In this episode, J.J. & Shayna chat black lady bosses, the buzz coming from fashion weeks around the world, and dig into what will now be known as “Impeachment Buss Down.” + Our guest, Maameamba Arthur-Price, founder of MAP Credit Solutions, sets every record straight about how to raise our credit score and the relationship between credit and long-term savings. Also, do we all need a "finsta?" 🤔

Interview Themes: Credit, Budgeting, Savings, Generational Wealth, Financial Literacy

Show Notes:

Michelle Williams wants some respek on her name

2020 Presidential Black Power Ranking

In the Salary Race, English Majors Outlast Engineers

Shayna Canceled:

The Root 100 (Virgil Abloh)

J.J. Loved:

My Father Was IBM's First Black Software Engineer

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This week, Shayna & J.J. do something a little different and let the Learneds, Loveds, and Canceleds fly with a whole episode of our favorite segment, LLC. (Many of you have told us it is your fave too!) In today’s episode, we’re learning about self-inventory, loving Lizzo's brand of self-love along with the ongoing movement toward equity in the cannabis industry, and canceling everything from Bette Midler—she came for the BeyHive, y’all—to all the praise we shower on women when they don’t appear to age.

We Learned:

“Don’t Kneecap Your Sentences”

Email Like a Boss

We Loved:

National Expungement Week

Promise Mi’Amor - 10-Year-Old Tennessee Girl Bullied Over Hair Goes Viral For Empowering Video

We Canceled:

Age-Defying Praise (Fenty got it right! --- JoAni Johnson: the sexagenarian model defying convention)

Barack Obama’s Biggest Mistake

*Also do ya'll know about this 1986 The Williams Brothers bop?? - Sweep Around Your Own Front Door

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This week, J.J. & Shayna dig into the caucasity of Felicity Huffman’s two-week prison sentence, find a way to ghost-drag de Blasio (even in his absence from the third 2020 presidential debate), and untangle recent reports of black unemployment being at an all time low. (Is it really? 🤔) Our guest, Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon, founder & CEO of The Village Market, shares how her personal village of friends and family helped her launch a 100%-owned business, why she continues to turn down investors, and what the black community gains from circulating black dollars. 

Show Notes:

Yo Business:

Bill de Blasio Talks ICE, Sex Work Decriminalization and Why Black People Should Support His Campaign

Democratic Candidates Take on a Tough Opponent: Their Own Past Selves

Black unemployment rate falls to a record low

Interview Jump: 21:55

(It's our first remote interview! While it turned out wonderfully, bear with us as we work to make remote interviews sound as seamless as they do in the studio :-D)

Interview Themes: Black Business, Entrepreneurship, Collective, Curation, Seed Investors, Program Development, Funding 

The Village Market ATL on Instagram

Shayna loved #NFID20 - you’re going to want to scroll this thread to see what the heck she is talking about

J.J. stans for Teedra Moses - you can still listen to his fave album here 

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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. 

Extra loud shout-out to our Patrons who held us down during our summer break. Your generosity paid for the production of this episode. We appreciate you so much! 

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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