🎙️ 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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Supplier diversity isn't charity—it's the fastest path to closing the racial wealth gap. Two leaders running billion-dollar procurement programs reveal exactly how it works.

Dr. Darcel Webb (Director of Supplier Diversity/HUB Program at UT Southwestern & ACCA President) and Indria Hollingsworth-Thomas (South-Central Regional Senior DEI Manager at JE Dunn Construction) don't just talk about equity—they control the corporate access that makes or breaks minority- and women-owned businesses (MWBEs). In this conversation, they break down how strategic procurement transforms equity goals into contracts, revenue, and generational wealth.

From HBCU foundations to billion-dollar construction projects, these leaders share the insider strategies that help MWBEs compete, win contracts, and scale. Whether you're a business owner trying to break into corporate supply chains, a supplier diversity professional building programs, or a DEI leader proving ROI, this episode delivers actionable intelligence on turning policy into economic power.

What You'll Discover:

- How supplier diversity programs directly close the racial wealth gap through economic empowerment

- The insider strategies MWBEs need to compete for and win corporate contracts

- What procurement officers actually look for when evaluating minority-owned suppliers

- How to build supplier diversity programs that deliver measurable equity results

- The role of HBCU networks and intentional partnerships in creating business access

- Real examples from UT Southwestern and JE Dunn Construction procurement

Key Moments:

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XX:XX – The Direct Link: Supplier Diversity to Wealth Gap Closure

XX:XX – What MWBEs Need to Know About Corporate Procurement

XX:XX – Building Supplier Diversity Programs That Deliver Results

XX:XX – How HBCU Roots Inform Economic Equity Leadership

XX:XX – UT Southwestern & JE Dunn: Real Procurement Impact Stories

XX:XX – Strategic Partnerships That Create Tangible Business Opportunities

XX:XX – What "Making Black History Today" Means to You

This is Making Black History Today—conversations with leaders turning equity commitments into economic transformation.

Follow Making Black History Today on Spotify. If this conversation about supplier diversity and economic equity resonated with you, leave a 5-star rating and share with business owners, corporate leaders, and DEI professionals.

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

A 23-year life expectancy gap exists between South Dallas and North Dallas. Dr. Lamar T. Quinn, a pharmacist confronting this crisis daily, explains why—and what it will take to close it.

Dr. Quinn isn't just a healthcare professional—he's a community builder working at the intersection of medicine, distrust, and survival. As Co-Founder and Executive Director of Toast for Charity, he's awarded over $60,000 in scholarships while reshaping Southern Dallas through entrepreneurship and culturally aware healthcare. But his most urgent work addresses something most pharmacists won't say out loud: the deep-rooted medical distrust in Black communities that's literally costing lives.

In this conversation, Dr. Quinn breaks down the shocking realities behind Dallas's health divide, reveals why many Black families don't trust pharmacists or the medical system, and shares how prevention education and medication literacy can save lives. From his Chicago South Side roots to founding Love You Most, Make a 360°, and The Gentlemen's Toast, his journey proves that health equity requires more than medicine—it demands trust, cultural awareness, and community-driven leadership.

What You'll Discover:

- The 23-year life expectancy gap between South and North Dallas—and what causes it

- Why medical distrust persists in Black communities and how healthcare professionals perpetuate it

- How culturally aware pharmacy practice can rebuild trust and save lives

- The critical role of prevention education and medication literacy in health equity

- How entrepreneurship and scholarship programs strengthen community health infrastructure

- Building networks of Black men committed to legacy-driven leadership

Key Moments:

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XX:XX – From Chicago's South Side to Dallas Healthcare Leadership

XX:XX – The Shocking 23-Year Life Expectancy Gap Explained

XX:XX – Medical Distrust: Why Black Communities Don't Trust Pharmacists

XX:XX – Toast for Charity: $60K+ in Scholarships and Community Impact

XX:XX – Love You Most, Make a 360°, and The Gentlemen's Toast

XX:XX – What "Making Black History Today" Means to You

This is Making Black History Today—conversations with leaders confronting health inequity, building trust, and creating solutions that save lives.

Follow Making Black History Today on Spotify. If Dr. Quinn's message about health equity and medical distrust resonated with you, leave a 5-star rating and share with healthcare professionals, community leaders, and advocates.