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Hey Y'all, I'm just chilling in the basement listening to music and stuff after a rough day. Basically, just want to chill and hear some of my favorite tunes and wanted to share it with you. Hope you had a blessed day and well maybe your in the mood for some chillaxing music too. Wanna chit chat?? (347) 996-5394...gimme a call and we can chat or whatever. It's just a mood and this too shall pass as all things do...might as well enjoy the moment!

This show is about the vibe of the week. R&B music because we're sexy. A little gospel for the spirit. A little classic soul and R&B because we are sexy, spiritual, beings with deep souls. A little political chat because we are wide awake and see the potential dangers in how our government is being run. Yes, brothers and sisters if you can relate, then call in, tune in to Brunch in the Basement with JaVonne & Terez and bring a friend. Above all else, make sure you're registered to vote. Your well-being depends on it!

This show will feature JaVonne & Terez chilling and chatting it up about life, love, music, and politics. Model, Actress, and human rights activist Terez Mychelle along with song writer, comedian and human rights activist JaVonne have a very interesting spin on what's going on in the world and within their community. The show has been rated #! amongst artists and consumers. With over 40,000 listeners and an international audience, celebrity guests, and smart insight, you miss a lot when you miss a show.

Danetra Moore is a woman with a rare vocal gift. She's been singing all of her life starting with church choirs and providing backing vocals for such artists as Keke Wyatt and Ledisi. In 2012 she stole our hearts with her performance on BETs "Sunday's Best" and shortly thereafter she released her gospel CD "Light in the Dark" which hit the Billboard Charts. She is now singing all music including some really sexy soulful R&B and we are delighted to have her on our show.

This show marks the beginning of Black History Month 2020. We have decided to kick off the month by celebrating the first television sitcom which depicted positive roles for Black people. The show was called "Julia" and it starred the always elegant and dignified Diahann Carroll as the lead with today's special guest, Marc Copage as her son Corey. This was the first show that starred a black person in a non stereotypical role. Julia was a nurse, strong, independent, beautiful, classy, and smart. Her son Corey was adorable, well spoken and well mannered. He represented my brother, he represented me, all of us black kids in the late 1960's and early 1970's who had to look far and wide for positive images of ourselves on the boob tube.  I recall watching the show just waiting for Corey's scenes. He represented us well! I don't know if he understood his role or the impact the show would have on millions, but he is a very important part of our history. Black History in America. The show was groundbreaking and in retrospect was the door opener for show like "Cosby" and "Blackish".  We are very pleased to have our Corey, Mr. Marc Copage,  Television's First Black Child Star on Brunch in the Basement with JaVonne & Terez.

Can you recall what you were doing in the 1980's? Well, it was some time ago and although I can't remember everything I was doing but I can tell you one thing I was definitely doing...spinning vinyl and singing Lillo Thomas tunes with all my heart...loud and off key was I , but silky smooth and sexy crooning was he. Hits like "Holding On" "You're A Good Girl" "Settle Down" "I Like Your Style" "All of You" I loved them all. I recall seeing him in concert back then and after he tore it up on stage he announced something about the olympics and leaving the singing behind. My heart was broken but I will tell you, I never stopped listening to his music, from tapes, to vinyl, to CDs, to MP3s and whatever they come up with next, Lillo will always be on the top of my playlist AND not only did he come back, like I knew he would, but he came back and bought me a brand new song to love, "Drinkin". So join us as we welcome the legendary classic R&B Crooner Lillo Thomas to Brunch in the Basement with JaVonne & Terez.

This new year is very significant for many reasons. This is probably the most important election year of our lifetimes. When I think of 2020, I think of clear vision into the future. It's a time for new beginnings. Sure, we reflect on the past, but it's a time to rejoice and look forward to new possibilities. A time to work on what it is you want for your life. What success are you trying to attain? What are your creative goals? Well, joining us today is singer, songwriter, and life coach Oya Thomas to share with us her enthusiasm about living your best life. She's always a pleasure to have on the show as she is the embodiment of joy and happiness. Join us as we welcome The Spirit of Oya to Brunch in the Basement with JaVonne & Terez!

During the 1990's dance music was evolving. It went from house to underground house. From disco to club music. From Classic dance to dance music. For those of us who experienced and loved dance music during that era, it's hard to imagine a world without the light and airy, yet forceful intro music and then the exclamation "Hey, Look what we got!" on the song " We Gotta Love Thang" but let's take it a step further and try to imagine a world without the classic hit, "Finally" one of the best songs ever and it's still to this day one of "everybody's" favorite songs. With Billboard topping hits like Finally, We Got a Love Thang, Keep On Walkin', you might be tempted to put her in a classic dance music box, but the sistah can sang! No boxes here. It Was Inside That I Cried and my more recent favorite, "Sick". She is a wonderful songstress, songwriter, and Queen and she joining us today for Brunch in the Basement with JaVonne & Terez

This is the first show of the new year! We survived 2019 and are moving into the beginning of a new decade with new vision. If you can see it, you can be it. Since this is the start of a new decade, we will chat about our vision for the next 5 and 10 years. We will also take a look back. Can't know where you're going unless you know where you came from. We're excited about the future and we hope you are too! So make sure you tune in to Brunch in the Basement with JaVonne & Terez

This year has been tumultuous politically. As Americans, we have all lived through a political season unlike any other we have ever experienced before. Albeit, each administration is different and they have all had their woes, Reagan had Star Wars, Gorbechek and his refusal to say the word AIDS, Bush had Guantanamo Bay Detention Camps and Afgahanistan War Crimes, Clinton, well, there was the blow job, Bush Jr was thought of as the worse president ever until recently, he had 911 and was just not bright, then you had Obama who had the tan suit and grey poupon mustard as well as a bunch of disrespectful rich angry white men plotting against him and blocking everything he tried to do, along with black folks who a democratic base who didn't vote in congressional elections to ensure he had the support he needed, not to mention those who often wanted to hang him and called his wife and children monkeys, which leads us to the current state of affairs, a man in the white house who mocks the disabled, disrespects gold families, who plans to take millions in military money to build a stupid wall which is going to force some to give up their homes, who has children sleeping on floors in cages at the boarder, asylum seeking families separated unjustly, familiies of military and some who have served being deported, we have issues of the emoluments clause, threatening to take away social security which is our money, someone who was known to hang out with the most notorious human trafficker, Mr. Epstein, and who has been accused of not only assaulting wormen, but also a 13 year old girl and that allegation was found to be credible. We have someone in the white house who continues to show disdain for our allies and our democratic norms, but who listens to, I would even say obeys Putins and fawns over dictators, someone who, thanks to all of us and Nancy Pelosi, is being impeached.  We're gonna talk about this today with Nathan James.