This week, HerBrina and M. Lauren sit down for a little unscripted bestie chat. They talk everything from current events, fashion choices and making it through adulthood. Join us for this girl talk edition of WIMT.

@EmElleWriter @sunof_mysmile @WHSKYnTEA_CLE

This week, HerBrina is joined by Siroda and Chucktheworld.

Siroda

@girl_about_town216

A foodie raising two toddler foodies

Chuck @chucktheworld_

They talk everything under the sun from motherhood, germs, weekly sex goals and smoked salmon dip.

Question of the week: What’s your current work-life balance ratio? Or How does balance look for you?

Black Girl Reads

Finished

Home

by Toni Morrison

Long Way Down

by Jason Reynolds

Attucks!: Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City

by Phillip Hoose

Princess Cupcake Jones and the Missing Tutu

by Ylleya Fields

Jazz

by Toni Morrison

Currently reading

Darktown

(Darktown #1)

by Thomas Mullen

In celebration of HerBrina's 33rd birthday, M. Lauren sits down with her to pop champagne, grill her on top 3 faves, share beautiful wishes for a prosperous new year and see just how far they can drive the boat!

The pair are joined in the studio by HerBrina's little sister, @hermayao and The FOS Network HNIC, @Chucktheworld.

HerBrina reveals what went down on her last few big birthdays, hopes for this new year and dished on her favorites in literature and film.

Whiskey in My Tea: Episode 22

“Time to Elevate”

Guest: Brittany

@brttvny

@Eighty95Design

@MySixGlasses

One of those “I like art” type of girls. Nerd. Web designer for Cle based design agency. Owns @Eighty95Design and a wine blog @MySixGlasses

Designbeestudios.com

mysixglasses.com

Question of the week: What sparks your creativity/gets the juices flowing?

Black Girl Reads

Princess Cupcake Jones series

by Ylleya Fields

Home

by Toni Morrison

Quote of the week - "The muse lives within" -M. Lauren

Appreciate a Black Man - DJ KNYCE

HerBrina and M. Lauren are joined virturally by Mia of Traveling Negus.

https://www.travelingnegus.com/

@travelingnegus

@hurtmeezysoul

Question of the week: What is your dream travel destination?

Black Girl Reads

Finished

Fresh Princess by Denene Millner

Currently reading

The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea

The Proposal (The Wedding Date #2) by Jasmine Guillory

The M Lauren Experience Quote of the Week

I haven’t been everywherebut it’s on my list - Susan Sontag

“Black Card Revoked” with The Highbrid Life's Ashlei & Chris

@thehighbridlife @iamashleijane @bigcfromcle

This week two of the FOS Network's podcasts, Whiskey in My Tea and The Highbrid Life, face off in a head to head Black Card Revoked battle! Tune in to find out whose black card gets revoked, who wins, how much it would cost for Ashlei and M. Lauren to kiss Flavor Flav and just how many black movies HerBrina missed!

Question of the week: How do you determine if someone needs their black card revoked?

Black Girl Reads:

Finished

Hurricane Child

by Kheryn Callendar

Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa

by Jeanette Winter

I Like Myself!

by Karen Beaumont, David Catrow (Illustrator)

A Chair for My Mother

(The Rosa Books #1)

by Vera B. Williams

A is for Activist

by Innosanto Nagara

Currently Reading

Becoming

by Michelle Obama

The M. Lauren Experience Quote of the Week: I am a descendent of a whole bunch of Black folk who couldn't be broken. -Darnell Lamont Walker

Appreciate a Black Man: Chris

@WHSKYnTEA_CLE @emellewriter @sunof_mysmile

This week, HerBrina and M. Lauren are joined in the studio by John Bruton, comedian, web designer and hopeless romantic thot. They dive in to John's surprising and timely wisdom, HerBrina's latest reads and M. Lauren's quote of the week. Tune in for endless laughs and way too many awkward pauses.

Guest: John Bruton

@johnbruton

Stand up Comedian. Writer. Comedy Show Curator, Hopeless Romantic Thot.

Graphic Designer & Web Designer

@jbrutoncreative

Website- johnbrutoncomedy.com

Question of the week: What do you do when you need a good laugh?

Black Girl Reads

Finished

My Sister, the Serial Killer

By Oyinkan Braithwaite (Goodreads Author)

Hair Love

by Matthew A. Cherry, Vashti Harrison (Illustrator)

Currently reading

Hurricane Child

by Kacen Callender

The M Lauren Experience

Quote of the Week: “Each of us has a spark of life inside us, and our highest endeavor ought to be to set off that spark in one another” -Kenny Ausubel

@WHSKYnTEA_CLE @EmElleWriter @sunof_mysmile

Whiskey in My Tea: Episode Sixteen

“Real Hot Girl Shit"

Guest: Mindy

@themindyj

This week, HerBrina and M. Lauren sit down with Mindy, also of The FOS Network to discuss all that Real Hot Girl Shit, vacays and a new book!

Question of the Week: What color would you describe yourself? Why?

Black Girl Reads: Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson, With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo, They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera, A Princess in Theory (Reluctant Royals #1) by Alyssa Cole

Quote of the Week: It’s about women and men being unapologetically them, just havin a good ass time, hypin up your friends, doin you, not givin a fuck about what nobody gotta say about it ‬-Megan Thee Stallion

Appreciate a Black Man: Derrick D Barnes, author

@WHSKYnTEA_CLE @EmElleWriter @sunof_mysmile @themindyj

This week, the ladies of WIMT speak with special guest, Sola, about everything under the sun from fashion to superpowers and every girly thing in between. Tune in to this magical black girl convo!

Whiskey in My Tea: Episode 15

“You Better WERK B*tch!”

Guest: Dasola ‘Kara’ @thesolasysem

Twin cities to sin city, Curator- especially for @wewherstory, Confidence Engineer, Radio Host @ghettoandgodly and Stylist

Question of the week: What’s your superpower?

Follower responses:

@Doctorpetty- the power of being petty

@Make_me_a_2go_plate_please- being a great dad

@Jaydafool- fearless

@Ejamalc-the ability to care and not care at the same damn time lol

@Mizizlivin- this “eggplant emoji” it’s magical

Black Girl Reads: Ghost (Track #1) By Jason Reynolds, Harbor Me

by Jacqueline Woodson, Patsy by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn

Quote of the Week: "I think there is beauty in everything. What 'normal' people perceive as ugly, i can usually see something of beauty in it." -Alexander McQueen

Appreciate a Black Man: Mark Blessed @blessed__melanin