Blk By Design: The Black Culture Podcast By Will on the mic
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Blk by Design is a culture-forward podcast exploring what it truly means to be Black in America. Each episode connects Black history to today’s headlines — blending politics, pop culture, and personal storytelling to explain how our systems were built, how our culture evolved, and how we are shaping the future. From lost Black towns to viral moments, from generational trauma to generational power, Blk by Design asks one question: Was this accidental — or by design?
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A Different World & the HBCU Effect: Sit-Ins, Student Activism, and Black Education (1960–2026)
What if a sitcom helped reshape Black education in real life? In this episode of BLK by Design , we trace the line from the Greensboro sit-ins (1960) to Hillman College and the cultural impact of A Different World . We break down how student activism became a blueprint for change, how HBCUs have bee
Designed to Disenfranchise: 5 Black Activists Who Rebuilt the Ballot
Voting rights is not just history. It is a design problem . In this episode of BLK by Design, we break down 5 Black voting rights activists whose strategies shaped access to the ballot: Fannie Lou Hamer, John Lewis, Ella Baker, Septima Poinsette Clark, and Amelia Boynton Robinson. Then we connect th
When Does Healing Begin for Black People? The Hidden History of Black Grief
In this episode, we explore a question many of us feel but rarely say out loud: Why does grief feel so complicated in the Black community—and where does healing really begin? Black history is often taught through trauma: slavery, segregation, and violence. But what’s rarely discussed is how Black pe