Yep…I feel a way. Per usual and on brand, the people, or “community” didn’t look out for me…on a simple term: to make sure I’m in places that fit me and my brand. So…Grits and Eggs Podcast came to Duval County and I tried to get media passes, and ultimately attend Read More

Greetings. What's the (or your) thoughts on wasting time with people, things, etc., vs. learning the lessons that come with wasting the time? A day prior to this pod, I was Positive Pete and thinking...'Pete, don't say you wasted your time...think better than that and say that you learned a lesson'. While Read More

Peace to you and yours. I’m here to share a lesson that I taught the students of my Intro to Mass Media class. This week, we’re learning the history of mass media. For me, learning the history of said person, event, culture, etc. is important to me, but while growing up, Read More

Happy Holidays and such. 2026 is near (or here) and I'm giving my good points of my professional moves, as well as the bad points. It's a few things I have to praise, as well as get off my chest, so before midnight hits for 2026, I'm sharing. Thank you to Read More

Does your brand have principles and values attached to it? Mr. Al Pete joins his brothers Krate Digga, Shawn Smith, and Dominic Lawson to have a light discussion about how values could, or couldn't play a role in one's daily operation, and more. On December 6th, 2025 at 11am ET, The Read More

It’s still unpacking season, and on this run, I’m speaking on focusing on the good vs. centering in on the bad things. I gave examples of what bad things I focus on more than usual, and I gave examples of great things I need to cherish and uphold more. Is it Read More

I said on the last show that it's been a week. Well...it's been a MONTH. Really going on TWO MONTHS. So it's time to unpack these situations. Enjoy the journey of me unpacking it all.  *********************************** Follow Mr. Al Pete socials and site below: Website: https://mralpete.com Instagram: @mralpete Threads: @mralpete Facebook: Mr. Al Pete YouTube: https://youtube.com/mralpete Substack: https://substack.com/@mralpete Discord: Read More

It's been a week, Neighbors. Work through me, Lord. Thank goodness that I'm around a group of people that love the same thing I love: media and the communication field. It's been helping. In this episode, I give a rundown of what has occurred at the National Association of Black Journalists Read More

Peace, Neighbors. I'll go into details later on where this is coming from, but I wanted to get this out to keep consistency going (even though I don't like the video...I'll explain that later as well) and I wanted to relieve my brain from ALL of the thoughts occurring. Share any Read More

...I'm here...late and inconsistent *laughs*. In this round of talking, I talk about the lack of support I experienced from recent events I hosted. I give some points as to how to deal with not receiving love from people you expected to support you. FYI, it's not healthy at all to Read More

This was an extension of my Thankful Thursdays thoughts and doings. I wanted to speak (more) about having, and ultimately finding gratitude in the things that surround us. Granted, it’s very easy to focus on what factors aren’t assisting specific systems and environments, but it seems difficult to find the Read More

This morning, I received a call from a job I applied for. The voicemail started off with ‘hey Curtis…’ and the message commence to give details about ‘Curtis’ getting the position vs. me. Talk about feeling like I wasn’t worth enough to get the job and also feeling like ‘sheesh…how do Read More

I took an indirect week off but I'm BYKE with the talks and such. In this episode, I write a sincere letter to Fanbase founder Isaac Hayes, III. I would like to see him be effective in these tech and social media streets, so hopefully its reached with love. Also, we Read More

Kendrick Lamar makes Black History Month blacker. Everyone has an opinion on R&B parties and the music played at them. Canva seems to be the best kept secret. That's enough to talk about this go 'round.Hope everyone is good and moving correctly. On this episode, I spoke on K. Dot's BLACK Read More

1. work (noun): activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.Ex. "he was tired after a day's work"Based off the definition, a lot of people, organizations, institutions are not doing the work to reach the results. Maybe the results are in the beholder Read More

Simply put: market yourself. If you don't know how to, look at the people you admire and reach out to them. Find a friend that's good at it and ask them to show you what's up. All of that...but please, Neighbors and Groovers...market yourself. No one is going to help Read More

I've had this script since September of 2023 and I performed a test run on the process in June 2024. I'm sure on why it took long. I was being a student and everything else you can name and didn't lend myself to the creative side. I thought about it Read More

I didn’t realize its been over a month since releasing a show. No bueno, Pete. Well…here’s a recording I did in between time and “forgot” to release it. It’s me being grumpy Pete. Enjoy. Follow all socials and subscribe to my websites: Mr. Al Pete and The MPN Network. 

We’re pushing and pulling…pushing and pulling…AND pushing and pulling, yall. *laughs*Here’s a quick pod episode where I speak on some school things: push strategy and pull strategy. I understand these methods but reading it in the space that I’m in made the ‘ah haa’ light bulb come on. I share my…vision…on Read More

Grace be upon to you and yours. This should be one of the standards for humanity. Your grandparents probably exhibited this growing up…and if they didn’t…you know of a person that extended grace and mercy to you…when you KNEW you needed it the most. When you get grace and mercy offered Read More