How does one go from being an honor roll student, living in a middle class household in Detroit to a 19 year old crack dealer/user, tried and convicted of 2nd degree murder and sentenced to 17-40 years? New York Times best selling author and prison reform activist Shaka Senghor can tell you, since this is his story. Join us as we take a break from discussing all things #coronavirus and discuss the real life story of life, death and redemption inside of an American Prison with the author of Writing My Wrongs. It’s an episode you DON’T want to miss. 

http://www.shakasenghor.com/

Link to purchase Shaka's book:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1101907312/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_49cGEbRRC0FNN

Flattening the Curve. Pandemic. Social Distancing. Self Quarantine. Just a few weeks ago, these were words and phrases not often used by most of us. Now, they are mainstays in the public’s lexicon. Most of us don’t know what to believe, mainly because Trump’s greatest accomplishment seems to be conditioning the public to question news reports from even the most reputable media sources. So what do we do, to separate fact from fiction? We ask a couple of experts! On this episode of I’m Here For the Food me and @bluecentric sit down (at home) and remotely interview 6 time author, TV host & Political Correspondent Dr. Marc Lamont Hill and Dr. Bernard Ashby, a Vascular Cardiologist and founder of Comprehensive Vascular Care Clinic.

Coronavirus. Covid 19. A few weeks ago, these terms meant nothing to us. Now, they represent fear, widespread panic, unknown financial repercussions on a global level… and toilet paper 🤷🏽‍♀️😷 It seems the entire world is reacting to what we are being told which appears to be changing hour by hour. Which news source is giving us facts versus manufacturing mass hysteria? On today’s episode of I’m Here For The Food we bring in Dr Noelle Reid from Trinity Health and Wellness to discuss the steps to keep yourself and your loved ones healthy and safe, and to separate the facts from the frenzy. 

Laz Alonso. Mention his name and women collectively start swooning like the heart eyes emoji! One of the stars of the new Amazon Prime series “The Boys”, Laz has graced our TV and Cinema screens for the last 20 years. Charismatic and wildly talented, it seems like the older he gets, the easier he is on the eyes. So why is he still a bachelor? On today’s episode we get all up in his personal business, in addition to discussing the success he has found in his career. Laz is full of energy and surprises so this is definitely an episode you don’t want to miss and may want to WATCH rather than just listen!

When the Fabulous Miss Toccara Jones walks into the room, it’s as if a category 5 hurricane just swept through the place. Trailblazing, charismatic, drop dead gorgeous with an even more beautiful personality, Toccara’s self imposed break from social media and the industry has officially ended and she’s back like she never left… but boy, was she missed! 

Toccara sits down in the rotating 3rd chair to talk about the 4 years leading up to the  launch of her custom Intimate Apparel Line “Toccara’s Intimates” which can be found at www.IAmToccara.com ; the ladies also chat about everything from the challenges of entrepreneurship, transitioning from being a model to a businesswoman and those pesky couple of times she and Melyssa dated THE SAME GUYS! Having been one of Melyssa’s closest friends for over 15 years, see how the ladies discuss handling situations that would have challenged other friendships but only  proved to strengthen their bond as Sister Friends.

Amber Rose’s Slut Walk and Face Tattoos. Kobe Bryant’s Legacy. Gayle King’s Mea Culpa. Snoop Dogg's apology. These are just some of the subjects the ladies cover during another episode of “Girl Talk.” Today’s episode brings Melyssa’s friend Actress Skye P. Marshall into the 3rd chair. Not one to suffer fools, Skye offers her spirited take on the following subjects and it’s safe to say the ladies' conversation got a little SPICY! 🌶 🌶🌶🔥🔥🔥

Link to the study referenced in the conversation: 

https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/single-black-females/story?id=9395275

https://thegrio.com/2020/02/06/what-the-response-to-gayle-kings-lisa-leslie-interview-reveals-about-dragging-culture/

https://thegrio.com/2020/02/10/ta-nehisi-coates-addresses-men-too-weak-to-disagree-with-gayle-king-respectfully-istandwithgayle-trends/

Valentines Day may be over but we may have found the secret to long lasting LOVE. Meet the Kinsey’s: Bernard and Shirley met at Florida A&M University and have been married for 53 years. They’re as much in love today as the day Bernard laid eyes on his leading lady. In addition to that, in recognition of Black History Month, they also own the largest collection of African American Art and Historical documents, which they’ve loaned to museums around the world. This is an episode that will pull on your heart strings, give you HOPE and empower you all at once. Review The Kinsey African American Art and History Collection at www.thekinseycollection.com

Valentine's Day is fast approaching and love is in the air! But what do u do if it seems like Cupid’s arrow couldn’t find your ass if you had a bullseye painted on it? No, you don’t spend February 14th curled up in a ball on your living room floor; you call up your gal pals, plan a nite out and give Cupid the finger on your way out the door! Joining Melyssa and Blue for some “Gal-entine’s Day” fun is a gorgeous trio of Melyssa’s pals: actress Parker McKenna, TV personality Rocsi Diaz and Model-preneur Rosa Acosta. Grab some goodies, like the ones featured from www.thegoodgoodla.com to go with your wine (and don’t worry about the calories, they don’t count this week 😉)sit back and indulge in some raunchy and hysterical girl talk!

They say Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus; well, on today’s show the hosts decide to battle it out with two of the funniest guys around! Comedian Spank Horton, of the famed Kevin Hart crew called Plastic Cup Boy’s and “Hollywood Hino” a Nigerian born former heavyweight boxer turned trainer to the stars sit with Melyssa and Blue and share laughs over their combined confusion as to how to make peace with the Opposite Sex! Don’t spill your wine from laughing too hard!

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Season 17 of NBC saw the return of Gwen Stefani as a judge and she was quick to turn her chair once she heard the powerhouse voice singing with a voice gifted by God herself.

Meet Rose Short, one of this seasons finalists who many say was robbed of the top spot. Rose sits with the hosts to discuss her upbringing in a small town in Texas and how she has never suffered from a Dream deferred. She knows exactly where she’s going and nothing will stop her. Sit down and listen to a future STAR in the making!