In this episode Chris talks with Jessica Glaspie (author and HIV advocate), Kelly Allen Gray (executive director of AIDS Outreach), and Lonnetta Wilson (coordinator of Ending The HIV Epidemic). In accordance to the 7th annual Know Your Status event and National Black HIV Awareness day, these three experts share their stories and how they give life-changing help to those with HIV.

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“Live, Love, and HIV: A Memoir”

AIDS Outreach

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Jessica Glaspie

Kelly Allen Gray

Lonnetta Wilson

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In this episode Chris and the team talk with Jerod Couch, producer and director of the indie series #WASHED and two-time Regional Emmy winner. Despite 15 years of experience creating content, #WASHED is Jerod’s foray into filmmaking and long-form scripted content. He relishes in the intricacies of organization and culture-building, marketing, and overall strategy of television-film.

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Jerod Couch

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In this episode Chris and the team talk with Alquincia Selolwane, founder and CEO of The Black Virtual Mall. Alquincia is most known for providing useful business advice aimed at advancing women and minority entrepreneurs. Her efforts were recently recognized and feature in Forbes magazine. And she's now decided to provide anyone a more convenient method to directly engage with her, and her community, as well as network with other founders and business owners.

Chris and the team talk with sex trafficking survivor Keeya Vawar about how she's taken this horrific experience and has now become a champion for helping organizations bridge the gap on putting an end to Human Trafficking.

In this episode, Chris talks with the experts on the new historic effort to collect and study data from over 1 million Americans across the U.S. to help build one of the most diverse health databases in history. Researchers will use the data to learn how our biology, lifestyle, and environment affect health. This information may one day help them find ways to treat and prevent disease.

In today's episode, Chris, Cocoa, and Hawk use a clip from a previous interview with David Banner to discuss how having a "Plan B" can limit your success. The team also tackles some of the latest entertainment news and how giving titles too early in relationships can lead to disaster.

In this episode, Coco and Hawk joins Chris for a conversation with LaTonya Brown. We talk about bullying, relationships, the latest in entertainment news and then leave you with a success principle.

In this conversation we're talking, “Living with Black Girl Magic, HIV, and Chronic Optimism,” with public speaker and HIV justice advocate Kamaria Laffrey! While World AIDS Day has just passed by, the conversation about life with HIV continues.

Laffrey first discovered that she was HIV-positive at just 21 years old, just after the birth of her daughter. She was forced to navigate the challenges of a new, chronic diagnosis and being a new mother at the same time.

17 years later, Laffrey has worked tirelessly to serve those living with HIV, collaborating with dozens of organizations and advocacy groups like The SERO Project and Positively Fearless with Janssen. She also founded the community-based organization emPOWERed Legacies.

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In this week's episode, Chris leads a panel of men in a discussion around manhood before a men-only audience at one of his In the Huddle with Chris Howell sessions.

In this episode, Chris shares his thoughts on what we’ve witnessed over the last week with the tragic murder of George Floyd, and all that has transpired since. Despite how chaotic things may seem, he believes brighter days are ahead.