,” “Follow the Light,” “Shining Light on Darkness.”

Allies of all races have played a significant role in the progress of African descendants of slavery and segregation in the United States. This Lighthouse episode uses four testimonies to support some of our allies.

June 1, 2025

Knowing Your History & The Importance of Perseverance

The Lighthouse is a dialogue platform that shares societal views through the Africana experience. “Let there be Light,” “Follow the Light,” “Shining Light on Darkness.”

Words of encouragement from two strong female leaders: Ms. Nikole Hannah-Jones (Creator of the 1619 Project) and Reshma Saujani (CEO/Founder of Moms First & Girls Who Code.

May 15, 2025

‘Carry That Weight,’ a Black view of American Immigration.

The Lighthouse is a dialogue platform that shares societal views through the Africana experience. “Let there be Light,” “Follow the Light,” “Shining Light on Darkness.”

This episode coincides with Cinco De Mayo and American immigrant history. Three women weigh in with different views for context.

May 1, 2025

The Lighthouse is a dialogue platform that shares societal views through the Africana experience. “Let there be Light,” “Follow the Light,” “Shining Light on Darkness.”

‘Drafted To Play, Silenced To Stay.’ Being drafted used to mean freedom. Now, it often means boundaries. You’re handed a mic, but also a warning. The system whispers: play the game, on and off the court. Step out of bounds? You might not get back in.

April 15, 2025

The Lighthouse is a dialogue platform that shares societal views through the Africana experience. “Let there be Light,” “Follow the Light,” “Shining Light on Darkness.”

This episode discusses racial integration’s historical pros and cons in America and reviews equality vs. equity. With commentary, it features four testimonies that cover many societal experiences.

April 1st, 2025

The Lighthouse is a dialogue platform that shares societal views through the Africana experience. “Let there be Light,” “Follow the Light,” “Shining Light on Darkness.”

We begin April by discussing the rise of vigilante justice and what that means for us as a society.

March 13, 2025

The Lighthouse is a dialogue platform that shares societal views through the Africana experience. “Let there be Light,” “Follow the Light,” “Shining Light on Darkness.”

March 13th is the birthday of four musicians, born in different years but on the same date. In this segment, you will hear four musical representations and some historical background on music.

March 1, 2025

The Lighthouse is a dialogue platform that shares societal views through the Africana experience. “Let there be Light,” “Follow the Light,” “Shining Light on Darkness.”

We begin the month of March with part 2 of 2 sit-downs of our conversation with Mr. Benjamin McHie, the Founder and Director of the African American Registry.

February 13, 2025

The Lighthouse is a dialogue platform that shares societal views through the Africana experience. “Let there be Light,” “Follow the Light,” “Shining Light on Darkness.”

Black Love Day is an annual day of affection in the Black community. On February 13, 2025, the lighthouse segment shares pieces of its history and three perspectives of love from three Black women.

February 6, 2025

The Lighthouse is a dialogue platform that shares societal views through the Africana experience. “Let there be Light,” “Follow the Light,” “Shining Light on Darkness.”

For the first podcast for Black History Month 2025. We have part 1 of 2 sit-down interviews with the founder and director of the African American Registry, along with classroom, narrative, community samples, and testimony.

Three Black Spanish podcasters find humor as they deal with prejudice and stereotypes.

It’s now been more than a year since the so-called “racial reckoning” that marked the summer of 2020. The country, some said confidently, was having the biggest racial reckoning since the civil rights movement. But since then, the Code Switch team has been wondering…what was actually being reckoned with? And by whom? And what would the backlash be?

If you’ve been paying attention to the news over the past couple years, you know what a so-called ‘Karen’ is: a white woman who uses her race and gender to wield power over someone more vulnerable. But long before most people became familiar with the term Karen, POCs have been calling out Karen-esque behavior.

Black women have always faced immense pressure to make their bodies look a certain way. But if done the “wrong way,” achieving that idealized figure can lead to just as much scrutiny and critique. So today, we’re talking about the cosmetic procedure known as a Brazilian Butt Lift, and what its rise in popularity illustrates about the type of bodies that do and don’t get valued.