UNAPOLOGETIC: A Black Love Manifesto

S2:E8 Eb & J sit down with Shelley "Wellness" Chapman to talk about what it means to love your body, have/create a positive image of your body, mindful eating, listening to your body and the food you eat, spirits and experiences, emotional connections to food, eating from the land, depression, eating your feeling, finding freedom from loving you, mirror talk and so much, much more!!! Join us!

Show Links:

http://www.bodyfoodfreedom.com/

https://www.facebook.com/ShelleyWellness/

In Da Moment Bonus Track: Eb & J politic (pun intended) on what's really going on with the comical election and debates of 2016. They hit on everything from 20 year reality culture to Trump vs. Clinton, and are they in it together, to candidate character, who do we blame or is there anyone to blame, elites vs real people, brainwashing, women who still support Trump, what choice we really have, other actions we can take, violence around the campaign, SNL roast and more!

S2:E7 - Today's episode has the dynamic duo talking friendship: who were our first friends? what do our friends mean to us? what is the deal with having men as friends? can you be friends with exes? (hint: Eb says no, J says yes!). We also discuss what we do when we have conflicts with friends and what kind of friends we want with us as we grow old. We'd LOVE to hear from you! Send your comments about your friendships.

S2:E6 - Unapologetic Physical Expressions - Eb & J chat it up about Sexy Clothes, Tattoos, Body Piercing, Crazy Hair (At home, work, what is age appropriate, roles in parenting, freedom of expression vs. drawing a line, AfroPunk, what does it all mean for people of color vs white, who can get away with what, past vs. present), etc. They also discuss, Unapologetic Courage - Riding off the coattails of unapologetic expression, what does it mean to be courageous in this time, space and delicate era that we are living in right now? What does it mean to be living outwardly? Do we feel time is short or limited? Comparison of this time to Civil Rights Era. They close out with a talk around Spiritual Health, offer up some mindfulness techniques or ideas for how to relax and come to center. Here's another one! Listen Now!!

Randomness they highlight:

Luke Cage on Netflix

Amber Rose Slut/Shame Walk or Interview on It's Men

AfroPunk.com

Happify.com

S2:E5 - Eb & J sit down with Aph Ko, founder of Black Vegan's Rock, to discuss the Black Vegan movement and it's intersectionality with racism, speciesism, other ism's and white supremacy. We talk about what Veganism is, Aph's personal journey, animal oppression as it correlates to sub-humanism, stereotypes or preconceived notions about this new concept of veganism and the blacklash that comes with, and so much more!!! You don't want to miss this one!!!

Here are some helpful links to stuff we uplifted on the show:

APH's work -

(a) What does animal oppression have to do with our anti-racist movements? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLG_nanqdAI

(b) Afrofuturism and Black Veganism: Towards a New Citizenship

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6MIJVmDhoI

(c) http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/09/black-folks-animal-rights-mvmt/

(d) https://aphro-ism.com/2016/02/24/why-animal-liberation-requires-an-epistemological-revolution/

(e) https://aphro-ism.com/2016/01/29/vegans-of-color-and-respectability-politics-when-eurocentric-veganism-is-used-to-rehabilitate-minorities/

Here are some of the food justice folks you should check out:

Dr. Milton Mills (he is a physician who writes and talks about black folks and plant-based diets)

Tracye McQuirter from By Any Greens Necessary. She's actually launching an African American Vegan Starter guide later this week, but here's a sneak peek so if you launch my interview on Wed, you can include this link so people can download it if they're new to veganism or interested: http://www.byanygreensnecessary.com/veganstarterguide

Ron Finley (Gangsta Gardener)

Brenda Sanders (co-founder of Vegan SoulFest and PEP Foods)

Olympia Auset (25 year old who founded a low cost organic store to service low-income communities in LA)

Food Empowerment Project

Here are some activist folks and orgs that rock:

Christopher Sebastian-McJetters

Dr. Breeze Harper of Sistah Vegan

Vegan Voices of Color (Unique Vance and Aaron Luxur)

Coalition of Vegan Activists of Color

S2:E4 Sex Edu

Eb & J chop it up with the Funky Brown Chic, Twanna A. Hines, on everything from how she got started to international views on sex, to early childhood sex edu., teen pregnancy rates, gender equality, monogamy vs polygamy, Sex positive vs. negative culture, reproductive health, the big O and more. Join us!

Yes we're smart, but we're also raw and real!!

Mentions in Show:

www.funkybrownchick.com

http://onetaste.us/om-101

https://youtu.be/tsXUgzxhn_I

S2:E3 - In this episode Eb & J kick it on the topic of Body Love, and what it means to truly love and be unapologetic about your body. We dicuss when we became aware of our bodies, flaws vs love, people who try to make comment about women's bodies and/or to control those bodies. We talked a little bit about rape culture, as well as where some myths come from and more. As always you don't want to miss this one so tune in now for the always so funky, raw and real!

S2:E2 - Eb & J sit down with Steven Pacheco to discuss Artivism vs Activism, his upbringing and influence, becoming a student and a Fellow, the criminal justice system, policy or pleas, where the opportunities are for re-entry or reducing recidivism, intersectionality, social media and how to use it for social good and awareness building, casual sex, misogyny, individualism, sexism, naming and sexuality…. and much more.

You don't want to miss this one! Listen now!

(Link to his Gala Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vNJPzPDrVA)

Hey Folks!!! Eb & J are back...did you miss us?? Sure you did! Anyway welcome back to another season of Unapologetic: A Black Love Manifesto! And in this episode Eb & J welcome y'all back and get you ready for what's to come this season! Tune in for more!

E8- Candid Cocktails Season 1 Wrap

Hi Shameless Warriors, today is a special show in which Eb & J answer questions from listeners, and in doing so they touch on so much randomness like Big Girl pants, Seasoned Vegan/Vegan Journey's, Onion Clothing, New Friendships and Ventures, Cocktails, Million Man March, Chef Quanny, and more! You don't want to miss this episode!!!!