28 Days of Black Excellence, a podcast series celebrating Black History Month, featuring the powerful and inspiring stories of University of Illinois Chicago Black students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends. Host Aisha El-Amin, UIC associate vice chancellor for equity and belonging, leads conversations with luminaries, visionaries and waymakers about their journeys and what it means to give back to the university and community while creating impact in Chicago and beyond. more

Just a few of the folks that we've interviewed on Chicago's Black Business RADIO Network: Reverend Wheeler Parker (Emmett Till's Cousin), Tuskegee Airman (The Original), Actor and Producer Charles S. Dutton, Cook County Clerk Dorothy Brown, Mayoral Candidates William 'Dock' Wall and Patricia Van Pelt-Watkins, Illinois Senator Donne Trotter, Ms. Chantay Bridges (Real Estate Agent to President Clinton), Turtel Onli (Father of da Black Age of Comics), and Ms. Khalilah Camacho Ali (Former wife of Muhammad Ali.) and many, many more. What about you?Chicago's Black Business Radio Network is 'Changing the way that Chicago connects -- GLOBALLY.' Interviews with Chicago's premier business owners, authors, poets, politicians and visionaries. Those that make Chicago the greatest city in the world. All broadcast are dedicated to keeping the memory of Mayor Harold Washington alive and moving through the spirit of his people and supporters. Join Us Today and Touch The World! more

'Off the Shelf: Revolutionary Readings in Times of Crisis' is a podcast series featuring in-depth conversations with Black scholars on the University of Illinois campus and beyond. Each episode explores books and scholars they recommend we take 'off the shelf' to help us understand these revolutionary times and creative agendas for the here and now. Hosted by Dr. Augustus Wood, a scholar of political economy and gentrification, labor, and social movements in late 20th and early 21st century African American urban history. more

Taking research to the streets with a couple of Black women in the Chi. The official podcast of the Black Researchers Collective, Research in the Streets is intended to provide a forum to discuss how research and data can be used by everyday people in everyday life. Tune in to hear how writer, researcher, poet, and community organizer Dr. Glenance Green and community advocate and lifelong Chicagoan Shari Runner make an unnecessarily complicated subject make sense in a practical way.Season 1 of Research in the Streets is funded by the Field Foundation of Illinois. more

Hey everybody, my name is Jaylin Short, and I am a 22-year-old black male, and former-athlete, from the south suburbs of Chicago. I currently attend Western Illinois University as a Sports Broadcasting major. I am starting this podcast because I have a passion for discussing football and basketball, as well as current issues with different athletes across the world. You can expect weekly episodes from my channel, with more episodes to come as we get deeper and deeper into the NFL, NBA, and NCAA basketball and football seasons. Hopefully you enjoy listening, and if you do, tell a friend! more