BlackGrounds: Recent Episodes
BlackGrounds
3 Black women from Nigeria, Ghana and America navigating the PhD life. Busola, Charity and Christiana discuss things they love, hate and life in general. Join us!
In this episode, we share what we have been up to since our last episode including a major update. We also share our well wishes for the festive season. Take a listen.
In this episode we discuss the "D - word". Yes the all important dissertation process and how to get through it. We are joined by a special guest Dr. Tiffany Lemon, who shares her dissertation journey with us and provides some tips and strategies. Enjoy!
Join us on this episode as we explore African excellence with our guest Dr. Kojo Sarpong, who exemplifies African excellence. He shares with us his journey and tips for success. We were left inspired and encouraged by this episode and hope you are too.
We've returned as if we never left. Season 2 of our Blackgrounds podcast has arrived. Busola and Charity will discuss the upcoming topics for this season, why we took such a long break, and changes to the podcast. Don't miss out on all the fun by joining us!
Please send your questions and topic suggestions to 3blackgrounds@gmail.com. Follow us on all social media platforms at @3blackgrounds.
Thank you for listening to our first season! Tune in to hear our lessons from this year and topics we're interested in discussing on the next season.
Have a happy and safe holiday!
Podcast referenced at 00:06:00 is 1409 Podcast. Take a listen, you won't be disappointed.
Form Michelle Obama to PhDs presenting at confrerence, tune in to hear our unique views on Black hair.
This win was an exciting one for women of color. Tune in to hear our impromptu feelings on the 2020 election results.
Those feelings that make you feel as if you are inadequate, they're wrong! This episode we dive into our experiences with imposter sysdrome and give examples of how we cope.
This week we discuss our motivations for pursuing a PhD, rumors about the PhD process and how we manage it all . Want to hear all of Dr. Keith Mayes' talk, The Power of the Black Experience in the Classroom? Click here.
Do you know what your distractions are? This week we share some of our biggest distractions and a few tips on how we manage them.
With the recent killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, summer 2020 has been traumatizing to say the least. Tune in to hear some of our feelings on race in America.
The Who, When, Where, and Why of BlackGrounds.
We want to highlight the definition of some terms used in this episode. HBCU is a an acronym for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. These institutions of higher learning were created with the intention of serving primarily Black students in the United States. PWI is an acronym for predominately White institutions, where majority of the student body is composed of White students.
A 5-minute clip that will give you a glimpse into the type of conversations you can expect from BlackGrounds this season. Hope you enjoy!
Here's a link to the commercial we are talking about in this clip : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC7lbdD1hq0