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WhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS5. 10: WHOLETIME - Part 1WHOLETIME (adj./adv). African-American colloquialism; definition pertains to a situation which has been occurring longer than anticipated or for beneath your notice; secretive.This episode is the first of three which will capture what is currently happening in the world around me...and you. Part of my 98% business is to record what is going on...and say something about it.These ICE raids are nothing more than fascism in action, and part of the weaponization of the federal government against the American people. The...
2025-07-1920 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS4.16: The Kamala CollideAdmin Note: Bare with us as we are in the muddy middle of changing podcasting platforms.
We are in the last 100 days before this COMING HISTORIC Presidential election. And the Right us pulling out all the old (and new) stops to make sure no one votes. The NABJ had Orange Chicken that ran away, and college educated Megan Thee Stallion was performing the MAMUSHI dance at a Kamala rally! I'm here for all of it--because it's going to take ALL OF US to make it.
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2024-08-0134 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #27: SEAN. (Part 1)Trigger warning: IPV, DV. There is a reason why all over the Internet women are “choosing the bear”. In the words of Luvvie Ajayi Jones, “we wouldn’t have needed video to prove we were attacked by the bear.” Find yours here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store
2024-05-1941 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #26: “You Want The Labor of a Black Woman Without Having to Love A Black Woman…”For this bonus episode, I mentioned a conversation I had with #BlackAdam earlier this week. I’m grateful for the conversation, I’m thankful for the flow of ideas… As a reminder that the community is in turmoil… And yet there is still work to do. Podcast mentioned: THA ANTIDOTE PODCAST hosted by Prof. Odi (IG: @prof.odi). Books Mentioned: SOUTHERN HORRORS, THE RED RECORD by Ida B. Wells Barnett. Addendum: I am aware that Black men were given the write to vote after Emancipation, and the first Senators after Reconstruction were Black men. Politics have been a part of being Bl...
2024-05-1546 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS4.11: MAMALA.When vice president Kamala Harris was on the Drew Barrymore show last week, and turned to her… The last thing I thought she was going to ask was that this accomplished Black woman be the mammy of the nation. But she did, didn’t she? Find yours here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store
2024-05-0936 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #25: “You not a colleague, you a colonizer.”In the wake of the “beef” between Kendrick Lamar and Drake—and the White people who tried to jump bad—there is more here than ‘who won.’ Link to 50 YEARS OF HIP-HOP: 50 Years Of Hip- Hop: http://jenniferharrisbreathesfire.blog/2023/07/31/50-years-of-hip-hop-intro/ Find yours here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store
2024-05-0931 min
I NEED THE VELMASBonus #8: A Woman Like My MotherI was engaged in this dating/relationship conversation in late 2020, and 2021 on TikTok. The adage became, “We want women like our mothers.” From those conversations, in November 2021, I started reading comments on my side of the internet based around the lives of “women like our mothers”. As of November 2024, this project is 3 years old! For this show, I reflect on that —and I get to talk about the book A WOMAN LIKE MY MOTHER (September 2024).
2024-05-0225 minI NEED THE VELMASS2.6: The Adventures School and School BusesThe wheels on the bus go round and round! This show is cohosted by no other than DA. We did a live show during the middle of BOOK 6- this cycle keeps proving to be more and more special! This is wild!
2024-04-2938 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS4.9: “I’m Just A Black Woman Trying To Get Free.” #3 (feat. Akira, Your Confident Internet Cousin)Our most excellent cousin Akira has graced this space to bring her level of joy and smoke to this conversation. As you all know, THE NECROMANCY OF BLACK WOMEN essay talks have been going on since February 2024. Yet, it is never a bad time to remind Black women, they are more, immaculate, and special than they could ever imagine. And freedom is for you too! Purchase the essay here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSBD9FB6?ref_=cm_sw_r_mwn_dp_50T0ZSPHHN5YZVZZV1H8&language=en_US Follow Akira here: https://msha.ke/akiraelaun. Find yours here...
2024-04-2557 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #24: “I’m Not Black I’m OJ…OKAY.”For this episode, let’s call this the precursor to the essays that will be up on my Patreon in June. At the time of this recording Orenthal James Simpson, known in this lifetime is O.J. Simpson, has died at the age of 76. It is not possible to eulogize him… We must just accept what is. Find yours here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store
2024-04-1540 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #23: The Next Level of Pressure Is Called “Raven Johnson”!Dawn Staley is a level of GOAT we won’t EVER see again. Which is why to ignore her is ludicrous! But here we are (again), eh? Find yours here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store
2024-04-1229 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS4.8: LIKEABLE vs. PALATABLEWhat I am determined to stamp out is this idea of being a “likeable” as a Black woman. The RIGHT kind of Black woman not only DOES NOT EXIST, there is no way to exactly REMAIN her if you ARE her (which I assure you, you not sis). Note: I misspoke; her name is PEARL MOORE. Pearl Moore of Francis Marion has the overall women's record with 4,061 points from 1975-79 at the small-college level in the AIAW. Moore had 177 points at Anderson Junior College before enrolling at Francis Marion. This was BEFORE those records were incorporated into the NCAA. Find your...
2024-04-0332 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #22: In Memoriam- Dr. Antoinette Candia-BaileyBlack women matter. Please pick up a copy of THE NECROMANCY OF BLACK WOMEN: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSBD9FB6?ref_=cm_sw_r_mwn_dp_50T0ZSPHHN5YZVZZV1H8&language=en_US Find yours here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store
2024-03-2918 minI NEED THE VELMASS2.5: “I know I be gettin’ on Jesus’ nerves!”This episode has videos from the ON THIS DAY video from 1/2022. This episode was cohosted by my niece Charm and her daughters. THE TRADITIONAL WOMEN VOLUME 6: TELL YOU NO LIES will be out (June 2024).
2024-03-2824 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS4.7: The Run-Up & Done UpPeople are still looking for Prince William’s wife Teresa Reese’s demonic Ex- Husband is out here being with all the with all demonic Ex- Husband do: be aggravating. 314 Day is tomorrow and we all still in this bag together. Find yours here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store
2024-03-1445 minI NEED THE VELMASS2.4: “Brooms Are For The Floor…”This week my Cohoes is none other than the oldest, DA. These stories come from love and war playlist, three and six, with the both of them being found from Early 2022.
2024-03-0527 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS4.6: Leap Day. #BlackHistoryMonthBeLikeThe Black History Month that was and the future that IS. We got merch now! Find yours here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store
2024-03-0141 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #21: “Stay Yo A$S At Home. Stay Off The Phone With Strange N——-.”This #TeesaReesa Saga has taken over the world! But yet, has it? There is more here than what we think— these scam relationships are not new. Remember! We got merch now! Find yours here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store
2024-02-231h 04I NEED THE VELMASS2.3: “Oh, no! Wait!”This show was LIVE on TikTok February 17, 2024. These stories are from LOVE OR WAR (10) And now? At long have merch: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/cornbread-or-corpses. Explore and get you something for you or the TRADITIONAL woman in your life!
2024-02-181h 23WhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS4.2: I Got “16 Carriages”…Beyoncé stopped the world MID-SUPER BOWL! From the VERIZON commercial, and the teaser of new music therein—we are now anticipating a COUNTRY ALBUM on March 29, 2024! The woman is a force, and shrewd and is nothing if not the master of when they anticipate, switch up on ‘em! Note: the artist I was referring to: MICKEY GUYTON. We got merch now! Find yours here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store
2024-02-1739 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #20: “I’m Just A Black Woman trying to be free ft Queue Taylor (Part 3)Freedom is complicated especially if you are black and woman. They are people who still believe the right kind of black woman exist… So freedom is going to be as individual as the Black woman who claims it. But that doesn’t mean she doesn’t deserve it. That also doesn’t mean that she has to step on another Black woman to get it! We got merch now! Find yours here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store
2024-02-051h 35WhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS4.1: Being Ms. Pearl from 227HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH! I feel like I missed everything — but here I be now! From the coming election, Shannon Sharpe, what happened in Mississippi and why “HISS” is taking over the world! We got merch now! Find yours here: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store
2024-02-0245 minI NEED THE VELMASS2.2: “I said it didn’t I…”This episode is brought to you by the THROWBACK: TTW playlist on my TikTok page (whatjayesaid2.0). I must remind you all that book 6 begins in February. And book 5, in the proceeding other four books (including a Christmas edition) are out and available on Amazon and Kindle now. And now? At long have merch: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/cornbread-or-corpses/mens/t-shirt. Explore and get you something for you or the TRADITIONAL woman in your life!
2024-01-2530 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #19: Black. Woman. ScholarThe attack on Black women cannot be ignored. You must understand that we black and woman is to realize that in the immortal words of Lafayette, “You can’t live without crossing somebody’s line.” Link to I A.M. EDITING Inc: https://iamediting.com. Link to ROLAND MARTIN UNLIMITED: https://youtu.be/rx3FQusVBsU?si=XRqcI4EK0FuKaXap
2024-01-1454 minI NEED THE VELMASS2.1: “She beat him in the dark!”WE ARE BACK IN FULL FORCE! This show was recorded LIVE on FACEBOOK and TikTok on Saturday, January 6, 2024. And now? At long have merch: https://seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/cornbread-or-corpses/mens/t-shirt. Explore and get you something for you or the TRADITIONAL woman in your life!
2024-01-071h 19WhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS3.12: ETHER.As SEASON THREE ends, I have some things to get off my chest. As always, I SAID WHAT I SAID. MIDWEEK COOKIE CRUMBLE: https://youtu.be/zNgYFFW-xCw?si=hPI17lQCT2KCv133 See y’all for SEASON 4! Make sure to grab your WHATJAYESAID merchandise here: https://Seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/official-whatjayesaid-store
2023-12-0744 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #18: Thanksgiving.Life is crazy. Check on the strong friends. Also give Native people their land back. NOTE: This lists of shouts is NOT exhaustive—I promise!
2023-11-2320 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS3.11: “I’m trying real hard to be the Shepherd...”I am team humanity. And a 2-state solution. Remember Pulp Fiction: “Ezekiel 25:17. "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who in the name of charity and good will shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children…” Link to “All Of What I Do Not Know” - http://jenniferharrisbreathesfire.blog/2023/11/16/all-of-what-i-do-not-know/
2023-11-2235 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #17: “KeKe, Do You Love Me?”Lauren Keyana Parker is an abuse survivor. And potential murder victim. I don’t think we realize catastrophic Intimate Partner Violence is for Black women. “Your silence will not protect you.” -Audre Lorde
2023-11-1744 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS3.10: Keith Lee vs. Atlanta, Taylor & Simone, Black People vs. Errebody AgainAny and everything all at once. Whew. Article mentioned: Full story: https://twentytwowords.com/nfl-accused-of-racial-bias-as-taylor-swift-gets-more-camera-time-than-simone-biles-buring-games/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bpmpic
2023-11-0931 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS3.9: Clicks, Skits, Lists & All This Other Sh!tDating is trash. The Scammer Skit culture around it is worse. NOTE: Make sure listen to THE DIRTY BAG PODCAST (the 11/1/2023 show: MIDWEEK COOKIE CRUMBLE) because I was a guest! Make sure you vote for that podcast for BEST PODCAST in DALLAS! Copy and paste this link: https://linktr.ee/thedirtybagpodcast. YOU CAN VOTE ONCE DAILY!
2023-11-0233 minI NEED THE VELMASS1.10: “She Jumped Out The Window?!” Cohosted with Auntie NightshadeWe are at the end of SEASON 1! As we wrap this season, it ends with my cohost Auntie Nightshade! She graces this platform as only she can! Look for Season 2 in January 2024!
2023-10-2134 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS3.8: “I’m Just A Black Woman Trying To Get Free (Part 2) with Auntie NightshadeIn continuing the conversation started with Queue, I invite TikTok’s Favorite Aunt into this space to give her opinion on what it means to get free, be free and stay free.
2023-10-1958 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #16: Carlee, Jada, & Everyone ElseSometimes, people take things too far... And some folk don't know when to NOT tell everyone anything.
2023-10-1228 minI NEED THE VELMASEpisode 1.9: “See? He Started It Again!” Cohosted with DionyLovesFunnyFor this episode, I am joined again by my Good Cousin again for Round 2 of storytelling! Remember Book 5 is out December 20! Note: These stories are from playlists 12 & 13.
2023-10-1035 minI NEED THE VELMASBonus #7: The Favorites So FarOut of almost 1100 stories, I would be lying to say that I didn’t have favorites. Do to reflection, and maybe, perhaps my own bias, I’ve come up with my favorites so far… Perhaps they will be yours too! Remember, book 5 comes out in December! Note: TTW Playlists break down as follows: Book 1: LOVE OR WAR 1-3; Book 2: LOVE OR WAR 4-6; Book 3: LOVE OR WAR 7-8; Book 4: LOVE OR WAR 9-11; BOOK 5: LOVE OR WAR 12-14 (in process).
2023-10-0923 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS3.7: I’m Just A Black Woman Trying To Get Free...” (cohosted with Queue Taylor -Part 1)Essay referenced: HISTORY IS A WEAPON -1923 (A. Garvey). The RIGHT kind of Black woman doesn't exist. With this conversation with my Good Sister Queue, we got to cut the grass to find the snakes and the spiders. Follow THA ANTIDOTE (hosted by Professor Odi) on Spotify. And ODI’S OFFICE on YouTube. Note: This is a burgeoning series. Stay tuned. For more brilliance follow I BREATHE FIRE—especially, the series THE NECROMANCY OF BLACK WOMEN (it is in 5 parts) here the intro: http://jenniferharrisbreathesfire.blog/2023/08/31/the-necromancy-of-black-women-intro/
2023-10-071h 02WhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #15: Culture, Calamity & “Father’s Day”As of this broadcast, the documentary about Kirk Franklin’s search for his biological father has gone viral. I urge you to watch the documentary, listen to this podcast all the way the end. Note: there will be documentary spoilers.
2023-09-2934 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS3.6: Moving Floors, Glass Doors & Slappin’ People BackRho (TT: RhoReports) had to prove her injuries because people said she was lying. It is easier to trust a lie than a Black woman—and that should not be so. Yet, here we are — again. 🤦🏾♀️ Follow the miniseries THE NECROMANCY OF BLACK WOMEN on I BREATHE FIRE—here is the link to Part 1: https://jenniferharrisbreathesfire.wordpress.com/2023/09/06/part-1/
2023-09-2126 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #14: ABOUT PRIMEAs of this posting Coach Deion Sanders is 3-0 at Colorado State. He is WINNING! And yet, there are people wishing his downfall! What is going on here, family? Note: There will be references to BONUS #6 - Jackson State Let You Be Coach Prime…”
2023-09-1839 minI NEED THE VELMASEpisode 1.8: “She Must Be The Terminator!”For this weeks episode, we are going to go back to playlist LOVE OR WAR (7). There are so many stories that I missed! And I still don’t know how! It is a reminder at just how resilient women are, how diabolical we can be, and your mother wasn’t always your mom. LINK FOR BOOK 3: The Traditional Women: Volume 3: Trigger Warning https://a.co/d/62mNu47
2023-09-1825 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastE3.5: Irredemable FumblesDating is trash and I’m really still not sure why this LEVEL of trash exists! For this particular show, I talk about a blockspinner, an ex, and why it’s important to keep choosing yourself. Sometimes, the best revenge is not just a glow-up… it’s to let people miss you. LET. THEM. MISS. YOU.
2023-09-0733 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #13: Jenny From The Block*Note: This episode was filmed in New York, on Labor Day Weekend 2023. My Trip to New York as an adult was a reminder that I had a whole other plan for my life — and God had another. My mother was right. Had I left Missouri, I would never have come back. I would have NEVER come back! I would BE home. And I still am home…
2023-09-0423 minI NEED THE VELMASEpisode 1.7: “I Wonder If Seasoning The Skillet Meant Beating A Man With It…” cohosted with TeeJolieThe stories this week are taken from August 2023 (at the start of Book 5) and from LOVE OR WAR (11). For all the bravado of the male ego, some of y’all’s Uncle and Daddies are a DIFFERENT different!
2023-09-0242 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastE3.4: This Dude Named RICO…For this particular episode, y’all know I had to weigh in on orange Danos, and this mug shot! Yeah, there a deeper things are foot! With this we commemorating the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington… It’s just some people who would rather have air on the plantation them to be free of it.
2023-08-2926 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #12: Chadwick.On this day, three years ago, we lost Chadwick Boseman. It seems odd to refer to him in an ancestor capacity, but yet here we are! As an easy as it is to speak about him, I really believe that the lasting artistic legacy we have keeps him close to us. Besides, how can you bury a king, we have all seen him rise?
2023-08-2922 minI NEED THE VELMASBonus #6: “Bacon Is Expensive!”This Bonus episode comes from the Love Or War Playlist (11)—specifically stories 1-23. This playlist corresponds to Book 4 in the series. And as of this particular recording, book number five is currently in production! Look for a book number five in December 2023 just in time for Christmas!
2023-08-2635 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastE3. 3: What You Call History, I Call Memory…”HAPPY BIRTHDAY HIP-HOP! This genre of music has shaped my life, and that is not an understatement. For this bonus episode, I remember people who introduced me to this genre, special memories, and why I think it’s important we never forget why this genre is as powerful as it is. Don’t forget to follow the miniseries HAPPY BIRTHDAY HIP-HOP! 50 YEARS IN 31 DAYS on my website I BREATHE FIRE! Here’s the link to TRACK 1 to get you started: https://jenniferharrisbreathesfire.wordpress.com/2023/08/01/in-my-former-life-i-wanted-to-be-a-b-girl/
2023-08-2427 minI NEED THE VELMASEpisode 1.6: “That Pot Was Warranted.” Cohosted with The Internet CousinsThis week I am cohosting with the Internet cousins! And keeping with the spirit of Traditional Women: Volume 5, these stories are going to be from the LOVE OR WAR playlist 6, with a majority of these stories being submitted in August - September 2022. Make sure that you grab your copy of traditional women volume three on Amazon and Kindle. The Traditional Women: Volume 3: Trigger Warning https://a.co/d/2l0tbVb.
2023-08-1925 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #11: ROLL TIDE (Or ROLL JORDAN, ROLL!)!The Battle of Montgomery on August 5, 2023 is a watershed moment in Blackness. It truly is! As HILARIOUS as this is, as needed as it was, it shows that we have more power than what we think, White people gon’ White people, and there is a whole purpose for anger (thank you, Audre Lorde!”). There is a quote from WARNING POEM by Langston Hughes mentioned in this episode as well—read ANYTHING by him. We are now the evidence of our ancestors’ sacrifice and faith—let us not forget that. 🖤🖤 *Note: “AquaMayne, Michael B. Phelps, Mike Tyson Phelps, is name is Aaren. Thank you t...
2023-08-0845 minI NEED THE VELMASEpisode 1.5: “Where Do You Get Half Bricks? (NSFW) cohosted by queenariesdriFor this episode, my cousin queenariesdri is cohosting with me and BAYBEE! These Mamas and Grandmas this week are breaking hearts, cast irons, doors, tables and curses! There is even a story of a ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY- FIVE YEAR OLD cast iron skillet! **NOTE: queenariesdri’s stories are in Volumes 3 (The Traditional Women: Volume 3: Trigger Warning https://a.co/d/2l0tbVb ) and Volume 4 ( https://a.co/d/3ZzyRrX). Available on Amazon and Kindle. Make sure to rate and review.
2023-08-0536 minI NEED THE VELMASBonus #5: “Get You A Skillet…”For this episode, we go back to LOVE OR WAR Playlist (6). Here is where stories REALLY were wild, and my best friend's mother’s story is included in this collection! For a copy of Book 3, go here The Traditional Women: Volume 3: Trigger Warning https://a.co/d/8c958VH
2023-08-0343 min2023-08-0232 minI NEED THE VELMASBonus #4: “Allegedly!” with MissCharmFor this episode, I am joined by the Internet Family! This bonus episode talks about the impact of this project, future goals and as always…being “traditional”! Look for MissCharm to co-host the August 19th show!
2023-07-3039 minI NEED THE VELMASBonus #3: There Is Where This Became A ProjectFor this bonus episode, we are going to playlist LOVE OR WAR 9. These stories are included in THE TRADITIONAL WOMEN VOLUME 4! I think I became serious about this series being viable outside of social media. Book available on Amazon and Kindle!
2023-07-2645 minI NEED THE VELMASEpisode 1.4: “We Be Wantin’ Revenge!” Cohosted with mynameisnotgirlFor this week’s episode, we are exploring stories from LOVE OR WAR (11). With the 5th volume of THE TRADITIONAL WOMEN about to begin again in August 2023 (publishing for Book 5 will be in December 2023), it stands to reason that this logic of “we want women like our mothers and grandmothers is SORELY misplaced. Link for Book 2 (where Cuba and Ms. Eva Mae are mentioned): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2TF64CC/ref=nodl_?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860&dplnkId=d555f346-6452-484e-9cea-02171ea629ae
2023-07-2240 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #10: The Underside Of Safe (NSFW)*Note: Carlee Russell has been found and is with her family. As we let the rest of this matter unfold, I will believe Black women until I have no reason NOT to! With all that is happening with Carlietha “Carlee” Russell, there is almost a Cthulhu nature to what is happening now. Within almost a week, this woman’s life (for good or ill) will never be the same…ever again. Yet, the darker thing is THE WHY.
2023-07-2032 minI NEED THE VELMASBonus #2: “I Can’t Find The Velmas!”For this bonus episode we are jumping to LOVE OR WAR playlist 8 (these stories are a part of THE TRADITIONAL WOMEN VOLUME 3: TRIGGER WARNING). For this bonus episode you are going to hear cameos from my best friend, known in other universes as @resistancerequirednow and @incrediberry.
2023-07-1944 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #9: MS. COOKI ANN SAID #3: ROW YOUR BOAT!“And Imma keep saying it!” It is always an EXPERIENCE when Ms. Cooki Ann is on this platform! She has declared her to be a free Black woman, and encourages other Black women to follow suite! She is not a public figure, a mammie, or a judge of your past—yet, this portion of wisdom shared here is a reminder that you will never be too old to be poured into—or be confirmed you are going in the right direction. In my Big Freedia voice, “YOU BETTER ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!”
2023-07-151h 16WhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS3.1: What’s Up, Danger! (Part 2/2)*Note: This is the second part of the 2-part episode of the Season 3 Podcast. It is hard for a Black woman to be “BIG.” Which is why…we must be, and let other women around us be just as “BIG.” As a bonus, I prefer BODY COUNT #7: THE LADY IN BLACK. Pick up VENGEANCE IS THE BODY here: https://a.co/d/gP3HcNH.
2023-07-1448 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS3.1: What’s Up, Danger! (Part 1/2)Chile! There has been so much going on in the 6 weeks I was trying to REST my mind! And from that, here we are! Whew!
****Note: This is a 2-part episode. Here is the link to the mentioned video on the YouTube Channel ASK A MORTICIAN ft. Dr. Kami Fletcher. Dr. Fletcher is Associate Professor of American & African American History and Co-Coordinator of Women & Gender Studies at Albright College. Follow Dr. Fletcher on Twitter: @kamifletcher. Link: https://youtube.com/watch?v=0J8LQZtusuc&feature=shareb
2023-07-1323 minI NEED THE VELMASBonus #1: From The CratesGoing back to where it all began! As of November 2023 this series is 2 years old. The stories are from the first list of LOVE OR WAR on my TikTok page (whatjayesaid2.0). Find THE TRADITIONAL WOMEN book series is found here: The Traditional Women: Volume 3: Trigger Warning https://a.co/d/1CBXo5F
2023-07-1151 minI NEED THE VELMASEpisode 1.3: “These Church HO3S Is Dangerous!” Cohosted with Cousin DionyLovesFunnyFor this week, I am joined by my cousin Diony! And Chile! Y’all people’s is wild as all outside in the Amazon or Gotham at night! If you have stories you would like to submit, do so through ineedthevelmaspodcast@gmail.com. Yes, you can do so anonymously.
2023-07-0846 minI NEED THE VELMASEpisode 1.2: “I Am A Solutions-Oriented Woman!”HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME AND ALL BIRTHDAY TWINS! For this episode, the Internet Cousins are going to be cohosting! Remember that THE TRADITIONAL WOMEN books are available on Amazon and Kindle! As of this recording book number four is available too!
2023-06-2432 minI NEED THE VELMASEpisode 1.1: “This Grease Hot!”This particular episode is going to be co-hosted by Ashtastic! Chile, can you believe this here? If you have stories you would like to submit, do so through ineedthevelmaspodcast@gmail.com. Yes, you can do so anonymously.
2023-06-1036 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS2.12: MS. COOKI ANN SAID #2 (Season Finale)With this conversation, Ms. Cooki Ann gives us this phrase: “journeying towards freedom”. From mental health, dating, and freedom for Black women, she reminds us that freedom is a moving target, and we as Black women must purpose to choose ourselves…daily.
2023-06-0157 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #7: TINA.Tina Turner is an ancestor (1938-2023). Read it again. I have never lived in a world where THERE WAS NOT TINA TURNER. She is--and always was--a FORCE OF NATURE. I hope she knew how loved she was.
2023-05-3018 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #8: LeBron.As we creep toward the end of the NBA season, the conversation of GOAT is occurring… Again. And I feel compelled this point to speak my piece about LeBron James. Comparison is the thief of joy, and sometimes… Heavy is the head that wears the Crown. CORRECTION: CoCo’s last name is Gauff.
2023-05-3020 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS2.11: The Great StartoversThere is a power in admitting what you cannot do…and what you failed at. It is never a bad time—or too late—to start over. Some of the instances here will be mentioned in my new memoir THE WEEK THE WORLD ENDED (October 2024). This show isn’t meant to shame anyone…but it is to show I survived—so you know you will.
2023-05-1850 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS2.10: Black Like UsBeing Black is lit, and not everybody can be it! You all have heard me say this on multiple platforms. And yet with the continuous deaths of young Black men, I believe it will be a violence for me to be silent. From the words of #BlackAdam, my own experiences, my cultural awareness, and being a student of history, I believe it would be a violence to stay silent. Just because Carolyn Bryant died, doesn’t mean her kids, the bitter root, by which she came, in the evilness that still surrounds us is all gone. In fact, far from it...
2023-05-0637 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS2.9: Feminism, Womanism & The Madame Complex with Imdavendrew (Part 1)Femininity is complex for Black women. With all this blame and dogging of Black women of what we are, are not, and cannot hope to become—I introduce “femininity coaches” into this convo. With the help of TikTok Good Sister Imdavendrew, we’re about to get to the bottom of this here! ***Note: PART TWO IS TBD.***
2023-04-251h 19WhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS2.8: Angela, Angel & Err’bady ElseBlack women will always be too much for world. That is undeserving of them! We see how, for the want of the preservation of white women, mediocrity, and other vivid peoples opinions that Angela Bassett did not win best actress at this year‘s Oscars. We also see that a Angel Reese is still seen as the villain in the Cinderella story of the University of Iowa. For this show, it must be reminded to all of you that are listening: Black women don’t owe you nothing.
2023-04-2027 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS2.7: Paging Mr. MajorsFor this episode I give my reaction to this whole Jonathan Majors situation. It is heartbreaking to me as one who identifies herself as being a patron of the arts, and I support are there in. Well, none of us were there, historically we all were. And that we is… Black people. I was Jonathan every success going forward. And if it is found at this woman was lying on him? It wouldn’t be the first time, a White woman lied on a Black man and cried, would it?
2023-04-1925 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastI NEED THE VELMAS-Teaser EpisodeThe Jayebirds have spoken! The I NEED THE VELMAS PODCAST starts June 2023! Remember all 3 volumes of THE TRADITIONAL WOMEN are available on Amazon and Kindle! Love y’all!
2023-04-1730 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS2.6: MS. COOKI ANN SAID (#1)“Don’t center men or white people.” This conversation features the fearless Cooki Ann who brings her wit, her force and her love to this space. It takes Bravery to be THIS bold! This Black Girl Magic is 180 proof and aged as only grown Black women can. Sip slowly, Jayebirds. Sip. Slowly.
2023-03-241h 06WhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS2.5: The Dating Pool Is...🤦🏾♀️This episode is a mix of the 3 R’s: Righteous, Ratchet & Real. Dating was difficult before, dating in the new millennium is TRASH.
2023-03-0225 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS2.4: The Black History Halfway PointWith all these miles we put in, we got so many more to go. Somebody queue Kendrick Lamar, and put that on shuffle. Book mentioned: DATING BIBLICAL F*CK BOYS by Rebekah Deandra. Follow @hannahdrake628 and her site HTTP://writesomeshit.com.
2023-02-1727 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS2.3 This Bridge Called My BackI’m tired of black and sell culture. I am tired of police violence. This episode I discuss how these events are along the same spectrum. Both of these are fueled, and fostered by socialization expectations and experience. Healing have to start… And it’s gonna be uphill and hard.
2023-02-0829 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS2.2: Black Teachers Have Entered The Chat (conversation with Dr. Angeline Williams-Jackson)I am proud to call Dr. Angeline Williams-Jackson sister. She is brilliant, beautiful, and about that life! This conversation takes place ahead of the 1619 project which is due to air on Hulu on January 26, 2023. As Dr. Williams-Jackson is an influential part of her educational community! And she proves again, once more with this conversation, just why (and just how powerful) Black teachers are.
2023-01-181h 28WhatJayeSaid: The PodcastS2.1: The Right Type of Black Woman Doesn’t Exist!Suit up for season two! For time together today I am going to weigh in with my thoughts about respectability politics, how sisterhood is essential to black women, and how the “right kind”of Black woman does not exist. all fan mail and biz inquiries can be sent to whatjayesaid@gmail.com.
2023-01-0531 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #6: “Jackson State let you be Coach Prime…” feat KPettyJSU is no longer a PRIME TIME venue. With Prime Time, no longer the Head Coach at this HBCU, which has put the Black community as a WHOLE on edge! Yet, in this discussion, I believe there are key things which need to come to the forefront: investment in community, why HBCU’s matter, an what it takes to leave a legacy.
2022-12-081h 26WhatJayeSaid: The PodcastEpisode 12: SEASON FINALE-A Word From A VillainAs I wrap up, Season 1, this has been an incredible journey. And no journey could be complete without a villain. I am grateful to the one and only Thomas Bishop a.k.a. The Villain. He will tell you that the job of the villain is to make the hero better. One can say on his side of the Internet he does just that. I am grateful to him for being, the brother I didn’t think I needed but that I wanted. His commentaries, always insightful, razor-sharp, and if THANOS was Black it would be him.
2022-11-231h 25WhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #5: Remember TLC: “What About Your Friends?”Once again 1990s, R&B has a prophetic track. This episode was hard, and I make no apology for being as passionate as I am. In my baby auntie/eldership status, I thought it was essential to come and remind those who are coming behind me that sometimes we have to be our brother or sister‘s keeper. What happened to Kenneka Jenkins and Shanquella Robinson is all too common! Black women have to work for everything… Including safety. it is also most troubling when their safety is taken from the very people you should be getting it from
2022-11-1832 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #4: Midterms 2022 & Black Women SuperheroesFrom my mother, waking me up at God’s coffee hour to make sure I can get out to vote, to the runoff in Georgia next month, I have big feelings about this election cycle. Really. Big. Feelings.
2022-11-1123 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastEpisode 11: The Power To Heal With TerezWith this episode, we delve deep into healing, what it means to be brave along your healing journey, and why you need to show your scars! Please follow Terez of Divorcée Devotions (TT: terezdbabetta) and https://sleek.bio/Terez. Make sure you listen to the end of the show for a surprise from Terez!
2022-11-101h 30WhatJayeSaid: The PodcastEpisode 10: Ye-hovah Witnesses, George Floyd’s Family, & Bottlenecks On The Way To FreedomThis week is chaotic. There’s no other word for it! While we yet recover from the continued all slot, provided by classism and racism, we now have to contend with the fact that Donda’s son is determined to take us all to the Sunken Place even if he has to slap a smile on our faces and Yeezys on our feet.
2022-10-3128 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastEpisode 9: “I don’t argue with anyone Harriet Tubman would’ve shot..”In the aftermath of all things, anti-black, this week, let’s talk about how you just have to leave some people behind for the sake of progress. Donda’s son has abandoned his post, as it is as was designated to him by her memory. Yet, we have to go on as a People. Let this week be a reactivation of your discernment, and your common sense.
2022-10-1222 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBONUS #3: Spoken WordThe attached piece is part of a three piece set that is up on my website. I did what I do best: put a pen to madness. Follow I BREATHE FIRE (http://jenniferharrisbreathesfire.Wordpress.com) for more of it.
2022-10-1202 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #2: Everyone That Can, Ain’t GoingI write a girlfriend in mine, said, and it’s quoted to have said “Freedom is a moving target.” With everything besetting Black people we have to be cognizant of what demands our attention, and what what will remain a distraction. We know that all skin folk ain’t kin folk, but we also need to remember that even the skinfolk do you worse than anybody else. Be sure to follow the following sites (all my work is there!) http://jenniferharrisbreathesfire.wordpress.com and http://theidealfirestarter.wordpress.com
2022-10-0521 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastEpisode 8: Make It PlainThis past week Shana Rhimes came out to remind those of us who have dreams and desires outside of ourselves to act like we belong in the room. For this episode, let this be your reminder that sometimes you have to make the room.
2022-09-2811 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus: Convos With Mama JayebirdThis episode is special to me, because it gives a peek into the relationship that I am forming and enjoying with my own mother. At age 72, she is still spry, wise, and with the fierce women that I know. From this candid relationship conversation, I hope that you all can Garner a little bit more insight into who I am, and the woman who made me who I am, and just how fierce it is to be Black and woman. If you want to help keep the lights on, CashApp: $AlwaysJaye. All fanmail can be sent to whatjayesaid@gmail.com.
2022-09-171h 21WhatJayeSaid: The PodcastEpisode 7: Part Of That World—For OUR ArielThere are something to be said, for the major racist reaction that has come to the doorstep of black fandoms again. Haley Bailey, who is now and will ever be known in black households as our aerial will be depicting the Little mermaid in March 2023. I is a little black girl who wants dreamed of being a mermaid, but was told I couldn’t because of my hair, and my inability know how to swim, that could not be my reality, so I had to settle for playing that in the bathtub. Yet, this insult to Haley, and the assault to...
2022-09-1435 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastEpisode 6: Being The “Right” Kind of Black Girl, & Raising “Better” MenThis week on the Internet has been crazy! From the continued debate about Black women choosing better, to Black men hating Black women more, to White men trying to sneak in DM‘s, and and Aries Spears mad that Lizzo keep winning! Let’s get into this Black girl Roux Campbell soup! (Accounts mentioned: @mynamesuperlong, @unusuallybree) All fanmail goes to whatjayesaid@gmail.com/CashApp: $AlwaysJaye
2022-09-0129 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastEpisode 5: WHAT GEN X Wants To Tell You-Part 2Please listen to Part 1 with KPetty. She wasn’t able to participate in this Part 2. For this time together, we are going to pick up where we left off, and expound on what it means to ask for what you want, protecting your peace, and refusing to be done bad. Follow MyNameSuperLong on Instagram and on YouTube at Odi’s Office. All fanmail goes to whatjayesaid@gmail.com/CashApp: $AlwaysJaye
2022-08-1839 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastEpisode 4: What Gen X Wants To Say To You (feat. KPettyBrownEyes)-Part 1This episode is definitely NSFW. TW: Trauma; Red pill things Every generation has complaints about the generation of proceeds! Yet the conversation around Gen X, Gen Z, and Millennials, is way more complex than we think it is! And throw in dating and aging and trying to just live as a black woman? That’s a recipe for chaos and the best gumbo ever! With my TikTok sister Kay Petit on board, this tea is sure to be piping hot! Remember, all fan mail needs to be sent to this email address: whatjayesaid@gmail.com (TT accounts mentioned: @professor.odi (hi...
2022-08-041h 50WhatJayeSaid: The PodcastBonus #1: Love Letter to Gen ZFor this episode I am going to focus on the younger Jayebirds to follow this particular space. Even though the language may not be safe for school or to listen to around your parents, I want to encourage all of you through our time together that you are more amazing than we could ever imagine! And your auntie love you! All fanmail goes to whatjayesaid@gmail.com/CashApp: $AlwaysJaye
2022-07-2413 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastEpisode 3: Content, Criteria & ConsequencesThis week we are gonna deal into the Madison of social media especially around dating, everybody airing their business, and everybody trying to be chose. Get a snack this is gonna get deep! All fanmail goes to whatjayesaid@gmail.com/CashApp: $AlwaysJaye
2022-07-2124 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastEpisode 2: Overturning of Roe and When Black Women Say “No”.The repercussions of the overturning of Roe v. Wade are far reaching! Yet, we fight because we cannot afford to die. On this particular episode I break down the historical context around white feminism, the need for more white women to read HOOD FEMINISM, the legacy of lackadaisical White women, and just why Black women need to be listened to more often. The two initiatives mentioned: JAMAA Birth Village (jamaabirthvillage.org) and HONOR BLACK BIRTH (honorblackbirth.org). Please consider supporting either initiative—THEY ARE BLACK WOMAN RUN! All fan mail can be sent to whatjayesaid@gmail.com.
2022-07-0632 min2022-07-0600 minWhatJayeSaid: The PodcastEpisode 1: Intro to Light, Heat, & SmokeFor this the inaugural episode of this podcast I open up a little bit about the backstory of this now lighthouse account known as whatjayesaid2.0. In for this cause, for the urging of the jaybers of the space, this particular space now exists. Thank you to all of you who help make this particular show happen! Also: Pick up a copy of The Traditional Women Vol 1 & 2 now available on Amazon. All fanmail goes to whatjayesaid@gmail.com/CashApp: $AlwaysJaye
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