A special bonus episode brought to you by @Target, Jade and Keia welcome our beloved brother XD to the kitchen table for a quick recap of the Family Reunion Live Event. We keep the party going with some fun trivia quizzes and kick off back to school season with a summer reading list of books by Black Authors to carry us through the rest of the summer.  The list of books is provided below and if you missed the Virtual Live Event featuring Gettin Grown x The Friend Zone you can check out the video of the live stream here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aFldQ6jUqg 


Books by Black Authors

The Marathon Don’t Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hustle 
By: Rob Kenner 

The Vanishing Half 
By: Britt Bennet

The Other Black Girl
By: Zakiya Dalila Harris 

Just As I Am
By: Cicely Tyson 

A Glimmer of Death
By: Valerie Wilson Wesley 

Black Girl, Call Home
By: Jasmine Mann

Wild Woman and the Blues 
By: Denny S. Bryce

Bonus Episode- Issa Family Reunion Recap

Jade and Keia gather around the kitchen table for some reflection and discussion on the art and practice of listening!

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Don't forget to listen to Season TWO of 'Illuminating Intersectionality.' 

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Ju Heard?!

This week on #TheFriendZone, we share our thoughts on the “Bed Rotting” trend sweeping the internet. 

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Black Business of the Week - Claude Kelly, Chuck Harmony and Tamia performing their newest single, “Three Little Words”, live on the Tamron Hall Show on Thursday, February 22nd.

Wellness Segment - Check out Neisha for more Health Insurance information: https://twitter.com/BanjiGirl

#ListensLately:
Baby Rose ft. Destin Conrad - Closer 
Kofi Nti, Ofori Amponsah - Odo Nwom 
Don FBE - Nia Long 
G Herbo ft. Future - Blues 
Bryson Tiller - Whatever She Wants 
Jena - Taxi Driver
Ryan Destiny - How Your Hands Feel 
Latto - Sunday Service 

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Click Your Bic

This week on #TheFriendZone we tap into our Bible Studies. The Story of Samson and Delilah.

Black Business of the Week - Girls Auto Clinic https://www.girlsautoclinic.com

#ListensLately:
Quavo, Takeoff, Gucci Mane - Us vs Them 
The Guess Who - These Eyes 
Bossman Dlow - Get In With Me 
Rob49 & Lil Wayne - Wassam Baby 
Quavo - Himothy 
Isaiah Falls - Florida Baby 
Naomi Sharon - Definition of Love 
SZA - Saturn 

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And That's on Eric Mays

Damien and Ali get In The Conversation about powerful compliments, the downside to being timeless and Tez and Ten.  

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Jesus Martin Luther Meech

This week on #TheFriendZone, we discuss 3-part investigative docuseries The Program: Cons, Cults & Kidnapping on Netflix.

Black Business of The Week - Dymond CLD Auto Club https://www.dymondcdlauto.com/

Wellness Segment - THE EMBODIMENT COLLECTION IS BACK! https://resonanceapothecary.com/products/embodiment-box?_pos=1&_sid=ac6b3f359&_ss=r

#ListensLately:
Flo Milli - Never Lose Me
Flo Milli - Edible 
Flo Milli - Not Sorry
Flo Milli ft Monaleo - Neva
CHIKA - DEMIGOD 
310babii - back it up 
Willow - Syptom of Life

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What About The Children

This week on #TheFriendZone, we discuss the Hot Topics.

Black Business of the Week - The Pauline Tea-Bar Apothecary https://www.thepaulineteabar.com

#ListensLately:
Jungle - Back On 74 (Full Crate Remix) 
YG Marley - Praise Jah In The Moonlight 
SiR - TRYIN' MY HARDEST 
SiR - POETRY IN MOTION 
Future & Metro Boomin - Fried (She a Vibe) 
Kash Doll & Tee Grizzley - Pressin' 
Chow Lee - Swag It!
Bossman Dlow ft Glorilla - Finesse 
Tierra Whack - TWO NIGHT 
Khamari - Doctor, My Eyes
Bryson Tiller - Calypso 

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The Little Black Dress of Churches

This week on #TheFriendZone, we head down to The Reddit for AITA (Am I The Asshole) posts.

Black Business of the Week - https://www.stirhouse.com

#ListensLately:

Merges, Kaelin Ellis - cool_v2 
Anthony Santos - Voy Pa'lla 
Free Nationals, A$AP Rocky, Anderson .Paak - Gangsta 
Future & Metro Boomin - Everyday Hustle 
Chow Lee ft Nu Sace - Hornitos
Gaza Slim ft Vybez Kartel - Anything a Anything 
Moneybagg Yo & Rob49 - Bussin 
Res - Two Black Jacks 

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She's 7:30

This week on #TheFriendZone, it’s a shoot the shit episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourself.

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Is It Broccoli or Broccolini?

This week on #TheFriendZone, we’re joined by Wendy & Jess of Food Heaven and the Diabetes Digital Podcast. We discuss the link between stress/poor sleep and autoimmune disease, why Black & Brown people are showing higher rates of diabetes, Ozempic, Doctors and Fatphobia, PCOS, Perimenopause, binge eating, intermittent fasting and much much more.

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Black Business of the Week - Aubree’s Cakery https://aubreescakery.com

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Trim Spa, Baby - Featuring Wendy & Jess of Food Heaven

This week on #TheFriendZone, we discuss the month’s Hot Topics.

Black Business of the Week - The Calla Lily Assignment Event Design https://www.instagram.com/callalilyassignment?igsh=MXU5Ym83emswcXdvbw== 

#ListensLately:
Doja Cat ft A$AP Rocky - URRRGE!!!!! 
Doja Cat - Often 
Rachel Chinouriri - It Is What It Is 
Lil Polo Da Don - Mhmm 
Laila! - Like That!
Future & Metro Boomin - Jealous 
Doja Cat - Ouchies 
Dondria - Where Did We Go Wrong

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The Blackest Love

Keia and Jade are two happy and hard working (Blackity) Black Women who are just trying to learn how to adult, for real.  

Join us each week for Kitchen TableTalk, Petty Peeves and Lessons in Black Women Self Care, as we try to figure out life as 30-somethings.

Bonus Episode- Issa Family Reunion Recap

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