Not 4 Prophets Podcast
by Trenia Parham and David DeVaughn
Latest episode
Black Men, Masculinity, and the Relationship Gap
Black Men, Masculinity, and the Relationship Gap
About this podcast
The Not-4-Prophets Podcast is the place where two seasoned, Black non-profit professionals spill the tea on what really goes on behind closed doors in the nonprofit industry and how it impacts Black leaders and leaders of color. We’ll share our personal experience, industry trends and tools and strategies for navigating the world non-profit leadership as Black professionals.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 49 episodes
- Black Men, Masculinity, and the Relationship Gap · 43 min · Season 4 Episode 49For the season 4 finale, David and Trenia step away from the workplace and organizational themes that anchored this season to have a more personal conversation. One about love…
- Late Reckoning: When Accountability Catches Up to the Person Who Harmed You · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 48Sometimes the person who harmed you at work keeps rising. They get the bigger title, the public profile, years of recognition, while the institution that knew what they did…
- Conditional Solidarity: Organizing With People You Can't Fully Trust · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 47There's a force in this country that wants to remove Black people from society — except for our labor and our entertainment. And then there are people who call themselves allies…
- The Hidden Tax of Doing Business While Black · 41 min · Season 4 Episode 46Government agencies and nonprofits love to talk about equity in contracting. But Black-owned and minority and women-owned small businesses (MWBE) are living the reality of what…
- Are They Really Gonna Fund a Revolution? · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 45Are they really going to fund a revolution? That's the question underneath every grant application, corporate sponsorship, and philanthropic relationship that asks for gratitude…
- We're Tired: Black People & the Divestment from Social Movements · 32 min · Season 4 Episode 44Black people are stepping back from social movements, from organizing, and the exhausting cycle of being the moral conscience of a country that doesn't return the favor. Not out…
- Half a Million Out: Black Women, Work, and What's Next · 38 min · Season 4 Episode 43500,000 Black women have been pushed out of the workforce. Not quit. Not retired. Pushed out. David and Trenia talk about that number and the “easy” narrative that follows it…
- Right-Sizing Your Life: Pros, Cons, and the Courage to Restructure · 38 min · Season 4 Episode 50People are moving abroad. Moving back in with family. Downsizing, pooling resources, pulling back from obligations that don't serve them anymore. Some might think of it as…
- The Fixer, Savior & Devil's Advocate: The Chaos People Bring to Black-Led Spaces · 35 min · Season 4 Episode 40You build a space rooted in Black values, Black vision, Black leadership, and then people walk in carrying every unresolved thing from every other space they've ever been in…
- Quitting While Black: The Real Price of Leaving a Job · 37 min · Season 4 Episode 39Leaving a job, starting a business, and walking away from an institution for Black leaders are not simple career moves, nor have they ever been. From convict leasing and…
- The Black Tax on Institutional Loyalty · 30 min · Season 4 Episode 42What do Black people inside nonprofits owe the communities they came from? That's the question at the center of this episode, sparked by Kevin Hart's defense of a George Floyd…
- Performing Blackness For a Paycheck · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 38Most workplaces have a version of Blackness they'll tolerate: polished, grateful, low-maintenance, and a version they won't. In this episode, David and Trenia get into what…
- When Professional Development Becomes Micromanagement · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 37Not all support is supportive. In this episode, we dig into how professional development like mentorship, coaching, and training can be misused as a tool for control, especially…
- This Job Is Hurting My Mental Health · 36 min · Season 3 Episode 36Black Leaders’ Mental Health in the Workplace: What’s Really Happening? It’s not just burnout. It’s isolation, gaslighting, chronic underestimation, and being the only one…
- Black Leaders vs. HR: From PIPs to Token Benefits · 38 min · Season 3 Episode 35For many Black professionals, HR isn’t protection, it’s surveillance. In this episode, we’re naming the truth that too often gets whispered behind closed doors: Human Resources…
- When ‘Progressive’ Workplaces Protect the Status Quo · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 34Sometimes it’s not you, it’s the system. In this episode, we’re calling out the deep dysfunction inside nonprofits, institutions, and “progressive” spaces that claim they want…
- Beyond the W2: Lessons from Life After the Corporate Grind · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 32We’re told to make it in systems that were never built for us. But what happens after the resignation, the burnout, the pivot, or the layoff? In this episode, we’re talking about…
- It’s Not Impostor Syndrome, It’s Systemic Racism · 36 min · Season 7 Episode 33“You don’t belong here.” Nobody says it out loud, but Black professionals feel it all the time. In this episode, we’re flipping the script on impostor syndrome. Too often, we’re…
- DEI Leadership in Crisis: What’s Next for Black Leaders? · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 31The DEI wave that surged in 2020 is crashing, and once again, Black professionals are the first to pay the price. From layoffs and sidelining to performative accountability and…
- Leading Through Absurd Times for Black Leaders · 32 min · Season 3 Episode 30At some point in leadership, especially for Black leaders, the work starts to feel absurd. The goals no longer make sense. The requests become contradictory. The funding…
