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💥Doc Miller, PhD, RN [ @docmilller ] is a Professor, Foster Youth Advocate, Writer for Black Girl Masculine [@blackgirlmasculine], Community Organizer, and Motivational Speaker.  Coming from being in and out of foster care homes for 12 years, she advocates for policy changes in the Child Welfare system.  Also, she can be seen in the commercial teaming up with LinkedIn’s “In It To Speak for Those Who Cannot” campaign.  She’s also a Guardian Scholar Mentor, a mentor program through her university. 

Last year, she partnered with Together We Rise and raised over $1400 and purchased 56 duffel bags for foster youth. This year, their goal is $3,900 and volunteers are needed to assist them on  May 7th, 2019.

Please visit https://linktr.ee/csufscholars to volunteer and/or to help her raise money for foster youth advocacy.

She received her undergraduate from Howard University, her Masters of Science in Nursing, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner from California State University, Long Beach and later obtained a PhD from UCLA.  While working on her PhD, she was 1 of 5 to receive the Minority Nurse Faculty fellowship and did her PhD Dissertation on: Transition Readiness, Perceived Health, and Health Services Utilization in Transitional Age Foster Youth Compared to Controls.

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Doc stops by to talk: craziest requests from a student for extra time or re-taking a test, the reason she had to quit a professor job, going to school at a Historically Black College University coming from Compton, biggest lesson she learned going to Howard, growing up in a trap house, being in and out of foster care homes for 12 years, how she managed to hang out with gang bangers while avoiding joining them, and taking custody of her sister while in her 20’s, and how she accidentally burned down one of the foster homes she stayed at that her little sister took the blame.

We’re also talking about importance of trauma informed care, tips for foster parents, when her daughter was born premature,  checking in with ourselves, how to properly slide in her DMs, experience as a Black Girl Masculine including working in a space predominantly older conservative environment, triggers in a relationship, and celebrities utilizing white priviledge vs. hard-working Black students.


We play Botched Operation with Hennessy!

WATCH CONVO:  https://youtu.be/KW0ATFYi-sM

💥Elijah Jay [ @theelijahjay ] is a Magician, Comedian, Storyteller, and the Creator of the YouTube Channel “Elijah Jay,” filled with introspective videos talking about mental health, advice videos, skits, comedy, magic tricks and highlights from his new podcast.  Recently, you may have seen him in YouTuber Shane Dawson’s Conspiracy Theories video or YouTuber SWooZie Kung Food video collaboration sponsored by Google for the Google Pixel.

Elijah stops by to talk: driving for uber, Drake or Will Ferrell, sharing his dating relationship on social media, working through depression and anxiety with the help of comedy and meditation, how he found his comedy mentor, what trick inspired him to become a magician, drunk magic, teaches us a magic trick, meeting his sisters for the first time, what led to a gun being pulled out on him in Connecticut, making yourself happy first, role models


Elijah freaks out all of us with impromptu tricks in front of us that you don’t want to miss!!

 We play Black Card Revoked with Tequila and Lime!

WATCH THE CONVO: https://youtu.be/Qv-j7BydX6Q

💥Elijah Jay [ @theelijahjay ] is a Magician, Comedian, Storyteller, and the Creator of the YouTube Channel “Elijah Jay,” filled with introspective videos talking about mental health, advice videos, skits, comedy, magic tricks and highlights from his new podcast.  Recently, you may have seen him in YouTuber Shane Dawson’s Conspiracy Theories video or YouTuber SWooZie Kung Food video collaboration sponsored by Google for the Google Pixel.

Elijah stops by to talk: driving for uber, Drake or Will Ferrell, sharing his dating relationship on social media, working through depression and anxiety with the help of comedy and meditation, how he found his comedy mentor, what trick inspired him to become a magician, drunk magic, teaches us a magic trick, meeting his sisters for the first time, what led to a gun being pulled out on him in Connecticut, making yourself happy first, role models


Elijah freaks out all of us with impromptu tricks in front of us that you don’t want to miss!!

 We play Black Card Revoked with Tequila and Lime!

WATCH THE CONVO: https://youtu.be/Qv-j7BydX6Q

💥Mello [ @riotalllday ] is the Owner & Creative Director of Reason4Riot [ @reason4riot ], Creator of Ideas to Bags [ @ideastobags ], the creative agency focuses to help startups launch and generate money from their great ideas , and the newest cast member of The Lez Factor [ @the_lez_factor ].

Mello stops by to talk: going from the navy to creating  Reason4Riot, life in the Navy, joining the navy while not knowing how to swim, why she held off for 2 years from start to launch of Reason4Riot, online dating/dating apps, type of a woman, the way to get her to take you seriously when sliding in her DMs, and astrology.

 We play Silicon Valley Startups Game over some 🥃 Jameson!

WATCH THE CONVO: https://youtu.be/QpLqGEmkJtw

💥Mello [ @riotalllday ] is the Owner & Creative Director of Reason4Riot [ @reason4riot ], Creator of Ideas to Bags [ @ideastobags ], the creative agency focuses to help startups launch and generate money from their great ideas , and the newest cast member of The Lez Factor [ @the_lez_factor ].

Mello stops by to talk: going from the navy to creating  Reason4Riot, life in the Navy, joining the navy while not knowing how to swim, why she held off for 2 years from start to launch of Reason4Riot, online dating/dating apps, type of a woman, the way to get her to take you seriously when sliding in her DMs, and astrology.

 We play Silicon Valley Startups Game over some 🥃 Jameson!

WATCH THE CONVO: https://youtu.be/QpLqGEmkJtw

WATCH THE CONVO: https://youtu.be/xUaXdVjACkA

💥Imani Grant [ @grantunlimited @missimanig ] & M.Dot [ @mdotfuller ] are the Chief Weekenders/Co-Founders for The Weekend Soirée [ @theweekendsoiree ]. The Weekend Soirée is a lifestyle brand and the premier celebration for Queer Womxn. TWS is an annual 4-day destination retreat, created to fill the void in the event space for professional, multicultural, Queer womxn who want more than just a party weekend to enable community-building, laughter and fun through this annual event. Bedlam In The Big Easy will have 50+ around the clock activities from workouts to night parties! #theweekendsoiree is going down Oct. 31st - Nov. 3rd in New Orleans!

Grant & M.Dot stop by to talk: their coming out experiences influencing The Weekend Soiree’s necessity to create a safe queer environment, what to expect from this year’s Bedlam In The Big Easy, what differentiates them from other Queer weekend getaways, payment plans for The Weekender Pass, and the importance of supporting one another.

We play But Can I Take A Pic with some Tequila and Lemonade!

WATCH THE CONVO: https://youtu.be/xUaXdVjACkA

💥Imani Grant [ @grantunlimited @missimanig ] & M.Dot [ @mdotfuller ] are the Chief Weekenders/Co-Founders for The Weekend Soirée [ @theweekendsoiree ]. The Weekend Soirée is a lifestyle brand and the premier celebration for Queer Womxn. TWS is an annual 4-day destination retreat, created to fill the void in the event space for professional, multicultural, Queer womxn who want more than just a party weekend to enable community-building, laughter and fun through this annual event. Bedlam In The Big Easy will have 50+ around the clock activities from workouts to night parties! #theweekendsoiree is going down Oct. 31st - Nov. 3rd in New Orleans!

Grant & M.Dot stop by to talk: their coming out experiences influencing The Weekend Soiree’s necessity to create a safe queer environment, what to expect from this year’s Bedlam In The Big Easy, what differentiates them from other Queer weekend getaways, payment plans for The Weekender Pass, and the importance of supporting one another.

We play But Can I Take A Pic with some Tequila and Lemonade!

WATCH THE CONVO: https://youtu.be/2d9tnKUiUQ8
💥Nicole Shawan Junior [ @nicoleshawanjunior ] is a storyteller, creator of the Roots. Wounds. Words. Writing Workshop., Director of Operations for The Weekend Soiree [ @theweekendsoiree ], screenwriter, editor, event producer, director and film producer, felon, and former police prosecutor.  

Her work has been featured in Rigorous Magazine, For Harriet and The Feminist Wire, and has received support from Sundress Academy for the Arts, the Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival, The Hurston/Wright Foundation, The Black Film & TV Collective, African Voices, amongst others.  She has directed and produced the documentaryBoundless: A Celebration of Black Women, as well as produced the web series, This. That. & the Third. As a prosecutor for over a decade, she prosecuted hundreds of domestic violence cases ranging from misdemeanor assault to homicide.  She later became a police prosecutor, she prosecuted police officers for a range of offenses from abuse of authority to excessive use of force.  The first civilian attorney to prosecute a member of the NYPD.  She led the investigations and prosecutions of force against NBA player Thabo Sefolosha, tennis star James Blake and postal worker Glenn Grays.

The Weekend Soiree is a lifestyle brand and the premier celebration for Queer Womxn.  TWS is an annual 4-day destination retreat, created to fill the void in the event space for professional, multicultural, Queer womxn who want more than just a party weekend to enable community-building, laughter and fun through this annual event. Bedlam In The Big Easy will have 50+ around the clock activities from workouts to night parties! #theweekendsoiree  is going down Oct. 31st - Nov. 3rd in New Orleans!

Nikki stops by to talk: her type of woman, killing your inner fuck girl, impact of childhood has on her relationships, the feeling that stayed with her that motivated her to become an attorney, growing up in Brooklyn during the crack epidemic, working at the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office, femme discrimination in the LGBTQ community, spiritual awakening while going through a 10-count indictment to pleading guilty to a felony, how she got started with The Weekend Soiree, applying the Sagittarius pettiness, how she found out she was being indicted and what happened.  She’s also talking her creative projects and if there are any sexual limitations.

We play Um...So... within the game of Mentally Stimulate Me with some Hot Totties courtesy of cognac!

WATCH THE CONVO: https://youtu.be/2d9tnKUiUQ8
💥Nicole Shawan Junior [ @nicoleshawanjunior ] is a storyteller, creator of the Roots. Wounds. Words. Writing Workshop., Director of Operations for The Weekend Soiree [ @theweekendsoiree ], screenwriter, editor, event producer, director and film producer, felon, and former police prosecutor.  

Her work has been featured in Rigorous Magazine, For Harriet and The Feminist Wire, and has received support from Sundress Academy for the Arts, the Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival, The Hurston/Wright Foundation, The Black Film & TV Collective, African Voices, amongst others.  She has directed and produced the documentaryBoundless: A Celebration of Black Women, as well as produced the web series, This. That. & the Third. As a prosecutor for over a decade, she prosecuted hundreds of domestic violence cases ranging from misdemeanor assault to homicide.  She later became a police prosecutor, she prosecuted police officers for a range of offenses from abuse of authority to excessive use of force.  The first civilian attorney to prosecute a member of the NYPD.  She led the investigations and prosecutions of force against NBA player Thabo Sefolosha, tennis star James Blake and postal worker Glenn Grays.

The Weekend Soiree is a lifestyle brand and the premier celebration for Queer Womxn.  TWS is an annual 4-day destination retreat, created to fill the void in the event space for professional, multicultural, Queer womxn who want more than just a party weekend to enable community-building, laughter and fun through this annual event. Bedlam In The Big Easy will have 50+ around the clock activities from workouts to night parties! #theweekendsoiree  is going down Oct. 31st - Nov. 3rd in New Orleans!

Nikki stops by to talk: her type of woman, killing your inner fuck girl, impact of childhood has on her relationships, the feeling that stayed with her that motivated her to become an attorney, growing up in Brooklyn during the crack epidemic, working at the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office, femme discrimination in the LGBTQ community, spiritual awakening while going through a 10-count indictment to pleading guilty to a felony, how she got started with The Weekend Soiree, applying the Sagittarius pettiness, how she found out she was being indicted and what happened.  She’s also talking her creative projects and if there are any sexual limitations.

We play Um...So... within the game of Mentally Stimulate Me with some Hot Totties courtesy of cognac!

WATCH THE CONVO: https://youtu.be/lS2p9HXjGAA
💥👩‍👧‍👦 Jordyn Taylor [ @joywithjordyn ] is a Mommy Blogger/Owner of Channel Jordyn, a blog sharing her journey from divorce to single motherhood. She’s committed to transforming her pain into purpose by blogging about her  life lessons and challenges. For years, she struggled to find her true voice and brand. After traveling down some rocky roads including her personal life playing out (some of it on WEtv’s Growing Up Hip Hop), she believes in being a voice of strength for single moms and women.  She hopes to change at least one person’s life, one post at a time! Jordyn surprises us with husband, Aundre Dean [ @iamaundre ] and their 2 beautiful kids, Legacy of & Legend.

Jordyn & Aundre stop by to talk: letting your gut guide you, being 7 months pregnant while her husband cheated on her for Pepa of Salt-N-Pepa, what we did as News Editorial Assistants before Uber was around, how she approached relationships from a single-parent household, giving away your power or forgetting your power, how she found out her husband was cheating on her, Aundre’s regrets, fatherhood, healthy relationships, why he cheated, marriage & spiritual therapy, and love languages.

We play Privacy over some Margaritas!