🎙️ MAKING BLACK HISTORY TODAY - BEST OF 2025

Join us for a special year-end celebration as we look back at the most powerful moments, inspiring conversations, and unforgettable stories from our inaugural year! Since launching on Juneteenth 2025, we've been honored to spotlight the voices, achievements, and contributions of today's Black history makers.

In this Best of 2025 episode, we're revisiting:

✨ The most impactful moments from our favorite guests

💡 Key insights that resonated with our community

🔥 Conversations that sparked change and inspiration

📈 Behind-the-scenes reflections on our first 6 months

FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE:

Michelle Carter

Richard Miles

Fran Harris

Jeremy Biggers

Dr. Jasmine Collier & Loletha Horton, MBA

Dr. Onjaleke Brown, Dr. Kimberly Riddick, & Dionne Kirby

Dean Felecia Epps

Albert C. Black Jr. & Charles O'Neal

Vicki Meek

Ryan Davis

Blanche J

Dr. Lamar Quinn

Dr. Darcel Webb & Indria Hollingsworth-Thomas

Behind the Scenes

ABOUT THE PODCAST:

Making Black History Today showcases contemporary Black excellence, innovation, and leadership. Every two weeks, we bring you conversations with change-makers who are literally making history right now.

THANK YOU:

To our amazing guests, listeners, and supporters - thank you for making our first year incredible. We're just getting started!

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Inside Supplier Diversity with Dr. Darcel Webb & Indria Hollingsworth-Thomas

Supplier Diversity, Economic Equity, and Real Impact. Two transformative leaders. One powerful conversation.

This week, Liz and Porter hosts Dr. Darcel Webb (Director of Supplier Diversity/HUB Program, UT Southwestern & ACCA President) and Indria Hollingsworth-Thomas (South-Central Regional Senior DEI Manager, JE Dunn Construction) who share how supplier diversity and inclusive procurement create essential pathways for minority- and women-owned businesses (MWBEs) to grow, compete, and thrive.

Learn how HBCU roots, intentional partnerships, and strategic procurement turn equity goals into measurable results that actively close the racial wealth gap

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, supplier diversity leader, DEI professional, or corporate leader, this episode is packed with actionable insights on economic equity, corporate access, and community impact.

What you’ll discover:

• How supplier diversity drives economic empowerment

• Strategies for minority and women-owned business success

• Real solutions to close the racial wealth gap

• How we need to collaborate to create tangible opportunities

Listen, learn, and be inspired. Follow, rate, and share this episode to help amplify the leaders reshaping access and equity in business today.

From Chicago’s South Side to Dallas Impact

Dr. Lamar T. Quinn is a visionary leader, entrepreneur, pharmacist, and community advocate whose work is reshaping the landscape of Southern Dallas. As Co-Founder and Executive Director of Toast for Charity (TFC), he has helped award more than $60,000 in scholarships to emerging difference-makers and continues to champion education, equity, and opportunity.

In this episode of Making Black History Today, Dr. Quinn discusses the life-changing realities behind the 23-year life expectancy gap between South Dallas and North Dallas, offering a rare, honest perspective from a healthcare professional who confronts the truth about access, prevention, and trust.

Dr. Quinn also speaks directly to the long-standing distrust many Black communities have toward pharmacists and the medical system, breaking down why culturally aware healthcare, prevention education, and medication literacy are essential for closing the gap and saving lives.

This episode explores:

• The 23-year health and life expectancy divide in Dallas

• Why prevention and education are critical in Black communities

• The roots of medical distrust and how pharmacists can rebuild that trust

• How entrepreneurship and service can strengthen community health

• The power of legacy-driven leadership

From launching Love You Most and Make a 360° to leading networks of Black men through The Gentlemen’s Toast, Dr. Quinn’s journey shows what’s possible when purpose meets action.

Listen now if you are passionate about health equity, community impact, and the future of leadership in Black communities.

Follow and share this episode to help spread Dr. Lamar Quinn’s message of health equity, leadership, and Black community empowerment. Comment below with your thoughts, join the conversation, and inspire change in your community!