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10/09/2026

Andre Ward—you might've manifested this conversation for us! 👀

If the boxing champion could choose someone for another Brightness in Black conversation, he already had a name in mind: Marshawn Lynch.

And if Marshawn’s name sounds familiar around here, you’ve been paying attention.

Tag your dream person you would love to do a Brightness in Black conversation with!

09/27/2026

How much of someone’s story do we actually see?

In Andre Ward’s Brightness in Black conversation, he shares how we often see only the finished product: the highlights and the moments that make it onto social media.

We don’t always hear about the process that came before them.

That’s why Andre recommends more people record their stories with Brightness in Black: “Everybody don’t have the same story.”

What part of your story would you want people to hear?

09/20/2026

One of the first feelings Andre Ward had after putting on boxing gloves: fear.

Jhai Johnson remembers a similar realization as a young teen, when she found she could compete on the basketball court with 17-year-olds.

The two Oakland athletes sat down for Brightness in Black to compare their experiences in sports.

What do you still carry with you from your hometown?

09/12/2026

He made his name in the ring. She is making hers on the court.

Hall of Fame Boxer Andre Ward and Vanderbilt Commodores Forward Jhai Johnson sit down for a Brightness in Black conversation about sports, competition, Oakland, and what they’ve learned along the way.

What happens when two champions interview one another?

Find out next week!

09/05/2026

As a middle school student in the 1970s, Lance Jackson wanted to learn how to play the organ.

He asked his music teacher, Mary Frances Early, to offer an organ class. When too few students registered, the class was canceled. So, Early began teaching Lance after school.

Lance later became a professional organist.

Decades afterward, the former student and teacher sat down together to remember those lessons and where music took him next.

08/27/2026

“Joy in general is great, but it’s better when it’s Black joy.”

Executive Producer Sofiya Ballin asks people what Black joy means to them and to reflect on how it shows up in who they are or even how they express themselves.

What does Black joy mean to you?

08/18/2026

For sisters Fanta and Sira, food and community have been connected since childhood.

Growing up in New York in a Guinean household, they remember eating together from the same pan, celebrating Eid with their mother’s cooking, and spending time in the African market their parents opened in 2014.

Today, they are two of the three founders of Union Cafe, built within those same walls.

In this Brightness in Black conversation, the sisters talk about creating a gathering place for their community, while building a legacy of their own.

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08/06/2026

IAm1Cent — are you down to record a conversation with us? 👀
Brightness in Black is a celebration, a truth-telling, a showcase of the richness and complexity of Black life in America.

Comment what Brightness in Black means to you OR nominate someone you want to see tell their story with us!

Watch the full conversation now on our YouTube channel.

07/30/2026

Fam 1st Family Foundation started with a simple goal: to help even just one kid see the world differently.

Twenty years later, they’re still empowering Oakland youth and future generations with the opportunity to see new possibilities for themselves and their communities.

Check out their full exclusive Brightness in Black conversation now on YouTube.

07/23/2026

FULL CONVERSATION NOW ON YOUTUBE!

Suga Free said, “If you stay ready, you ain’t got to get ready.”

So, Marshawn stayed ready his whole life.

Mindset, discipline, and game that shaped the way they move through life — it’s all in a Brightness in Black conversation with NFL stars Marshawn Lynch, Marcus Peters, and Joshua Johnson exclusively on our YouTube Channel!

Tag someone who HAS to watch this! 🔥

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