Look to your right…

Now Look to your left…

The ending to that saying often goes a certain way, but in this conversation with Dr. Jasmin Goodman it’s ending differently. College is also about who sits next to you and most students are missing the moments.

Are you sitting in silence instead of connecting before classes start?

Are you making sure you don’t make eye contact with a classmate on campus?

From HBCUs to PWIs, Gen Z to adjunct faculty, this conversation breaks down why fit beats prestige, why community is non-negotiable, and why intention changes everything.

Press play. Subscribe. Don’t miss this.

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“You do everything right. You graduate. You get the role.

And then you realize… nobody told you this part.

In this episode, Chris McGinley talks about leadership, loneliness, power, and what success really feels like after the applause fades. If you’ve ever questioned whether achievement is supposed to feel like this, you need this conversation.”

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HBCUs build confidence, community, and excellence. But what happens when students leave the cocoon and enter systems where their expertise is questioned on sight?

This episode raises a necessary challenge. Preparation isn’t just academic. It’s emotional, psychological, and structural.

Let’s talk about it honestly.

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She was $14,000 short of fashion school. So she built her own curriculum. Tuskegee shaped her identity. Faith anchored her purpose. And today, CEOs still go to her for answers.

This episode is not motivation. It’s a blueprint.

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In this special end-of-year episode, we revisit the moments that defined I Love My HBCU? in 2025. From powerful student reflections to alumni truths and community-rooted insights, these clips capture why HBCUs remain essential spaces for growth, leadership, and social impact.

If you are an HBCU student, alum, educator, or ally, this episode is for you. Press play and experience the conversations that moved us forward this year.

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In this episode of I Love My HBCU?, Dr. Tammira Lucas, Coppin State University alum shares a powerful reflection why HBCUs remain essential spaces for cultivating Black leaders, disruptors, and creators.

Founder of The Cube, the largest black women-owned co-working space in the country, Lucas speaks candidly about what she wishes she had done differently in college, the importance of legacy thinking earlier in life, and why rest is a strategic tool, not a weakness.

This conversation is a reminder that HBCUs do more than prepare students for careers. They set the foundation for legacy.

Listen, reflect, and share with a student who needs this message right now.

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What happens when a generation refuses to wait its turn?

Tevon Blair breaks open a truth we don’t talk about enough: students hold more power than they realize. He explains why voting is non-negotiable for student leaders, how campuses become political battlegrounds during election season, and why this generation is the first since the 60s fully ready to lead movements.

If you care about the future of HBCUs or the future of our democracy, you need to hear this conversation.

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London Rochelle opens up about the challenges she’s survived, what fuels her purpose, and the quiet love many of us never heard growing up.

She reminds us why HBCUs matter, why words we think are “cheesy” still save people, and why giving up can never be an option.

This episode is emotional, affirming, and beautifully honest.If you need a message of hope—you’ll hear it here.

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