Chad Sanders is the author of the book Black Magic: What Black Leaders Learned from Trauma and Triumph. Chad joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his experience at Morehouse College, how isolating code switching can be, and his journey to embracing who he really was while working at Google. Chad explains that race is the operating system of everything, how b ... Show More
Jul 29
Eva Benefield (on surviving the Black Swan Murder)
Eva Benefield (Ghost Girl: Surviving the Black Swan Murder) is a writer, entrepreneur, and founder of Ghost Cowboy. Eva joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up in the Charleston Lowcountry, finding her mother dead at 14, and losing her father in the notorious Black Swan case. ... Show More
2h 5m
Mar 2021
What Black Leaders Bring to the Table
Chad Sanders, a former tech executive and entrepreneur, says that people of color, especially Black men like him, often feel the need to assimilate to white corporate culture. They learn to code switch and downplay their race. But Sanders realized a few years into his career that ... Show More
27m 19s
Feb 2023
Finding my flow state, by Chad Sanders
Like so many of us, Chad Sanders wants to feel a sense of belonging — but as he grows up, he feels too often like he's living in the shadows of other people’s judgment. Fortunately, life has a way of giving us glimpses into our limitless possibility. A magical high school English ... Show More
30m 27s
Sep 2022
Charlamagne Tha God: Harness Your Superpowers
Charlamagne Tha God (The Breakfast Club radio show, Comedy Central’s Hell of a Week, bestselling author, philanthropist) discusses his journey to discovering his true self apart from his famous radio persona, how CBT therapy taught him to unlearn, and his positive and frightening ... Show More
1h 11m
Feb 2021
Side Effects of Black Power (with Charles M. Blow)
This week, we speak to author, New York Times columnist, and revolutionary thinker Charles M. Blow about his new book The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto and the pragmatic ways to empower Black folks in America.Watch “Views from AmandaLand” Wed 10a EST at Youtube.com/Aman ... Show More
1h 16m