Nina Turner: Courage and Conviction

Nina Turner: Courage and Conviction

Disruption Now, Featured, Politics
[vidseo id="24534" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!"We just have to get out there and really talk to the people and hear their voices."Nina Turner grew up the oldest of seven children to working class parents in Northeast Ohio. Turner has dedicated her life to fighting for the underserved, working class and working poor.  In 2020, as national co-chair of Bernie Sanders presidential campaign Nina built support nationwide for progressive policies like the Green New Deal and health care as a human right in the form of Medicare for All. Nina is now running for Congress for Ohio’s 11th Congressional District.CONNECT WITH THE HOSTROB RICHARDSONEntrepreneur & Keynote SpeakerRob Richardson is the host of disruption Now Podcast and the owner of DN Media Agency, a full-service digital marketing and research company. He…
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Tamika Mallory: Unbossed and Unbought

Tamika Mallory: Unbossed and Unbought

Disrupt, Disruption Now, Featured, Politics
[vidseo id="20882" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!There's nothing that anyone of us can do to assure that our loved ones and even ourselves are not victims of violent acts, victims of police brutality, victims of continuous oppression that we face as people of color, particularly black people.Tamika Mallory is a nationally recognized civil rights activist and seasoned community organizer. She served as the youngest ever Executive Director of the National Action Network under Reverend Al Sharpton. Mallory was the co-chair of the Women’s March on Washington, the largest single-day demonstration in US history. She most recently gave what has been dubbed “the speech of a generation” – State of Emergency in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. She was recently on the Grammys and has a new book State of Emergency. Her new elevation has also attracted new critics, we address all of this.In this Episode you will learnWhy we need to change the narrative about black leaders and wealth.How listening to collective critics can destroy you.Where the…
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Judas and Black Messiah: Addressing Our Historical Trauma

Judas and Black Messiah: Addressing Our Historical Trauma

Art, Community, Disrupt, Disruption Now, Education, Entrepreneurship, Featured, Politics
[vidseo id="20545" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!War is politics with bloodshed. Judas and the Black Messiah is an important film to watch to really understand the level of mistrust between law enforcement and the black community. We examine the movie and what we can take away from it in this current climate.In this Episode you will learnThe issue with Black Lives Matter and law enforcement is not new but a continuous cycle.How the FBI infiltrated black leadership organizations to divide and conquer.How the media perpetuates a false equivalence and narrative with organizations like the Black panthers.How these movies are traumatic for black and brown people and how we should address it. CONNECT WITH THE HOSTROB RICHARDSONEntrepreneur & Keynote SpeakerRob Richardson is the host of disruption Now Podcast and the owner…
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Arlan Hamilton: It’s About Damn Time

Arlan Hamilton: It’s About Damn Time

Art, Community, Disrupt, Disruption Now, Education, Entrepreneurship, Featured, Politics
[vidseo id="19617" width="560 px" excerpt="61" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!Hamilton built a venture capital. While homeless. Arlan Hamilton is the founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital, a seed investment fund that backs overachieving, underrepresented startup founders. Hamilton built a venture capital fund from the ground up, while homeless. She is the Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, a fund that is dedicated to minimizing funding disparities in tech by investing in high-potential founders who are people of color, women, and/or LGBT. Started from scratch in 2015, Backstage has now raised more than $7 million and invested in more than 130 startup companies led by underestimated founders. In 2018 Arlan co-founded Backstage Studio which launched four accelerator programs for underestimated founders in Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and London.In this…
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Change Leadership

Change Leadership

Disruption Now, Leadership, Politics
[vidseo id="13194" width="100%" excerpt="15" disable_title="true" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This! "A leader in change."Being a change leader is really hard especially in addressing issues of race and equity. What is the best approach to leading an environment that needs change where the culture is resistant to change? This was taped as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week in Ohio.CONNECT WITH THE HOSTRob RichardsonEntrepreneur & Keynote SpeakerRob Richardson is the host of disruption Now Podcast and the owner of DN Media Agency, a full-service digital marketing and research company. He has appeared on MSNBC, America this Week, and is a weekly contributor to Roland Martin Unfiltered.BOOK ROB AS A KEYNOTE SPEAKERMORE WAYS TO WATCH
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Disrupting In Georgia

Disrupting In Georgia

Disruption Now, Politics
[vidseo id="13279" width="100%" excerpt="15" disable_title="true" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This! "Georgia will decide..."The races pit two Republican incumbents, Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, against Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock. If Ossoff and Warnock win, the Senate will be split 50-50, with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris having the power to cast a deciding vote. Georgia will decide who get access to healthcare, voting rights, if black lives matter and who get access and opportunities in this country. CONNECT WITH THE HOSTRob Richardson Entrepreneur & Keynote SpeakerRob Richardson is the host of disruption Now Podcast and the owner of DN Media Agency, a full-service digital marketing and research company. He has appeared on MSNBC, America this Week, and is a weekly contributor to Roland Martin Unfiltered.BOOK ROB AS A…
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The American Dream Redefined

The American Dream Redefined

Disruption Now, Leadership, Politics
[vidseo id="13310" width="100%" excerpt="15" disable_title="true" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This! "The American Dream has Changed."CONNECT WITH THE HOSTRob RichardsonEntrepreneur & Keynote SpeakerRob Richardson is the host of disruption Now Podcast and the owner of DN Media Agency, a full-service digital marketing and research company. He has appeared on MSNBC, America this Week, and is a weekly contributor to Roland Martin Unfiltered.BOOK ROB AS A KEYNOTE SPEAKERMORE WAYS TO WATCH
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The Right Propaganda

The Right Propaganda

Disruption Now, Leadership, Politics
[vidseo id="13329" width="100%" excerpt="15" disable_title="true" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This! "Freedom of What?"Propaganda is not spin, marketing or campaigning it’s rapid, repetitive, and it lacks commitment to consistency. The firehose of false propaganda is the biggest threat to our country. To beat it we must first understand how serious of a threat it is. What You will Learn What makes propaganda different than campaign or marketing. How propaganda has evolved into a mix of infotainment and misinformation.  How quantity of information becomes quality to voters and viewers. What we can do to fight propaganda.CONNECT WITH THE HOSTRob RichardsonEntrepreneur & Keynote SpeakerRob Richardson is the host of disruption Now Podcast and the owner of DN Media Agency, a full-service digital marketing and research company. He has appeared on MSNBC, America this Week, and is a…
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RBG and Black Lives Matter

RBG and Black Lives Matter

Community, Disrupt, Disruption Now, Education, Leadership, Politics, Pop Culture
[vidseo id="13508" width="100%" excerpt="15" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This! "How laws are interpreted often have a more lasting impact than the laws themselves.."RBG's death could change the course and direction of rights in this country for black and brown communities. Discover what you can and should do to protect your rights.CONNECT WITH THE HOSTRob RichardsonEntrepreneur & Keynote SpeakerRob Richardson is the host of disruption Now Podcast and the owner of DN Media Agency, a full-service digital marketing and research company. He has appeared on MSNBC, America this Week, and is a weekly contributor to Roland Martin Unfiltered.BOOK ROB AS A KEYNOTE SPEAKERMORE WAYS TO WATCH
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Prosecution & the pursuit of justice: Marilyn Mosby

Prosecution & the pursuit of justice: Marilyn Mosby

Disruption Now, Featured, Politics
[vidseo id="13684" width="100%" excerpt="15" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!"On The Pursuit of Justice."Marilyn Mosby says proof beyond reasonable doubt becomes proof beyond all doubt when seeking justice against officers for violating the law. "The vitriol, the personal and the professional attacks, particularly against black, female prosecutors is unprecedented,” according to Mosby. The individuals making decisions about who’s going to be charged, what they’re going to be charged with, what sentence recommendations they’re going to make — 95% of those prosecutors in this country are white; 79% are white men. As a woman of color, she represents 1% of all elected prosecutors in this country. Mosby's very existence challenges the status quo. Follow Marilyn Mosby CONNECT WITH THE HOSTROB RICHARDSONEntrepreneur & Keynote SpeakerRob Richardson is the host of disruption Now Podcast…
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