Hopefully someone is in the soundcloud streets this week...DUSTIN!!! You ATE the NAACP awards. Congratulations! You make it seem feasible to see myself there some day. Love from Michigan 🫰🏽

Its the way Assante is literally in the background CRUMBLING

Fran me too! I missed out on the cleo tickets. I'm so mad.

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The Grammy Is The Baby

This week on #TheFriendZone, Dustin walks us through Hot Topics.

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They Look Damp

This week on #TheFriendZone, Assanté walks us through the story of Marie Holmes and the gift and the curse of winning the Lottery.

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It's Giving Coke

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A Playa On The Playa

This week on #TheFriendZone, we are joined by Natasha Nelson of Supernova Momma. Early last year, Natasha schooled us on Conscious Parenting and her goal of creating safer, more loving and empathetic black households. This week, we shift the focus from the children and discuss the mental health of Black Parents.

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Peacock’s Bel-Air: Season 2

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The Window of Tolerance - Featuring Supernova Momma

This week Jade and Keia welcome Antoinette back to the kitchen table for a special in-studio discussion exploring our conceptions of masculinity/femininity, what informs those beliefs, and the work of acknowledging + addressing misalignments in our beliefs and our behaviors. 

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Asking Ourselves the Hard Questions (Feat: Antoinette)

This week on #TheFriendZone, Dustin brings February’s Hot Topics to the Hot Button. 

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A Practicing Homosexual

This week on #TheFriendZone, Assanté walks us through some TikTok and Twitter Street Hot Topics.

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Wellness Segment - NPR’s Living For We Podcast https://www.npr.org/podcasts/1160361239/living-for-we

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Get Your Lick Back

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A Study On Delusion

This week on #TheFriendZone, we discuss our relationship to Anger. Are you quick to anger and flash on people? Is your anger more of a slow simmer? We discuss our experiences processing our Angry emotions and how we interact with the anger of those around us.

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The Fifth Member

This week on #TheFriendZone, we share our thoughts on the feeling of Resentment using the LaTocha Scott vs Xscape feud as the backdrop.

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A Fence To Be Reckoned With

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