This episode is for the hip hop heads! Our hosts got Detroit’s own McCrea Deezer and Deidre Dssense to come on the show and spit for us! Listen now to learn more about these Detroit rappers’ music and journey and to hear some of their music and an exclusive Black Bottom Radio Cypher.
Keep with our guests on social media!
McCrea Deezer: Twitter - @mccreadeezer | Instagram - @dwest45
Deidre Dssense: Twitter/Instagram - @Dssense Deidre | Facebook Deidre Dssense Smith | Instagram - @onmydetroiteverything
Episode 5: Black Bottom Radio Block Club Party
Black Bottom Radio is back this week with our very first block club party, featuring some of Aaron & Noelle's favorite music and info for the integrated mind! Listen to our hosts and their friend Donovan discuss John Legend's "Free America" initiative to end mass incarceration, how to improve the overall health in the black community, the drama over the up-coming Tupac biopic, and more!
Episode 4: The Blessing & Burden of Black Manhood
This week our hosts sit down with James Logan, the brains behind Hire Level Coaching, to discuss the Stellar Awards, whether or not black people have a leg up in higher education institutions, and the blessings and burdens of being a black man.
Episode 3: The Beauty & Burden of Black Womanhood
Aaron and Noelle chop it up with their girl Tamika about the beauty and burdens of black womanhood, including the misappropriation of our features, the stereotypes we battle, as well as the immense strength, grace, and wisdom of black women. Listen now!
Episode 2: The Grass Isn't Always Greener, It's Gentrification...
This week, Aaron and Noelle sit down with their friend Jazz to discuss new summer youth employment initiatives from the city and the Skillman Foundation, the merits of Starbuck's ill-fated 'Race Together' initiative, Congressman John Conyers introduction of a bill that would allow felons to vote, and the ongoing gentrification of Detroit's neighborhoods.
Episode 1: Blacks & Bullets
In the first episode, our hosts tackle the topic of police brutality in America, discussing whether or not blacks and bullets are synonymous with each other.