Is mercury in retrograde? It's the second week in a row that our technology has been off but here we are. We top the episode with BGB News discussing the top winners of the Hip Hop Music Awards, the death of Quibi, and the rebirth of Shondaland on Netflix due to a huge mistake by a now fired Disney Exec. We welcome our special guest Darielle Williams. She discusses her literal ascension from dancing on the floor to dancing in the air as an aerialist, her experience auditioning and touring with Beyonce, her move to LA to pursue acting, and so much more. We award our BAF and give a double GAF award because Mike Tyson and his therapist deserve it. Listen, Share, and Rate us!

Darielle Williams:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/divadari/

Website: https://linktr.ee/divadari

Alvin Ailey:

The theater company will offer several works paying homage to six decades of Ailey’s Revelations. New pieces presented include Testament, a modern-day approach to Revelations, curated by Associate Artistic Director Matthew Rushing alongside Clifton Brown, Yusha-Marie Sorzano and Damien Sneed on scoring. www.AlvinAiley.org.

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Today's episode gets a bit more political because IT'S 2020! We discuss Ice Cube allegedly teaming up with the Trump administration for the Black Platinum Plan, Amazon purchasing Coming 2 America the sequel, and the Forbes female self-made billionaire/millionaire list. We interview the Grammy, Tony, and, Emmy award-winning actor, Akron Watson. He discusses his run as Aaron Burr in Hamilton, his journey from Dallas regional theater to the Broadway stage, he discusses his the next challenge in his career in television and film, and much more. We award our Broke AF to Isaiah Washington and his fascist friends and give our Gifted AF award to the show everyone should be watching, Lovecraft Country. Listen, Share, and Rate us!

Akron Watson:

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2868550/

Twitter: @akronwatson

IG: @akronwatson

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/akronwatsontheperformer/

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Today's episode was a display of our hosts just being broke and black. We promise we will do better next week! This week we discuss what new information could be revealed in the new Netflix series about the life of Selena, Taraji P Henson's new talk show, and series cancellations. We have Dr. Philip A Woodmore as our special guest. He discusses why he got his Ph.D. in Music Education, his hit performance piece using Greek mythology and gospel music to tell the story of racialized police violence, Mike Brown, Ferguson, and healing, his new book, and so much more. We give out our Gifted AF award, and combine our Broke AF award and peek behind the curtain conversation with a complete thrashing of the COVID super spreader, The White House occupant. Listen, Share, and Rate us on any platform you listen to the podcast!

Dr. Philip A. Woodmore:

https://www.philipawoodmore.com/

IG: @phil_woodmore

YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/URAHOT

His book is entitled: Antigone in Ferguson: A Journey Through the Transformative Power of Music

Antigone in Ferguson:

https://theaterofwar.com/projects/antigone-in-ferguson

Broke Gifted and Black Podcast:

https://anchor.fm/broke-gifted-and-black

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Elizabeth is a passionate Bible teacher whose deepest desire is to know Christ and to make Him known! Engaging both the heart and mind, she loves to teach the truth of Scripture, empowering believers to experience abundant life with Jesus! On most days you can find her hanging out at The Village Church, where she has the joy to work as the Institute Minister doing what she loves – writing, teaching, and developing leaders.

Elizabeth is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary with a Masters in Christian Education, and formerly served as the Single Life Ministry Coordinator at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship under the leadership of Senior Pastor, Dr. Tony Evans.

https://www.elizabethwoodson.org/

In this episode, we discuss how FOXSoul filled the talk show void with a new show from Jay Jeezy Jenkins. We also talk about how remakes and sequels are upsetting Nikki when the original was perfect and the delay of filming in the industry because of COVID. Our special guest is a Brooklyn based celebrity and bridal hairstylist and the owner of Modimel Salon, Modimel Brides, and NAHOM Wellness, Mohan Jean Mary. She shares how she went from aspirations to be a dancer on Broadway to working with the biggest names in the industry and creating her own wellness brand. We talk about how COVID has changed her business and perspective, and how finding her own healing and balance has inspired her next phase. Mohan also gives us great insight into how others in her industry can do the same. We award our Broke AF and Gifted AF awards and resurrect Petty Ghost in our peek behind the curtain. Like, Share, and Rate us wherever you listen to the podcast.

Mohan Jean Mary/Modimel:

https://modimel.com/

Modimel Salon:@modimel_salon

Modimel Weddings: @modilmelweddings

NAHOM Wellness: @nahomwellness

First Fifteen LA:

Instagram: @firstfifteenla

Broke, Gifted, and Black:

https://anchor.fm/broke-gifted-and-black

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Nikki and Nono top the episode discussing the Emmy wins, Regina King making history, Zandaya's growth as an actor, and why Schitts Creek deserves all of those Emmys.  We talk about which shows are going back into production and the Billboard Music Award nominations. Just how old is Old Town Road and why does it feel like it came out three years ago? We speak to a different kind of artist, a minister. Elizabeth Woodson joins the podcast to discuss how her ministry is art, the loud oppositional voices from the Evangelical Church, and how she navigates white spaces while being unapologetically who God created her to be, a black Christian woman with a gift for ministering to His people. We award our Broke AF and Gifted AF awards and we take an emotional peek behind the curtain to discuss the injustice of Breonna Taylor's murder.  Listen, Share, and Rate us!

Elizabeth Woodson:

Website: https://www.elizabethwoodson.org/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/missjazzyliz/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/missjazzyliz

Be a part of her ministry-

The One Conference ($47, 10/9-10/2020, streamed online)

Lifeway Women's Leadership Forum ( $150, 11/12-13/20202-day conference. streamed online.)

Christian Story Class at The Village Church ($25, registration open until 9/30)

Breonna Taylor:

https://www.thecut.com/2020/09/breonna-taylor-louisville-shooting-police-what-we-know.html

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/25/us/breonna-taylor-investigation-protests/index.html

Broke, Gifted, and Black:

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Garlia is a writer, producer, photographer, and mother.  In 2008, Garlia founded Blackboard Plays, a monthly series devoted to Black Playwrights.  She is one of the founding producers of Harlem9, OBIE Award winners for, “48Hours in…™Harlem”.   Her essays and articles have appeared in "The New York Times", "The Washington Post”,  "Salon.com" and “AmericanTheatre.org”. Her play “Shoppin for N.I.G.G.A.S” has been workshopped at the cell, and excerpts showcased at Theater for a New City.  Garlia was a Momm and Popp resident at Popps Packing in Hamtramck, MI during the summer of 2018, where she developed “Pingree’s Past”.  Garlia’s play “Snapshots” was part of the 10th Season of The Fire This Time Festival in 2019.  Most recently, she has twice been a writer for the #24viralmonologues on Instagram, produced by “The 24Hour Plays”.  She worked on an MA in African American and African Diaspora studies at Indiana University before coming to New York for her MFA in Playwrighting which she earned at The New School for Drama. Garlia is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America and a Line Producer at The Public Theater. She has been the Line Producer for “Socrates”, “Much Ado About Nothing”, (filmed for Great Performances on PBS), “Mojada”,  “for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enough” and “Coal Country”.  Since Quarantine began, she has also been the Line Producer on several Digital projects coming out of The Public Theater and was most recently the Co-Creative Producer of #ToBeBlack, released on Juneteenth.  Finally, Garlia is the Producing Director of the Parent Artists Advocacy League (PAAL) and their NYC Chief Rep, receiving one of their first childcare grants in 2019.  

Website: www.garliacornelia.com

Join Garlia on Patreon! www.patreon.com/garliacornelia  

Social Media: @garliacornelia

This episode is a bit late because we had some editing issues, our apologies, but we've made up for it with a  great episode. We discuss the new diversity requirements for the Oscars, the end of a reality tv family empire, and if it will mark the end of reality tv as a whole, Tyler Perry joining the billionaire club and shooting 19 episodes in 4 days. How? We also come up with a new tv show concept based off of Kenya Barris's spinoff Oldish. We have an in-depth conversation with Blackboard Plays creator, featured NY Times writer, and Public Theater producer, Garlia Cornelia.  She discusses motherhood, multiple streams of income, the power of her pen, and much more. We also award our BAF and GAF and take a peek behind the curtain to discuss Kenosha, Wisconsin. Listen, Share, Rate us, and Follow us on social media!

Follow and Support Garlia Cornelia-

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1619 Project-

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html

https://nikolehannahjones.com/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/23/podcasts/1619-podcast.html

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We had an extensive, wonderful conversation with @calvinjwalker. We couldn't get all of it in during the podcast so we wanted to bring you a bonus episode. We go in-depth about acting and the film/tv landscape in Dallas, and what is lacking from the industry and the artists. We also talk more about his Arts with Impact work and how we got on the board. We talk about activism, Jesus, and storytelling. He also reveals the kind of movies he is tired of seeing and what he wants to see more of. This entire episode is a word for anyone who considers themselves an artist. 

Calvin J Walker is an award-winning artist and activist. He's the CEO and founder of Watchmen Media Productions. Over the last decade, he's created and collaborated on a multitude of projects as a writer, singer, director, and producer. Most recently, he contributed to an anthology compiled by Chuck Brown of Expected End Entertainment. Nightmare in America is a collection of personal stories and essays about the experiences of black men in America. Calvin, also, serves on the advisory board of Art With Impact. He's a husband and a father of three.

IG: @calvinjwalker

Twitter: @watchmenmedia

Facebook: www.facebook.com/CalvinJWalker 

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WARNING THERE ARE SPOILERS ABOUT LOVECRAFT COUNTRY!!!

We talk about the most-watched Verzuz battle that has been over 20 years in the making. Nikki updates us on her hurricane experience. We discuss and give a lot of spoilers as we talk about Nono's favorite show that gave Nikki nightmares, HBO's Lovecraft Country. We encourage you to listen to the official podcast, Lovecraft Country Radio and read all of the articles to get a better understanding of what is going on. Calvin J. Walker is our guest and we have an extensive conversation with him about his inspiration behind his craft of writing, his media company, Jesus's activism in the Bible, and much more. We have a very special GAF and tribute to the late and incredibly talented Chadwick Boseman. Nikki shares her DNA results and is baptized with a new name. Listen, share, and rate us!

Calvin J Walker:

Instagram: @calvinjwalker

Facebook: www.facebook.com/CalvinJWalker

Twitter: @watchmenmedia

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Lovecraft Country Podcast: https://itsh.bo/3lNjc3j

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