This is a really good segment! Great topic choice, Assanté. So many good reflections! And I love that both sides (for and against) held and explained their positions respectfully.

severance could be good for gym workouts !  @dustin

Idk i just think that although life can be painful i learn and grow a lot from my pain. Without some of the most painful experiences in my life i wouldn’t be who i am right now. I feel like i would want to deal with the source if the pain and work to

Wasn't this the beginning on Futurama? Different jobs had different chips?

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Gone Till November

This week on #TheFriendZone, Assanté gives us a lesson on black billionaires around the world and how they created their fortune.

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Keep Him Breathing

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

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Sorry For The Wait

Started On The Rocks

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Went to School, Never Left

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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