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Demetria L. Lucas, cultural critic and author of A Belle in Brooklyn and Don't Waste Your Pretty, muses on pop culture shenanigans, dating and relationships, and everything worth watching on any size screen. #ratchetandrespectable We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/us/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy

An aspiring MAGA politico lost to a man who quit 3 weeks prior; Andrew Gillum in the pokie; Nara Smith repeats that she is not a trad wife… despite her trad wife aesthetics; On Married At First Sight, Shawn asks Nikki for “handiwork”; an excitable review of the new season of Lioness; Demi heads back to Ghana

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Demi reflects on the loss of a friend and legendary journalist Flo Anthony, sits down with estate planning attorney Dorna Jenkins Taylor to explain why everyone needs a plan, and discusses Tomi Adeyemi's emotional response to seeing her work adapted for the screen.

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Dr. Fauci keeps a diary on his work computer, then pleads "the Fif"; Ms. Rachel enters her villain era; Hunter Biden is the mouthpiece we need; Brittney Griner files for divorce from her ride-or-die wife, Cherelle

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Demi and Dating & Relationship Expert Anwar White dissect, cackle, and gag over bread-winning women, men with mother wounds, learning vulnerability and when to cut your losses on the latest (completely dysfunctional) season of MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT (a/k/a TV’s best guilty pleasure )

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Middle-aged Usher is treated like a dirty old man by a young Chris Brown fan; The saga of Cheyenne Bryant lying about her doctorate degree gets crazier; Netflix and Pastor Jamal Bryant and Dr. Marc Lamont Hill enter the chat; another round of Bonnet-Gate and respectability politics, this time at Tuskegee University

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Three celebrity estate disputes (Malcolm Jamal Warner, Chadwick Boseman, and Takeoff) made Demetria confront the conversation she has avoided for years

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I'm not mad that ESPN let Ryan Clark go after a decade. That's business. HOW they let him go is personal (and bad business.) In this bite-size episode, I'm breaking down why I think Ryan Clark deserved more. Plus, a preview of my thoughts on Malcolm Jamal Warner's widow's lawsuit and her upcoming interview with Gayle King, and the latest season of Married at First Sight.

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Method Man and his wife celebrate 25 years of marriage; Andrew Gillum denies drug use; 90s fine footballer Maduka Okoye is (allegedly) a fuccboi; UPDATE on Sister Fawn/ Uncle Nearest and her friend-of-the-family CFO who went rogue

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The latest Uncle Nearest filing has damning details about a company in crisis: 200M in debt, evictions, hidden funds, unpaid taxes, a looming SEC investigation (?) and a US Attorney’s Office poking around; KevOnStage admits to self-pleasure, an Internet meltdown ensues

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Jay Z's NYC residency I The Bronx; A PSA about defending derelict men; Mitch McConnell’s Alleged AI photos; Lindsey Graham goes to see the (Night) King

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Former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum caught with meth… again; Senator Mitch McConnell may or may not be brain dead; Texas AG Ken Paxton spends July 4 with his mistress ; the former Jackson Mayor risks it all for 50K + more.

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America turns 250; a random woman on theDC Metro becomes a national news story; ESSENCE has a successful fest; the author of Children of Blood and Bone has Hollywood drama; Black kids in white spaces

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Demi returns to Penny; Good Black News: BET Awards breaks records + Lil Nas X is back (and he’s doing good); Survival of the Thickest returns: an Update on The Balls’ Divorce; Caresha’s “Spend Dat” causes a respectable kerfuffle

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Demi is STILL in Maryland; a recap of the 2026 BET Awards, a review of “Strung”, Mara Brock Akil drops a novel, additional thoughts on Oprah Cannes’s confessions, Lavar Ball— not LeVar Burton— gets left by his wife; Tyra Banks sued Netflix over that ANTM doc

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Penny under construction (again) + The Obamas remind us to hope (again) + An 8-part Jay Z Documentary + Oprah’s BTS about Whitney causes an uproar + Big Tigger Charged with Aggravated Battery

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Demi’s 600th episode + Mayor Mamdani delivers a sermon at the Knicks Parade + The Glow Up of Jordyn Woods + The Opening of the Obama Library + Musings on that Tyra Banks lawsuit

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PART II

Remarks, musings and an interpretative reading of the lawsuit filed by the former CEO of ESSENCE against checks notes ESSENCE.

Also, Jay Z does an exclusive deal with Target. The Internet acts surprised.

That’s it. That’s the whole episode.

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Changes to the pod + A hiatus update + See Some World 2027 + The Trailer Park in DC + Michelle Obama insulted and misgendered + Charles Blow is sick of e’rrybody + The Daily Mail on Klay + Meg’s break up + David Oyelowo adds "a lot of slavery" and "a little bit of subservience" to his voice + Druski & Teyana Taylor at the BET Awards + the Obama Library + Zohran Mamdani is OUTSIIIIIIIDE!!!!!!

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A Demi update; The Met Gala fashion; Stefon Diggs is not guilty, (and has more hours in a day than most people); Dr. Cheyenne Bryant is in yet another controversy; a lengthy recap of that Brandy book.

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Demi vs United Airlines; YT People Bidness (Steven McBee goes batsh— on his (now ex) girlfriend; Megan Pete and Cheating *ss Klay Thompson are over; musings on Tina Campbell and Teddy divorcing; Don Lemon upsets The People

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Ashlee Jenae, Dr. Cerina Fairfax, Christina Snow (and more Black women) all deserved better.

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Nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; You, Me & Tuscany debuts; Nia Long does Playboy; The Testaments on HULU; Tia & Tamera have separate dramas; Gucci was kidnapped (by idiots) in January; That TLC tour is still happening; Usher on tour with Chris Brown.

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The UK bans Ye; Trick Daddy performs for the AKAs; Niece Angela Reese heads to Atlanta; Stop calling minors who are being manipulated by adults “fast”; Pam Bondi begged for her job before being fired.

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Kristi Noem’s husband’s giant breasts; Brandy gets a Hollywood Star and drops bombshells in her new memoir; the return of Verzuz: Tank vs. Tyrese; Usher says Sean Combs has been “misrepresented”; Chilli claims she is not MAGA.

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Jay-Z ruins summer plans, and talks to GQ; Teyana Taylor takes over Essence Fest; Cam’ron, Ray J, Mase and Shyne engage in an elaborate scheme (set up by Todd) to promote Brandy’s upcoming memoir; TLC, Salt n Pepa and En Vogue are going on tour; a jury awards millions to a Bill Cosby accuser; Caresha does a sit down with Charlemagne

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Michael B Jordan wins an Oscar; Lori Harvey is where she wants to be; Ava DuVernay debuts her “honey”; The Male Loneliness Movement co-opts MBJ; Teyana Taylor is criticized for being too… happy?; Matthew Knowles is a bitter old man; "Blue Therapy" on Netflix is hot trash (that

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Sex Expert Ashley Cobb joins Demi to talk about her new book about pleasure; Michelle Obama is out of s**** to give; ESSENCE Fest announces its lineup; online racism/ xenophobia reaches new levels; Jesse Jackson’s memorial and funeral.

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American bombs fall on Iran; Michael B Jordan wins at SAG AFTRA and NAACP; Delroy Lindo addresses the BAFTAs; 50 Cent vs TI; Ryan Coogler’s college dating life somehow inspires dusty men; chaos finds Deon Cole; Hillary Clinton is badgered by a cabal of deplorables; Hanifa says goodbye… for now; flasks are (coming) back.

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Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo are called the N-word while presenting at the BAFTAs; BBC and BAFTA publish the show without redacting the N-word, despite a two hour delay and Warner Bros immediately flipping out; Variety has an exclusive with Tourettes activist John Davidson who used the N-word and claims producers put a mic near him; Whiteness swoops in to protect itself; Google invites readers to “see more “nggrs”.

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In an explosive new documentary, ANTM show creator/supermodel Tyra Banks skirts responsibility and comes across absolutely horrific. Also, Mister Jay is not Latino, and Tyra’s publicist must be on the verge of implosion. Let’s talk about it.

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seesomeworld in Marrakech comes to an end; Clifford Harris returns to TIP; Method Man in his drawers in that Christian film with Kelly; Mr. Bunny wins the Super Bowl, Chris Brown is mad; Bill Clinton’s (potential) crash out; Sparkle denies her Niece’s grooming allegations; Glorilla’s sister; Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson expected to shun public life; Dear Leader depicts Forever POTUS and FLOTUS as racist stereotypes; Critics create new standards to pretend the “Melania” doc was a success.

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Grammy success stories: Mr. Bunny, Luther (Vandross), Lauryn Hill honors D’Angelo; Shaboozey supports immigrants and people are mad; Dear Leader and Nikki Minaj flip on Trevor Noah; Don Renaldo Lemon arrested, Mr. Tim (Don’s husband) reacts, Jimmy Kimmel supports; R. Kelly’s most infamous (and exploited) victim tells her story in a new book, and to Rolling Stone.

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Demi heads to Paris and Marrakech; Big Bezos takes over Vogue (?); Sinners, including Delroy Lindo, racks up on Oscar’s noms; The Teyana Taylor backlash; reviews “One Battle After Another” and “Beauty” on Hulu; Netflix’s doc on “America’s Next Top Model”; Kanye West apologizes for anti-Semitism, but not anti-Blackness; the murder of Alex Pretti.

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Demi heads to Houston and New Orleans; Amy DuBois Barnett Rules the World; Don Lemon “on notice” for a protest he didn’t lead; chaos at New Birth; Don Lemon vs Nicki Minaj; The Nobel Peace Prize drama; World Leaders are acting like Real Housewives.

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Teyana Taylor goes A-List; NAACP Awards are so necessary; Druskii clowns the Black Church; Venezuelan oil; Fed Chair Jerome Powell under criminal investigation; the murder.

(and gas lighting) of Renee Good; The Clintons strike back.

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Happy New Year!; Penny update; colonizing Venezuela; Richard Smallwood and Isaiah Whitlock Jr. become ancestors; The Critic’s Choice Awards don't do right by Sinners; Peak Dave Chappelle; Nicki Minaj goes full MAGA; Cardi defends Steffon Diggs; Will Smith, Drake, Tyler Perry AND Donnie McClurkin all get sued; Dr. Karri, Dr. Cheyenne Bryant and NYC’s new First Lady Rama Dawaji catch hell for their fashion choices (sort of).

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Another Sheronne Moore update; In defense (again) of Blu Ivy, who is not your daughter; Russell Simmons tries to tussle with Kimora (again) leading up to their lawsuit; Vanity Fair has receipts; the grifting widow can’t pull a tv audience; 4547 (incorrectly) blames politics for a popular director’s murder.

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Demi separates fact from fiction in the WTF?! Saga of the former-- as of Wednesday-- head football coach of the University of Michigan, who was fired from his multi-million dollar job for having an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate. We haven't seen a crash out like this since OJ.

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The Blacks head to Art Basel; Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett officially aims for the Senate; “Sinners” racks up hella noms for Golden Globes and Critic’s Choice awards; Teyana Taylor’s glow up; Bel-Air says goodbye for good (with major guest stars); revisiting that damn Diddy documentary (I have more thoughts).

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Demi recaps (and recoils at) Netflix’s new 4-part documentary about the fallen and federally-convicted music mogul.

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Demi in South Africa; Debbie Allen earns an Oscar; a review of “Being Eddie” and the final season of “Bel Air”; Chadwick Boseman’s perfect widow; charges dropped against NY AG Letitia James; RFK Jr’s filthy poetry during his digital affair; Felching defined; Pusha T embarrasses his pregnant wife; Morehouse willfully chooses to protect an abuser.

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The Epstein emails precede the Epstein files; Quiet Piggy!!; Marjorie Taylor Greene pretends to be a normal; Nicki Minaj goes MAGA (; DEI hire Pharrell Williams doesn’t support DEI; Jasmine Crockett needs more security; Offset terrorizes Cardi; Patrick Beverly assaults his 15 year old sister. Allegedly; Michelle Obama and India Arie attempt to explain natural hair.

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Reasonable Doubt gets another season; All’s Fair is a hate-watch fave; A Different World gets a reboot; Bel-Air is coming back; Michelle Obama’s "The Look"; Outkast in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; Abby Phillips’s Jesse Jackson book; the influencer in North Carolina who broke up her husband’s cousin’s marriage and married the cousin, and the cousin’s wife who was once the influencer’s bestie sued her over it— and won!

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Demi… and you(?) in Cape Town; Big local elections across the country; Democrats refuse to support each other; 35 days of a government shutdown; SNAP benefits bring out the cruelty; Journalist Kayla Nicole claps back for Halloween; a review of the much hyped All’s Fair; “Is Having A Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?” (Answer: Yes.).

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Summary Prayers for Jamaica; Michelle Obama’s “Look”; Zohran Mamdani’s “Auntie” causes controversy; Meg’s new video (and relationship) sparks complete chaos.

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Thick Ashanti on the beach; Keyshia Ka’oir and Gucci discuss his mental health; Idris/Hijacked returns to stress us out; a comprehensive review of “The Perfect Neighbor”.

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Demi slides on the Kinsey scale; Marc Lamont Hill crashes out on the JB podcast; Laila Ali has 27 minutes of receipts about Claressa Shields; Brandy gaslights Chicago concert goers; #seesomeworld Merch comes to a close.

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D’Angelo heads to the Upper Room; Update on the Wendy Osefo arrest; a recap of Kirk Franklin’s “Den of Kings”, NLE Choppa forces Demi to the oldies station; Nia Long covers The Cut; Chris Brown’s redemption?

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Wendy Osefo and her husband are arrested for insurance fraud; Comedian Kevin Fredericks talks about making mistakes, finding blessings, and the rollercoaster of being self-employed in “Successful Failure”, his latest NYT bestseller.

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Demi x Penny, the saga continues; The second autopsy of the “suicide” in Mississippi; Chicago under siege; The new Mariah (Carey, not the Scientist) album; a quick review of Kamala’s “107 Days”; Ayesha Curry is trending again; The Root reruns to Black ownership.

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Demi does CBC Weekend; Cardi does GlobalCitizen; The Rapper Gworls are Fighting; Jasmine Crockett called “ghetto” (again); Bad Bunny scores the Super Bowl (in Spanish?!); Eric Adams drops out of the NYC Mayor’s race; the federal government shuts down; Diddy faces sentencing for his federal convictions.

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The weapons formed against NY AG Letitia James will not prosper; Cardi’s sophomore album goes platinum day one; Forever VPOTUS DGAF in her juicy new memoir; "Reasonable Doubt" returns with a double header (and Tommy!!!); ABC reverses course on Jimmy Kimmel.

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Trammel Tillman is a Black first at the Emmys; Malcolm Jamal Warner’s Mama sits with The Robin; Cardi B confirms she is pregnant; Still-married Papoose and his Girlfriend visit Cousin Tamron; Wig sues NYT for $15 billion; those fake Bridgerton confession texts; Nick Cannon realizes having 12 kids wasn’t the best idea; A Black man found hanging from a tree in Mississippi; Jimmy Kimmel's "indefinite hiatus" at ABC.

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More journalists are fired; The harmful impact of Kirk’s Professor Watchlist; Sunday sermons in Black churches; Harlem Fashion Row honors our faves; Lizzo covers New York Magazine; Tabitha Brown suggest some entrepreneurs get full time jobs, and all hell breaks loose.

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A mouthpiece for racism, sexism, homophobia, and xenophobia met a violent death in Utah. A divided nation reacts. Also, the first excerpts from Kamala Harris’s upcoming “107 Days” depict Madam VP as unsupported, over-scrutinized, and a threat to The Oval.

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A lame (and musty?) man projects onto Russell Wilson (again); Ananda Lewis (and Busta and Mariah) deserved better from The VMAs; Young Thug joins the Bridgerton cast; Tyler Perry accuser Derek Dixon does a PrimeTime interview on ABC.

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Demi’s new contractors to the rescue; Cardi B is not liable for assault (and flips out outside the courthouse); Karen Huger (RHOP) is released from prison six months early. Corey Booker is engaged (to a woman); Fed Governor Lisa Cook a/k/a the Black lady, refuses to resign; Tennis star Taylor Townsend’s Tabitha Brown come up;

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Finding your dating alignment; Lil Nas X’s arrest; Cracker Barrel crumbles under MAGA pressure; Serena Williams taking “the shot” sends folks over the edge.

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A contextual interpretation of the 45-page federal indictment of the sitting Mayor of New Orleans.

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See Some World sells out; the Black Lady trapped in the Texas State Capitol; a review of "Highest 2 Lowest"; a review of the series finale of "And Just Like That"; Halle Berry goes full Lori Harvey in response to David Justice; the 20th anniversary of Katrina; The Mayor of New Orleans is federally indicted.

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Demi on the island; the Martha’s Vineyard controversy; Lawsuits: Uncle Nearest + Candace Owens; a comprehensive review of The Gilded Age finale.

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Demi in Martha’s Vineyard (on Appleton Estate); Shannon Shape is more than just a dirty old man; Mad Black people just got re-married; And Just Like That (Finally) Cancelled; Mad Spoilers for The Gilded Age; Beyoncé joins the jeans/genes controversy.

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Demi x LeToya Luckett chat about divorce TV as therapy, deciding to divorce in real life, dating after divorce, “keeping” a man... and more.

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Demi chats with Best Man creator Malcolm D Lee and book co-author Jayne Allen about the latest drama with our beloved (fictional) besties, including why we’re so obsessed with these people after 26 years, why Harper won't stop Harper-ing, why Robyn is so damn complicated; why life going left can be a good thing; and how all this makes readers want to throw the book (in a good way).

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Glynn Turman gets his flowers; Clispe (finally) drops a new album; spiraling-raging Recaps of “The Gilded Age” and “And Just Like That”; Essence (yes, again) because the owner went in The Breakfast Club.

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ESSENCE’s Chief Events Officer, Michael Barclay, addresses the ahem online feedback re: this year’s festival, including that open letter from Stephanie Mills, accepting Target checks, the alleged “Africans” taking over, and who is actually running this festival (SPOILER: a Black American.)

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The Diddy Verdict is in, but what happened and what comes next? Attorney Kim Foxx answers our pressing questions: What does this outcome mean for the victims and witnesses? What can we expect for sentencing? What message does this send to survivors? Did the Jury drop the ball? Did the Feds fumble? (Both?) And what’s up with the Judge: friend or foe?

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Demi “moves” to Nork; Drake’s new abs; Halle Bailey’s new beau; Ursher plays The Black Friend at that Bezos wedding; Nelly throws Private Citizen Kamala Harris under the bus (and refuses to change diapers); Zohran Mamdani inspires an across the-aisle crash out; the Diddy verdict is in.

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Details of Nephew Jalen Hurts second wedding (still no pics); Audra McDonald stuns at the Tonys; The Grammys change the rules; Adriana Smith, used as a human incubator, has finally been allowed to die; Andrew Cuomo is out; Realities and legalities of Portia’s divorce settlement; R. Kelly ODs in prison; Diddy’s employees were texting about a(n) (alleged) criminal conspiracy; Barack Obama is minding his Black business;

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Our Legal Bestie Attorney Symone Redwine takes us inside the Diddy courtroom (it’s like watching a Black movie at a Black theatre opening weekend), helps us understand Jane’s scarcity-survival mode and why it's ok (legally) that Diddy is paying for her lawyer, and explains why the Defense is scheduled to rest after just two days.

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Actor Derek Dixon (The Oval) sues global media mogul Tyler Perry for $260M American USD Dollars and Dineros for sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual battery and a whole lot more.

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Former Cook County State's Attorney, Kim Foxx, who led prosecutions against R. Kelly, Jussie Smollett, Black Souls Gang (and more) answers our pressing legal questions about the Diddy trial: What exactly is RICO, and is the prosecution proving it? What is the Defense’s strategy going to be? Why exactly did the Prosecution put Jane on the stand, again? If convicted, how much of Diddy’s money is the government after?

And our non-legal questions: why is Diddy so cheap? Why is Jane hugging people?! How many other Diddys are there? Why does everyone think distribution is only what they saw on Power?

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Jane is a not a “crack pipe”. She is conundrum who deserved Chanel. Diddy is a whoring, cheap degenerate (according to me), a cuck (according to Jane), and a drug addict (according to own Defense). And yes, he does look like a koala (according to the court sketch artist.) Kanye West shows up at the courthouse the day after the Internet suspects he does Freak Offs too. WTF is even going on?!

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“Jane” aka Victim 2 was in a relationship with Diddy-- one of many girlfriends-- from 2021 until he was arrested in 2024.

90% of Jane’s relationship with Diddy was sex with other men, according to Jane’s testimony. She only wanted to have sex with him.

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RICO includes bribery, arson, witness tampering, kidnapping, narcotics with intent to distribute, transportation of prostitutes, and forced labor, NOT JUST SEX TRAFFICKING. Y'all can't possibly think RICO hasn't been proven.

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Black + Iconic at BET; New York is overflowing with Black Excellence: Superfine and Lorna Simpson at The Met; Audra McDonald and Latanya Richardson Jackson on Broadway, Amy Sherald at The Whitney; And Just Like That returns with a whimper; The Handmaid’s Tale ends without closure; The Gilded Age is coming; leave Vanessa Bryant alone; Offset hits up his estranged wife for spousal support; Cardi makes it IG official with Steffon Diggs, Broadway drama from Patti Lupone aka a woman Audra McDonald hasn’t seen in 11 years.

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Three of Diddy’s former assistants + Kid Cudi, Cassie’s Mama, Cassie’s former bestie, an escort from the Freak Offs, Cassie's former stylist and more, detail a criminal enterprise that included arson, kidnapping, possession of narcotics with intent to distribute, sex trafficking, force, threats of force, fraud, coercion, etc. And a never ending supply of baby oil, a couple of ducks, but no turkey bacon. (Listen to the episode. It will all make sense.)

Also, a forensic psychologist breaks down why victims of abuse (ie, Cassie and all the assistants) stay in these f—ed up situations and how they cope.

It’s a doozy.

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Major spoilers ahead!!!! Demi and director Thembi Banks, who shot two episodes of “Forever”, discuss the pros/cons of Mom-ing like Dawn, operating a marriage in partnership versus submission, the misogyny in the Keisha critiques, cringey teenage sex scenes, non-demure Black women (and girls), why Black people absolutely need to always be in charge of Black stories, responding “ok” when you want to send a paragraph… and more.

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Denzel, Spike and Rocky wow at Cannes; Tory Lanez makes another feeble attempt at freedom; Chris Brown locked up abroad; Drake plays Captain Save a …; Meg responds to her industry colleagues supporting the man who was convicted of shooting her. Also, she needs an Auntie team. Bad; Halle Bailey files a restraining order; RG3 makes Niece Angel Reese a target.

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The actual charges against Diddy, as per the actual grand jury indictment and whether the prosecution is making its case in the first week of an eight week trial; Cassie is cross-examined; the defense argues Diddy was a vindictive lover who beat Cassie out of jealousy and drug use, not to force her into Freak Offs; Cassie’s husband says he didn’t rescue her; a Homeland Security Investigator finds Freak-Off evidence— and a woman!— in Diddy’s hotel room the day he was arrested; Dawn Richard of Danity Kane/Dirty Money testifies Diddy tried to hit Cassie with a skillet and threatened Dawn to remain silent; And more.

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TRIGGER WARNING**

Cassie testifies about her volatile 10-year relationship with Diddy, which included grooming as a teenager, coerced sex, excessive drug use, brutal physical and psychological abuse, and kidnapping. Oh, and Kid Cudi’s blown up car, and all the horrible things that happened every time she tried to leave. And more.

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"Forever" is the best binge on "TV" (and leaving viewers in tears); Torey Lanez is shanked in prison (yawn); Cassie’s testimony at the Diddy trial leaves everyone horrified; Halle Bailey is granted a restraining order against DDG, and he is (finally) banned from speaking her name.

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Demi wraps #seesome CAPETOWN and returns to East America; Fur of Smokey Robinson's former housekeepers are suing him -- and his wife-- for (at least) $50M alleging sexual assault, repeated rape and more; Brian McKnight catches a stray; Usher heads to BET+; Ms. Tina hits #1 on the NYT Best Sellers List; complete strangers are trying to diagnose a child with autism; The Met gala breaks fundraising records, but disappoints viewers; Halle Berry’s coochie cleavage on the red carpet; Diddy’s trial is a go; Jalen Hurts stands on business; Dr. Marc Lamont Hill talks to the wall. And it responds!

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Demi’s first #seesomeCAPETOWN trip, Shannon Sharpe has a long history (with receipts) of crazy accusations, including allegedly choking out an assistant at Fox, the other leave of absence (at CBS); the OTHER ongoing lawsuit, and the exes—plural— who have accused him of DV; the Blacksonian isn’t, in fact, being dismantled, despite reports; "Sinners" shas a second week of success; Nephew Jalen Hurts ties the knot and gives us no info about the nuptials; IRL Mollie Moon has replaced fictional Mrs. Russell as my girl-crush; WELCOME MS. TINA TO THE GROUP CHAT; details on the next #seesomeCAPETOWN adventure THIS YEAR.

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((((BONUS EPISDE))) Bruh. This is the most N-bombs I have ever dropped in one episode. Sharpe’s lawyer’s response to the lawsuit; the rejected $10M USD settlement; the choke out threat on audio; Sharpe’s snug Deacon suit response; finally, the actual lawsuit, which is horrific.

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After a 5 year hiatus, Demetria's Dad aka Papa Lucas returns to Ratchet & Respectable to discuss growing up in "The Ridge" Mississippi, listening to a lynching on the radio, living thru segregation, passing (but not), becoming "Luke the Lover", avoiding Vietnam, migrating to the Midwest, 13 days at the Chrysler plant, meeting Marvin Gaye and Medgar Evers, and moving on up like George Jefferson, as inspired by Demetria's obsession with "Sinners".
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Demi returns to Cape Town, reviews of G2), Pop the Balloon on Netflix; Sinners and Unfinished Business are coming; Michelle Obama isn't getting divorce and wants you to date broke men; Forever POTUS looked like a hater; Jonathan Majors does another round of interviews sigh; Toni Braxton and Birdman are good grown and married; LeBron James has a Ken doll; and no interview this week.

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The Blacksonian under siege; America still hasn't brought that man back from El Salvador; The Handmaid's Tale is (finally) back; Issa Rae being black and Bourgeoise is a problem?; Demi dishes with author-actress, Internet and IRL phenomenon Franchesca Ramsey about face-eating leopards, conquering the Internet for neatly two decades and going viral when you least expect it (over and over and over).

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Demi does “Dining with Bevy”; Black Lives Matter at The Apollo; The Blacksonian under attack; Cory Booker makes good trouble; the US admits it sent the wrong person to El Salvador; Jasmine Crockett under fire — again; Charles the Great the God covers Variety; Denzel breaks records on Broadway; Tamron Hall hits 1000 episodes; Cardi is never releasing a new album (LOL); the WHCA cancels on Amber Ruffin; Did The Breakfast Club play us?; MF Wee-bey; A Different World re-boot: all the A-List Black actors are in one documentary.

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The Breakfast Club crashes out (not The Loren tho); Jonathan Majors embarks on a bizarre press tour (including Sherri's tears) and his comeback film bombs at the box office; the absolute disaster of high-ranking government officials adding The Atlantic EIC to Signal; Demi chats with Dr. Raquel Martin about burning the cape, the threat of Black joy; and non-melanated people FA and FO.

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UMG's lawyers go gully in a motion to dismiss Drake's lawsuit; The Hollywood Reporter wonders if Jonathan Majors can mount a comeback; Rolling Stone swiftly responds (Answer: no); Majors and Meagan Good marry in a very private ceremony... the day after he's heard on audio admitting to strangling his ex (WTF, Meagan, WTF?).

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Roberta Flack and Angie Stone go to see The King; Bubblewrap Gladys Knight; Michelle Obama has a new podcast; Wendy Williams heads to The View; Meghan Sussex’s cookware causes an existential crisis among a, ahem, particular segment; Gabrielle Union reverses her 50/50 stance; Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett accused of “cosplaying a gangster?”; Megan Thee Stallion makes fight music? (No.); Doechii is living her best damn life; Straight men, including DDG, crash out… again.

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Changes have come to Ratchet & Respectable; Zoe Saldaña is a PR crisis, and other thoughts on the Oscars; Where is the stand-alone Quincy Jones tribute?; That Jasmine Crockett Tik Tok video; Sherri Shepherd takes issue with Niece Meg’s boobs-out dress; Social Impact Leader and debut Author Alencia Johnson chats with Demi about flipping tables like Jesus, making good trouble in your life and failing forward.

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Voletta Wallace goes to see The King; The Grande Dame heads to jail; trans folk are being removed from the military; Don Lemon defends his husband from Megyn Kelly’s husband’s prying eyes; Black people doing awards season in LA; all the most famous Black people are in one documentary; Gayle King heads to space; Big Bezos destroys WaPo; Eric Adams is the new Tyrese.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, and Don the Lemon have run out of f—s; Paradise is the best show on “TV” (by far); federal workers are having the worst month (and change) ever; Demi chats with Niema Jordan, producer of Eyes on the Prize III (out now).

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A Belle back in Brooklyn (and Jersey); A$AP Rocky is Not Guilty; Eric Adams (mis)quotes Hitler; Joy Reid out at MSNBC; the Eric Adams saga still continues; RIP Roberta Flack.

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Jay Z’s assault case is dismissed, and he sues the lawyer that sued him, and people are mad; Michael B Jordan on the cover of GQ; NY politics crashes out over Eric Adams; Kofi Siriboe doesn’t believe in monogamy; Paradise is the best thing on TV

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America fails on multiple fronts; NY Times Bestselling author Jonathan Eig stops by to chat about “King”, (our official unofficial book club pick).

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The Blackest Super Bowl ever; Reminder: Serena MF Williams is from Compton; Stephen A. Smith will say any dumb thing for attention; a 9 hour Prince documentary that we’ll never see; Mayor Eric Adams trades NYC for his freedom; Demi chats with Harlem creator Tracy Oliver about alternate endings for the final season, her secret sauce for creating great TV (and film) and what’s next for Black stories in anti-DEI in Hollywood.

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Irv Gotti goes to see… The King?; Marcus Jordan has a(nother) cocaine encounter; an AP reporter disrespects Babyface; Lori Harvey does Playboy; The NFL removes “End Racism” before the Super Bowl; Black people at the Oscars.

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Sharing a podcast we can’t get enough of: Your Mama’s Kitchen. It’s a show about cuisine and culture, ingredients and identities, and the meals and memories that make us who we are. Host Michele Norris talks to Michelle Obama, Glennon Doyle, José Andrés and so many other guests about the complexities of family life and how their earliest culinary experiences helped shape their personal and professional lives. And of course, each guest shares a recipe for a favorite dish from their youth so you can taste a bit of their story. In this episode, singer John Legend takes us back to his roots in Springfield, Ohio, where he was an academic overachiever and a musical prodigy. John opens up about his early rocky relationship with his mother and how, over time, they came together to nurture one beautiful family. Plus, we learn how to make his mama's special mac & cheese. You can find more Your Mama’s Kitchen at https://lnk.to/yourmamaskitchenRR

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Kendrick wins 5 Grammys for a diss track; Yeezy and his nekkid wife crash the red carpet; Don Lemon claps back and Ye; Janelle Monae is a five foot gangster; people are mad Will Smith was there; the redemption of Cynthia Erivo; Blue Ivy is the Carter Family Manager; Beyoncé wins AOTY and Best Country Album; Alicia Keys wins the Dr. Dre Award; Roxanne Shante gets her first Grammy; Also, Eric Adams and Diddy are never going to trial; there’s another Black Bachelor; How To Die Alone is unexpectedly cancelled.

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A Belle finally leaves Belize; condolences the families of those lost in the plane crash over DC; anti-DEI = re-segregation; Angela Alsobrooks shuts down eugenics at cabinet hearing; where is that Beyoncé announcement? (We need good news); Luther is back in theaters; US tariffs begin Feb. 1; Shyne in Belize.

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A Belle (still!) in Belize; America's meltdown; Tabitha Brown & Target; Costco under attack; Snoop and them defend performing for 47; recaps of Harlem S3.

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A Belle in Belize; Demi’s “Harlem” debut; the official book for the R&R’s unofficial book club (Yes, we’re trying this again); vintage rumors re: the details of MLK's classified files.

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Executive Coach, Branding Strategist and author of “The Rest Revolution” Amanda Miller Littlejohn chats with Demi about opting out of doing the most, using “no” as a full sentence and how to stop "what’s next?"-ing yourself into burnout

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BREAKING NEWS: Clifford Smith’s fist may have been injured in an alleged attack by a face; a ceasefire in Gaza?; VP Kamala Harris refuses a customary house tour; Congresswoman Nancy Mace threatens violence against colleague Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett; the return of Wendy Williams? Drake officially sues Universal Music Group; former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pulls out of Inauguration too.

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Forever FLOTUS throws deuces to Neo Furor’s inauguration; D-Nice x Club Quarantine in DC; Beyoncé pushes her big announcement; LA is still on fire. Still; Tyrese celebrates the 8th anniversary of his ATL home as his hometown burns to ashes; Sheryl Lee Ralph’s nontraditional and fully functional marriage.

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The LA fires; Jimmy Carter’s shady funeral; 47 is officially a conflicted felon; a va church shames a teen for getting pregnant; tWitch’s wife tells all in a new memoir

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So much Good Black News: Simone Biles is Sportsperson of the Year; POTUS decorates Denzel and Magic and Fannie Lou Hamer with the Medal of Freedom; Viola and Zoe win at The Golden Globes; NAACP nominations; why I cried during Beyonce Bowl; the House Ethics Committee blows up Matt Gaetz spot; the reframing of January 6; Kamala Harris endures more than any one woman should.

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Demi returns to South Africa; Mark Robinson gets burnt (but not with hot grits); the Luther doc drops this month; MJB is going on tour: (again); Anne Lowe gets a biopic; Hoda is leaving Today; Who is Damian Williams?: Judge Mathis’s wife smiles with all of her teeth; Naomi is banned from running her charity; 100+ Diddy lawsuits are coming

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Demi attempts being a responsible adult (0 stars, do not recommend); Review of Rebel Ridge and its bright-eyed star; Beyoncé snubbed by CMAs, and covers GQ; Kendrick heads to the Super Bowl/NOLA spontaneously combusts; Tyrese gets locked up for not paying child support.

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Demi heads North; Offset and Cardi invite us into the group chat once again; Jay Z accuser admits “inconsistencies”; Madame Pelicot prevails (as expected)

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Trump is suing— or threatening to sue— everybody; Chloe & Burna booed up in Nigeria; Beyonce breaks yet another record; Chris Brown flies in South Africa; the Tik Tok ban is approaching; Travis Hunter earns the Heisman trophy, chaos ensues.

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“Mustafa” whole family fine; Denzel is nominated for a Golden Globe; Biden nominated a rack of Black judges and offers clemency to 50-11 people; Blue Ivy and that gold dress have sent Internet crazies over the edge; Caitlin Clark refuses to be a MAGA mascot; Remy Ma and Papoose invite us into the group chat; Jamie Foxx goes Rothaniel on Netflix

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The Carters are having issues.

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Demi returns to America; Beyoncé Is Billboard’s Fave… sorta; Serena is brown again; One of Lizzo’s lawsuits has been dropped; King Combs is served; Kendrick on tour; an assassin becomes America’s hero.

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Where in the world is Demi?; the mama of the potential Secretary of Defense said her son ain't sh—; Biden enjoys his last summers with Hunter; Jamie Foxx may or may not have accused Diddy of harming him; Demi finished that Mandela book (Winnie & Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage.)

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Demi finds the South African version Sheila and Bob; Coleman Domingo has a new thriller; The Piano Lesson is phenomenal; Ashanti may or may not be pregnant again; and more….

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Drake sues over the success of “Not Like Us”; Issa Rae thinks she’s Richard Branson; Cynthia Erivo’s Wicked, PLUS: her British and Black American problems; Luther has a new exhibition; the Jussie Smollett saga finally ends… five years later; Lady Danbury saves UK Christmas and people are mad; The Rock isn’t who we thought he was; Michelle (DC) on Broadway; Cousin Day Day resigns; Alex Cross’s girlfriend has/makes no damn sense

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Keke Palmer on pre tour; Denzel’s confessions in Esquire; Matt Gaetz pulls out… again; Nancy Mace is on a transgender witch hunt; Marjorie Taylor Greene might be a witch; the Klan and the Nazis return to the forefront of America.

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seesomeworld x Cape Town?; Denzel on press tour; Beyoncè for Christmas; Mike Tyson’s non-punch out; a Major engagement; Cher spills Part 1 of her own tea; Aldis Hodge and the Old Spice Guy (but not Deon Cole) are fine AF; and 50 USD and that Shyne documentary.

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Demi in Bali; Robin Roberts gets married; Coco Gauff’s big win; Hip Hop 50 at the VP’s House; Lionel Richie DGAF; Spain’s soccer president (finally) resigns; A real life Strawberry Letter; Steve defends his girl; the $95M hand job.

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Demi knocks two more items off her bucket list; a new doc on Donyale Luna, the first Black Supermodel; Naomi Campbell releases her first fashion line; The stolen shoes story makes it to NYT; #brickgate is called a hoax (it isn’t); Cardi and Meg release a more tame version of”WAP”.

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Demi adventures thru the South of France; Funky Dineva apologizes; Cardi and Zendaya cover The September Issues; Whoopi Goldberg reveals she is heterosexual; Keke Palmer turns 30; Spain’s Women’s World Cup win is overshadowed by predator behavior.

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Demi starts her French Riviera Odyssey; We knew “William” before This Is Us; Gilded Age — and The Peggy— return; Sally Richardson Whitfield keeps a job; The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill turns 25; the alleged Halle Bailey situation; Halle Berry takes an L on the divorce settlement (after 8 years); the finale of the new SATC.

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Demi (finally) heads to Versailles; Lizzo’s current dancers give her a co-sign; Sha’Carri Richardson wins big in Budapest; the 4th Black Bachelorette picks a Black guy; Ron Cephas Jones goes to See The King; a misogynist podcast is demonetized.

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Perfect dates in Paris; Ursher’s “Boyfriend” video featuring Keke Palmer; more wild details about the “Blind Side”; BET isn’t being sold anymore.

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Demi goes chateau-hopping (ie, knocking items off her bucket list); The Abby moves to nights on CNN; the Black guy from “The Blind Side” says he was never adopted (or paid for the movie); The twice-impeached former POTUS is indicted a fourth time; Usher and Keke Palmer are trolling us.

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Demi galavants around Paris; White women and trust are having a bad week; Magic and Cookie are STILL on the yacht. Still; Stale and tepid tea is poured about The Marj; a new doc about women in hip hop; “Pain Killer” is the best new thing on “TV”.

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Demi in Paris; Ciara and Russell create a new life; Ashanti and Nelly are flourishing; Tory Lanez is sentenced for shooting Meg; ludicrous accusations about Jamie Foxx; the Fade in the Water.

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Demi’s Black card is suspended, also her last London hurrah; Trump faces a fourth set of charges… and with a Black judge; Lizzo is accused of f—ery and shenanigans; Jonathan Majors and his girlfriend are back in court… again.

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Demi takes a tour of Bath, and Bridgerton; Beyoncé in NYC FOMO; prayers for Iyanla Vanzant; Carlee’s ex-BF is attention whoring; Cardi throws a mic.

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Demi in London; Carlee’s ex-BF seeks more attention; Ms. Tina files for divorce from Uncle Richard; recaps of the latest episodes of Hijack and the SATC reboot.

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Demi heads to the movies (twice); Jamie Foxx thanks his fans; Black women have a blind spot when it comes to trans women.

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Demi recovers in London; tons of Black people are getting recognized on the Walk of Fame; TV recaps; the Alabama hoax.

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Demi returns to London, sick AF, waist beads falling off; Brandy makes the Walk of Fame (long overdue); the Carlee Russell hoax (?); that ice cream date.

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Demi does a bday do-over in Lisbon, and runs out of hair supplies in Porto; reviews of Survival of the Thickest, EP 4 of SATC2; and EP4 of Hijack; the actors are on strike now too.

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Demi’s endless shenanigans in Lisbon; Naomi Osaka is a new Mom; Jamie Foxx re-emerges; Keke Palmer on the Cover of The Cut (and no, she’s not talking about THAT); Ursher the Menace; Jonah Hill embarrasses white men.

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Demi's London adventures are T-30; Essence vs. the bookstore gets resolved, kinda; Meg twerking on the Essence Fest stage; Uncle Luke shames Janelle Monae; Keke Palmer’s Baby Daddy loses his GD mind on the Internet.

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Demi’s Fourth (in London) is miserable: The Color Purple heads to Essence Fest; Idris Elba in “Hijack” review; The Empress on Netflix review; SATC2 EP 3 review.

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Demi in Budapest; Juvvie's Tiny Desk was worth the wait; the Supreme Court hates America; public husbands are acting a whole mess this week; Rolling Stone eviscerates Jonathan Majors.

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Demi in Vienna aka “the best city to live in” on Earth; twerking at slave dungeons in Ghana; Nia Long is writing a 90s memoir; review of S2 of “And Just Like That”; Meagan Good soft launches her new boo at his court date; the purchase date for #seesomeworld trip to Ghana.

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Demi in Paris (again); The rich people 'under the sea'; Demi chats with author Tia Williams about her book-turned-Netflix flick, The Perfect Find.

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Demi begins a new adventure; Yellowjackets on Showtime; the NBA shows grace to Ja Morant; Beyonce goes on an IG posting spree; Solange has been found!; Russell Simmons has a very bad Father’s Day.

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Demi faces eviction; Tiny Desk is on fire for Black Music Month; Anita Baker fires her “support act”; Did Tyler Perry buy BET or not?; African Mean Girls in London; John Boyega covers Ebony; Adam Silver announces Ja Morant’s punishment.

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Demi in Amsterdam; Egypt is mad— again— over Black people being affiliated with Egypt; Kelis responds about Bill Murray; Nelly and Ashanti are in matching, tailored evening wear; a woman accuses “Namor” of sexual assault; D Wade explains why Gabby goes 50/50 with him; The Orange had boxes of classified documents in his damn bathroom; Auntie Anita Baker responds to Uncle Babyface (deep sigh).

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Demi finds Black history in Amsterdam; East America can't breathe; a new (alleged) couple wasn’t on anyone’s bingo card; Babyface and Charlie Wilson do Tiny Desk (separately); Trump indicted… again!; the lady who murdered the Mother of 4 is a lying liar who lies; The Head of CNN aka the guy who fired Don Lemon, is out.

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Demi has FOMO for East American Summer; another random (racist?) shooting in Florida?!; Tina Turner's husband gets half; The Donna Summer documentary; Jemele Hill and Spotify clears and clears up rumors about her Spotify deal; where is Solange?; and WTF is happening in Senegal?

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Demi heads to Dakar, including Black Rock (!); Angela Bassett receives Glamour's Lifetime Achievement Award; Wakanda Forever (in French!); the season finale of Reasonable Doubt; recap of The Crown S5; Method Man and Johnathan Majors head to morning TV; Rocky's problem with Creed 3 (No spoilers).

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Demi speaks to Nicole Moore, ie, the Black woman who just sued Planned Parenthood for racial discrimination and wrongful termination, about the crazy ish that (allegedly) happened to her (and other Black women) at work.

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Demi’s on a beach; Caresha heads to BMF; The Crown returns; Aventer Gray defends honoring her vows; Endeavor calls for a Kanye West boycott; Lupita drops details on Wakanda Forever in The Hollywood Reporter; Christian Cody needs a raise

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Demi’s in Zanzibar; Michael B Jordan releases the trailer for Creed 3; Jonathan Majors has an alleged white GF; Patti LaBelle rolls on the floor (again); Kanye on Drink Champs; Isaiah Washington needs to be cancelled (again)

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Demi interviews award-winning journalist, playwright, and radio host, Esther A. Armah about her new book "Emotional Justice: A Roadmap for Racial Healing" (spoiler: Black women need to do less work)

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Demi returns to Accra; EMMY AWARD WINNERS Sheryl Lee Ralph and Quinta Brunson; Black Ariel and White Jesus; reviews of Queen Sugar and TRIGGER WARNING the Desiree Washington episode of “Mike”

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The story Demi forgot to tell; The Murder Inc doc isn’t trash (Gotti still is); Mike Tyson is rightfully mad about that Hulu series he didn’t co-sign

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Demi returns from New York; Kevin Gates on The Breakfast Club, Nicki Minaj’s alleged assistant spills lukewarm tea; Patti LaBelle on “Drink Champs”; Whoopi and Sunny on the guy who told everyone he settled; Beyoncé and Kelis. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi’s back in Brooklyn; the Internet did what it does with the Brooklyn Bishop (told you it would); Will Smith apologizes on video. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi is outside in DC; Story time about the BK Bishop; the Wakanda Forever trailer; Nope is #1; The Keke; Nick Cannon spreads debunked myths about dirty women. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi’s Ghana adventure is postponed; Mo’Nique heads to Netflix, Kim Burrell is a villain; TD Jakes disappoints in a bizarre Father’s Day rant. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi is in DC; Everyone got married over the weekend; John Gray is on the mend; Tristan Thompson Tristan Thompson’s; Kevin Gates is a wild AF. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Mr. Big is (allegedly) a raping rapist who tapes; Author Bevy Smith discuses her latest adventure as an actress and consultant on “Harlem". Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi dreams bigger for her birthday; Simone Biles is celebrated for her BGM, Viola redeems herself with The Woman King; The Harvey’s take Paris, The Return of Chris Cuomo; The British Prime Minister resigns; Britney Griner’s Letter from A Russian Jail #freeBritney. Follow me:

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Demi preps for her bday shenanigans; #AuntieCon in New Orleans; They Shootin’: America isn’t creative, but is consistent; Creflo Dollar denounces prosperity preaching. Follow me:

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Ursher does Tony Desk; Kentanji Brown Jackson join the Supreme Court officially; R. Kelly is locked up for life; Wendy Williams on TMZ; Diddy/Puffy/Love acknowledge the big red sign; Kimberly Elise supports anti-choice. Follow me:

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Demi takes her braids out; FAMU opens at Paris Fashion Week; Bill Cosby pays 500k to an underage survivor; Andrew Gillum in a new scandal; the fallout from Verzuz continues; The BET Awards were much and many things, especially the Diddy tribute; and more. Follow me:

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The Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; Verzuz is the unintentional comedy we didn’t expect or know we needed. Follow me:

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Demi does ABFF; MF Michael Ealy; Rothaniel does GQ;? Nike’s Origin story feat: Michael Jordan; Mo’ Nique apologizes (sorta); Herschel Walker has been hiding children; and more. Follow me:

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Demi does Miami/ABFF; Drake’s surprise album; Beyonce is back!; The Wendy Show says goodbye (sans Wendy); Lil Was X goes to war with BET. Follow me:

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Demi has a praise report; Forever FLOTUS in LA; JHud is EGOT status; Black folk win big at The Tony’s; Cancel Lizzo?!; Tabitha heads to Target; Tween Blue makes everyone feel old; The Washington Commanders denounce the “dust up” Follow me:

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Demi’s summer season begins; Las Alonso is thick AF in The Boys; Trevante Rhodes in his draws once again; Good Black news; The Jan. 6 “dust up”; Mo’Nique does the most. Follow me:

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The Duchess Thee Meghan twirls thru London; Disgraced Pastor John Gray virtually cheats; Lori and MJB split. Follow me:

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Demi returns to America; The Wire turns 20; This Is Us series finale reviewed; Lil Nas X is snubbed; Ray’s Sister has a rap beef; Jada addresses The Slap; Vivica addresses Jada addressing the slap, The Aunjanue has an “I Am…” moment. Follow me:

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Demi in Mexico; cutting half the check; The Yara graduates; The Laverne is a Barbie; Jessie’s award-winning magic stick; Mo’nique and DL feud publicly. Follow me:

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Demi hosts an event in LA; Another mass shooting; Bobby Brown is everywhere Follow me:

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Demi pops champagne; HBO’s “We Own This City”; The Viola book reviewed; CNN goes to Ghana; Symone Sanders has her own show on MSNBC. Follow me:

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Demi does the gym; Rih and Rocky are officially parents; the Tabitha takeover; Lori Harvey won’t talk to us again; The Bevy is (back) to celebrate her Ted Talk. Follow me:

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Demi does an 8 hour lunch; Black girls get married; Ciara slays on the SI Swimsuit Issue; Kendrick Lamar is disappointing; The Honey Pot crisis; Candice Owens didn’t call before she went; mass murder is American culture. Follow me:

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Demi’s late pass; no (criminal) charges for Mike Tyson; Dave Chappelle attacker pleads not guilty; Tucker Carlson is racist… again; The NY Times covers BBLs. Follow me:

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Demi returns from Accra; Nekkid Jesse MF Williams; Good Black News; Meg Pardi party; Dave Chappelle is tackled on stage; and more… Follow me:

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Demi celebrates Cinco de Mayo; the cult leader expires; a sitting congressman disparages “over educated” women; white people are big mad over Kim K in Marilyn Monroe’s sexy dress; and the Ghana connect: https://katelynnandadwoa.com Follow me:

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Demi is in the gym; Netflix with commercials; Future is a fuccboi for GQ; A$AP Rocky arrested at LAX;even more accusations against Trey Songz; Mike Tyson’s plane punch out; Thandiwe Newton cougars; Johnny and Amber argue over who shat their marital bed, and more... Follow me:

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Demi has visitors from The East; Florida will be America’s downfall; Viola Davis caricatures Michelle Obama in #firstladies; Trey Songz is accused of abusing women… again; Child marriage— like 3 year olds— in Afghanistan. Follow me:

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Demi heads to Malibu; “Alfie” gets an upgrade for Emily in Paris 3; Rihanna +1 covers Vogue; Cuba Gooding, Jr. pleads guilty to groping;Trick Daddy and Maino overshare; Trap Feminism is colonized; and more… Follow me:

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Demi is thankful; Oprah and Viola head to Netflix; The Real is over; Paula Patton’s cultural deposit; a Black guy who hates Black women was murdered by Woman of No Color; Will gets 10 years for the slap Follow me:

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Demi freaks about her next adventure; The Supreme Court has a Black Justice Named Kentanji; Skims photoshops The Tyra; Rihanna makes Forbes; The Weekend makes Kanye coin for Coachella; Donald Glover interviews himself… in a diaper; A grown ass man meows Follow me:

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Demi establishes a new routine; The Jazmine earns a Grammy; Tiffany Haddish glows all the way up; some ex-NFL player has thoughts on a six year marriage that has produced two children; the Will Smith story just won’t end. Follow me:

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Demi Demi’s; “Hoop Earrings”; reviews of Bridgerton S2, Atlanta (sorta), and last week’s Bel-Air episode; Ginni Thomas (Clarence’s wife) goes wild (again); the Saga of the Slap continues. Still. sigh Follow me:

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Willard Carroll Smith II Batman smacked Chris Rock on the Oscar stage and Demi has Prosecco-fueled thoughts about that. Follow me:

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Demi ventures outside for Essence Black Women in Hollywood and Leading Women Defined, Everybody Hates William (and Kate); Kimmora Lee Simmons’s estranged “husband” is a scamming scammer who scams; white men gone willd… again. Follow me:

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Demi’s back; so is Jodeci; #FreeBrittney; a Black woman finally heads to The Supreme Court; De-platform Kanye West; the problem with Kim K’s “work” and American hyper-capitalism. Follow me:

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Juicy is foundguilty; Lamar Odom’s open letter; Kanye and Drake host a fundraiser in LA; SATC returns. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Adele is back, The Chaka vs The Stephanie; Maxwell drops a new single; Lil Nas X heads to Maury; CNN trolls Kamala Harris; Rolling Stone exposes Marilyn Manson as a monster; Kanye is a degenerate who makes good music; DaBaby has too much Wi-Fi; the R&R merch drops this week. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi head’s back to therapy; UNC asks Nikole Hannah- Jones ‘are you happy now?’; The Tabitha delivers the sweetest ‘f— you’ to Wendy; A rapist is back on the loose; Phylicia Rashad baffles nearly everyone; Rachel Maddow offers a history lesson; Keith Sweat and Bobby B battle at Verzuz; Sha’Carri Richardson fails a drug test. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi is groomed by a sub— and offered coke as a quick fix for Covid weight; Janet Jackson is getting a Lifetime doc; Tamika Mallory and Coco (SWV) are why we check on “the strong friend”; Porsha Williams is winning-- by her terms. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi sees some Miami, but has NYC FOMO; a sermonette about settling; thoughts and prayerS to the HU communications team; Demi talks about Black women and body image (and big asses) with her writer crush, sister-friend Denene Millner. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi and one of her favorite writer/author/ Mommy-besties Helena Andrews-Dyer (Bitch is the New Black) discuss new moms, bare minimum dads , thriving in limitless abundance — and more, as inspired by the most “WTF?” episode of Insecure ever. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi’s in Mexico; Adele is back after a five year hiatus; Ratchet & Respectable merch is on the way; Kim K does SNL; Dave Chappelle is dead ass wrong for The Closer. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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I'm sharing a special preview of the new podcast, Well-Read Black Girl from Pushkin Industries. Well-Read Black Girl is the literary kickback you never knew you needed. Glory Edim, author and founder of the Well-Read Black Girl community, sits in deep, honest and close conversation with authors like Tarana Burke, Anita Hill, Zeba Blay, and more. You’ll also meet book club members, literacy advocates, and Black booksellers to hear what they’re reading and what it means to be well-read. In this preview, Glory talks with the one and only Gabrielle Union about her iconic role in Bring It On and the cheer movie she really wanted to be in, but didn't get cast for. You can listen to Well-Read Black Girl at https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/ratchetwrbg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi’s DMV Odyssey; a ton of good Black news, including Simone Biles leaving the Olympics; Da Baby is an idiot and so is TI. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi returns to LA; Grown Black Men are having the best week ever; Adele drops a new single, Wu Tang on HULU is tear-jerker TV; Demi has an encounter in Brooklyn. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Chris Cuomo is a groping groper who gropes; Jeannie Mai’s ex husband is salty; The Fugees are back; Method Man is The Prototype; the woman Nicki Minaj and her Husband have been harassing speaks out. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi’s checks still haven’t cleared; d— dominates the Internet; Jim Jones falsely cries racism; Kim K covers Vogue instead of Andre Leon Talley; Tesla has a gigantic racism problem. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi has encounters with two exes; RIP Shock G, DMX, and Black Rob; reactions to Ma’Khia Bryant’s murder demonstrate how we’re not protecting Black women or girls; Variety celebrates the 30 year anniversary of Whoopi Goldberg’s Oscar win; that Snowfall finale; Bigger returns to BET+; Black Domme Mistress Marley discusses money, power and respect in the underworld of kink. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ Follow me:

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Demi returns to New York, there’s Black Girl Magic on Amazon Prime; The murder of Jacque Avant; Jazmine Sullivan and Adele in concert, Travis Scott’s lawsuits over Astroworld are more than $2 billion. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi recovers from Thanksgiving; RIP Virgil Agboh; Why Common can’t keep a woman; The Jazmine wins Album of the Year, Rihanna is a “hero” to Barbados; King Richard’s first kingdom; Little Brother Cuomo is some more sh—. sigh Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi chats with Me Too Founder and New York Times Bestselling Author Tarana Burke about self work, self worth, so-called “strong” Black women and other themes covered in Burke’s debut book, “You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and The Black Experience”. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi is allergic to wine; Iman Shumpert wins DWTS, The AMAs and The Five Horsemen; Janet Jackson doc on Hulu; Did Adele gaffle a Black woman's work on "30"? Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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That Damn Adele Album; Stephanie Mills is the friend every person needs; Essence holiday covers; America America’s. Again. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Each week, BFFs Brittany and Eric humorously deep-dive into the uncool topic of their choice while testing the outer limits of their friendship. Listen to and follow For Colored Nerds right now on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adele is back, The Chaka vs The Stephanie; Maxwell drops a new single; Lil Nas X heads to Maury; CNN trolls Kamala Harris; Rolling Stone exposes Marilyn Manson as a monster; Kanye is a degenerate who makes good music; DaBaby has too much Wi-Fi; the R&R merch drops this week. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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“Dana Chanel” faces a legal battle; Will Smith’s gift boxes (and Oprah interview); The Bachelorette is a snooze; Kanye on Drink Champs; and Nene Leakes is accepting interested suitors Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi and one of her favorite writer/author/ Mommy-besties Helena Andrews-Dyer (Bitch is the New Black) discuss new moms, bare minimum dads , thriving in limitless abundance — and more, as inspired by the most “WTF?” episode of Insecure ever. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Tabitha Brown in Essence; Kanye West goes the full Kanye (for 2.5 hours) on “Drink Champs”; Will Smith wrote War & Peace; The Harder They Fall surpasses the hype. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi Demi’s; The Venus and two other people cover EW; The Deans and their dream home land the cover of AD; Jay Z (and more) are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; Huma Abedin breaks her silence about her trifling (still) husband. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi is NOT going to Vegas; Jada embarrasses Will, again; the Eddie Winslow story just won’t end; Insecure has an AKA problem; Lil Nas X’s father flips on Boosie. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi is outside (in LA): The Ebony Power 100, Brunch with Cori Bush, and Jazmine Sullivan’s SoHeaux Tales; Insecure and All-American are back; Kyrie Irving fans have lost their minds, and Diva Cups.

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Updates on Kyrie Irving and “Eddie Winslow”; Reviews of The Bachelorette, BMF., Queens, Ready to Love, Succession and more…. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi is un-sick; Colin Powell goes Up Yonder; HU is rat-infested; Kyrie Irving is… exhausting; “Eddie Winslow” goes viral. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi returns to LA; Grown Black Men are having the best week ever; Adele drops a new single, Wu Tang on HULU is tear-jerker TV; Demi has an encounter in Brooklyn. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi’s in Mexico; Adele is back after a five year hiatus; Ratchet & Respectable merch is on the way; Kim K does SNL; Dave Chappelle is dead ass wrong for The Closer. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi’s braces are finally off; a George Floyd statue is defaced, again; The Bruces get their beach back; Tesla and the FDNY have a racism problem; What is going on with Wendy? Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi’s back in LA; Damson Idris wants to be called “Daddy” (I think?); The Marjorie and The Cardi stunt on us from Paris; a review of The Wonder Years; Kierna Mayo has a new podcast; and The Dr. Joan Morgan chats about pivoting, legacy-building; and living the dream. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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A Belle in Brooklyn; Bethann Hardison is writing a memoir; Tarana Burke is a 2x NYT bestseller; Tabitha Brown is on book tour; BMF has been renewed (already); Bridgerton has a bunch of Black girls; The Super Bowl halftime show is bonkers; Don the Lemon is being sued for some beyond wild sh— Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi’s back in DC; "BMF" is friggin’ amazing; Black folks head to the opera; Kelly Price is lost and found; Simone Biles should have bailed on Tokyo; Will Smith spills tea to GQ. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Chris Cuomo is a groping groper who gropes; Jeannie Mai’s ex husband is salty; The Fugees are back; Method Man is The Prototype; the woman Nicki Minaj and her Husband have been harassing speaks out. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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LeVar Burton (finally) flips; Overall, the Emmys were awful (and white); Jeannie and Jeezy are preggers; Lori Harvey speaks in full sentences; Tarana Burke is “Unbound”; Joyner of House Lucas (no relation) is patient and petty; Confessions of criminality on Clubhouse; STFU is free. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Lil Nas X just wants to be loved, Cookie and Magic blow a bag on their 30th anniversary; The Time 100 List is here; The Emmys are coming; Gabrielle Union'S uncomfortable new memoir; Nelly goes full Oleta [Adams] at Verzuz; Nicki Minaj uses big balls to distract people from talking about her personal scandals. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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The Met Gala happened; So did the MTV Awards; America has been a fake Gucci belt, according to a 9/11 doc on GW Bush; and Afghanistan was destined to be a mess; Also, do you know what a Chai Boy is? Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi is Demi-ing; Damson Idris is in his draws, Chloe Bailey goes solo; Queen Sugar returns; #uncancelchrisette + more. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi does a block party; Why you should be watching Clickbait; reviews of Kanye and Drake albums; Andre 3000 might have imposter syndrome; Paul Pierce lives f—s free; RIP to Gregg Leakes and Michael K. Williams. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi is still in braces; New York is in crisis (again); Mama Tina clapsback; Only Fans is uncancelled; the Taliban takes Texas; Kanye- Tonex/BSlade- Bri Babineaux explained; Lil Nas X trolls again. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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All the Queen’s Men is now streaming —only on BET+. Expect lots of skin, lots of sin and plenty of plot twists all season long. Want BET+? It’s the premium streaming service that lets you stream Black culture anytime, anywhere, ad-free. Haven’t subscribed yet? Visit BET.plus to sign up and learn more.

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Demi is a nervous wreck; Candyman wins at the Box Office; the rollout for “Donda” is a disaster— or is it?; Spike Lee has a new doc; the Jeopardy saga just will not end. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi waits for network feedback on her first TV treatment; Reviews of “Beckett” and “Really Love” on Netflix; Dame Dash’s interview about the day Aaliyah died, Sha’Carri Richardson is damaging her good will; Sonya and Dell Curry are trying to divorce. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi is “home” in LA; Lizzo + Cardi live in the Top Ten; Jay + Bey break the Internet with a Tiffany campaign; Winona de Jong is knocked off by Balmain; Cuomo bids NY arrivedercri; Lil Boosie boosies... again sigh; adults are walking on crates. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Aaliyah’s “One In A Million” is (finally) available; Kanye is having the most lucrative promo tour ever; Only Fans is no longer selling sex (starting soon); The Great Plate Debate is back (again); Marlon Wayans is (was?) a proud Mama’s Boy; Jeopardy is (still) in shambles sigh; Beyoncé’s ass breaks Al Gore’s Internet

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Demi visits Chicago; an earthquake devastates Haiti— again; America treats Afghanistan like Saigon; Little Brother ((aka Chris Cuomo) is back from vacay; Britney is about to be free-er; Lizzo and Cardi’s “Rumors” are tepid tea; a lot of people aren’t bathing regularly

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Demi does nothing (but work); “Respect” may have a timing issue; details on Forever 44's birthday bash in The Vineyard; The September Issues are arriving!; 'High on the Hog' Gets a Second Season; 'Malice in the Palace' is a must -watch doc; Cuomo (finally) resigns. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi drinks red wine in LA; LeVar Burton is denied his rightful spot on Jeopardy; the math ain't mathing on a high-profile Manhattan divorce; Twitter uncovers receipts on Alfonso Ribeiro; Nick Cannon Nick Cannons, again; Governor Cuomo refuses to resign. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi heads to Vegas to see a Ursher; Rihanna is a billionaire baddie; the person currently known as Love, covers Vanity Fair; Nas’ new album might be fair; Kanye thinks it’s Easter; Alfonso Ribero thinks Black people don’t like him; Andre Cuomo is a piggy. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi’s Odyssey continues. (Yes, still.) The publicist for DaBaby apologizes after her client is dropped from festival lineups; Simone Biles returns to The Olympics;? Lizzo has a new album; the trailer for House of Gucci; Demi interviews her dad for his 80th birthday. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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“Belle” is back in Brooklyn; “Donda” still isn’t out; You too can dine with Bevy Smith; Copper-diggers are on the loose; Michael Che loses him damn mind; Whitey [was] on the moon. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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More about the Show: Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: http://bit.ly/RatchetRespectablePodcast. Thanks to my sponsors: Get key nutrients–without the B.S. Ritual is offering my listeners 10% off during your first 3 months. Visit ritual.com/RATCHET to start your Ritual today. I want you to start living a happier life today. As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at betterhelp.com/ratchet. I love everything about Thrive Causemetics. You’re going to love them as much as I do. Visit thrivecausemetics.com/ratchet for 15% off your first order! If you’ve never tried Amazon Music Unlimited now’s a great time! For a limited time, new customers can try Amazon Music Unlimited FREE for 30 days. Just go to amazon.com/RATCHETPOD. Ship more in less time at shipstation.com. Just use my offer code, RESPECT, to get a 60-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi’s DMV Odyssey; a ton of good Black news, including Simone Biles leaving the Olympics; Da Baby is an idiot and so is TI. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi sees some Atlanta, answers more travel questions (solo travel? Budgeting?) and talks about knowing your worth , being an all-purpose friend and where TF to eat with celebrity chef Jourdan ChaTaun (@thejourdanchataun). Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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More about the Show: Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: http://bit.ly/RatchetRespectablePodcast. Thanks to our sponsors: Right now, ShesBirdie is offering our listeners 15% off your first purchase when you go to shesbirdie.com/RATCHET. Right now, Sakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order when they go to sakara.com/RATCHET or enter code RATCHET at checkout. Stay cool, calm, and collected during the summer heat! Go to dailyharvest.com and enter code respectable to get twenty-five dollars off your first box! Wow your audience with Canva Pro, the easiest way to create presentations! Right now, you can get a FREE 45-day extended trial! Just go to canva.me/ratchet to get your FREE 45-day extended trial. Check out Blueland products! Right now, you can get 15% off your first order when you go to blueland.com/RATCHET. First Wives Club, starring Jill Scott, Michelle Buteau, Ryan Michelle Bathé, and Michelle Mitchenor is now streaming on BET Plus. Visit BET.plus for more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi and Davida Selby, founder of Katelynn & Adwoa Skincare and KLA Goes to Ghana, share their travel tips for the ultimate vacation. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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More about the Show: Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: http://bit.ly/RatchetRespectablePodcast. Thanks to our sponsors: Check out Vivino! Give them a try and I know you’re going to love it. Go to vivino.com/RATCHET and use code RATCHET at checkout to save 20% on your first order of up to $200. Wow your audience with Canva Pro, the easiest way to create presentations! Right now, you can get a FREE 45-day extended trial! Just go to canva.me/ratchet to get your FREE 45-day extended trial. Go to hellofresh.com/ratchet14 and use code ratchet14 for up to 14 free meals plus free shipping! Right now, ShesBirdie is offering our listeners 15% off your first purchase when you go to ShesBirdie.com/RATCHET. Check out Blueland! Right now, you can get 15% off your first order when you go to blueland.com/RATCHET. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Lovecraft Country” gets 18 Emmys noms despite being cancelled by HBO; Oprah shouts out Tarana Burke’s new book, “Unbound”; Cynthia Erivo is an honorary AKA; Demi is attacked by a dragon while recording: Codie Elaine Oliver (“Black Love”, OWN) shares the secret to making love work (if that’s what you want). Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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More about the Show: Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: http://bit.ly/RatchetRespectablePodcast. Thanks to our sponsors: Ship more in less time – for a lot less money. Just go to shipstation.com, Just use my offer code, RESPECT, to get a 60-day free trial. That’s 2 months FREE of no-hassle, stress-free shipping. Put your policy to the test like I did. Get a better insurance with Gabi. It’s totally free to check and there’s no obligation. Go to gabi.com/RATCHET. With the Peloton Bike, there’s nothing like working out from home. Learn more at onepeloton.com. New members can try Peloton classes free for 30 days at onepeloton.com/app. Terms apply. I’ve really stepped up my wine game thanks to Vivino! Give them a try and I know you’re going to love it. Go to vivino.com/RATCHET and use code RATCHET at checkout to save 20% on your first order of up to $200. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi sees some Miami, but has NYC FOMO; a sermonette about settling; thoughts and prayerS to the HU communications team; Demi talks about Black women and body image (and big asses) with her writer crush, sister-friend Denene Millner. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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It’s Demi’s birthday! The Blacks are winning more than usual this week; Mr. and Mrs. Owen are at it again; Sha’Carri Richardson and Mike Phelps are not the same; Dr. Ruth Celestin explains how to get a good BBL without risking your life (or going to DR). Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi’s birthday behavior begins; Lovecraft Country isn’t returning to HBO; Nikole Hannah-Jones displays self-love and aspirational pettiness (at the same damn time); Phylicia Rashad is still employed at HU; the HBCU spin-off of All American is friggin’ amazing; Stephanie Mills wants all the smoke; Sha’Carri Richardson is a stand up chick; ESPN is a hot mess. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi head’s back to therapy; UNC asks Nikole Hannah- Jones ‘are you happy now?’; The Tabitha delivers the sweetest ‘f— you’ to Wendy; A rapist is back on the loose; Phylicia Rashad baffles nearly everyone; Rachel Maddow offers a history lesson; Keith Sweat and Bobby B battle at Verzuz; Sha’Carri Richardson fails a drug test. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi goes “outside” for Essence Fest LA, a review of “the Mary doc”; recapping the BET Awards, including MF Method Man; Wendy is hitting on everyone (for ratings); Michael B Jordan changes course on J’ourvet; BBL’s are the new weapon to attack Black women; Mo’Nique uses a random Black woman to beat a dead horse. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi is embarking on an Odyssey (see: Homer); the universe strikes back at the disgraced former Mayor of New York; Sha’Carri Richardson is the latest target of Black incels; Nikole Hannah-Jones pulls out of UNC; John Boyega will not be cancelled; Lala Vasquez-Anthony files for divorce during husband’s latest baby scandal. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi goes “outside”; Sha’carri Richardson vs. Everybody; Nick Cannon fathers 4 kids in 1 year; Weaponizing communion; Kevin Hart seeks redemption... sort of; the Michael Costello saga; Black Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay tells all (to Vulture). Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Why men hate your dog (it’s not jealousy); Juneteenth is a federal holiday. Yay?; WTF is Critical Race Theory?; Living Legend Rita Moreno fumbles inclusion; Mr. Chris is out at the host of The Bachelor Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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ATL is a lawless city; CNN has an ethics problem; “In the Heights” doesn’t meet expectations; The Host of “High on the Hog” loves his “canela vanilla swirl” (direct quote); Mrs. Gary Owens is entitled to speak her peace (again); Tribeca fest is nerd-heaven. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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‘In the Heights’ is finally here!; K. Michelle has a clone; Kwame Kilpatrick gives his first post-prison interview. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi hunts for reasonably priced Usher tickets; Simone Biles is the GOAT; Teyana Taylor is the sexiest woman alive; A reunion for A Different World coming; Mrs. Gary Owens holds no cut cards; Naomi Osaka pulls out of Berlin too; The Pose series finale is a good goodbye. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Re-framing Robin Givens; Mary J. Blige and Anthony Bourdain documentaries are coming soon; there’s a du-rag festival occurring in the middle of the national bonnet debate; follow ups on the fall-out of Naomi Osaka quitting The French Open and Nikole Hannah-Jones being denied tenure at UNC. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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A Black woman takes over the WH briefing room for the first time in 30 years; Blair “MF” Underwood is returning to the dating landscape; Fiddy addresses his turn-of-the-century relationship with Vivica A Fox— again; Future and Diddy “choose violence” when it comes to their exes; Naomi Osaka bails on The French Open (with good cause); the Internet hates Black women (in bonnets). Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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The new Bachelorette is bisexual; “Mr. Big” isn’t returning to the SATC reboot; Liz Cambage is a “big body Benz, baby”; CNN fires Rick Santorum; Paula White’s ex-husband may or may not have delivered a triple-pour of scalding tea; “High on the Hog” is Netflix’s Next Big Thing Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi is recovered from her second vaccine shot; Mare of Easttown is amazing TV; Naomi Campbell is a new Mama at 50; Nick Cannon is for the streets; J.Lo and Ben are a distraction; A$AP Rocky is High in Love; Lil Nas X is a national treasure; Nikole Hannah-Jones (1619 Project, Pulitzer Prize) is denied tenure at UNC; Kwame Brown chooses (figurative) “violence.” Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi heads to Palm Springs to celebrate a birthday? white people are really mad about Aunt Jemima, Cousin Gary Chambers Jr. goes AWF on Connie; Bubba Wallace’s Boise wasn’t a hoax, and The Problem with White Jesus explained by Dr. Anthea Butler. Also: Breonna Taylor’s murders are still free and #blacklivesmatter. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Pose is leaving too soon; Reviews of The Underground Railroad and The Upshaws; Bill Gates is a cheating cheater who cheats; and Olivia Dope reveals why she left her podcast (spoiler: Joe Budden behaved like an animal). Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi is groomed by a sub— and offered coke as a quick fix for Covid weight; Janet Jackson is getting a Lifetime doc; Tamika Mallory and Coco (SWV) are why we check on “the strong friend”; Porsha Williams is winning-- by her terms.

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The Internet is trying to figure out if RHOA’s Porsha Williams is engaged (yes!) to her friend’s husband (not sure); and Demi continues last week’s conversation on shame, this time with Tanya Denise Fields (Black Feminist Project). Trigger warning: conversation includes descriptions of intimate partner violence and sexual abuse.

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Demi chats with Me Too Founder and New York Times Bestselling Author Tarana Burke about self work, self worth, so-called “strong” Black women and other themes covered in Burke’s debut book, “You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and The Black Experience”. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi dedicates May to Movement; America is a racist country; a church “creative director“ is caught DM-ing d*** print pics ; Pose EP and director Janet Mock has stopped GAF; and much, much more. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi moved— yes, again; The Black Bachelor returns to The Racist; and “Bigger” Executive Producer— he has a few more titles too— Will Packer discusses the business of entertaining Black folks. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:

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Demi has Covid arm; Tyrese Tyrese’s... again; Ursher ticket prices are offensive to my wallet; former US Senator Rick Santorum is a trash human for his comments on Native Americans; not enough Black people win big at the Oscars. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ Follow me:

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Demi has encounters with two exes; RIP Shock G, DMX, and Black Rob; reactions to Ma’Khia Bryant’s murder demonstrate how we’re not protecting Black women or girls; Variety celebrates the 30 year anniversary of Whoopi Goldberg’s Oscar win; that Snowfall finale; Bigger returns to BET+; Black Domme Mistress Marley discusses money, power and respect in the underworld of kink. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ Follow me:

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Bethann Hardison slays in British Vogue; Auntie Maxine says what we were all thinking; “Pay Pigs” in The New York Times; David Johns (National Black Justice Coalition) breaks down performative masculinity.

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The Bearded Black Men Who Read (On Clubhouse) swing by for a very special V-Day reading; and singer Omar Wilson serenades Demi with a verse from his new single “Sounds That You Make”. Grab your headphones… and if necessary, a towel.

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Another murder in Minnesota; Black horror isn’t just for “Them”; Kid Cudi wears a dress on SNL; people are mad BLM co-founder Patrice Cullors ain’t broke; and Imani Bashir breaks down #handsoffmyhijab, a reaction to France’s potential hijab ban. Thanks to our sponsors: Check out shipstation.com. Just use my offer code, RESPECT, to get a 60-day free trial.That’s 2 months FREE of no-hassle, stress-free shipping. Get $20 off your fertility test when you go to modernfertility.com/ratchet. Try Warby Parker’s free Home Try-On program: Try 5 pairs of glasses at home for free at warbyparker.com/ratchet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi celebrates her 2nd LA-versary; remembers #MidwinCharles and Henry Stewart; St. Louis has a mayor named Tishaura; Amanda Gorman covers Vogue in kente cloth; Claudia Jordan lacks death etiquette; NC Head Coach Hubert Davis pisses off The Blacks on his first day of work; and Showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll (@cwallamerican) discuss the most lovable (and stressful) teenagers on TV, deets on the upcoming HBCU spin-off, and her grinding road to Hollywood success. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/

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Demi appreciates your concern— and she’s fine (now); congratulations to Jeezy and Jeannie; prayers for DMX; updates on Michael Starhan and Tameka Mallory; review of “I, Tina”, “Mahalia” and that Verzuz with Ronald “the MF” Isley (whew!); also Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz is definitely a sleazeball and seemingly, a sex trafficker

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Demi has an update on that date (that y’all have been harassing her about); Niecey Nash gushes and glows on the season premiere of Red Table Talk; and Demetria’s friend-in-her-head, Ranier from Love Life of an Asian Guy, stops by to discuss #stopAsianHate.

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Donald Glover and Malia Obama pair off for a new show; Weatherman Alex Beresford replaces Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain; Sharon Osbourne is (finally) out at a the Talk; Tamika Mallory is under fire— again; Derrick Chauvin— not George Floyd— is on trial; Georgia goes back to the Jim Crow era; Lil Nas X trolls the Internet and the Church; and Demi’s fave, Tiffany Aliche aka The Budgetnista, chats about big spending, budgeting, and her brand new book, Get Good With Money

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Issa Rae, Jamie Foxx and Kim Jayney are having the best Black week ever; Derrick Jaxson has infinite shenanigans and zero shame; Wife “Effie” needs a sisterhood intervention; and Demi interviews Sistah Souljah about her new bestselling book, Life After Death; and gets an answer to the 22 year old question of when we’re getting a film for The Coldest Winter Ever

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Ghostface’s Verzuz fur > Bokeem Woodbine’s Queen & Slim fur; Teen Vogue’s EIC-to- be resigns, Derrick Jackson takes a hostage; and John Gray doesn’t waste his petty.

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Viola Davis makes Oscar history; The Bachelor Finale and after show were unintentional comedy; Tina Turner says farewell on her own terms; the Sharon Osbourne sh—show just won’t end; Kirk Franklin and his son’s mother think they owe us something (but they don’t); the mass murder of Asian American women is more than a “bad day” and actress Patrice Covington (Genius: Aretha) stops by to gush about her new Aretha Franklin series.

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J.Lo and A-Rod ain’t over; Beyoncé breaks a Grammy record; Meg and Cardi scissor on CBS; Sharon Osbourne weaponizes white womanhood; Kirk Franklin kirks out on his son; Oh, and Trey Songz is trending… sigh again.

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Cardi B breaks another record; Buckingham Palace responds to Meghan and Harry’s Oprah interview; Piers Morgan is drop-kicked by the weatherman; Teen Vogue has a racism problem; and Nicole Walters, one of Demi’s favorite humans, drops by to kiki about her new reality show “She’s The Boss”.

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A review of Coming 2 America; The Daily Beast does an exposé on Nicki Minaj and her husband; and Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry fire warning shots at the Crown.

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Jay Z levels further up; On second thought, we do know the new host of The Bachelor; The Texas Governor is trying to kill his constituents; Cousin Meghan and The Royal Snack tell-all to “O” ; White men in politics go even wild-er; and Tamara Winfrey Harris, author of “Dear Black Girl” drops by to offer lessons on living and self-loving

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Demi’s film, “Don’t Waste Your Pretty” premieres on TV One; Sister Souljah drops a sequel to The Coldest Winter Ever; D’Angelo and just a couple of friends do Verzuz; The Bachelor hires another Black man to fix their systemic race problems (sigh); a third woman — with photo receipts— accuses Big Brother Cuomo of being a dirty old man; and Black folk won big at The Golden Globes

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Booby Shmurda is free; Tiger Woods defies death; Snowfall and Queen Sugar are back— and triggering AF; Why I stopped caring about The Bachelor… I think; Governor Cuomo adds another scandal to his resume; and NYT does a messy exposé on a fashion god.

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“Bigger” is the best of TV; “Married at First Sight” is a sh—show; Serena Williams is already the GOAT; Ted Cruz is even worse than you thought; Dave Ramsey is racist adjacent; and Amin Joseph (aka “Uncle Jerome”) dishes about Season 4 of "Snowfall".

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Ted Cuz abandons Texas in an emergency; Nick Cannon doesn't have the same 24 hours in a day; Ayesha Curry gets nekkid and the ‘gram goes wild; the $188M Powerball winner has less money and mo’ problems; Dave Chappelle doesn’t know what **** tastes like (his words); a review of Judas & The Black Messiah; and why simpin’ ain’t easy

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QAnon Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is caught in a tantric sex tryst; New York Governor Andrew Cuomo may have blood on his hands; Justin Timberlake apologizes to Janet Jackson and Brittney Spears nearly two decades late; The Bachelor franchise has a very public reckoning with racism; One of Demi’s favorite humans Candice Benbow (Red Lip Theology) stops by to discuss Tessica Brown aka #gorillagluegirl black beauty standards and the lack of empathy toward Black women; and more.

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The Bearded Black Men Who Read (On Clubhouse) swing by for a very special V-Day reading; and singer Omar Wilson serenades Demi with a verse from his new single “Sounds That You Make”. Grab your headphones… and if necessary, a towel. Happy Valentine’s Day!!!

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Nick Cannon got his old job back; Ish is getting real for TI and Tiny; Van Jones gets lit up on The View; the NFL boycott is apparently over; the Golden Globes snub half of Black Hollywood— again; a review of Malcolm and Marie; and as crazy as you thought the GOP was, they just got crazier

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Tamron Hall lists Ratchet & Respectable among America’s Favorite podcasts; Michael “Bae” Jordan is the new Alexa; the whole gated community knows Trey Songz’s name; Silhouette peen; Andrew Gillum and his wife are still talking about that incident (in GQ); and Bevy Smith, author of Bevelations: Lessons from a Mutha, Auntie, Bestie shares worldly wisdom

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Demi is the 2021 Ambassador for Pantene Gold Series; Jordyn Woods and Chloe Bailey break the Internet; Wendy Williams captivates America for four hours; Method Man’s wife is a Librarian; WTF is going on in Atlanta?; and there’s a Clubhouse room with Black bearded men reading at Demon Time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A legend dies; remembering Whitney Houston; Harriet Tubman dubs are back, Tyrese pulls a Tyrese. Again; Dr. Hermès kills what’s left of her reputation; Reddit, Game Stop and Robinhood explained in laywoman’s terms; and a NFL player is rightfully fired for attempting to murder his girlfriend

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Outside is opening in LA; Biden’s Rollie makes the New York Times, The Occupant’s final act; VP Harris gets a new Vogue cover (for print); the Salt N Pepa biopic causes an uproar; a French essayist hates men— with good reason?

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Demi’s New Year; Ashanti and Keyshia Cole face-off; The Trump pardons; Wendy Williams feuds with her brother; Michelle Obama’s bountiful bundles; Joe Biden wants to end white supremacy and Kamala Harris and Corporate America.

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Inauguration is still happening; DC looks like a gigantic, federal prison; Gentleman Dougie acts like an interested man; Plies has new teeth; Demi reviews of “American Skin” and “One Night in Miami”

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Demi’s first TV film, Don’t Waste Your Pretty, has an air-date; national leaders finally want to get serious about gun control in wake of the blood-lust at the Capitol; Andrew Yang bombs at running for NYC Mayor, the twice-impeached Occupant refuses to pay his lawyer fees; Bevy Smith releases her memoir, Bevalations; Anna Wintour defends the controversial Kamala Harris Vogue cover; Lori Harvey has a new beau; and Ashley Cobb from @sexwithashley and “Hoe and Tell” offers up her sex resolutions for the the new year.

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Jazmine Sullivan drops Heaux Tales, French Netflix gives us "Lupin"; all Karens aren't white; Vogue doesn't deliver for Madam VP; and The First Amendment doesn't mean what... a lot of people think it does sigh

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Georgia saves what’s left of America; WAP makes kids, but isn’t for them; The Bachelor is boring; Dr. Dre has a change of heart about his divorce; the US Capitol under siege by deplorables; and Demi drops more MF-bombs this episode than ever before.

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Demi delays her New Year celebration until January 20; reviews of "Bridgerton", "Sylvie’s Love", and "Soul"; a wild beast attacks a child in a NYC hotel lobby; a regular white woman has been cat-fishing as “exotic”; and The Occupant unravels further Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi gives the BTS deets on her upcoming TVOne film “Don’t Waste Your Pretty” ; the sports world reacts to police shooting #JacobBlake; Megan Thee Stallion stops protecting Tory Lanez; Tavis Smiley owes PBS $2.6M for violating his morals clause; Evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. may or may not have watched his wife having the sex with the pool boy; and Pastor John Gray engages in shenanigans. Again. On video. Also, #blacklivesmatter and Arrest the cops who murdered #breonnataylor

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Demi has no life. The price of peen is expensive on the open market; Cardi & Offset call it quits; The Elbas do not need your “Congrats!”; John Boyega is a real one; Will Smith and The Real Aunt Viv reconcile, Patti "Verzuz" Gladys was a good time for grown folk; The Gillums do Tamron Hall and crisis communications expert Li-Ron Anderson-Bell weighs in on the good, the bad and the WTF of the interview

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It's the most wonderful time of the year! Demi shares her thoughts on The Real Housewives of Potomac and Rev. Jamal Bryant, among other things.

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Demetria fails at adulting; there’s delicious trash coming to a TV near you; why so much relationship advice is intentionally damaging to women; and Gammy sons TF out of a privileged white woman (I mean, TF. Sheesh!)

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LA is closed— again— until further notice; a million great books, shows and films are (back) on the horizon; ; Cardi B is Billboard’s Woman of the Year; and a Dallas-based restaurateur may or may not be justified in cursing everyone out

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Demetria and her favorite pop culture commentator Jawn Murray reunite to kick-off the holiday season. They tackle Dave Chappelle taking on Big TV, “OG Aunt Viv” and Will Smith making amends, Mo’ NIque’s ongoing litigation with Netflix, and Shonda Rhimes’s ground-breaking switch from ABC to Netflix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

R&R merchandise is on the way; Adults are headed to the White House; The Only POTUS We Acknowledge is on a massive press tour; Weezy’s federal weapons charge explains his endorsement of The Occupant; Lover’s Rock is the greatest movie you haven’t seen… yet; The Fresh Prince Reunion requires tissues, and the royal family— as portrayed in The Crown— is hot trash. Also, updates on Aventer Gray, Nina “I got something for all you hos” Thomas; and the LA County DA whose husband ain’t for play-play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Occupant is fired; Stacey Abrams is an American hero; Eva Longoria disses Black women; Beijing Barry drops a new book; the origin story of the latest Black Bachelorette; 007 is a Black woman, and John Gray pulls another John Gray. sigh

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Demi calls up her friends-- old and new: Political Analyst Anglea Rye to discuss Kamala Harris as the first Black woman VP nominee; Professor and Proud Feminist Brittney Copper to explain why there's so much fuss about "WAP"; and Sexpert Ashley Cobb to help you get the good sex you know you desrve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Terry Crews is in bad black standing. Again. Meghan McCain joins Karen culture; Candace Owens is a political “pick me”; George Floyd is finally laid to rest; The Occupant is planning a speech on race in America; “Defund the Police” doesn’t mean what a lot of people think it does; and Demi interviews her dad about fathers (and more). Also: #blacklivesmatter

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Demi is on hiatus; Enslaved is one of the best docs on slavery that you’ve never heard of, The New York Times hates the best show on TV, Andrew Gillum launches a podcast, Shonda Rhimes quit ABC on GP, Forever POTUS aka Beijing Barry dog walks The Occupant.

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The Occupant is playing war games in DC- calling in the military, gassing peaceful citizens for photo-ops, using helicopters to disperse crowds,— and random city residents harbor protestors overnight; America’s police forces are out of control, even during nationwide protests about police mistreating and murdering black people; Demi heads downtown to the #dcprotests: Also, Demi’s mother (finally) agrees to an interview (about protesting) and Demi calls in a professional (Lisa Jones-Chandler) to get tips for black people about handling all this damn trauma (the murders, the viral videos, the uprisings, and either the weird, supportive corporate statements from places that are known for racism, or the profound silence from white colleagues, etc.) Also: #blacklivesmatter

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This is a sh-t show. Plus, Demi returns to LA, B. Smith’s husband does an interview; Meg says #protectBlackwomen on SNL; Daniel Cameron is a trash human; Mike Pence is the anti-Christ (despite being an evangelical Christian), and Senator Kamala Harris has the same work issues as every Black woman with a job; and did I mention America is a sh-t show? Oh, and #blacklivesmatter

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Demi is still in MD; Clifford Smith Jr. shows his whole ass on the Power spin-off; The Rock’s racist fans discover he’s Black; The POTUS debates are a sh—show; receipts are coming re: the missing charges for Breonna Taylor’s murder; the rapper who shot Meg the Stallion is a trash human; the future of Essence Magazine looks uncertain; and Lovecraft Country is the best show on TV. Also, #blacklivesmatter. Still. Always. Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/RATCHET Go check out their website at www.usualwines.com and use my discount code “RATCHET” for $8 off your first order and try your first glass on us! Get your first refill free at GetQuip.com/RESPECTABLE Go to Curology.com/RATCHET for a free 30-day trial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There will not be justice for Brionna Taylor; Supreme Court Justice RBG died (RIP); Vanessa Bryant is on a (rightful) war-path; Meg Thee Stallion covers Time Magazine and Ms. Stephanie/ Humans of New York captivates the Internet. Again. #blacklivesmatter

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Demi has no life. The price of peen is expensive on the open market; Cardi & Offset call it quits; The Elbas do not need your “Congrats!”; John Boyega is a real one; Will Smith and The Real Aunt Viv reconcile, Patti "Verzuz" Gladys was a good time for grown folk; The Gillums do Tamron Hall and crisis communications expert Li-Ron Anderson-Bell weighs in on the good, the bad and the WTF of the interview As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/RATCHET Get 10% off your first order and free shipping when you use promo code RATCHET only at Brooklinen.com Try ShipStation FREE for 60 days when you use offer code RESPECT at ShipStation.com. Explore your creativity and get 2 free months of Premium Membership at Skillshare.com/RATCHET Check out www.usualwines.com and use my discount code “RATCHET” for $8 off your first order and try your first glass on us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi is buried in work; The Occupant knew how bad #covid19 was from the beginning; Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle are doing a Verzuz, Torey Lanez apologizes (kinda) to Megan Thee Stallion; John Gray apologizes for cheating on his wife…. Again; Dr. Dre’s wife has a $20k phone bill and #EbonyJaniceMoore (The Free People Project) pops by to discuss Jessica Krugg aka The Passing Professor. Oh, and #blacklivesmatter. Still. And arrest the cops who killed #breonnataylor Sakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order when they go to Sakara.com/RATCHET or enter code RATCHET at checkout. Go to www.usualwines.com and use my discount code “RATCHET” for $8 off your first order and try your first glass on us As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/RATCHET Visit PrettyLitter.com, promo code RATCHET for 20% off Get $20 off your fertility test when you go to ModernFertility.com/RATCHET Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi mourns the transition of Chadwick Boseman; gushes over HBO’s Lovecraft Country; plans a watch party for the inevitable train wreck interview with Andrew Gilllum— and his wife(!)— on “Tamron”, rethinks her support of Jacob Blake; celebrates Niecy Nash’s nuptials, and discusses all things hair with Image Activist Michaela Angela Davis, including Tracee Ellis Ross on the cover of the September 2020 Ellle, Megan Thee Stallion being shot, and the duty of light skinned Black people when they gain a seat at the table. Also: arrest the cops who murdered #breonnataylor and #blacklives matter (even when Black people keep getting killed and shot.)

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Demi gives the BTS deets on her upcoming TVOne film “Don’t Waste Your Pretty” ; the sports world reacts to police shooting #JacobBlake; Megan Thee Stallion stops protecting Tory Lanez; Tavis Smiley owes PBS $2.6M for violating his morals clause; Evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. may or may not have watched his wife having the sex with the pool boy; and Pastor John Gray engages in shenanigans. Again. On video. Also, #blacklivesmatter and Arrest the cops who murdered #breonnataylor ShipStation.com, enter code RESPECT BetterHelp.com/RATCHET DailyHarvest.com, enter code RESPECTABLE Beach Body on Demand - Text RATCHET to 30-30-30 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi binges Homeland; and calls up her friends Mike Muse (SiriusXM), Natasha Eubanks (The YBF Politics) and Dr .Stacey Patton (Child Advocate) to discuss the latest in politics and pop culture, specifically, why so many Black men don’t like Senator Kamala Harris as the VP pick, the problem with ADOS, Michelle Obama’s speech at the virtual DNC and Selah Marley’s childhood “trauma”, inflicted by her vary famous parents, Lauryn Hill and Rohan Marley. ModernFertility.com/RATCHET for $20 off your test Sakara.com/RATCHET or enter code RATCHET at checkout for 20% off your first order

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Demi calls up her friends-- old and new: Political Analyst Anglea Rye to discuss Kamala Harris as the first Black woman VP nominee; Professor and Proud Feminist Brittney Copper to explain why there's so much fuss about "WAP"; and Sexpert Ashley Cobb to help you get the good sex you know you desrve.

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Tiffany Haddish and Common are officially a couple; Kamala Harris is accused of being “too ambitious”; Beyonce’ blesses us with Black is King, an exposed Internet cheater returns to the spotlight; and cultural critic L. Michael Gipson (The Gipson Gazette) brings Demi up to date on Jaguar Wright’s IG confessions and all the pop culture shenanigans she missed while traveling (for work). Also: #breonnataylor’s murderers are still walking free. And #blacklivesmatter Always. Listeners can try ShipStation FREE for 60 days when you use offer code RESPECT. shipstation.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi heads to Atlanta for work; Ancestor John Lewis is laid to rest, Lou Williams stops for wings; Oprah puts Breonna Taylor on the cover of O Mag, the Emmy nods are Blackity-Black , AOC reads a GOP Congressman for well-deserved filth; Terry Crews tries to redefine the meaning of “coon”, and Hermain Cain dies dancing, literally, for The Man. Also: #BlackLivesMatter Still. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi takes a Covid test; remembering Congressman John Lewis and Rev. CT Vivian; Snoop and DMX's Verzuz battle, "unkempt" Rick Fox is a pillar of physical perfection at 51, Ol' Joe thinks The Occupant is the only racist POTUS; misogyny runs rampant over Meg Thee Stallion, Andrew Gillum returns from exile; Kanye, Nick Cannon and Tamar are in crisis and mental health advocate Bassey Ikpi explains why we're talking about them all wrong.

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Demi moves to DTLA; Viola Davis lands the cover of Vanity Fair, Nick Cannon is fired from all of Viacom; Chris Cuomo loses it on air, the Governor of Georgia sues Atlanta's mayor, Michelle Obama announces a podcast, and Demi and one of her besties, Jawn Murray, discuss Tamera leaving The Real, Kanye West's bid for The Oval and yes, finally, Will and Jada's WTF Red Table Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi has a birthday; The Supreme Court makes it difficult to access birth control; the US pushes to re-open schools; Black folk want change; Amy Cooper is being charged for making a false accusation; the psychology behind not wearing a mask; Kanye West gives an unhinged interview to Forbes; The Occupant attacks Bubba Wallace; Hamilton on TV; Curtis Jackson and Lil Wayne bash Black women; and Stephen Jackson pulls a Stephen Jackson. Again. sigh

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Demi gets pink box braids; LA is closed until further notice; The Occupant tweets thru a global pandemic; Karens cannot stop themselves from going wild; the BET awards were better than ever; Terry Crews is the new Tyrese; Essence’s CEO steps aside in response to an anonymous open letter; Jada Pinkett Smith is accused of having sex with another man (with Will’s approval); and a firearms expert explains why black women need to protect themselves and even better, how. Also, Breonna Taylor's murderers are still free and #blacklivesmatter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi heads to Palm Springs to celebrate a birthday? white people are really mad about Aunt Jemima, Cousin Gary Chambers Jr. goes AWF on Connie; Bubba Wallace’s Boise wasn’t a hoax, and The Problem with White Jesus explained by Dr. Anthea Butler. Also: Breonna Taylor’s murders are still free and #blacklivesmatter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Imani State of Mind is a new podcast from Stitcher that demystifies mental health and wellness in an accessible and approachable way. Dr. Imani Walker (Bravo’s Married to Medicine) equips listeners with the right language and tools to normalize this stigmatized topic, in addition to finding laughter and light in navigating these struggles. Listen now in your favorite podcast app! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi returns to LA; corporations are having a reckoning about race; Juneteenth is a paid holiday; Nat Turner should have a statue; Beyoncé writes an open letter about #brionnataylor; yet another black man (#rayshardbrooks) is killed by police (in the middle of Week 3 of national protests over the police killing Black people); Dave Chappelle delivers his version of a Ted Talk; Insecure has a “WTF?!” season finale; The Bachelor (finally) goes black for its 25th season; Spike Lee drops a Cat Daddy film on Netflix; J. Cole upsets women with his latest single; and Dr. Stacey Patton explains why videos of black men being murdered play on a media loop. Also: #blacklivesmatter

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Terry Crews is in bad black standing. Again. Meghan McCain joins Karen culture; Candace Owens is a political “pick me”; George Floyd is finally laid to rest; The Occupant is planning a speech on race in America; “Defund the Police” doesn’t mean what a lot of people think it does; and Demi interviews her dad about fathers (and more). Also: #blacklivesmatter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Occupant is playing war games in DC- calling in the military, gassing peaceful citizens for photo-ops, using helicopters to disperse crowds,— and random city residents harbor protestors overnight; America’s police forces are out of control, even during nationwide protests about police mistreating and murdering black people; Demi heads downtown to the #dcprotests: Also, Demi’s mother (finally) agrees to an interview (about protesting) and Demi calls in a professional (Lisa Jones-Chandler) to get tips for black people about handling all this damn trauma (the murders, the viral videos, the uprisings, and either the weird, supportive corporate statements from places that are known for racism, or the profound silence from white colleagues, etc.) Also: #blacklivesmatter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amy Cooper weaponizes her White Tears on camera and Christian Cooper, the man she tried to kill with death by cop, swiftly and publicly forgives her; George Floyd is murdered by four police officers over $10, Minnesota (?!) goes HAM in response; Dwyane Wade and Zya dye their hair; WaPo explores how non-Wakandan Moms handle childcare during the global pandemic; Ayesha Curry posts a (hypocritical?) bikini pic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BET honors Andre Harrell with a star-studded tribute; The Occupant in the White House has reached #peakpetty, Obama does a “political drive by” , according to a raging racist, Nancy Pelosi trolls Trump; Fashion god André Leon Talley releases his second memoir (and the critics are brutal), and Dr. Tyffani Dent, a licensed psychologist, weighs in on Lil Boosie’s admission that he paid a woman to perform a sexual act with his 12 year old son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

RIP Andre Harrell, Little Richard, and Betty Wright; #BreonnaTaylor and other black women have black lives that matter too; IDGAF about anything Ahmaud Arbery did before he was murdered while minding his business, Nina Thomas “got something for all you hos”; Snoop is caught on a sex tape with Generation Z’s “Supahead”; cockfishing and the misguided men who are hollering hard (and wrong) during a global pandemic. Sigh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michelle Obama drops a Netflix documentary, Barack Obama reacts to the Hope signal, Don Lemon has bars, Michael Jordan’s "Last Dance" has a glaring omission, Puffy threatens to hold the black vote hostage, and #ahmaudarbery goes from human to hashtag (RIP). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Katie Couric goes #peakKaren on The Denzel, R. Kelly almost ruined The Five Heartbeats, Oprah is giving the commencement speech for he Class of 2020, and Dr. Hermès (Brix) and Stacey Abrams are taking the wrong Ls for the wrong men. Also, Demi’s watching Money Heist and they are still in the GD bank. Still. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A recap of America Series Finale, the Babyface vs Teddy Riley Showdown, and former NBA Player Stephen Jackson’s gives a riveting account of why he called off a wedding... fifteen years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump’s press conferences become more belligerent than usual Bernie Sanders drops out of the presidential race, Bruce Willis quarantines with his ex wife (instead of the current one), All-American is the best show on TV and The Clark Sisters film makes Demi wonder if successful women really can have “it” all (at the same time). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oprah allows Stedman back in the Big House, Sabrina Elba takes an "L" for Idris, Jeannie and Jeezy get engaged, Easter is cancelled, and Mayor Lightfoot needs an NDA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There’s no end in sight for #Covid-19, Yamiche Alcindor does the Lord’s work, Drake actually needed to hide the world from his child, Rihanna wouldn’t mind being a single mom, and Melissa Imani Showalter, former fiancé of former NBA player Stephen Jackson, addresses his viral rant on “bitter black women.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi interviews a descendant of Annie Malone, the first black hair care extraordinaire and Madam CJ Walker’s mentor, President Cuomo leads the nation because someone has to, Andrew Gullum’s nude photos leak to the press, and Papa Lucas spills family tea (on accident, sorta.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Corona Virus exposes America’s deep flaws, almost-Governor Andrew Gullium releases two statements that ignores the male escort in his hotel room, and boxer Floyd Mayweather mourns the loss of Josie Harris (for his fans). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meghan Markle and The Royal Snack take their final twirl thru the UK, Joe Biden is the (likely) Democratic nominee, HRC has a new (and awesome) documentary on Hulu, Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 23 years in prison, The Honey Pot renews the warranty on your poussey and the Internet rallies around a black child who thinks she’s “ugly”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi receives an unexpected gift from Snowfall’s Gents, and over red wine, wonders where the ushers were at Kobe Bryant’s memorial service, is misogyny is a curable disease, why folks keep trying to control who black women do or date and what exactly a group of BLM activists expected to happen when they ran up on a black person’s home at 5:30 in the GD morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi recaps her first Pre-Oscar Weekend in LA, that Gayle King interview about Kobe, the Adventures of Cheryl and Bobby Love, Gervonta Davis’s yoke-age, The End of the Power Era (sort of) and the unfortunate shenanigans on Love is Blind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

.Demi remembers Kobe Bryant and discusses the social/news media sh-- show on the day he died, reviews the Grammy Awards, digs into the uproar over Oprah's latest book club selection, offers a first "peek" at the documentary about Russell Simmons's alleged rapes, and wonders why Terry Crews decided to be such a trash human. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi dishes on Meghan and Harry's exit from the UK, Tyler Perry's Beyonce' status, Lori Harvey and Future's real-life reality show, Loni Love on "a lot" of Black men's inability to act right, and Lizzo's response to Jillian Michael's shenanigans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy New Year! Demi returns on the first anniversary of Ratchet & Respectable to chat about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry (and Baby Archie) throwing deuces to the UK (for half the year), Lifetime's new black programming, including Surviving R. Kelly and Hopelessly in Love, the final season of Power #whoshotghost, Blue Ivy trolls, Tyler Perry's lack of a writer's room and Kevin Hart's misguided documentary. Welcome back! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi recaps her Istanbul excursion and a long list of ratchet shenanigans, including Trump's impeachment, Steph Curry's alleged penis pics, the (disappointing) A$AP Rocky sex tape, the return of Steve Harvey's talk show, Lizzo's bare ass at the Staples Center, full frontal on the Watchmen, Russell Simmons apologists the non-kidnapped, kidnapped girl, Kim Kardashian's brown-fishing and the catch-22 of JR Smith's praying wife. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi and her commentator bestie Jawn Murray (HLN, MSNBC) discuss Omarion's Millennium Tour (minus B2K), Gabrielle Union's ahem departure from NBC, Amber Rose's "whole body" makeover announcement, Kim K's moratorium on sexy selfies and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi dishes on the source of Omarion's unbotheredness, the NY Times Review of Queen & Slim, and the ice of white folks. She also chit chats with Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter and principal at Black Futures Lab, about Too Short's "favorite word", being labeled a terrorist, Judge Joe Brown not wanting a Harriet Tubman on American currency (before a man), TI discussing his daughter's hymen with the world, and the serial killer targeting vulnerable black women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi dishes on re-entering the relationship arena, contemplates reading the new tell-all by Whitney Houston's bestie Robyn Crawford, tries really hard to understand People's 2019 Choice for "Sexiest Man Alive", laments Congresswoman Katie Hill's sex scandal and resignation, wonders why more people aren't talking about Cuba Gooding Jr's assault charges and offers a non spoiler, non-review of Lena Waithe's Queen & Slim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi attends a relationship conversation in LA and has many, many thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi reviews TI's new podcast, Eddie Murphy's return to cinema in "Dolemite Is My Name", Deon Cole's underrated stand up, and Kanye's long-awaited "Jesus Is King". There's also considerable musing on Lamar Odom's confessions about his ex, Tank's take on oral sex and Wendy Williams's tirades about Nicki Minaj and Duchess Meghan Markle, but not the British tabloids which ruined her life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi and her Bestie-in-Her-Head Candice Benbow (Red Lip Theology) dissect sexual shame, high religiosity, and the fear of independent woman based on the public shenanigans of popular Christians: Kanye West and and his Sunday Services, Erica Campbell denouncing masturbation and promoting soul ties, and Fantasia's take on submission in marriage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi recommends her favorite TV shows, including Wu Wednesdays on FX, The Black Godfather on Epix and First Wives Club on BET+, examines the alleged potential impeachment of the Orange in the Oval and interviews marketing expert and campaign guru Thembisa Mshaka about the hullabaloo over (yet another) controversial H&M image. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi discuses Malik Yoba's "speaking up" about his attraction to transwomen, Angelica Ross's (POSE) call for trans inclusion at the Black Girls Rock Awards, the Internet meltdown over a viral tweet about a woman who declined a coffee date, and Fantasia and her husband's thoughts on submission. Oh, and Kemba Smith and the time the ATF raided the house I was staying at for Spring Break. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi's back from her summer vacay in Ghana and catching up on all the shenanigans and new TV that she missed while she was gone, including Nicki Minaj's retirement, Kevin Hart's suspicious car accident, the return (and redemption?) of Nate Parker, Dave Chappelle's latest stand up, the latest episodes of Queen Sugar, Power and Greenleaf, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria chats about Chris Cuomo being about that life and whether "Fredo" is equal to the N-word, Nova's redemption on Queen Sugar, Jay's Z's undefined collaboration with the NFL, Laz Alonso looking like a buffet on The Boys, the epic international vacays of the The Harveys and The Johnsons (Magic) + friends, and a recap of the season finale of The Handmaid's Tale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria ponders who Trump could release from prison that would make her support him, why Black folks should be concerned about ICE, Lori Harvey and Diddy's confirmed "situation", the genius of Hobbs & Shaw, a review of the Black Lady Sketch Show and mourns the loss of Toni Morrison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria reflects on the shenanigans and hijinks of Antoine Fuqua and his mistress, Nicole Murphy; Lori Harvey allegedly dating a man old enough to be her Daddy ("Diddy") and why Cynthia Erivo deserves to be play Harriet Tubman in an upcoming biopic.

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Demetria's back in LA (for a couple weeks) after a five-city escape that included ABFF and Essence Fest. She has pop-culture thoughts, many (!) on The Handmaid's Tale, Queen Sugar, A$AP Rocky's detainment in Sweden, Tyler Perry's speech at the BET Awards and The Serena Williams's piece of bare black ass on the cover of Harper's Baazar.

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Demetria is sick AF. During a rare 30 minutes where she can breathe thru her nose, she recounts the latest shenanigans in Belle-ville, including a trip to ABFF for a table read of her upcoming TV film, "Don't Waste Your Pretty", heading East for Father's Day and getting trapped in Maryland due to a head cold. There's more, including updates on Mama and Papa Belle, but that's the gist of it.

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Demetria muses on her new LA life as "Demi", an encounter with Not Suit, Suit, hunger pains in Hollywood, turning 40, Nova Bordelon's complete lack of boundaries, TMZ overstepping, and yeah, J and G.

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Demetria muses on the new season of The Handmaid's Tale (no spoilers and why Jharrel Jerome ("Korey Wise") deserves an Emmy, laughs at Lil Nas X upsetting racists and the loose animal who called a hotel desk attendant a f---ing n----r, and ponders who gets to be called "Auntie" and why so many people seem to think saying "no" or having boundaries is "mean". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria takes reader requests for this week's topics. The result? She muses on Dionne Warwick's questionable statements about Beyonce', Jordyn Woods' first TV role on Grown-ish, Peter Gunz's 11th child, Trey Songz's baby boy, the new season of She's Gotta Have It, and how to make a transition from an old life to a new one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria chats with therapist Lisa Jones- Chandler about black women anxiety, the strong black woman archetype (healthy) tools to self-soothe and how to find a therapist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria and OmNoire Founder Christina Rice take the stage to discuss new beginnings, "a-ha moments", breaking cycles of dysfunction, and moving on from relationship drama/trauma. (Plus audience questions.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria pontificates on Steve and Marjorie divorce rumors, Jussie Smollet's explosion from Empire, John Singleton's passing, West Indian Archie aka the newest addition to the royal family, Billy Porter's Old Testament realness at the Met Gala, Georgia's new abortion law, and why everyone hates Ayesha Curry so damn much. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria shares her predictions for the next episode of Game of Thrones, celebrates Idris Elba’s marriage, offers advice for oft-embattled Jordyn Woods, wonders about the Obamas new Netflix offerings and speaks to expert educators Erica Buddington (Langston League) and Dr. Ivory Toldson (Howard University) about the curious new policies for parental attire at a Houston high school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria (finally) has a long overdue chat with one of her favorite writers and bestie-in-her-head, Damon Young, co-founder of Very Smart Brothas and author of "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker. Your favorite writer's favorite writers chat about Game of Thrones, gentrification, public transparency, short sentences, Michelle Williams, why Darius Lovehall is the ultimate fuccboi and (so, so, much) more.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria muses on being homesick for the DMV, Nipsey Hussle's memorial service, Wendy Williams' divorce, Nortre Dame in flames (Paris is Burning!) , Marjorie Harvey: a Mood, a Moment, a Movement, and the electrifying epicness of Beyonce's Netflix doc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria muses on her move to LA, visiting the Marathon Store and South Central LA, the curious theories of Dr. Sebi, Joe Biden's handsy behavior, weaponizing #MeToo, Kodak Black shooting his shot at Lauren London, and finally, what's going on with Black women's weight? Demetria asks food an cultural expert Dr. Psyche Williams Forson to, well, weigh in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria shares her thoughts on Nipsey Hussle's murder, noosing between Michael Ealy and Morris Chestnut, the long overdue rock-doc about the best selling gospel album of all-time, the womp-womp of the Mueller Report, Jordan Peele refusing to center white men, Chris Rock dragging Jussie Smollett, Lizzo being fat and proud and sexy on the cover of Playboy and keeping Wendy Williams in our prayers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria chats with "Best friend in her head" The Unfit Christian about praying grandmothers, the Book of Luke, Bedside Baptist, John Gray and Jamal Bryant, Manifest Destiny, Re-imagining God, witchy Christians, "good" women, missing church and the "right way" to Luh God. Let the "blasphemy" begin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria's back! This week she's recapping her getaway at Leading Women Defined and catching up on (almost) everything she missed: , J.Lo + A.Rod's engagement, Cory Booker and his "boo" Rosario Dawson, R. Kelly's morning meltdown with Gayle King, that Michael Jackson documentary, Khloe Kardashian holding a child accountable for the wayward penis of her child's father and the mediocre white folks at the center of the college cheating scandal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria chats with Black Masculinity expert Dr. Jason Nichols about fragile men, pick-me princesses, Billy Porter, weaponizing the Bible, Barack Obama, Fox News, the responsibility of black men to fix each other and SOOOOO MUCH MORE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria has a blackity black-black discussion with Rutgers Professor Melissa Valle in a meandering conversation about Blackness that includes black-fishing in pop culture (that means you Ariana Grande),the Frankenstein-ing of of black beauty and toasts to light-skin kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria muses on how initial Jussie Smollett supporters should handle the fallout of his alleged hate crime hoax, examines the questionable Blackness of Kamala Harris (with the help of an an expert on race, Christina Douyon), fawns over Showtime's documentary on Teddy Pendergrass, clowns Floyd Mayweather for shopping at Gucci and dissects Steve Harvey's integrity in that ill-fated interview with Mo'Nique. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria interviews a "Friend-in-Her Head" multimedia artist and cultural expert Kenya (Robinson) about the creation of privilege (including Demetria's inner Susan), embracing fear, why Blackface won't go away, rituals/symbols of White Power, and whitewashing Motown at the Grammys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria is inspired to dig deeper after reading "Well-Read Black Girl", examines the complete sh--t show of Virginia politics (as of 02.04.18), wonders why adult bed-wetting (non-medical or trauma related) isn't the dealbreaker it should be and reviews Netflix's Abducted in the Plain Sight, ie, the most alarming documentary everrrrrrrrrrr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria is distraught about Jussie Smollet's attack, ticked off at B. Smith's discretion-less husband, curious about the new (and damning) Michael Jackson documentary at Sundance, and tired of all the water about Kamala Harris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria unleashes about the Black 53%, the sexism of Cancel Culture, the supreme fuccboi-ness of Future, and along with a special guest (a pole dance instructor!) explains why City Girls and Cardi B's "Twerk" video is empowering and more respectable than ratchet (hear me out). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria shares an internal conflict over Kamala Harris's alleged run for the Oval, muses on the best and worst of pop culture and politics, including the outcry from sensitive men over a harmless Gillette commercial, more (scandalous and NSFW) details from an R. Kelly survivor, and the ratchet divorce (and affair) of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos aka the wealthiest man in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria reviews the best selling book of 2018, "Becoming" by former First Lady Michelle Obama. Highlights include her (healthy) obsession with "Mom", a short soliloquy on why Barry Obama should never have been the poster boy for "potential", and the lessons about overcoming being an Angry Black Woman, asking for what you want, and becoming all the people who you are meant to be.

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Author, life coach and cultural critic Demetria L. Lucas (finally) muses on pop culture, dating and relationships and her often hilarious misadventures in her much-awaited podcast, Ratchet & Respectable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices