Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-blackocracy-podcast The Blackocracy Podcast hosted by Shine Travis and Jessica Renee covers the joys, realities, and diversely unique experiences of the African diaspora. © 2025 Shine Travis and Jess Renee 513cb22f-3d9c-5e4d-a4e2-91c6aa7bb849 no en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:34:36 -0400 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:23:26 -0500 https://open.spotify.com/show/4DYlpc7amzJ88wPpqqZu71 https://img.transistor.fm/kP2nLfc6vbY6EvxcF3WOnXOy2MqCoIfloB1Y7PSfER0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM1MDUvMTU2NTEw/MTgxMS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.jpg https://open.spotify.com/show/4DYlpc7amzJ88wPpqqZu71 episodic Shine Travis and Jess Renee The Blackocracy Podcast hosted by Shine Travis and Jessica Renee covers the joys, realities, and diversely unique experiences of the African diaspora. The Blackocracy Podcast hosted by Shine Travis and Jessica Renee covers the joys, realities, and diversely unique experiences of the African diaspora.. politics, society, culture, relationships, entertainment, news S. Travis No No 11 11 Episode 11: We Ain't Dead Yet full 06267eef-0fda-488d-9b79-c477bbc3ab06 https://share.transistor.fm/s/91b6acca Thu, 31 Mar 2022 09:00:56 -0400 Shine Travis and Jess Renee Shine Travis and Jess Renee 5879 Shine and Jess are back to catch up on life since their last podcast episode. They also share their perspectives on recent events related to Ukraine, media propaganda, individualism, and more. Listen and subscribe for more episodes. Shine and Jess are back to catch up on life since their last podcast episode. They also share their perspectives on recent events related to Ukraine, media propaganda, individualism, and more. Listen and subscribe for more episodes. politics, society, culture, relationships, entertainment, news No 10 10 Episode 10: Thank You For Being A Friend full 05383e81-54c9-4194-8b52-d8ed61c792af https://share.transistor.fm/s/e41cbcb8 Sat, 07 Aug 2021 21:00:00 -0400 Shine Travis and Jess Renee Shine Travis and Jess Renee 5567 We are back with a new episode of The Blackocracy! We appreciate everyone's support as we return from our hiatus so stay on the look out for more new episodes. Jess and Shine start this episode catching up on each other's lives since their last podcast. They also discuss the government's latest response to the rent moratorium, U.S. intervention, Black August, and much more. We are back with a new episode of The Blackocracy! We appreciate everyone's support as we return from our hiatus so stay on the look out for more new episodes. Jess and Shine start this episode catching up on each other's lives since their last podcast. T politics, society, culture, relationships No 9 9 Episode 9: We Are Here full 77124d2c-289c-46fa-8d9e-1a2c0334cdd5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9a7ee765 Sun, 03 Jan 2021 18:32:00 -0500 Shine Travis and Jess Renee Shine Travis and Jess Renee 6141 Shine and Jessica return from a hiatus to talk about a few current events including the latest news on the Black Lives Matter global network, Biden’s zoom call with Black activists, and much more. Shine and Jessica return from a hiatus to talk about a few current events including the latest news on the Black Lives Matter global network, Biden’s zoom call with Black activists, and much more. politics, society, culture, relationships, entertainment, news No 8 8 Episode 8: Spaces and Creatives full 99bc6f6e-beaa-497d-9520-a9f0272bde94 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c63d752f Sun, 03 Jan 2021 06:20:00 -0500 Shine Travis and Jess Renee Shine Travis and Jess Renee 3700 This week join us as we jump directly into a discussion on gatekeeping, establishing spaces for ourselves, as well as initiatives for creatives. This week join us as we jump directly into a discussion on gatekeeping, establishing spaces for ourselves, as well as initiatives for creatives. politics, society, culture, relationships, entertainment, news No 7 7 Episode 7: April 3rd, 1964 full 8a1fd9ce-343a-4cc3-869b-13f9be5522cb https://share.transistor.fm/s/06809548 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 15:00:00 -0400 Shine Travis and Jess Renee Shine Travis and Jess Renee 4470 On this episode: Join Shine and Jess in a discussion on voting and representational politics. They also touch on the controversy with defunding police, seeing Black liberation movement as a monolith, and much more. Subscribe for more exclusive content: https://facebook.com/theblackocracy https://instagram.com/theblackocracy https://twitter.com/theblackocracy On this episode: Join Shine and Jess in a discussion on voting and representational politics. They also touch on the controversy with defunding police, seeing Black liberation movement as a monolith, and much more. Subscribe for more exclusive content: politics, society, culture, relationships, entertainment, news No 6 6 Episode 6: Africans Have The Right To Resist full f2e46890-eb22-4969-b6a9-529131587e00 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ee12f69b Sun, 26 Jul 2020 12:26:14 -0400 Shine Travis and Jess Renee Shine Travis and Jess Renee 6345 On this episode: Join Shine and Jess in a discussion on intra-community violence, progressive purity testing, idealism, priorities in abolition theory, Black bourgeoisie, and more. In addition, they briefly touch on a rarely spoken of dynamic between Black and Jewish communities and the ways in which people silence resistance to white supremacy. Shine and Jess also celebrate recent examples of community and Black love in Milwaukee and New York plus pay respect to the lives of John Lewis and C.T. Vivian. Subscribe for more exclusive content: https://facebook.com/theblackocracy https://instagram.com/theblackocracy https://twitter.com/theblackocracy On this episode: Join Shine and Jess in a discussion on intra-community violence, progressive purity testing, idealism, priorities in abolition theory, Black bourgeoisie, and more. In addition, they briefly touch on a rarely spoken of dynamic between Blac politics, society, culture, relationships, entertainment No 5 5 Episode 5: Discourse full 54cb2439-a9b3-4f69-9d7f-b49a14c55fd4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/145d83a1 Fri, 26 Jun 2020 13:00:00 -0400 Shine Travis and Jess Renee Shine Travis and Jess Renee 4264 On this episode: Shine and Jess discuss their feelings about the world re-opening in the age of COVID. They also give their thoughts on Noname and J.Cole as well as the corporate response to police brutality and systemic injustice protests. In addition, they talk about self-care and much more. Subscribe for more exclusive content: https://facebook.com/theblackocracy https://instagram.com/theblackocracy https://twitter.com/theblackocracy On this episode: Shine and Jess discuss their feelings about the world re-opening in the age of COVID. They also give their thoughts on Noname and J.Cole as well as the corporate response to police brutality and systemic injustice protests. In addition, t politics, society, culture, relationships, entertainment, news No 4 4 Episode 4: Power To Us full dcf8d93c-8a66-4f99-b72e-1c79fc5cfab5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/15268fda Thu, 11 Jun 2020 08:00:00 -0400 Shine Travis and Jess Renee Shine Travis and Jess Renee 4681 On this episode: Shine and Jess discuss the latest protests around the country in response to police brutality, systemic injustice, and racism. They give their thoughts on movement co-opting, police, voting, and our collective response to tragedy and triumph. On this episode: Shine and Jess discuss the latest protests around the country in response to police brutality, systemic injustice, and racism. They give their thoughts on movement co-opting, police, voting, and our collective response to tragedy and triu politics, society, culture, relationships, entertainment, news No Episode .01: The Prototype bonus ce30ce5e-91d3-4b4c-b97c-54e890f9251b https://share.transistor.fm/s/ae7b7fbb Sun, 22 Mar 2020 16:00:00 -0400 Shine Travis and Jess Renee Shine Travis and Jess Renee 2600 Shine and Oriola (Jess) introduce the pod, give you the reason for this season take a few hotep quizzes and discuss Black identities. We decided to give you guys an extra... we were just trying things out. Originally recorded Summer 2019. We apologize in advance. Shine and Oriola (Jess) introduce the pod, give you the reason for this season take a few hotep quizzes and discuss Black identities. We decided to give you guys an extra... we were just trying things out. Originally recorded Summer 2019. We apologize in society, culture, Blackness, identity No 3 3 Episode 3: Rona the Great full 782b0314-af83-4562-a7a0-312a7730d1cf https://share.transistor.fm/s/2a0f6672 Sun, 22 Mar 2020 15:00:00 -0400 Shine Travis and Jess Renee Shine Travis and Jess Renee 4297 Shine and Jess catch up on our worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, misinformation, the Spaceforce and sobering realities about class politics, generational divides among us and the DNC's self-sabotage. We're all still democrats. Not sure why. But we're in this together, regardless. Wash your hands. Shine and Jess catch up on our worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, misinformation, the Spaceforce and sobering realities about class politics, generational divides among us and the DNC's self-sabotage. We're all still democrats. Not sure why. But we're in this t politics, disease, virus, coronavirus, covid 19, blackness, voting, classism No 2 2 Episode 2: Happy 2020 full dfe729bf-8dcf-49fd-a35b-e62f61a9d18e https://share.transistor.fm/s/4302ac54 Sat, 15 Feb 2020 13:00:00 -0500 Shine Travis and Jess Renee Shine Travis and Jess Renee 2936 Shine is back in the United States and we are ready to discuss the endings and beginnings of eras, prepping for the presidential debates, State of the Union and of course, social media discourse, and RIP Kobe Bryant. Shine is back in the United States and we are ready to discuss the endings and beginnings of eras, prepping for the presidential debates, State of the Union and of course, social media discourse, and RIP Kobe Bryant. politics, society, culture, relationships, entertainment, news No 1 1 Episode 1: The Beginning full 50ed6d31-180b-48a6-b94e-c61fe632287f https://share.transistor.fm/s/69dc6b91 Sat, 10 Aug 2019 15:00:00 -0400 Shine Travis and Jess Renee Shine Travis and Jess Renee 3475 Shine and Jess introduce you to the show as well as discuss their take on reparations, US Congress, and more. Shine and Jess introduce you to the show as well as discuss their take on reparations, US Congress, and more. politics, society, culture, relationships, entertainment, news No