Ratchet & Respectable

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Pay for Play Apr 23, 2021

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Demi has encounters with two exes; RIP Shock G, DMX, and Black Rob; reactions to Ma’Khia Bryant’s murder demonstrate how we’re not protecting Black women or girls; Variety celebrates the 30 year anniversary of Whoopi Goldberg’s Oscar win; that Snowfall finale; Bigger returns to BET+; Black Domme Mistress Marley discusses money, power and respect in the underworld of kink.

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**** You, Pay Me Apr 20, 2021

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Bethann Hardison slays in British Vogue; Auntie Maxine says what we were all thinking; “Pay Pigs” in The New York Times; David Johns (National Black Justice Coalition) breaks down performative masculinity.

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Revisiting Snack Ministry Apr 16, 2021

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The Bearded Black Men Who Read (On Clubhouse) swing by for a very special V-Day reading; and singer Omar Wilson serenades Demi with a verse from his new single “Sounds That You Make”. Grab your headphones… and if necessary, a towel.

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The American Nightmare Apr 13, 2021

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Another murder in Minnesota; Black horror isn’t just for “Them”; Kid Cudi wears a dress on SNL; people are mad BLM co-founder Patrice Cullors ain’t broke; and Imani Bashir breaks down #handsoffmyhijab, a reaction to France’s potential hijab ban.

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What Was The Reason? Apr 09, 2021

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Demi celebrates her 2nd LA-versary; remembers #MidwinCharles and Henry Stewart; St. Louis has a mayor named Tishaura; Amanda Gorman covers Vogue in kente cloth; Claudia Jordan lacks death etiquette; NC Head Coach Hubert Davis pisses off The Blacks on his first day of work; and Showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll (@cwallamerican) discuss the most lovable (and stressful) teenagers on TV, deets on the upcoming HBCU spin-off, and her grinding road to Hollywood success.

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Zaddy Apr 06, 2021

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Demi appreciates your concern— and she’s fine (now); congratulations to Jeezy and Jeannie; prayers for DMX; updates on Michael Starhan and Tameka Mallory; review of “I, Tina”, “Mahalia” and that Verzuz with Ronald “the MF” Isley (whew!); also Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz is definitely a sleazeball and seemingly, a sex trafficker

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The Last Hurrah Apr 02, 2021

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Demi has an update on that date (that y’all have been harassing her about); Niecey Nash gushes and glows on the season premiere of Red Table Talk; and Demetria’s friend-in-her-head, Ranier from Love Life of an Asian Guy, stops by to discuss #stopAsianHate.

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Good Riddance Mar 30, 2021

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Donald Glover and Malia Obama pair off for a new show; Weatherman Alex Beresford replaces Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain; Sharon Osbourne is (finally) out at a the Talk; Tamika Mallory is under fire— again; Derrick Chauvin— not George Floyd— is on trial; Georgia goes back to the Jim Crow era; Lil Nas X trolls the Internet and the Church; and Demi’s fave, Tiffany Aliche aka The Budgetnista, chats about big spending, budgeting, and her brand new book, Get Good With Money

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I’m Sorry, Mrs. Jaxson Mar 26, 2021

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Issa Rae, Jamie Foxx and Kim Jayney are having the best Black week ever; Derrick Jaxson has infinite shenanigans and zero shame; Wife “Effie” needs a sisterhood intervention; and Demi interviews Sistah Souljah about her new bestselling book, Life After Death; and gets an answer to the 22 year old question of when we’re getting a film for The Coldest Winter Ever

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Under Duress Mar 23, 2021

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Ghostface’s Verzuz fur > Bokeem Woodbine’s Queen & Slim fur; Teen Vogue’s EIC-to- be resigns, Derrick Jackson takes a hostage; and John Gray doesn’t waste his petty.

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