Yes, Girl!

It’s only fitting that after our self-love masterclass with the one-and-only Mikki Taylor that we follow up with two inspiring interviews with amazing women who love themselves completely and are comfortable in their own skin—Cori’s talking grown woman things with actress, producer, TV host, entrepreneur, author (receipts!), and certified boss, Ms. Vivica A. Fox, and later, Charli joins in the fun as the ladies talk authenticity, success and finding your lane with Disney queen and Raven’s Home star, Raven Symone. Plus, Vivica’s giving us all of the tea on her new daily show, Face The Truth. Plus, Cori’s doing big things (and sharing big news), and she and Charli go IN about how they keep their cool on the job when they’re fan-girling out over big stars, Tessa Thompson’s sexy new ESSENCE cover, and more!

Yes, Girl! hosts: Cori Murray @corimurray; Charli Penn @ManWifeDog; and Yolanda Sangweni @yolizama

Producer: Tiffany Ashitey @MissTiffSays

Bookings: Rorna Richards 

Audio engineer: Agerenesh Ashagre

Music: Gold Standard Creative @gscdotnyc

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Don’t you just love the way Papoose (@PapoosePapoose) loves his wife Remy Ma (@RemyMa)?! The Mackies are back and sharing the love like only they can. The madly-in-love pair cozy up with Cori (@CoriMurray) and Charli (@ManWifeDog) to share their baby excitement, the tea on their new reality series on VH1, "Meet The Mackies," and the secret to loving each other through whatever life through their way.

Yes, Girl! hosts: Cori Murray @corimurray; Charli Penn @ManWifeDog; and Yolanda Sangweni @yolizama

Producer: Steven Psyllos @stevenpsyllos

Co-Producer: Tiffany Ashitey @MissTiffSays

Bookings: Rorna Richards 

Audio engineer: Agerenesh Ashagre

Music: Gold Standard Creative @gscdotnyc

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Tapping into one’s best self can take some work. Luckily Mikki Taylor (@IAmMikkiTaylor), Essence’s longtime beauty expert, has written a blueprint in her current book, Editor-in-Chief: How to Style and Be Your Most Empowered Self. Mikki gives a preach and a prayer on renewing one’s self-worth, style and senses. Plus, fall TV is in full swing and we’re chatting with Star’s Ryan Destiny (@RyanDestiny). NOTE: Sorry in advance to those listening to this episode in your headphones, Mercury was in full retrograde when we recorded the Mikki interview and Cori's mic was tripping.

Yes, Girl! hosts: Cori Murray @corimurray; Charli Penn @ManWifeDog; and Yolanda Sangweni @yolizama

Producer: Steven Psyllos @stevenpsyllos

Co-Producer: Tiffany Ashitey @MissTiffSays

Bookings: Rorna Richards 

Audio engineer: Chiquita Pascal @ChiquitaPaschal

Music: Gold Standard Creative @gscdotnyc

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Within Black sisterhood, the relationship with hair is one of our strongest bonds. It’s why Sanaa Lathan (@sanaalathan) took a leap of faith (and clippers!) for her leading role – alongside the ever fabulous Lynn Whitfield (@mslynnwhitfield) -- in Netflix's Nappily Ever After, the long awaited adaptation of the novel about a woman’s search for love beyond her head. In person, the actresses reveal their personal journey to self love and acceptance. And we couldn’t talk about our ‘dos without chatting with experts we love – our very own fashion and beauty director Julee Wilson (@missjulee) and Gia Lowe (@gia.lo) of the Curly Girl Collective (@curlygirlcollective), the hair hub for Black women who produced the epic CurlFest.

Curly Girl Collective Starts @ 11:45

Sanaa Lathan & Lynn Whitfield Starts @ 35:20

Yes, Girl! Hosts: Cori Murray @corimurray; Charli Penn @ManWifeDog; and Yolanda Sangweni @yolizama

Producer: Steven Psyllos @stevenpsyllos

Co-Producer: Tiffany Ashitey @MissTiffSays

Audio Engineer: Chiquita Pascal @ChiquitaPaschal

Bookings: Rorna Richards & Joi-Marie McKenzie

Music: Gold Standard Creative @gscdotnyc

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Have you ever had a life changing phone call? That’s what Harlem Fashion Row (@hfrmovement) founder Brandice Daniel (@brandicedaniel) received when LeBron James asked for her collaboration on his 16th sneaker for Nike. What they developed made history: It’s the first Nike sneaker designed by Black women for women. Daniel recommended three designers from her collective: Undra Celeste (@love_ucny), Kimberly Goldson (@kimberlygoldson) and Fe Noel (@fenoel). All four phenomenal women join us for a discussion about having — and maintaining — a seat at the fashion table.

Yes, Girl! Hosts: Cori Murray @corimurray; Charli Penn @ManWifeDog; and Yolanda Sangweni @yolizama

Producer: Steven Psyllos @stevenpsyllos

Co-Producer: Tiffany Ashitey @MissTiffSays

Audio Engineer: Chiquita Pascal @ChiquitaPaschal

Bookings: Rorna Richards

Music: Gold Standard Creative @gscdotnyc

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Lil Rel Howery’s having a helluva year. Since playing the TSA Agent whose spidey senses saved his best friend in “Get Out”, the stand up comic has been cosigned by JAY Z and Kevin Hart. This month, Rel (@LilRel4) leads his own self-titled sitcom loosely based on his life as a single dad in Chicago. Things are only getting better too: Rel’s ready for a love connection and Charli’s lining one up. BTW ladies: He likes his women a little awkward and awesome. Plus Yolanda’s bundle of joy has arrived -- send her congratulations at @yolizama -- and Charli (@ManWifeDog) and Cori (@corimurray) make the most of their time in an Uber.

Yes, Girl! hosts: Cori Murray @corimurray; Charli Penn @ManWifeDog; and Yolanda Sangweni @yolizama

Producer: Steven Psyllos @stevenpsyllos

Co-Producer: Tiffany Ashitey @MissTiffSays

Audio Engineer: Chiquita Pascal @ChiquitaPaschal

Bookings: Rorna Richards

Music: Gold Standard Creative @gscdotnyc

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Before "The Bobby Brown Story" has us all in our feelings, we went straight to the source for the story behind the story of how Bobby Brown found a second chance at love and life with his wife and business partner Alicia Etheredge Brown. They invited us over for an intimate conversation about sustaining their faith-based marriage, keeping Bobbi Kristina's memory alive and getting Brown's iconic story right (The Bobby Brown Story airs September 4 and 5 on BET). Plus Charli asks where do you get your astro wisdom because although a psychic once told Cori she'd find love abroad, she did not come back with a British bae after her trip to London. Not even close. 

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Rev Run (@revrunwisdom) and his wife Justine Simmons’ new Netflix family drama All About The Washingtons is out, and it’s official: everyone is hooked! We sat down with the married sitcom stars to talk about how they’ve learned to successfully mix business with pleasure (spoiler: Rev Run refused to agree to the show until Justine signed on too!), their secret to a lasting marriage, and how they knew Justine would be such a natural onscreen! Plus, Cori and Charli remember Aretha Franklin, react to Nicki Minaj’s latest Twitter rant and size up Kanye’s wedding guest attire. Grab your mugs, it’s tea time!

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You know we love to hear from the fellas, and this week one of your favorites is in the house. Taye Diggs (@tayediggs) has mastered it all — theater, movies and TV. He stopped by to talk about his secret to success, hosting the inaugural episodes of Crossovers, a new talk show appearing on streaming network Stage, and to fatherhood. Plus, Black rom-com queen Charli asks burning questions about some of the classics he starred in and finds out what’s up with The Best Man Wedding movie we’re all waiting on. Plus, Cori and Charli pour up the tea for the week! Note: This interview was pre-recorded before the passing of The Queen Of Soul, Aretha Franklin.

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