Brooke Wade and Dr. Zanita Kelly examine the issue around the Popeye's chicken sandwich craze in America and former Congresswoman Katie Hill's resignation. Brooke and Dr. Zanita also speak with author, speaker, and consultant and coach Whitney Gladney about how she has overcome her childhood trauma and now she teaches people how to do the same.

Popeye's Chicken sandwich examination, Katie Hill, Wendy Gladney

Dr. Kelly and Brooke Wade will discuss the idea of transcending "blackness" and what it means to be "black" in America.  Brooke and Dr. Kelly also talk about the symbolism in Queen and Slim, react to the film, and discuss the 21 Century Black Renaissance, and Lizzo's exposed cheeks at the Laker's game.

Lizzo's bare cheeks, Dr. Joy DeGruy/Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, Queen and Slim reflection

Dr. Kelly and Brooke Wade reflect on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, and the regression of race relations in American society today.  The mother/daughter duo dive into the subject of blackfishing, racial appropriation, featurism.  They round out the conversation by delving into the work of Dr. Robin Diangelo: White Fragility/ Why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism.

Kim Kardashian/Blackfishing, Meghan Markel and Prince Harry, Dr. Robin Diangelo- White Fragility 101

In the wake of losing the great Kobe Bryant, another source of trauma is being painfully uncovered. Gayle King's interview with Lisa Leslie exposes the unhealed trauma around the historic pattern of white women weaponizing their bodies against black men.  Let's focus the conversation on healing, and address the problem- not the symptom.

GAYLE KING IS THE CATALYST- NOT THE CAUSE: WHAT IS REALLY MOTIVATING THE BACKLASH?

In this episode Dr. Kelly and Brooke Wade discuss how to cope with isolation, Donald Trump’s baldface lies, Andrew Gillum, and how to remain connected during the era of social distancing.

RONA REEL ONE- AUDIO DIARY DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC

In this conversation Dr. Kelly and Brooke Wade explore what it's like to belong to the LGBTQ+ community [from the black female perspective] with Dr. Diandra Bremond [google her hunty].  

These ladies will cover the topics of:
Homophobia in the black community 
Therapy for young black people belonging to the LGBTQ+ community
Healing for black women 
The stigmatization of therapy in the black community 

Check out this episode- it's drippin' in excellence

RADICAL LOVE: DOES THE BLACK COMMUNITY HAVE ROOM FOR HOMOPHOBIA??

In this episode, Dr. Zanita Kelly and her daughter Brooke Wade discuss the Black Lives Matter movement vs the Civil Rights movement of the sixties, newfound allyship outside the black community, Dave Chappell's special "8:46" and Jame's Baldwin's timeless observation about the black experience in America.

Kitchen Conversationz