This week April Golden Goddess took the week off, but we had the privilege of Author/Entrepreneur Stephanie Carter coming on to be the special guest cohost. This week we had the honor of having psychologist/author/motivational speaker Dr. Stacey Stanley come on to join us on the podcast. We had a dope discussion and of course the question-and-answer segment. We also discussed our community event of the week... The 2nd Annual Independent Black Author Expo. This week we didn't give you the read of the week, dumbass of the week or travel tips but gems were dropped for your listening pleasure.

Community Event: 2nd Annual Independent Black Author Expo

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This week's episode is the raw real conversation about dating now and the reality of the world we live in featuring the GinTalk podcast members Trav, Mic J and Groovy Drew. I can tell you now this conversation isn't for the weak. We also delved into what social media has done to the dating game. We didn't do a dumbass of the week this episode because of the length of the show but did give you story time, read of the week, community events and travel tips. Make sure you tune in.

Read of the week: Message to the Blackman by Elijah Muhammad

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Dumbass of the Week: Travis King

Read of the Week: The Other Side of Ecstasy by Larry Smith III

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You may have seen her on Guys Grocery Games Veteran Edition on the Food Network. This week we had the privilege of conversing with Author, Entrepreneur, Celebrity Chef, Motivational Speaker, Life Coach, Veteran and Home-schooling mom Kalecia Simmons. She dropped a lot of gems about her journey. This is a interview you don't want to miss! We will also be conducting business as usual. This interview was high energy and top notch! Tune In!

Read of the Week: Bigger Than Cooking ' An Adventure through Food, Daily Devotion and Life by Kalecia Simmons

Dumbass of the Week: Thomas Abreu

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This week will we discussing and giving our flowers to females that serve in the military, as firefighters, policewomen, EMT's, coast guard and the women with on the front lines of civil rights fight. We will also be conducting business as usual with story time, black business of the week/community events, read of the week, dumbass of the week and the travel tip of the week. Make sure you tune in as we dedicate this episode to our sheroes.

Read of the Week: Don't Ask Don't Tell "Broken but not Shattered" by Sherale Davis

Dumbass of the Week: Jacob Arroyo

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This week on the podcast we had Author/Podcaster/Financial Literacy Specialist Kerwyn Phillips discussing his book/podcast Maliks first job and his child financial literacy initiative. We also will conduct business as usual. You don't want to miss this show.

Please forgive the technical difficulties, but story time and the first 10 minutes of the interview were cut off. We are going to bring Kerwyn back to continue but we did manage to capture a awesome amount of the interview.

Read of the Week: Diary of A Madman by Brad 'Scarface' Jordan

Dumbass of the Week: Trevor Seward

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This episode we will discussing the experience of veteran during their transition out of the service, and we will be discussing veteran mentorship and guidance with Veterans Voice CEO/Founder Abdullah Salhud-din. He will break down what his organization does and how it brings awareness to homeless veterans and veteran programs. We will also be discussing business as usual. Make sure you tune in.

Read of the Week: Lets Talk about Personal Budget by RL Simmons

Dumbass of the Week: Gre'Ondria Whitfield

Travel Tip: Kingsmills Resort

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This week we will be discussing red flags and ignoring them, the misuse and misinformation campaign of major media platforms in the black community and we will have a Q&A segment with our special host Trav from the Gintalk Podcast. We will also be conducting business as usual with Story Time with me, Community Events/Black businesses of the week, Read of the Week, Dumbass of the Week and Travel Tips of the weeks so make sure you tune in for a good time.

Dumbass of the Week: Daniel Barton

Read of the Week: Holocaust in the Homeland by Corinda Pitts Marsh

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This week on Journey of a Jackass we will be discussing the chaotic mass shooting and violence that has been taking place all over the country. We will break down the incidents and discuss remedies and why we think the situations are happening. We will also conduct business as usual with story time with me, community events/black businesses of the week, read of the week, dumbass of the week and travel tip of the week. All videos are up on youtube, the link is below.

Read of the week: Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risk, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms by Shellye Archambeau

Dumbass of the week: Martine Gooden

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