I'm Jess Sayin'...: Recent Episodes
Jessmine M. Cornelius
Coach Fred is back and we are giving you the best that we've got in sharing our Top 5 songs by the greatest to ever do it, in her own way, on her own time! #AnitaBaker
Say hey to Coach Fred! Hear our top male, female, duo/collaborative and group love songs! #TMu2Me!
Yes, football seasons does not begin for another month or so BUT the SWAC is where it's at! Listen in for the history of five HBCUs in the best conference out there + find out who PVAMU's most notable alum is!
Part 1 of probably 27 of songs I think would have made great singles from some of my favorite artists! Enjoy!
Hey family! So happy to be welcoming a new season, in a new year with a new milestone! I had the opportunity to sit down with Akeem Hunt, the 2021-22 Drum Major at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, AL and the first male and the first black person to serve in the role. In the wake of our first black Vice-President of the United States and the first Black woman being nominated to the Supreme Court, it's amazing how we still find ourselves celebrating firsts in spaces that we have occupied for decades! Enjoy :)
I honestly have no idea why I chose the number seven but "here we are, the few of us together..." or whatever Atlantic Starr said.
Enjoy! :)
It's been a minute. Six months worth of minutes actually. This episodes talking points include: my mental health + COVID-19 and I + HBCU Leadership + Grad School + I Love School + B5 on the intro?? Tap in and Let's Get Into It!
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth 2021! This episode talks about call & response singing and negro spirituals! Listen, sing a long and learn! :)
Whazzam family! It's been a few months since you've heard from me but, aside from just being busy, COVID came to visit and had me out almost the entire month of January! I'm back now and juuuuust in time for Black History Month (Shoutout to the ancestors for doing the damn thing on that one!) Listen now to catch up with my experience with the 'rona, what I've been up to before and after and what's next for me :) Peace & Love!
Whassup y'all and welcome BACK! God has been moving, grooving, chasing and replacing in my life for these last few months which is why I've been M.I.A. but I'm BYKEEEE with this episode! Enjoy!
What's up beautiful peeps! We are officially entering into Season 2 of this wonderful podcast and in this episode, I'm discussing the importance of your experiences in college that play apart in your professional development and how they are just as essential as actually getting that degree! When opportunity knocks, ANSWER first, PRAY later. Most importantly, do not feel trapped in your major! You find your purpose in your passion :)
Welcome/Welcome Backkkkk! This episode explores my eight year journey to complete my Bachelors with a little bit more depth. Some trials. a few tribulations but one grand testimony came out of all of it. Enjoy!
Welcome back! Recently talks of HBCUs and the "Divine 9" have increased since Kamala Harris - a graduate of Howard University (the MECCA of HBCUs) and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (the oldest Black Greek Letter sorority) was named and accepted the nomination as the Vice-Presidential Candidate for the 2020 election year, representing the Democratic Party. I accepting said nomination and winning this upcoming election, she will be the first black, the first female, the first black female and the first HBCU graduate and Divine 9 member to hold such an office. This episode will discuss a brief history of the Black Greek Letter Organizations that makeup the "Divine 9". Enjoy!
As I did for us, I shall do for them! Enjoy MY Top 5 male vocalists - MINE! Not YOURS but M-I-N-E!
Catch ya next time! :)
Hey Y'ALL! (in my STROOOONGEST Texas accent) In this episode, I'm answering questions about your favorites person in the woooorrrlllddd...ME! And that's really it! Hope ya enjoy :)
In this episode I'm discussing my rise on "The Hill" aka Prairie View A&M. I had a not-so-nice experience in leadership at my previous school and was fortunate enough to come across three young men who believed in me enough to help elevate me and influence me to work hard each and every day until I moved her to Georgia. Big thank you to KJ, Xante and Eze and remember you can't make it to the top alone!
Okay so this is the third time I've uploaded this episode because I'm a perfectionist (UGH!) and it's stilllll not perfect but ENJOY anyways! :)
Welcome back! This episode will explore why I went from being an English major to getting a degree in History and African-American studies plus the truth about the first Thanksgiving. Prepare yourself for this story about "thanksgiving". The holiday, as you know it, is a BOLD-FACED LIE of genocide, manipulation, theft and downright tomfoolery! Enjoy!
Wow, three months have passed since I uploaded the last episode BUT I'm back and ready to catch you guys up to speed! This episode talks about the name change, my move to Chocolate city (aka Atlanta) and the restoration of Georgia's only HBCU founded by black people, Morris Brown College! #RestoreMorrisBrown #TheHardReset
Wow, you're back!? Well this is awesome! If not and this is your first time listening, WELCOME to "The Illustrious..." Podcast -- a podcast dedicated to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (or HBCUs)! In this episode, I'm talking about how I came to love HBCU Bands so much and showcasing someone of my favorite performance! Don't hear your HBCU? Don't worry! Eventually, all will be incorporated in the show in some way, shape or form. Until then, enjoy! #HBCUsMatter
Issa pilot episode! Welcome to "The Illustrious...", a podcast dedicated to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (or HBCUs)! In Episode 1, I am talking about...me LOL annnddd also five HBCUs I thought I knew but I didn't! Don't hear your HBCU? Don't worry! Eventually, all will be incorporated in the show in some way, shape or form. Until then, enjoy!
CORRECTION: I mentioned that SCSU was the first HBCU to host a debate in 2018 but it was 2008.