After our throwback last week, Shayna & J.J. are bursting at the seams to discuss the disparate impact of climate change on low-income neighborhoods, the disintegration of certain presidential candidates right before our eyes, and the devastating loss of yet another black trans woman. (And what, exactly, is this Jay-Z/NFL business partnership supposed to be accomplishing?) Plus: We share some “Capital L” learns that made our week just a little bit easier.
Show Notes:
As Rising Heat Bakes U.S. Cities, The Poor Often Feel It Most
Joe Biden is in trouble over a fundraiser tied to a fossil fuel company
Diversity and Inclusion: The CFDA Adds Designers Kerby Jean-Raymond, Carly Cushnie and Virgil Abloh to Its Board
The Powerful Message Behind Indya Moore’s Latest Red Carpet Look
Resources to help victims of Hurricane Dorian
House of X and Powers of X, the new comic series that J.J. rants/raves about for way too long
Oh! And Uncle Funky’s Daughter is the natural hair product brand name that Shayna couldn’t remember. Sorry, John Stamos...
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Hey folks, this week we decided to #ThrowItBack like Missy Misdemeanor and let you hear the full-length version of our interview with Marcus Carey and Damon Lawrence, cofounders of Homage Hospitality, whose hotel properties curate and celebrate black culture. The duo was recently featured on the cover of Hospitality Design's People Issue, which you should definitely check out after listening. See you next week!
Show Notes:
Interview Themes: Travel, Hospitality, Culture, Gentrification, Art, Concept Design, Business Model, Capital, Investors, CoFounders
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As the world literally burns (the Amazon is still on fire, ya’ll!), J.J. & Shayna battle about who exactly should be getting these potential reparation coins, if forever POTUS Barry O is just bored and rich, and the detriment of the digital literacy gap when it comes to social media posting and #popeyeschickensandwich + our guest, K.Kenneth Davis - CEO of The Trans Capitalist LLC & a financial literacy activist, drags us all by our poor edges, and gives the student loan debt financial advice that we have never heard before.
*Thank you for bearing with us through some mild audio issues - mic feedback didn't want us to be great this week*
Interview Themes: Savings, Debt, Budgeting, Student Loans, Stock Portfolio, Financial Literacy, Activism, LGBTQIA, S Corp, LLC, Sickle Cell Anemia, Transitioning 
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Yo Business:
Marianne Williamson Explains Her Controversial Views on Prescription Drugs and Why Black People Should Vote for Her
We Canceled:
Brazil's Amazon rainforest is burning at a record rate, research center says
We Loved:
Brown Skin Lady Show
Missy Elliott - Throw It Back
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This week, J.J. & Shayna debate whether Jay-Z is selling out or buying in; all while big business buys up everything as a recession looms, and old white money funds anti-immigration from the grave + Our first guest of Season 2, DéVon Christopher Johnson, Founder and CEO of BleuLife Media Group, shares the vodka-fueled origin story of Bleu Magazine, his secrets to staying sane while creating content, and the limitless worth of the black American experience. 
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SHOW NOTES:
Interview Themes: Networking, Journalism, Publishing, Music Industry, Career Pivot, Metrics, Engagement, Micro-Influencer, Print Media, Purpose 
Yo Business: 
Why an Heiress Spent Her Fortune Trying to Keep Immigrants Out
We Loved: 
The 1619 Project
We Learned: 
For Black Americans, the Housing Crisis Isn’t Over
How Racism Kept Black America from Swimming 
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We are back & black for Season 2! In this episode, Shayna & J.J. catch up after not canceling anything for two whole months. We chat about corporate America’s noticeable silence after more mass shootings, the lessons Queen Toni Morrison left us, and how Liz & Joe are handling (or not handling...) the campaign trail. Plus: two things we learned this summer that are changing our millennial lives. 
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Show Notes
Yo Business: 
Organizations aiding Mississippi ICE raid victims
Atlanta’s black tech founders are changing entrepreneurship in America. Can they avoid Silicon Valley’s mistakes?, by J.J. McCorvey (!!)
We Learned: 
Easypay Metrocard
Launch Center app
We Loved: 
Shake That Monkey ft. Lizzo, Megan Thee Stallion & Sasha the Flute 
Professor Eddie Glaude, Jr., on MSNBC
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It's Juneteenth! For the last episode of Season 1, Shayna & J.J. bring double the cancels & double the guests. We open with a cheer for black women, talk aid for Sudan and find out which one of us may be a Liz Warren pre-stan + Our guests, Damon Lawrence & Marcus Carey, co-founders of Homage Hospitality - boutique hotels inspired by culture, get real honest about co-founder partnership, wild questions from investors, and creating space in the hospitality industry that is for us/by us.  
This first season has been so amazing! Don't miss our brand new first episode of Season 2 on August 14. 
Show Notes:
"How to Help Sudan: 7 things you can do right now for a country in crisis" 
Interview Themes: Travel, Hospitality, Culture, Gentrification, Art, Concept Design, Business Model, Capital, Investors, CoFounders
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"What I've Learned Since My Son Came Out," by Ted Bunch, chief development officer, A Call To Men - 
 
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This week, we discuss bias, billionaires & Black Mirror, while our guest, Rafael Smith—senior product design lead at IDEO, the global design firm whose clients include Apple, Levi's, and Planned Parenthood—explains how we can make our products and services more inclusive, and how to gather information to prototype better human-centered experiences.
Show Notes:
Black Mirror “Striking Vipers” spoiler: 21:25
Interview Theme: design, unconscious bias, change, process design, startup, poverty, underprivileged communities
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds - Adrienne Maree Brown
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We’re back, loves! This week, J.J. makes us nervous about facial recognition in our apartments, Shayna opts-out of watching black trauma or white girls twerking, and Oprah & Auntie Maxine give clap-backs heard around the Twitterverse. + We try a new segment called Eavesdropped, where we share gems we picked up from our run-ins with black excellence. For our inaugural session: A Harlem fashion staple turned worldwide legend, and the most recently elected in ATL's consecutive line of African-American mayors.
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Shayna and J.J. are taking a little breather this week and working on dope new episodes for the rest of Season 1. Take a break with us - listen to old episodes you may have missed, tell all your friends about Yo Business, and rate/review/subscribe pleaseeeee. We will be back next week with a new episode! 
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This week, we add to the ever-growing list of trash cop behavior, J.J. anticipates using silent mode to meditate during his next Uber ride, and Shayna double-locks her uterus as the U.S. gets closer to Handmaid’s Tale with each passing abortion bill. + Our guest, Don Elivert, former National Director of Global Accounts at TransPerfect Translations & current voice-over artist, gives his tips on saving for your passion from your corporate gig, the importance of honest feedback, and how he is using his voice to battle the absurd label of “sounding white."
Interview Themes: Freelancing, Voice Acting, Diversity, Code Switching, Savings, Sales, Failure, Passion, Financial Plan, Communications, Children of Immigrants 
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Denzel Washington Speech, Dillard University: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlY0PkWxCW8
Black Planet: Facing Race During an NBA Season, by David Shields
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