OMG. when i had COVID i binged THEE fuck outta In the Heat of the Night.  VIRGIL TIBBS!

I miss yall soooo much!! Hope you enjoyed and rested!! Happy New Year!! 

I love Euphoria ❤  I've decided that Maddy is my fav.  The way the actress delivers her lines and her expressions kill me 😆😆😆 

In an effort to get our lives and schedule together, The Read is dedicating this episode to you and your letters from home.

The Read: The Mailbag

The Friend Zone is back! We ease into 2022 with a funny shoot the shit episode.

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And Just Like That

This week on #TheFriendZone, Dustin brings some Facebook and LinkedIn drama to the hot button segment.

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A Green Light & A Bell

This week on #TheFriendZone, Dustin shares the curious case of Bishop Noel Jones and his longtime “lady friend”.

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Church Got A VIP

This week on #TheFriendZone, Assanté found a reddit forum of “Weird Questions” and put us to the test.

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Mmmmm Hmmmm

This week on #TheFriendZone, it's a shoot the shit episode. No hot button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come through. Brace yourselves.

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Take A Hike

Join Jade and Keia back at the Kitchen Table for the latest graduation announcements. We love celebrating with our Gettin Grown Fam. We blew the dust off of one of our favorite Kitchen Table Talks featuring our sister Franiqua. Let’s revisit this timeless conversation on how best to receive and process feedback of all kinds and from all sources. 

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Issa Reprise- Feedback: Mad Rigorous (Feat Hey Fran Hey)

Jade and Keia choose not to acknowledge the “holiday” by being responsible and catching up on trash news and honesty box emails.  

Shoutout to My Sis

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Trash and Mail

Join Jade and Keia for a deep dive into negotiating and communicating across generational divides in family relationships. Whew. This mess is hard. Let’s figure it out together.

Shoutout to My Sis

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Blooming Onions

Jade and Keia unpack and reflect on the Illuminating Intersectionality Video Series and recap and respond to the launch of Episode One.  Please check it out and chime in with your thoughts and perspectives!

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A Recap, No Cap

On this week's episode of #TheFriendZone, we usher in October's spooky season with a True Crime style episode about the strange life and times of a Ukrainian child named Natalia Grace.

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Where Is Natalia Grace?

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