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At Black Girl Magic headquarters, senior editors Cori Murray (@corimurray), Charli Penn (@ManWifeDog) host ESSENCE's Yes, Girl! Podcast every Thursday. The award-nominated, podcast fills your glass with celebrity interviews, pop culture and unapologetic perspective. From week-to-week, they're uplifting everybody who’s taking Black culture a little higher.
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Ruth E. Carter Teaches Us How To Dress Like Royalty
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Tessa Thompson and Aja Naomi King Spread Love (and Style) The Christmas Way
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Janelle Monae Talks Rest As Resistance For Black Women
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Sep 26, 2020 |
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Yes, Girl! Tributes Chadwick Boseman, The King
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Do You Know How To Chase Your Passion?
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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Tamron Hall Teaches Us How To Bet On Ourselves!
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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John David Washington Casually Saves The World & We Head To THE PYNK With Nicco Annan!
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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How Angelica Ross Gets Her GLOW!
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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Lecrae Takes Us Soul Searching!
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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A Blackity Black Podcast Party With Yes, Girl! And The Nod!
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Pandemic And All, Tasha Smith Is Living Her Best Life!
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Drinkin’ and Podcastin’ With Podcast Queen Tracy Clayton!
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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Brandy's Back! Need We Say More?!
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Nia Long Is Unapologetically Black & Deserving Of Her Crown!
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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Gratitude Is Tia Mowry’s Youth Serum!
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Tichina Arnold Has Been Pandemic-Prepared Since 1991!
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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A Playlist Pick-Me-Up with Spotify Playlist Queen, Mjeema Pickett!
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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Patti LaBelle Feels 35 And Looks Just As Fierce!
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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This Is Juneteenth: A Celebration of Our Black Freedom, History, and Future
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Farrah Fawx Set FIRE to Our Feeds with the #ESSENCEChallenge!
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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We LOVE Kirk & Tammy Franklin’s Authentic Love!
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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Black Moms On The Front Lines: These Black Women Reporters Are Bringing Us Life-Saving News
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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Tracee Ellis Ross Is Absolutely The High Note Of Our Week!
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Black Moms On the Front Lines: The Power of Trust Is NOLA Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s Biggest Weapon Against COVID-19
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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Insecure’s Kendrick Sampson Is At Peace With Disturbing the Peace
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May 29, 2020 |
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Tika Sumpter & Thai Randolph Unite to Create a (Safe) Sweet Space For Black Moms!
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May 22, 2020 |
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Black Moms On the Front Lines Ep. 2: Kenya Slaughter Never Wanted To Be A Front-Line Worker
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May 19, 2020 |
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Can Kelis Adopt Us And Let Us Live On Her Zen Glam Farm?
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May 14, 2020 |
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Black Moms On the Front Lines Ep. 1: Twin Doctors Uché and Oni Blackstock Are Battling Structural Racism in Healthcare
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May 08, 2020 |
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Kandi's Got Advice For Women Considering Surrogacy!
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May 07, 2020 |
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Teddy Riley Wrote "Let's Chill" About His Own Puppy Love!
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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Kelly Rowland Stands Solidly In Her Sexuality & It's A Whole Vibe!
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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Kierra Sheard Is Blessed and Highly Favored, For More Reasons Than You Think
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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Eva Marcille Gives Us A Masterclass On Confidence, Beauty, and Unapologetic BLACKness!
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Last Night DJ D-Nice Saved Our Lives - And We’re FOREVER Grateful!
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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We Aspire to Keep Calm (and Unbothered), Just like Omarion!
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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Lauren & Cameron From Netflix’s ‘Love Is Blind’ Are As Adorable As You Imagine And They're Already Thinking About Their Future Children!
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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Our Homegirl Danielle Brooks Has a Beautiful New Baby And A Few “Champagne Problems!” + SURPRISE!!! 'The Great Girlfriends' Brandice Daniel And Sybil Amuti Are Here!!
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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New Empire. Same Woman. Taraji P. Henson Is A Boss, And Don’t You Forget It
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Feb 25, 2020 |
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Robin Thede Stays Winning Because She ALWAYS Has A Plan!
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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K.Michelle Is In Transition - Mind, Body & Music!
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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The Sexiest, Funniest, & Most Motivating Yes, Girl! Moments of 2019!
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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This One’s For The #GirlDads | #RIPKobeandGianna
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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Michael B. Jordan Is Taking Total Control Of His Creative Destiny & We STAN
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Jan 10, 2020 |
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A Standing O For The Black Girl Magic Moments That Made The Decade!
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Jan 03, 2020 |
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LL Cool J’s STILL Rockin’ The Bells + Davido Is...Planning A Wedding!
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Dec 27, 2019 |
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Sophia Chang Is Unapologetically The Baddest Chick In EVERY Room
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Dec 21, 2019 |
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‘Watchmen’ Star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Did Not Come To Play With Hollywood!
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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Chadwick Boseman & Stephan James Break Down What It Means To Be A Leading Man!
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Dec 06, 2019 |
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Kelly Rowland Sprinkles Holiday Cheer With A New Christmas Movie SHE Produced!
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Nov 28, 2019 |
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All Rise For QUEEN Regina King!
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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Tamela Mann Talks Getting Snatched and Having The Most Supportive Hubby Ever (Who's Also Here!)
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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Nobody Loved Whitney Like Robyn Crawford - The Interview You've Been Waiting For
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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Give Tank His R&B Roses, Please!
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Oct 31, 2019 |
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Tracee Ellis Ross, The Queen of Natural Chic, Is Living Her Juiciest Life and Reflects on Her Fame During "Girlfriends"
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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The Best Ki-Ki Ever With First Wives Club Star Ryan Michelle Bathé
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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Truth Is: Love & Faith Helped Set Fantasia Free
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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Bebe Winans Just Found Out He’s A Bearded Bae!
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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Raphael Saadiq’s Hits Have Some Dope Backstories + So Does His Name!
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Oct 03, 2019 |
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Sexpert, Shan Boodram’s Got The Recipe For That Special Relationship “Sauce”
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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Jidenna Just Gave The Best Explanation EVER For Why He’s Single (And We Can’t Even Be Mad)
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Sep 20, 2019 |
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THE Shea Butter Baby, Ari Lennox’s Voice (And Laugh) Is Like Soul Food! (We Stan So Hard!)
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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Erika Alexander Schools Us On Rising From Rejection + New Hulu Series: ‘Wu-Tang: An American Saga’
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Sep 05, 2019 |
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Sak Pase?! This Is How Jessie Woo Prayed, Worked, & Joked Her Way To The Top
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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Larenz Tate's Thoughts On Family, Black Film and the FINAL Season of POWER!
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Aug 22, 2019 |
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Tyler Perry Challenges the #BlackExcellence in All of Us
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Aug 16, 2019 |
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Boris Kodjoe’s Got Fineness and Fitness On Lock! (+ BONUS Content)
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Aug 08, 2019 |
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Monica’s Commitment and Friendship Commandments (Preach!)
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Aug 02, 2019 |
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QUEEN Loretta Devine Drops A Word On Fame And Family
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Jul 26, 2019 |
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Why Senator Cory Booker Is Inspired By Black Women
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Jul 20, 2019 |
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Rotimi Is Giving Us LIFE and 'Love Riddim' This Summer
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Jul 13, 2019 |
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2019 Guide to a Hot Girl Summer, Plus a Read From Robin Givens
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Jun 30, 2019 |
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Kofi Siriboe Pours Out His Heart and Steals Ours
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Jun 14, 2019 |
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Bishop T.D. Jakes and Tonya Lewis Lee Bring Food to Our Souls
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Jun 08, 2019 |
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Blair Underwood, Ladies! (You're Welcome!)
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May 31, 2019 |
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Alicia Keys Sits Before Us As A Grown Ass Woman
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May 22, 2019 |
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Yara Shahidi’s An Old Soul, Plus Diddy Love Continues #CantStopWontStop
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May 17, 2019 |
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For Diddy, It's Faith and Family over Everything
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May 09, 2019 |
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Michael Ealy + Meagan Good Are Welcome To Our Home Anytime
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May 03, 2019 |
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Be Still Our 90s-Loving Hearts! Turn Up With Salt n Pepa and SWV
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Apr 26, 2019 |
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Robin Givens Read Us Like a Book, and We Loved It!
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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Issa Rae + Regina Hall Invite Us to Their #BlackGirlMagic Party
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Apr 10, 2019 |
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Live from Brooklyn, It’s SNL’s Chris Redd
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Apr 05, 2019 |
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Why Salli Richardson-Whitfield Is Hollywood’s Secret Weapon
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Mar 28, 2019 |
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Winston Duke is BAE & Wakanda...FOREVER
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Mar 22, 2019 |
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Roy Wood Jr. is the Big Brother We All Need
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Mar 15, 2019 |
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Bozoma Saint John Is A Walking Testament To Owning Your Power
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Mar 08, 2019 |
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Eve is here for our 100th episode! She’s a master of reinvention and we’re basking in her light!
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Mar 01, 2019 |
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We’re Hustling Hard with Side Hustle Pro’s Nicaila Mathews Okome
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Feb 22, 2019 |
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Business Is Always Personal for Killer Mike and His Wife Shay
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Feb 15, 2019 |
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DeVon Franklin Translates Your Man’s Bad Behavior
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Feb 07, 2019 |
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We’re Black-ish and Better with the Real “Rainbow Johnson” and Life Coach Lindsay Fauntleroy
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Feb 02, 2019 |
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Amanda Seales Wants Black Women to Win
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Jan 25, 2019 |
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Be Yourself, Because Everyone Else Is Taken
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Jan 23, 2019 |
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Beloveds! Iyanla Vanzant Speaks On R. Kelly, Practicing Self Love and Healing Our Community
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Jan 18, 2019 |
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How Ronnie and Shamari DeVoe Saved Their Marriage and Made It Stronger
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Jan 11, 2019 |
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Are You the Driver or the Passenger in Your Own Life?
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Jan 10, 2019 |
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Actions Speak Louder Than Resolutions
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Jan 04, 2019 |
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Lil Rel Howery and Trevante Rhodes are Funny, Sexy and Cool
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Dec 27, 2018 |
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Erica Campbell is Booked, Busy and Blessed
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Dec 20, 2018 |
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Two Snaps and A Circle For David Alan Grier's Career
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Dec 14, 2018 |
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Bet On Yourself, Like Jemele Hill Did
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Dec 06, 2018 |
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Love Callled, and Porsha Williams Answered
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Nov 29, 2018 |
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A Thanksgiving Word with David + Tamela Mann
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Nov 22, 2018 |
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Go Best Friend! Tisha Campbell And Tichina Arnold In The House
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Nov 21, 2018 |
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NeNe Leakes Is Stronger Than Ever and Owning Her Dopeness
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Nov 15, 2018 |
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How Faith and Love Heal w/ Michelle Williams and Fiancé Chad Johnson
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Nov 08, 2018 |
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A Seat At the Red Table with Jada Pinkett-Smith and Her Mom Adrienne Banfield-Norris
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Nov 01, 2018 |
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A Lesson In Finding Your Purpose With Beauty Boss Jackie Aina
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Oct 25, 2018 |
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DeRay McKesson Makes His Case for Hope
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Oct 18, 2018 |
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A Lesson In Self Love w/ Vivica A. Fox and Raven Symoné
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Oct 11, 2018 |
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Boo'd Up: Remy Ma and Papoose's Countdown to Baby Mackie
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Oct 04, 2018 |
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From Self-Care to Slay with Mikki Taylor, Plus Star’s Ryan Destiny
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Sep 28, 2018 |
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Love Is In the Hair: Conversations with Sanaa Lathan and Lynn Whitfield, plus Curly Girl Collective’s Gia Lowe
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Sep 20, 2018 |
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The Black Women Behind LeBron James' New Sneaker
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Sep 13, 2018 |
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Lil Rel Howery Hearts Awkward Black Girls
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Sep 06, 2018 |
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Bobby Brown and Alicia Etheredge-Brown share the love
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Aug 30, 2018 |
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Mixing Business and Pleasure With Rev Run and Justine Simmons
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Aug 27, 2018 |
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Triple Threat and Black Rom-Com Bae Taye Diggs Is Here!
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Aug 20, 2018 |
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Summertime Shine with Tracy G.
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Aug 09, 2018 |
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Let’s Hear It For Sherri Shepherd’s Powerful Sister Circle
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Aug 02, 2018 |
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Hey Auntie! Angela Bassett Is Here, Plus 'Blindspotting’s Daveed Diggs & Rafael Casel Came Through
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Jul 26, 2018 |
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Brunch with Bae: We got cozy with Michael B. Jordan at ESSENCE Fest
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Jul 18, 2018 |
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Girl Down! Big Freedia’s Our Guest In New Orleans, Plus The First Purge Cast Is Here!
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Jul 13, 2018 |
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We Saw A Ghost In Miami! Yup, Omari Hardwick’s Here!
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Jul 06, 2018 |
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'Luke Cage' Star Simone Missick Could Teach a Masterclass In Praying and Believing
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Jun 28, 2018 |
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Matters of the Heart with Mara Brock Akil
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Jun 21, 2018 |
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We Weren’t Ready! Marlon Wayans Pours Out His Heart and Opens Up About the Realities of Fatherhood
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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Boss Moves Brought To You By Mona Scott-Young
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May 31, 2018 |
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Taraji’s Got A Man At Hoooooome (Encore Episode)
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May 17, 2018 |
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Jay Ellis Explains Why Men Really Hate Being Called F*ck Bois
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May 11, 2018 |
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Getting All the Longevity Tea with Our Fave Fabulous Auntie, Vanessa Bell Calloway
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May 04, 2018 |
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As Free as She Wanna Be: Janelle Monáe
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Apr 26, 2018 |
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Beychella Hangovers, Woke Notes with Tessa Thompson and ESSENCE President Michelle Ebanks On What's Next
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Apr 19, 2018 |
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A deep dive into why we’re here for Cardi B., plus Erica Ash shares why she’s ready to be a leading lady
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Apr 13, 2018 |
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Sonequa Martin-Green boldly takes us to the land of Black girl joy
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Apr 06, 2018 |
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Tyler Perry gives a word on faith, fatherhood and acting on your dreams!
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Mar 29, 2018 |
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Jussie Smollett meets us in Arkansas + Roxanne Shante and Chante Adams on finally telling this hip hop legends story
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Mar 22, 2018 |
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**BONUS** She better preach! Why Iyanla Vanzant wants people to stop clinging on to struggle
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Mar 20, 2018 |
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Black Panther’s costume designer Ruth Carter + actress Florence Kasumba take us behind-the-scenes of Wakanda
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Mar 15, 2018 |
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Kym Whitley on the plight of Black female comediennes…and Mo’Nique argument!
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Mar 08, 2018 |
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Lena Waithe on how dope it is to be a Black woman in Hollywood right now
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Mar 01, 2018 |
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All Rise For Black Panther’s Princess Shuri: It’s Letitia Wright Appreciation Day
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Feb 20, 2018 |
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You're In The Presence Of 2 Dope Queens
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Feb 15, 2018 |
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Bonus Episode: Why Kandi Burruss is as real as they come
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Jan 23, 2018 |
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Let the Black Panther countdown begin…we already got our tickets!
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Jan 17, 2018 |
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It’s A Black Girl Magic Explosion: Yvonne Orji and ESSENCE Bawse Vanessa K. DeLuca Are Here!
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Dec 28, 2017 |
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From Tootie to Regine: Kim Fields gets real about her rise from child star to queen
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Dec 21, 2017 |
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Taraji P. Henson joins us for a Jamaican vacation!
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Dec 14, 2017 |
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Symone D. Sanders is breaking 2017 down, for the culture
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Dec 07, 2017 |
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Laughing along with late night’s Robin Thede
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Nov 30, 2017 |
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Why Erykah Badu ain’t afraid of nobody
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Nov 23, 2017 |
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"She's Gotta Have It" star DeWanda Wise is our #WCE
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Nov 16, 2017 |
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Issa Bonus Episode: Keke Palmer pours up a cup of tea
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Nov 14, 2017 |
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We kiss and make up with Insecure's Amanda Seales
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Nov 09, 2017 |
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Jennifer Hudson gives a word on the art of living your truth!
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Nov 02, 2017 |
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Ayesha Curry’s recipe for dream chasing, plus Latham Thomas gives get-your-glow lessons
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Oct 26, 2017 |
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Gabrielle Union on Who Hates Her the Most and Why We Love Her for It (LIVE)
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Oct 19, 2017 |
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Demetria McKinney on playing her idol Whitney Houston
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Oct 12, 2017 |
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Tamar Braxton gets real, plus two queens from Queen Sugar are here!
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Oct 05, 2017 |
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Empire’s Jussie Smollett is sooo lit, plus creator Lee Daniels has another show up his sleeve and it’s juicy
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Sep 28, 2017 |
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Kim Kimble's Prayer for Your Edges
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Sep 21, 2017 |
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Celebrity hair stylist Ursula Stephen, plus a champagne fueled Insecure recap
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Sep 14, 2017 |
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The Real's Loni Love
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Sep 07, 2017 |
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Mary J. Blige, Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah & Friends Get Real About Pushing Through
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Aug 31, 2017 |
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Tichina Arnold and Love Talk with Flex & Shanice
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Aug 24, 2017 |
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Marlon Wayans and Essence Atkins
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Aug 17, 2017 |
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Tyra Banks and 'Bachelorette' Rachel Lindsay
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Aug 10, 2017 |
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Badass Bozoma Saint John
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Aug 03, 2017 |
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Halle Berry
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Jul 27, 2017 |
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Regina Hall (Girls Trip)
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Jul 20, 2017 |
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Angela Rye (#Woke100) and Candice Benbow (4:43 essayist)
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Jul 13, 2017 |
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Iyanla Vanzant (Live at Essence Festival)
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Jul 06, 2017 |
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Courtney A. Kemp (Power creator and executive producer) and The Matchmaking Duo
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Jun 29, 2017 |
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June Ambrose #RockMom
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Jun 22, 2017 |
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Janet Mock (Surpassing Certainty: What My Twenties Taught Me)
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Jun 15, 2017 |
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Tiffany Haddish and Amber Stevens West (The Carmichael Show) and #WokeBaes Greg and Helanah
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Jun 08, 2017 |
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Charlamagne Tha God (LIVE)
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Jun 01, 2017 |
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Mary J. Blige
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May 25, 2017 |
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Lena Waithe (Master of None) and Gabby & Andrew Wilkes
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May 18, 2017 |
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Luvvie Ajayi & Abiola Abrams
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May 11, 2017 |
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Bill Bellamy and Oneika the Traveller
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May 04, 2017 |
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Meagan Good and Devon Franklin
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Apr 27, 2017 |
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Tameka "Tiny" Harris and Daughter Zonnique Open Up
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Apr 20, 2017 |
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Yvonne Orji (Insecure) and Kel Mitchell & Asia Lee (Game Shakers)
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Apr 13, 2017 |
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Danai Gurira (The Walking Dead) and Demetria Lucas D'oyley (A Belle in Brooklyn)
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Apr 06, 2017 |
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Angie Nwandu (The Shade Room) and Prentice & Tasha Penny
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Mar 30, 2017 |
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Sanaa Lathan & Gina Prince-Bythewood (Shots Fired) and The Matchmaking Duo
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Mar 23, 2017 |
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Niecy Nash / Beyonce's Dance Captain Ashley Everett
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Mar 16, 2017 |
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Uzo Aduba / Remy Ma & Papoose
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Mar 09, 2017 |
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Teaser Episode
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Feb 16, 2017 |