CREWcial Conversations

This week the ladies discuss the backlash Dave Chappelle received from a recent homophobic joke in reference to his attacker's weapon choice. Has canceled culture gone too far & are we taking the comedy away from comedians?

Listen in as the ladies discuss the untimely death of Kevin Samuels & a sidebar discussion about Ari Fletcher's parenting choices. #kevinsamuels #modernwomen #arifletcher

By now you've seen the interview with DJ Envy & his wife Gia. Everyone has something to say about her faking orgasms & we did too. Tune in as we discuss faking orgasms & a few wants of women. #djenvy #giacasey #fakingorgasm #sextalk #relationship

Tune in as the Crew discuss sisterhood & all things in between with ATL Comedian, Kyndra Crump. In this week's Food for Thought (F4T), Kay discusses the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the war for public opinion, especially with people of color given Ukraine's neo-nazi presence and Russia's history of exploiting racial tensions. https://fair.org/home/calling-russias-attack-unprovoked-lets-us-off-the-hook/ https://www.democracynow.org/2022/3/4/far_right_ukraine_holocaust_memorial_neo https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/07/06/when-it-comes-to-americas-race-issues-russia-is-a-bogeyman/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56720589.amp

Listen in as the ladies discuss the dos & don'ts following a breakup. In this week's Food for Thought ( F4T), Kay discusses the potential reasons why young men and boys have been statistically falling behind in many areas to include education, employment, health. https://boycrisis.org/ https://www.familyeducation.com/life/gender-differences/why-boys-struggle-school https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/10/09/boys-falling-behind-how-schools-must-change-help-young-males/5913463001/

This week the ladies provide tips for home ownership with licensed DMV Realtor, Joy A. Johnson. Listen is as they discuss: - Choosing a realtor (8:20) - The current housing market (16:33) - Why rent? (21:51) - Loan programs (25:00) - New build vs. Resale Homes (35:16) - Loan vs. Deed (49:33) - Advise for buyers & sellers (1:03:20) Guest Information: Joy A. Johnson IG: @Joy.A.Johnson Website: linktr.ee/joy.a.johnson. In this week’s Food for Thought, Kay discusses the lack of diversity in judgeships in the Federal court system throughout American history amidst the upcoming nomination of the first black woman Supreme Court Justice. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/breyer-supreme-court-biden-nomination?bfsource=relatedmanual https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/zoetillman/black-women-biden-supreme-court-federal-courts https://theappellateproject.org/donate

Last episode, we heard @matchmyeffort list of bad habits & trends women should leave in 2021. Now it's our turn to return the favor & list things we feel men should leave in last year. The list goes a little something like this: 1. Give #KevinSamuels his thoughts back (1:10) 2. The phrase #modernwomen (1:50) 3. Be upfront about your expectations when dating (3:30) 4. Stop faking like you are high value (4:36) 5. This is not a competition (6:20) 6. Patchy & painted beards are a no go (7:51) 7. #LegDayMatters (10:58) 8. Skinny Jean Feens (12:45) 9. Why so bitter? (16:31) 10. STOP DEGRADING BLACK WOMEN!! (18:10) In this week's Food for Thought, Kay discusses how mass incarceration is a big business enriching U.S. companies. https://corpaccountabilitylab.org/calblog/2020/8/5/private-companies-producing-with-us-prison-labor-in-2020-prison-labor-in-the-us-part-ii https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/economy/cheap-labor-means-prisons-still-turn-a-profit-even-during-a-pandemic https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/062215/business-model-private-prisons.asp https://nicic.gov/private-prisons-united-states-2021 (22:09)

On this episode, the ladies brought their friend David @matchmyeffort, to discuss 10 things he feels women should leave in 2021. Listen in as they discuss: 1. Eyelashes 2. Unkept Wigs & Weaves 3. Excessive Makeup 4. Nails 5. Rainbow Colored Hair 6. Tattoos above the neckline 7. Oldly Shaped Eyebrows 8. Unhealthy Fitness Habits 9. Excessive Body/Face Enhancement 10. Entitled Mindsets In this week's Food for Thought,  Kay discusses how states have criminalized common teenaged behavior where seemingly minor violations push kids, especially black and brown kids, into the school to prison pipeline.  Criminalizing adolescent behavior burdens not only kids but their families as well. https://www.vera.org/blog/gender-and-justice-in-america/how-the-criminalization-of-adolescence-fuels-the-school-to-prison-pipeline https://jlc.org/news/municipal-courts-are-criminalizing-adolescent-behavior

This week The ladies discuss friendship (1:13), relationship (14:21), & workplace red flags (52:34). Listen in as the ladies discuss their reasons for ignoring the previously mentioned flags (1:05:13). In this week's Food for Thought,  Kay gives a brief overview of the causes of inflation to include the pandemic and oil executive greed.(1:10:54) https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/why-is-inflation-rising-right-now/ https://www.clasp.org/blog/how-inflation-reinforces-economic-disparities https://www.google.com/amp/s/fortune.com/2021/11/16/inflation-is-not-good-for-the-poor-biden-gustavo-flores-macias-cornell/amp/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-11-10/inflation-has-spiked-dont-worry%3f_amp=true https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2021/dec/06/oil-companies-profits-exxon-chevron-shell-exclusive

Join the ladies & guest, Frody of Outta Box Podcast as they discuss modern women: the good, the bad, and the ugly. - defining the modern woman (4:21) - modern women don't need a man for?...(8:56) - traditional vs. modern (16:25) - wanted vs. being needed (39:41) - Effects of parents (47:06) - we need a resolution (59:32) - toxic person or just toxic behavior? (1:07:08) - Men, raise your standards (1:13:54) In this week's Food for Thought,  Kay provides the data and statistics that show how most mass shooting perpetrators also have a history of domestic violence and how we can reduce mass murders by viewing and treating domestic abusers as threats to the community as well as their partners (1:19:27). http://jaapl.org/content/early/2020/02/05/JAAPL.003929-20 https://everytownresearch.org/report/guns-and-violence-against-women-americas-uniquely-lethal-intimate-partner-violence-problem/

Do nice guys really finish last? We discuss in this week's episode. Join us as we go over why women may overlook the nice guy: - Swagless (1:31) - Not assertive (5:44) - Fail to lead (8:26) - Not known to be protectors(10:18) - Good ole Russell Wilson (15:04) Of course we give our own preferences (16:48). - Choosing pre-selected men (20:54) - Redefining "womanizer (21:29) - Call/text limits (29:49) - Keep us on our toes (33:39) What's so good about bad boys (36:31)? As we mature so does our preferences (38:43). Can discuss the love for bad boys without bringing up Ciara & Jada (41:52). We end the conversation with advice for the "nice guy" (44:38). In this week's Food for Thought, Kay discusses how race is a factor in how much investment is made to improve the living conditions and resources of communities and explores theories as to why these investments aren't made in black communities regardless of income level (51:57). https://www.theroot.com/howard-university-students-begin-2nd-week-of-protests-1847908490 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/us/milwaukee-segregation-wealthy-black-families.amp.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2015/06/25/upshot/middle-class-black-families-in-low-income-neighborhoods.amp.html  

They say men age like fine wine and women age like spoiled milk. Join in on this discussion as we break down the role gender & lifestyle play in the aging process. - Men are allowed to age (6:03) - Do men age more gracefully? (9:57) - Beard gang for the win (no relevance but so CREWcial) (15:09) - Why women age faster...(17:39) - but live longer (22:24) - Tips to aging gracefully (29:37) - Redefining "old" (46:01) - What's the Crew's preference..older or younger? (54:56) - The Crew's fitness motivation (59:33) - Better health= better sex life (1:05:09) In this week's Food for Thought (F4T), Kay provides the data and discusses the decline in black marriages and the family structure over the past 60 years and the explores several theories as to why (1:06:47). https://www.google.com/amp/s/blackdemographics.com/households/marriage-in-black-america/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK230345/ https://medium.com/national-center-for-institutional-diversity/evolving-the-single-black-mother-narrative-eaee03cce251

This episode is so CREWcial. Join the ladies as they celebrate their year podversary! Hear the highs & lows, episode recaps & how they turned their pandemic zoom calls to a platform providing relatable content & good entertainment!! Thanks to everyone for rockin' with us! The best is yet to come.

Tune in as The Crew unlocks girl code. Hear the different perspectives on the following codes: (1:42) If I ever dated him, he's off limits. (6:10) Friend informants (7:54) Keep that shit anonymous (11:20) Support the relationship regardless of your thoughts (12:19) Friends shouldn't have to compete with your man (13:12) Secrets have no expiration date (14:48) Keep it 💯 (17:02) Sibling boundaries (19:26) Loose lips sink ships (26:49)If I don't like her...we don't like her (30:51)Platonic friendships with your ex (38:41) Violations (39:57) Is girl code extinct? In this week's Food for Thought, Kay discusses the Supreme Court's assault on our voting rights and our democracy with their recent rulings to uphold voter restriction laws in Arizona and paving the way for the rich to buy elections in secret (45:06). https://www.change.org/p/sign-on-as-a-community-co-sponsor-and-tell-your-us-senators-to-vote-yes-for-s-1-h-r-1-the-for-the-people-act-clean-elections-end-the-filibuster-if-necessary?original_footer_petition_id=&grid_position=&pt= https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/01/politics/supreme-court-6-3-conservative-liberal/index.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2021/07/01/opinion/supreme-court-rulings-arizona-california.amp.html https://www.democracynow.org/2021/7/2/scotus_democracy_rulings_ben_jealous

Listen in to this Crewcial Conversation regarding the epidemic of bitter men. The ladies give tell tell signs of a bitter man (0:55). Who is to blame & the ring leader (10:02)? Men, our equality is not your oppression (13:12). Is there a cure for bitteritis (20:06)? If we are discussing bitter, we must discuss Kevin Samuels (23:02). What are the long-term affects of bitter men for our community (26:04)? Can you be bitter & an alpha male (27:07)? In this week's Food for Thought, Kay defines Critical Race Theory and describes the controversy around it (32:50). https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/26/opinion/critical-race-theory-schools-history.html https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237264125_Critical_Race_Theory_The_Key_Writings_that_Formed_the_Movement

This week The Crew talk whether or not cross-sex relationships are realistic without crossing boundaries. Does attractiveness matter (3:13)? Is it more challenging for men to have friends of the opposite sex (7:09)? Let's not be hypocrits & have double standards (9:05). Your friends are my friends (14:55)! Sleepover anyone (23:23)? Would you end your friendship at your partners request (29:04)? Can you be friends with someone you've been intimate with (32:54)? NO NEW FRIENDS (38:54)! Friends that want to be more than friends (40:27). In this week's Food for Thought,  Kay discusses the debate on reparations for American slavery and gives examples of other instances where America paid reparations for other atrocities (44:53). https://www.hrw.org/ReparationsNow https://www.history.com/news/reparations-slavery-native-americans-japanese-internment https://www.vox.com/2014/5/23/5741352/six-times-victims-have-received-reparations-including-four-in-the-us https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/12/slavery-reparations-cost-us-government-10-to-12-trillion.html

This week's episode is so important as society seems to have lost sight of the importance of our men & their role as fathers. Get to know our guest, Mario Reyes aka Papi Picasso who is known for being a dope poet and an author based out of the ATL (2:09). In our discussion we touched on the following topics: - Accountability (4:27) - Minority men vs. "The System" (13:49) - Male trauma & lack of support agencies (17:34) - Shift in our culture (20:09) - When if ever a father should be kept from his child (22:28) - Coparenting (25:27) - Lessons a father is better equipped to teach (31:50) - Advice for single moms with sons (41:03) - Parent vs friend..over compensating(45:14) and so much more!! In this week's Food for Thought, Kay discusses how our broken foster care system fails children and families and may even cause more trauma (1:19:29). https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B291mw_hLAJsV1NUVGRVUmdyb28/view https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/06/us/makhia-bryant-foster-care/index.html https://datacenter.kidscount.org/updates/show/264-us-foster-care-population-by-race-and-ethnicity You can find our guest on IG @iampapipicasso. If are interested in purchasing his book, visit https://linktr.ee/papipicasso

This episode The Crew gives us Part II of the interracial relationship discussion. The ladies get the perspective from the opposite side of the spectrum as the welcome a friend of the podcast, TJ is known in the midwest as the baller who has proven white men can jump. TJ fills us in on his love for melanin (3:08). He shares the judgment he's received from black men, & within his own race(18:36). Black social issues...you can't turn a blind eye(34:45). Candice Owen's and Stacy Dash..do they get a pass(36:25)? Bonnetts and weaves..deal breaker(38:36)? You can tell alot by a the pair of Js(46:17). Culture food war(56:37). Lastly we get to the bottom of why he prefers a black queen(59:41). In this week's Food for Thought,  Kay discusses the long history of discrimination against Black farmers and how Biden can position himself to give Black farmers the justice they deserve(1:23:10). https://www.blackfoodjustice.org/supportaction https://www.agweek.com/business/agriculture/6961362-House-Ag-Committee-hearing-zeroes-in-on-discrimination-of-Black-farmers https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2021/03/31/politifact-check-covid-relief-minority-farmers-past-discrimination-not-bonus/4819776001/

We think it's safe to say that we've all experienced a toxic person and/or relationship at some point in our lives. The Crew heads down memory lane and discusses their personal experience with toxic relationships (1:30). Does conflict automatically make a relationship toxic (13:17)? We discussed the longest damn argument made into a movie; Maria & Malcolm (21:22). What characteristics make a person/relationship toxic (30:52)? Why the hell do we stay (32:47)? Derrick Jaxn & the infamous hat bonnet...(37:49). What do you do with toxic family members (47:00)? You have to set boundaries or let it go (49:53). In this week's Food for Thought, Kay discusses the impact and impractical aspects of banning abortion as conservative states make moves to ban it and overturn Roe v. Wade. (57:42) https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/texans-who-get-abortions-could-face-death-penalty-if-proposed-bill-passed/ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/15/upshot/what-happens-if-roe-is-overturned.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/31/opinion/sunday/abortion-banned-latin-america.html

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