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Let’s keep it a buck: just because we look alike doesn’t mean we think alike. In this episode, we’re breaking down the hard truths about navigating Black identity when everybody ain’t on the same team. Who’s really for the culture, and who’s just playing the part? We’re calling it like we see it – no sugarcoating, no holding back. Pull up, grab a seat, and get into this family meeting. It’s about to get real.

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So stay tuned, keep listening, and welcome to a safe space to be Black, millennial, and full of unpopular opinions.

When you're not tuning in to Channel BBUO, check us out at:

Articulation of a King for all things intellectual and conscious. Sports commentary and curated music at no extra fee. 

ThoroughBred Wellness for all things, well, wellness. Fitness, nutrition, personal training, self-care, luxury, and feeling good overall included. 

A conversation about visible areolas, among other things. We start off by ... you know what? Nevermind. We'll talk. You listen.

Enjoy.

Faithful listeners, if you like what you hear, please don't hesitate to support the show! All of your contributions help us keep being Black, especially by Unpopular Opinion.

If you want to support with tips, we greatly appreciate you!

Can't get enough BBUO? For even MORE special content, subscribe to our Patreon for access to The Vault of our OG unreleased content, as well as super EXCLUSIVE topics we DEEP dive into!

So stay tuned, keep listening, and welcome to a safe space to be Black, millennial, and full of unpopular opinions.

When you're not tuning in to Channel BBUO, check us out at:

Articulation of a King for all things intellectual and conscious. Sports commentary and curated music at no extra fee. 

ThoroughBred Wellness for all things, well, wellness. Fitness, nutrition, personal training, self-care, luxury, and feeling good overall included. 

Who run the world?! GWORLS! WOMEN! ALL MY LAAAADIES RUN THIS MUTHAF-! 

But that don't mean all men recognize that. 

One did.

May 22, 1962.

Los Angeles, California.

He made it CLEAR.

Ladies and gentlemen, THIS IS THE ORIGIN OF THE LOOSELY TOUTED, RARELY REGARDED, AIMLESSLY ABIDED, HARDLY HONORED PHRASE: "PROTECT BLACK WOMEN".

In what one could only hope to be an early birthday gift to himself, Malcolm X (born May 19, 1925) delivered his passionate speech: a raw, unfiltered, love-laced and necessary ode to the Black American woman.

This episode brings a powerful close to our celebration of Women's History Month with a bang.

• We discuss the disrespect, disregard, distaste, and disgust of and for Black women, feelings that have originated long ago and been perpetuated towards us for NO. DAMN. REASON.
• We break down why, worst of all, Black men seem to hold such vitriol towards their own women of all racial groups. 
• And of course we explore everything else Black and unpopularly related.

This will be the season finale of our Women's History series ...

BUT ...!

That doesn't mean the party stops just because the club shuts down. We'll continue to celebrate women, especially BLACK WOMEN, EVERY SINGLE MONTH.

So stay tuned, keep listening, and welcome to a safe space to be Black, millennial, and full of unpopular opinions.

When you're not tuning in to Channel BBUO, check us out at:

Articulation of a King for all things intellectual and conscious. Sports commentary and curated music at no extra fee. 

ThoroughBred Wellness for all things, well, wellness. Fitness, nutrition, personal training, and feeling good overall included. 

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Who run the world?! GWORLS! WOMEN! ALL MY LAAAADIES RUN THIS MUTHAF-! 

In today's episode, we detail heart-filled fondness of the most powerful and inspiring women in our lives. 

We share tales and express admiration and adoration of the women who made us and continue to shape us into who we are today.

This is Hol' Up! Episode 2.

So stay tuned, keep listening, and welcome to a safe space to be Black, millennial, and full of unpopular opinions.

When you're not tuning in to Channel BBUO, check us out at:

Articulation of a King explores both the intellectual and conscious. Sports commentary & curated music at no extra fee. 

ThoroughBred Wellness for all things, well ... wellness. Fitness, nutrition, personal training, & good feelings all around included. 

Who run the world?! GWORLS! WOMEN! ALL MY LAAAADIES RUN THIS MUTHAF-! 

Happy SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALI-DOSE OF BELATED INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!

In today's episode, we bring in International Women's Day (recorded right before and during the first couple of hours of March 8, 2024) with Flavor Flav-type hype about how women could and should celebrate this day all March and every single day.

BUT ...!

The conversation soon takes an unanticipated pivot into a Soft-Era level heart-to-heart about how CiCi truly feels about being a woman and her sentiments regarding other modern women.

We engage in an honest, vulnerable discussion full of introspection and candid truths about CiCi's views on femininity and womanhood amidst a day and a month of acknowledging the incredible achievements of women who set ablaze the path before her. 

Ladies and gentlemen, there will be no bulleted breakdown of this episode because we'd like to formally welcome you to: 

Hol' Up! Episode 1.

Don't trip! We'll introduce what that means and what you can expect each time we do one of these.

So stay tuned, keep listening, and welcome to a safe space to be Black, millennial, and full of unpopular opinions.

When you're not tuning in to Channel BBUO, check us out at:

Articulation of a King for all things intellectual and conscious. Sports commentary and curated music at no extra fee. 

ThoroughBred Wellness for all things, well, wellness. Fitness, nutrition, personal training, and feeling good overall included. 

Who run the world?! GWORLS! WOMEN! ALL MY LAAAADIES RUN THIS MUTHAF-! 

Happy SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALI-DOSE OF BELATED INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!

In today's episode, we bring in International Women's Day (recorded right before and during the first couple of hours of March 8, 2024) with Flavor Flav-type hype about how women could and should celebrate this day all March and every single day.

BUT ...!

The conversation soon takes an unanticipated pivot into a Soft-Era level heart-to-heart about how CiCi truly feels about being a woman and her sentiments regarding other modern women.

We engage in an honest, vulnerable discussion full of introspection and candid truths about CiCi's views on femininity and womanhood amidst a day and a month of acknowledging the incredible achievements of women who set ablaze the path before her. 

Ladies and gentlemen, there will be no bulleted breakdown of this episode because we'd like to welcome you to formally: 

Hol' Up! Episode 1.

Don't trip! We'll introduce what that means and what you can expect each time we do one of these.

So stay tuned, keep listening, and welcome to a safe space to be Black, millennial, and full of unpopular opinions.

When you're not tuning in to Channel BBUO, check us out at:

Articulation of a King for all things intellectual and conscious. Sports commentary and curated music are available at no extra fee. 

ThoroughBred Wellness is for all things wellness. Fitness, nutrition, personal training, and feeling good overall are included. 

Cue that good Karyn White (IYKYK!) and belt your lungs out ladies! 

Happy Women's History Month and Disability Awareness Month!

As we segue from our previous, initial series on a month full of conversations around romantic Black love, we dive into Season Two, on Black SELF and Black woman love!

Don't get it twisted, loving yourself and a Black woman is romantic AF. However, in Series Two, we are truly going to take the time to celebrate Black women both now and then, and their limitless accomplishments amidst being deemed by society, at minimim, a trio of marginalized intersectionality.

Women are Superwomen, but that S on our chest might sometimes need to stand literally for Something Different Every Day. It might be Super, Soft, Super Soft, etc.

So in this second series we will also be deeply unpacking how to continue celebrating ourselves as a people beyond the short month of February (woohoo, we got an extra day this leap year ...) through the awareness of invisible disabilities. In the disability category, mental health challenges are often deemed unqualified by the greater population and especially within the Black community in terms of what disabled persons endure. 

As two individuals with our own experiences, we discuss our personal challenges and how our community can heal through mental health awareness.

In this episode, we:

• Close out the previous series by debunking, clarifying, and/or standing ten toes down on assumptions and insinuations surrounding the unpopular opinions we shared in Series One on women (and men) in dating and relationships.
• Segue into making clear what Black women bring to the table.
• Discuss how mental health affects the Black woman.
• Unpack the intersections for Black women of mental health and relationships, expounding on what we expect, deal with, shouldn't deal with, and should avoid interpersonally.
• Deliberate on what the Soft Life Era is and what it might look like for Black women.
• How a Black woman's partner hurts or helps her become her best self.
• And of course we share our thoughts on everything that may or may not be unpopular!
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If you're looking for somewhere to be authentic, Black, and unpopularly opinionated, you've come to the right place.

Welcome to a safe space to be just that.

Fill your time wisely when you're not listening to BBUO by visiting us at the links below!

Intellectual Indulgence: Enlighten yourself at Articulation of a King. Keep up with all things politics, get fired up on passionate conversations of social justice, keep score with sports news, know the vibes with Phillip's personally curated music playlists, and more at akingsvibes.com. 

For the Baddies Wanting That Bawdy, Inside and Out: It's not too late to start. Nourish your way into your new era by optimizing your wellness with ThoroughBred Wellness.

Looking for a personal trainer? Coach Ci is that.

Need nutrition coaching? Coach Ci does that.

Want the total well-woman experience with an entire wellnesss makeover? Coach Ci brings that, both training and cheerleading you to becoming your best self. 

Get started by booking a free session at thoroughbredvitality.com.

It's never too late to start. NO EXCUSES.

Episode three of our first topic series.

In this third installation of our first thematic series, we host an interview with a BM(MM), Black Man (Millennial & Married).

Tonight (or today, whenever you're listening), Phillip answers some important and often underrated, understated questions and concerns  about the role of men in relationships.

We cover:

• Be ffr: is chivalry is really even necessary anymore?
• The psychology of why Black women may face difficulties in finding and keeping a man.
• Who truly is the prize in the relationship (his answer may surprise you).
• Why Johnathan Owens REALLY "didn't know" who his now-wife Simone Biles was prior to dating her.
• The love triangle of Karen, Zac, and Fatima (IYKYK!)
• More free game!
• And of course, so much more in the most unpopular way!

If you're looking for very Black, very bold, very unpopular opinions, you've come to the right place.

Welcome to a safe place to be just that.

Our respective spots:

Articulation of a King: akingsvibes.com

ThoroughBred Wellness: thoroughbredvitality.com

This is episode two of our first topic series. 

This is the apoca-list; the aftermath, our post-restaurant list episode where we discuss things such as entitlement, greed, and all things (un)popular in dating.

In this second installment of our first thematic series, this episode entails:

• The entitlement of people in dating and previously trending takes on the worth of a partner.
• The responsibilities of men and women when it comes to prospecting.
• Biological cues, parameters, and tendencies in the dating pool.
• The fine lines of promiscuity and expectations.
• A term we deemed "Prejuducial preference"; what it means and the negativity of its existence.
• Free game in love and war!
• And of course, our unpopular opinions on so much more!

If you're looking for very Black, very bold, very unpopular opinions, you've come to the right place.

Welcome to a safe space to be just that.

Fill your time wisely when you're not listening to BBUO by visiting us at the links below!

Intellectual Indulgence: Enlighten yourself at Articulation of a King. At akingsvibes.com, you can keep up with all things politics, get fired up on passionate conversations of social justice, keep score with sports news, know the vibes with Phillip's personally curated music playlists, and more. 

For the Baddies Wanting That Bawdy, Inside and Out: It's not too late to start. Nourish your way into your new era by optimizing your wellness with ThoroughBred Wellness.

Looking for a personal trainer? Coach Ci is that.

Need nutrition coaching? Coach Ci does that.

Want the total well-woman experience with an entire wellness makeover? Coach Ci brings training and cheerleading to becoming your best self. 

Get started by booking a free session at thoroughbredvitality.com.

It's never too late to start. NO EXCUSES.

Welcome to Episode One of a new series we're unveiling! In this series, we discuss all things love, relationships, marriage, dating, and everything in-between!

This is episode one of our first topic series. 

Tonight (or today, whenever you tune in), we're breaking down the infamous 28-Place, No-First-Date, not even Cheesecake list created by presumably single women banding together to let their stances, and absolutely refusals be known. As a now married millennial couple, having previously dated in some of these spaces, we share our very Black and very unpopular opinions on said list, with what may come as very surprising takes from us.

In this initial installation of our first thematic series:

1. We begin by introducing an overview of what we may or may not discuss in this episode.
2. We break down EACH line item on the list in-depth.
3. We share our personal testimonies regarding each place, along with our agreements and/or disagreements with the consensus.

If you're looking for very Black, very bold, very unpopular opinions, you've come to the right place.

Welcome to a safe space to be just that.

Fill your time wisely when you're not listening to BBUO by visiting us at the links below!

Intellectual Indulgence: Enlighten yourself at Articulation of a King. At akingsvibes.com, you can keep up with all things politics, get fired up on passionate conversations of social justice, keep score with sports news, know the vibes with Phillip's personally curated music playlists, and more. 

For the Baddies Wanting That Bawdy, Inside and Out: It's not too late to start. Nourish your way into your new era by optimizing your wellness with ThoroughBred Wellness.

Looking for a personal trainer? Coach Ci is that.

Need nutrition coaching? Coach Ci does that.

Want the total well-woman experience with an entire wellness makeover? Coach Ci brings training and cheerleading to becoming your best self. 

Get started by booking a free session at thoroughbredvitality.com.

It's never too late to start. NO EXCUSES.