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Saucy but Sweet with Ali McPhersonAnd You Know ThisWelcome back to Saucy but Sweet with Ali McPherson. Saucy but Sweet fam, we know we have been away for far too long, but trust us, the wait was worth it because this season we got some great gems cooked up for you. The host Ali has been doing what she does best: living her best multi-hyphenate life which unfortunately keeps her away from the podcast a little longer than expected sometimes. But no need to fret because this week we are back with one of our favorite guests, and friends to the podcast: Freelancer and Author Keturah Kendrick. S...2025-01-1540 min
Thrive SoloThe One Where I Talk To Speaker & Thought Leader, Keturah KendrickSend us a textMy guest on this week’s episode is the awesome Keturah Kendrick.Keturah is a single, childfree woman, born and raised in New Orleans but currently living in New York City. She is an author, speaker and thought leader. A passionate advocate for young, black women, Keturah’s life mission is to be an ambassador of freedom to black women. In her own words, she was meant to be an unmarried black woman, absent of children, living a joy-filled, fulfilling life. Keturah’s award-winning memoir, No Thanks: Black, Female, and Living in the...2024-09-241h 14Saucy but Sweet with Ali McPhersonLiving on the RocksWelcome back to Saucy but Sweet with Ali McPherson! We are back for a bonus episode. While the podcast has been on season break our host has had her ear to the pavement, not just as a journalist but a woman who just can’t pass away good tea.
Unless you have been living under a rock, you have heard about the whole Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith debacle. You may remember the episode, “The Other Side of a Slap” from season 3 where the host talked about Will slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.
Well, th...2023-11-1547 min
Saucy but Sweet with Ali McPhersonWhat's Love Got To Do with ItWelcome back to Saucy but Sweet with Ali McPherson. Happy Valentine's or Galentine's to those who celebrate. This week is quite a treat. Typically the show dives into sex, love, and relationships from the perspective of a 20-something in search of a relationship and possibly marriage and wanting children etc. We talk about the lessons we learn on this messy journey we call out love lives. But what if we shifted the conversation a bit? This time we will be discussing the type of woman that society prefers to push into the corner where the word “selfish'' is used to...2023-02-1550 min
Picky Girl TravelsUnpartnered Unbothered UnchainedIn this week's episode, Adalia chats with Keturah Kendrick about what it means to be a free Black woman. To watch this episode on YouTube click here - https://youtu.be/mmYJ86VEl4A You can show your support for the podcast by becoming a patron here - https://anchor.fm/adalia-aborisade/support Feel free to leave a voicemail here - https://anchor.fm/adalia-aborisade/message
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The Conversation: Outspoken and OpinionatedUnmarried and Unbothered | Keturah KendrickA candid Conversation with Keturah Kendrick where she will be joining me to talk about navigating society as a black woman and the strength it takes to choose the right path for you, instead of bending yourself to fit the mold of what the world wants you to be.2022-03-1758 min
Global Take with Black Professionals in International AffairsBlaxit Stories: Living the Single, Childfree Life AbroadIn this episode, we talk to author, educator, and entrepreneur, Keturah Kendrick, as she discusses her new book: No Thanks: Black, Single and Living in The Martyr Free Zone. Keturah takes us on an international journey as she discusses the challenges and joys of traveling and living abroad as a single, black, and childless woman. We dive deep as we discuss how her lifestyle choice was perceived around the world.Her book, No Thanks, chronicles the challenges and reflections of a single Black woman, with no children, and considering the world as her home. The essays, sharp...2021-11-0649 min
The Writers’ Block Podcast63. Author Interview: Keturah Kendrick, Author of "No Thanks: Black, Female, and Living in the Martyr-Free Zone".Keturah Kendrick is a force of nature, and it is fitting seeing that her hometown is New Orleans, Louisiana! This interview is the continuation of the conversation that Keturah and I had last year on Instagram dealing with the value of representation. This conversation is a reminder that representation is a process, erasure is a choice, and owning all of yourself as a Black woman--walking in an anti-Black world!--is a revolutionary act.
The take away from this conversation, remember: "Freedom is a moving target."
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Unchained. Unbothered.Jaaza: A Magnificent MillennialGeorgia native Jaaza Clarke’s defining moment of adulthood was admitting she had chosen a field that wasn’t really the best fit for her. On this episode, she shares how she learned to regroup and reassess when she realized that her multiple interests resulted in her putting her most important passion on the back burner. She talks about listening to others’ voices and allowing them too much influence over her decisions. As a well-traveled woman who has lived and formed support networks outside of American borders, Jaaza also shares how many Black women she’s encountered who are foregoin...2020-06-1218 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Ashea: A Magnificent MillennialA recent college graduate, Ashea Acevedo has spent a year in the work force and is preparing to attend graduate school soon. Born and raised in New York City, losing her mother as a young teenager gifted her with a wisdom about life and its challenges from a young age. On this episode, Ashea discusses one of the surprising realities of being an adult: no one considers you one if you’re still in your early 20s. She laments everyone from supervisors at work and family members at home dismissing her ideas and beliefs as if it is only ag...2020-05-2923 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Jackie: A Magnificent MillennialBorn and bred in the Bronx, Jackie Andalcio has taught high school in her hometown for three years. Her insular life as a Black girl raised in the New York City borough most known for its working class communities of color was in stark contrast to the life she discovered in college. On this episode, she talks about how the overwhelming whiteness of her college was one of many things that unsettled her once she became an adult. Jackie shares that in many ways, the role she played as peacekeeper in her family made her anxious and ill-equipped for...2020-05-1532 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Marianne: A Magnificent MillennialEthiopian by birth, but raised in Rwanda, Marianne Mesfin Asfaw has committed her professional life and her personal projects to gender equality on the continent she calls home. On this episode, she talks about how her job with an international women’s rights organization and her involvement with a collective of largely African feminists have informed how she navigates the world as a young feminist with global experiences. Marianne shares that her background as a global citizen began as early as her teens – where she studied in the West and lived with her sisters. She explains that such an earl...2020-05-0136 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Danielle: A Magnificent MillennialWhen 27-year-old Danielle Taylor was in her teens, she imagined her late 20s would find her securely settled into a dream career and married with one child under her care and another on the way. In this episode, she shares how she came to reconcile her fantasy life with the reality of womanhood. Taking a while to find the right job in the field that was most congruent with her personality and passions wasn’t as simple as she thought it would be. She dated like most young people, but while still in her mid-20s learned that choosing th...2020-04-1736 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Hello From KeturahOn this short episode, Keturah Kendrick drops by to check in on the listening audience. Expressing her concern about “the virus” and its rapid ravaging of the world, Keturah reflects on how this season’s focus on millennial women has actually given her hope. She talks about the young women’s self-awareness and commitment to their own paths and offers their insight into the world of young womanhood as signs that we will be alright. Keturah also informs the audience that she’s started a patreon page to offer bonus episodes and monthly columns to loyal fans. Exploring in greater de...2020-04-1012 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Shannon: A Magnificent MillennialHailing from West Philadelphia, Shannon Griffin was exploring opportunities outside of her neighborhood from the time she was a teenager. On this episode, the 25-year-old traveler and thrill seeker talks about living in a predominantly Black neighborhood but going to school across town in an affluent, nonblack community. She explains how, in many ways, navigating these two worlds prepared her well for her college and post-college lives. After graduating from a university where she was one of few Black students, she moved to China. Shannon is honest about the hilarity and awkwardness that have been the themes of her...2020-04-0337 min
Radical Magical Brilliance: Centering The Well-Being of Black WomenInterview with Keturah KendrickInterview with Writer and Author of No Thanks: Black, Female, and Living in the Martyr-Free Zone, Keturah Kendrick. Music: "What's going on? " (Instrumental) by GaBrilla Ballard 2020-03-3138 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Ama: A Magnificent MillennialA native New Yorker, Ama Gyamerah currently lives in California where she works in the film industry. With parents from Ghana and a network of women from the African diaspora, Ama formed a strong identity as a young girl of color before she was even in high school. On this episode, she talks about the shock to her system that was adulthood. Having attended an all-girls’ high school in East Harlem where everyone looked like her and believed in her, she didn’t quite know how to navigate the assumptions made about her once she went to a predominantly whit...2020-03-2028 min
Stories that EmpowerKeturah KendrickKeturah feels that some women tend to take one for 'the team' or have this noble honor to self sacrifice for the greater good. She realized that this did not serve her. So, Keturah has chosen to say "no thanks" to motherhood and marriage. She unchained herself from what she is supposed to be. Keturah gave herself permission to be whomever she wants. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom: - hear and own voice - choose you - make choices that in your best interest - be honest with yourself - have the courage to say 'no thanks...2020-03-0921 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Armani: A Magnificent MillennialAt 23 years old, Armani Eady has committed her life to social justice – even if it doesn’t always mean she’ll create from scratch the platform from which to do it. On this episode, she shares how the first thing she did as a brand new college freshman was charter her predominately white university’s first ever organization for Black women’s equal and fair access to the school’s resources. Having gone to an all-girls high school where the student body and some of the faculty looked like her and reflected her worldview, Armani underestimated how life outside of her comfo...2020-03-0630 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Adanna: A Magnificent Millennial23-year-old Adanna Perry is fresh out of college and works as an elementary school teacher. She proudly identifies as a Black feminist and worked as an activist for the rights of Black women while in college. On this episode, she shares how difficult she found adjusting to adulthood once she left the community of sisterhood that formed while in her all-girls’ high school and continued as the friends she made there remained in close proximity to each other. A key difficulty Adanna encountered in post-college life was not having as easy access to this sisterhood once adulthood hit and ev...2020-02-2331 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Amal: A Magnificent Millennial30-year-old Amal White is a social worker by trade, but considers herself to be an activist who centers the struggles of Black women in her work. In this episode she talks about why she tells younger millennials that “adulthood is the ghetto.” According to Amal, the womanhood she’s experienced over the last decade has looked nothing like the womanhood she envisioned when she was a teenager. She thought she’d be married by twenty-one and mothering her first child by twenty-three. Amal talks about how messaging from the single women in her family and society in general caused her to t...2020-02-0730 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Tameshia Found More of Herself Living AbroadEntrepreneur and traveler, Tameshia Ridge started her international life like many millennials: she did a study abroad program that placed her in East Africa. In this episode, she explains how her ambition to eventually become a diplomat shifted once she had spent some time interning with the Rwandan government. Having connected with No Thanks: Black, Female and Living in The Martyr-Free Zone, Tameshia shares that the questions which propelled Keturah to move abroad were the same questions that inspired her to leave Rwanda and relocate to the west side of Africa. Noting that much of the book resonated with...2019-10-2421 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Soul Sisters Book Club DiscussionKeturah Kendrick chats with The Soul Sisters Book Club about "No Thanks: Black, Female, and Living in the Martyr-Free Zone." Based in Tennessee, the group discusses how they identified with Keturah's observations about how marriage is dangled in front of single women like a carrot and the condescension that results when you are a single woman who doesn't really care about that carrot. Several members share their own stories of not desiring marriage and having their words questioned, their values judged. Because of this, the group discusses in depth how often black women, in particular, aren’t believed. Whether it...2019-10-1157 min
Geopats: expats and internationalsRwanda, China & the U.S. Internet With Former American Expat Keturah Kendrick, Author of "No Thanks""I actually believe that China is about 15 times more advanced in the usefulness (with social media) than the United States." Keturah Kendrick. Keturah’s online activities changes a lot when she moved to China, but not in ways that you think. Keturah is an intelligent, articulate and delightful person to talk to. I met her at a Podcast Creators meeting in Shanghai, China a few months ago and knew instantly that she needed to be on this podcast for y'all to meet. Her honesty on her online activities pre and post moving to China is really interesting. Ket...2019-09-2759 minGeopats: expats and internationalsRwanda, China & the U.S. Internet With Former American Expat Keturah Kendrick, Author of "No Thanks"Send us a text"I actually believe that China is about 15 times more advanced in the usefulness (with social media) than the United States." Keturah Kendrick. Keturah’s online activities changes a lot when she moved to China, but not in ways that you think. Keturah is an intelligent, articulate and delightful person to talk to. I met her at a Podcast Creators meeting in Shanghai, China a few months ago and knew instantly that she needed to be on this podcast for y'all to meet. Her honesty on her online activities pre and post mov...2019-09-2759 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Angela Finds Freedom in OptionsLeader of the Sistahs in the Story Book Club, Angela Smith goes into greater detail about connections she had to No Thanks: Black, Female, and Living in the Martyr-Free Zone. Referring to stories from the book club discussion in episodes 38 and 39, Angela explains how the female members of her family accosted her at a cookout because she was approaching her 40s and didn’t have children. She shares why she believes even her closest friends have questioned her choice to remain childfree: they never considered any other option for themselves and her presence shows them that there were many. An...2019-09-2729 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Sistahs in the Story Book Club (Part 2)Continuing the conversation from episode 37, Keturah chats with The Sistahs in the Story Book Club. The Chicago-based readers share even more personal connections to “No Thanks: Black, Female and Living in the Martyr-Free Zone.” Two of the women share how much they identified with the book’s theme of being content with their lives enough not to uproot them simply because their romantic partner wanted to marry. One member talks about not following her long-term partner across the country when he was offered a job opportunity. Another sistah chimes in with her story of letting her then-fiance know it was no...2019-09-1324 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Sistahs in the Story Book Club (Part 1)Keturah Kendrick chats with The Sistahs in the Story Book Club about "No Thanks: Black, Female, and Living in the Martyr-Free Zone." Based in Illinois, the group of friends wanted to talk about why they identified with certain themes, had questions about others and general thoughts on the book's importance and relevance. Moderated by performance artist, speaker and reader, Dr. Kimberly Chandler, the women discuss the depth of the book's content with laughter and lightness. One sistah shares her story of her 21-year-old self marrying the father of her child even though her gut was telling her it was...2019-08-3043 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Ola Curates a Library for Free Black WomenArtist, reader, black feminist and self-described “book fairy,” Ola Ronke started the Free Black Women’s Library four years ago. With the impetus of wanting to create a space for black women to share and read works by other black women, she began collecting books and reaching out to friends for donations. On this episode, Ola boasts that she stopped counting the books once they reached 1200. She has books from different genres, different writing styles, different world perspectives. The only common link between each book is the author is a black woman. Each month, the library is at a differ...2019-08-1627 min
Single and Happy In CharlotteEpisode 27: Single, Happy and HotKeturah Kendrick, author and podcasting sister discusses having a hotgirl summer. Other hot girls and a hot boy chime in on this special summer episode.2019-08-0533 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Montyy is Comfortable with Not Being IncludedHost of the bold and unapologetic podcast, Comfortably Excluded, Montyy Taj grew up often being the “only one.” She was bussed into a “better” school district and enrolled in Advanced Placement course so she became used to being the Black kid who was excluded from the social network whiteness and middle class status brings. In addition to her podcast, Montyy is also working on a documentary, Running with My Girls, about women of color in Denver who are campaigning for political office. In this episode, Montyy explains how the idea for her podcast was born out of her journey to get c...2019-08-0236 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Phoenix Stopped Caring and Started Creating31-year-old Phoenix Williams dropped out of college seven years ago to follow her dream of becoming a fulltime author. Having now published many books and established a platform as a speaker and lecturer, she has no regrets. On this episode, she talks about giving herself permission to live her truth. She writes for black women who are still stuck in what they “should” do or “should” be, hoping that the characters she creates will give these women the courage to stop caring about all the “shoulds.” Readers of her erotica often comment on how the stories helped them embrace their sexual...2019-07-1921 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Cole Travels the World Alone and With SisterfriendsTravel Enthusiast and Accidental Entrepreneur, Cole Banks started Sisters Traveling Solo as a Facebook group. It was her response to an internet debate that discouraged Black women, particularly, from traveling the world unaccompanied. In this episode, Cole talks about the overnight success of that Facebook group. She had to quit a good job (that she enjoyed) unexpectantly when she went from hosting five trips in one year to putting together a team that organized twenty before the year ended. Cole shares that Sisters Traveling Solo is now much more than a Facebook group and successful business. It is a...2019-07-0532 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Chineka Found Her Tribe in ChinaA native of Chicago, Chineka Nikko is at her happiest when she is inspiring others to be their best self and shining her positive light on the accomplishments of women who do the same. A poet, inspirational speaker and all around giving human being, she has seen her work and platform as an artist grow since moving to China. In this episode, she shares how her first experience living overseas was through military service and her current experience came after having no other choice but to leave Chicago. A sudden job loss along with an invitation from an old...2019-06-2036 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Keturah Has Some Shit She Need to SayPopular guest from Season 1, Tracy Adams, returns to talk to Keturah about her new book, No Thanks: Black, Female, and Living in the Martyr-Free Zone. Having known Keturah as a friend and blogger for a decade, Tracy wanted to learn about why Keturah chose to document some of their personal conversations and topics she’s written about many times on her blog, Yet Another Single Gal, in this new collection of essays. Keturah explains that two years spent in Africa and the death of musical icon, Prince, were pivotal moments that compelled her to commit to sharing her insights ab...2019-06-0730 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Jude-Laure Unearths The TruthOriginally from Haiti, Jude-Laure Denis moved to the United States at the age of seven largely because her grandmother feared that a girlchild with such a strong sense of self, will to learn and determination to fight would wither away in their home country. In this episode, she talks about how in addition to the gift of protective elders, her family also left her the legacy of silence. They did not talk about the generations of abuse and secrets that her grandmother could not protect Jude from. She talks about how her life as an adult has been spent...2019-05-2437 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Gail Chose Herself Over Her Mother48-year old accountant Gail Newton Howell grew up parenting her mother. With no other children besides her daughter and no supportive spouse, Gail’s mother leaned on her daughter in ways that made it impossible for her to enjoy a carefree childhood. In this episode, Gail outlines her road to ending contact with her mother. She describes a childhood spent enmeshed in an unhealthy relationship with her mother. From enduring her excessive drinking to trying to understand why she treated her with such harshness, Gail learned early on that she had to protect her heart from her mother while pr...2019-05-1034 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Wendi is Protective of Her CommunityActivist, storyteller and proud preserver of Black Southern culture, Wendi Moore-O’Neal honors the legacy left by her parents - both engaged participants in the Civil Rights Movement and dedicated creators of art and culture. In this episode, Wendi shares how her experience as a community organizer and artist impacted how she dealt with rebuilding a battered New Orleans after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. She is honest about the blockades to bring back residents who were misplaced after the storm, citing that even she, a college educated professional organizer had trouble finding work that paid her enough money to...2019-04-2645 min
The Dr. Vibe Show™The Dr. Vibe Show™: Keturah Kendrick “The Importance Of Listening To Your Voice” Keturah Kendrick Host of the groundbreaking podcast, Unchained. Unbothered., Keturah Kendrick fancies herself the Ambassador of Freedom for the 21st century woman. She sees it as her mission to convince women across the globe that they are enough for themselves. In addition to featuring globally-minded women who choose non-traditional paths on her show, she has written about the triumphs and challenges of living out loud while female on her own blog, Yet Another Single Gal, and for numerous publications such as Single Girls Rock, Non Parents, The Unfit Christian and The Not Mom. She regularly writes for Medium.com and her f...2019-04-221h 01
Unchained. Unbothered.Dr. Kaye is Passionate and Honest About Her MissionHost of the popular Baltimore radio show, Today with Dr. Kaye, Karsonya Wise Whitehead is an accomplished scholar, author, activist and speaker. She has had many missions in the course of her career: street activist, advocate for public education and prolific writer for black mothers who are trying to raise healthy black children in America. In this episode, she talks about making the choice to serve her mission based on wherever she was in her life at the time. She explains that a challenge from a listener of her radio show sparked her to examine how she could use...2019-04-1228 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Sister Raie Resists Rigid RelationshipsA native of New York City and current resident of New Orleans, Sister Raie is one of those 21st century women whose answer to “Who are you?” is wonderfully layered. An international singer and songwriter, she is an advocate for mental health in the black community and the sexual and romantic exploration of women. An enthusiastic arts educator, she is also the founder of In My Words, a project that mentors girls of color who show a passion for expressing themselves through the arts. In this episode, Sister Raie shares her insights on what it means to be in a ro...2019-03-2931 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Chana Unlocks The Woman She Wants to BecomeFrom a “cheeky” brunch series in honor of Michelle Obama, Chana Ewing has grown her passion for women’s empowerment into a business that features black women sharing their strategies for maintaining balance and wellness. In this episode, Chana talks about the road to establishing Geenie Box and the concept behind a different woman each month curating a gift box of the things that sustain her. She also shares her mission as an entrepreneur and consultant: to change the narrative of black womanhood from simply surviving to thriving. She admits that Geenie Box is just as helpful to her as it...2019-03-1529 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Evita Builds Community Through International TravelEight years ago, Evita Robinson started the Nomadness Travel Tribe as an online community of about 100 black millennials who shared the common interest of travel. Today, Nomadness is 22,000 members strong and in addition to orchestrating epic tribe trips to all corners of the globe, Nomadness also has regular meet ups and partnerships with travel brands that are just now catching on to the black travel movement. It has also spearheaded its first conference dedicated to the needs, interests and passions of its largely black female members. In this episode, Evita shares how her popularity in high school combined with...2019-03-0132 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Yaba is a Professional Black GirlOf Ghanaian heritage, but born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Dr. Yaba Blay has devoted her scholarship to the nuances inherent in women of the African diaspora claiming their freedom. She explains how the concept of her popular web series, Professional Black Girl, grew out of her intentional choice to explore beauty politics and how Black women engage with their bodies as a result of it. Originally intended to be a fun documentary about her and her sistafriends’ obsession with a large beauty supply store in North Carolina, Professional Black Girl now has become a series of videos of...2019-02-1538 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Donna, the Global Citizen, is BackOn episode 6, Donnalee Donaldson shared her journey to global citizenship, which started when she left Jamaica at sixteen and headed to the United States. She eventually found her way to Rwanda in East Africa. On this episode, she returns to share her adventures traveling to over twenty African nations in the five years she has called Kigali, Rwanda home. From her deeply spiritual backpacking trip across Ethiopia to partying in Uganda to reveling in the traces of Jamaica she found in Ghana, Donna speaks passionately about all that Africa has to offer the traveler who is open to experiences...2019-01-1826 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Bouns: Doreen, the Childfree African is Back!On episode 2, Doreen Yomoah shared her insights about being an African woman who has chosen not to have children. She also shared stories of how rejecting motherhood was just one way of rejecting patriarchal expectations that are placed on the shoulders of African women. Returning for a deeper dive into the childfree-by-choice life, she uses this episode to explain why she believes more African women are not vocal about not wanting children. She also further connects the assumption that women are just natural caregivers to socialization by explaining how her day job involves researching these assumptions about gender and...2018-12-2119 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Keturah, In Her Own WordsIn this final episode of season one, Keturah Kendrick explains why she started Unchained. Unbothered. Detailing life-long experiences, she shares how it has always been her goal not to be suffocated. Keturah gives examples of how often black women are suffocated by assumptions, expectations and hidden agendas that are touted to them as in their best interest. In addition to her own experiences, she talks about hearing the stories of other women as she’s traveled the world. Because of patterns she has seen in these stories, she began conceptualizing a show that featured women who fought against their ow...2018-11-3021 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Candace Studied Her Way Out Of Religious BeliefAuthor of The Ebony Exodus Project: Why Some Black Women Are Walking Out on Religion – And Others Should Too, Candace Gorham describes her younger self as much more “deep into religion” than the average child. She actively involved herself in both the Jehovah’s Witness and the Methodist church. On this episode, she shares her journey from becoming an ordained minister while she was barely out of her teens to trading in religious belief for secular humanism. After a young adulthood spent worshipping god and ministering to his flock, she began to question common precepts in the Christian faith. After ex...2018-11-1636 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Olivia Granted Herself Sexual FreedomA bi-sexual woman, Olivia Lollis did not know she could choose other love structures besides monogamy. She knew of polygamy and found the practice unfair and sexist so she practiced monogamy almost out of ignorance. With no knowledge of other forms of ethical non-monogamy, she ended up partnering with one man at a time. On this episode, she talks about discovering swinging as a single woman and exploring this form of non-monogamy on her own before meeting and marrying a man who was also interested in the practice. She was soon to learn that control of women’s sexuality wa...2018-11-0231 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Evita's Non-Monogamous Marriage Has Made Her A Better PartnerEvita and her husband did not drag either one into a polyamorous lifestyle. They were both curious about the love structure and experimented in some form of ethical non-monogamy together before deciding that they would pursue committed relationships outside of their marriage. On this episode, Evita shares what she has learned about herself through non-monogamy and how she has unpacked toxic narratives about love unquestioned monogamy can sometimes perpetuate. Because she has multiple partners, she has learned that she can have a huge sense of entitlement about what she is owed because of the position she holds in a...2018-10-1936 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Nina Embraced Infertility With GratitudeCreator of the internationally recognized Nonparents.com, Nina Steele remembers the exact day when she accepted she would not be a mother. She and her husband had been trying to conceive for years. After another failed attempt, an acute understanding of the reality of this situation washed over her. She was clear that her inability to conceive was not a sad situation over which she should grieve. “I am so lucky this has not happened for me,” she said to no one in particular. In this episode, Nina talks about how she grew up seeing the impact of unquestioned pron...2018-10-0535 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Damia Created a Space That Celebrates Single WomenLike many young girls, Damia Jackson assumed she would be married one day. Though she never focused exclusively on finding a husband, she assumed somewhere in her 30s, there’d be one living in her home. Now, as a 46-year-old woman who has never married, Damia sees a great need for the blog she created, Single Girls Rock. In this episode, she talks about realizing there were no spaces that spoke to single women from a place of normalcy. Much of what she encountered seemed to come from the premise of: Here is what is wrong with you and wh...2018-09-2138 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Princess Shaw is Working on Being FreeWhen she was approached about participating in a documentary about You Tube performers, Princess Shaw thought nothing of it. She had been singing on You Tube for years and had built up a respectable following. The documentary, Introducing Princess Shaw, found its way to Netflix. In this episode, Shaw opens up about how excited she was when her You Tube videos were noticed by an Israeli music producer and then his filmmaker friend. She admits that she was going through a deep depression during the taping of the documentary, but still recorded because she saw it as important to...2018-09-0733 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Ms. West Found a Better Life Outside the USAKimberly West is unafraid of transition because she is well versed in reinvention. In her 50 brief years on this planet, she has transitioned from a corporate worker to a management consultant to a restaurant owner to a farm owner to a globally minded entrepreneur. In this episode, Kimberly talks about her decision to leave the United States for Mexico. The impetus for her relocation was realizing just how tainted the food supply in America is and wanting an all around healthier lifestyle. Given the toxicity of the political climate and the cost of living, remaining in the United States...2018-08-2437 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Phyllis Evolves in Her Role as a WifeWhen she was 19 years old, Phyllis Brown began dating her husband because she wanted to lose her virginity to this fun and charismatic guy with whom she connected immediately. The man she had chosen to “pop my cherry” became her boyfriend of ten years and has been her husband for another ten. In this episode, she shares how the last twenty years with her husband have seen her grow in her own identity and evolve from the young woman who believed the only way to be a partner was to take care of the king of the house and hono...2018-08-1034 min
Unclassified Woman68: Unchained and unbothered with Keturah KendrickWelcome to today's episode of Unclassified Woman. Today I'm speaking to Shanghai based Keturah Kendrick, who shares her perspective on being childfree by choice. Whose voice do you listen to most? When it comes to marriage and having children, it seems that everyone has an opinion regarding how YOU should live your life. Today’s show is all about listening to YOUR voice and making the choices that make YOU happy. Keturah Kendrick is an American writer, blogger and podcaster who has lived on three different continents and travelled to more than a dozen countries....2018-08-1037 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Gabrielle, An Atheist Living in the Bible Belt SouthA retired member of the military, Gabrielle Tolliver began questioning what she was taught in Sunday school early into her childhood. While the adults in her family were not frequent attenders of church, they did require the children go to service as often as possible. When Gabrielle challenged the inconsistencies and cruelties taught in Sunday School lessons, she was chided with: “You are just too young to understand.” In this episode, she talks about being a nonbeliever in North Carolina, where church and god are as deeply woven into the culture as speaking to strangers and asking after a casu...2018-07-2736 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Kimberly: A Minister Who No Longer Needs ReligionA professor and performer, Dr. Kimberly Chandler has a long history with the Christian church. When she organized a family reunion and there was a requisite Sunday church service planned, she did not have to corral her people to a house of worship. Between the licensed ministers, choir directors, lead sopranos, ushers and first ladies among her family members, the Chandlers had their own church service right where they had their barbecue the day before. In this episode, she reveals why she no longer has a place for “manmade” religion in her life. A licensed minister, she experienced firsthand the...2018-07-1334 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Kyndra's God Accepts Her SexualityA clinical social worker and Associate Pastor at First Corinthian Baptist Church (FCBC), Kyndra Frazier felt called to ministry while still a child. She was very active in youth activities and felt comfortable sitting in the pews of her southern Baptist church. In this episode, she shares how she spent years doing everything but formally ministering to fellow Christians. When the opportunity to serve presented itself at FCBC, she accepted it with no hesitation. At FCBC, Kyndra has been charged with spearheading and serving as executive director of the church’s free mental wellness clinic, The Hope Center. Equally im...2018-06-2935 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Tracy Chose Herself Over Her HusbandLike many people, Tracy Adams envisioned herself someday partnered with “that one special person for life.” Though there was a period in her 20s when she tried to suppress this desire, she dated with the hope of ultimately meeting a life partner. In this episode, Tracy talks about her decision to end her marriage three years into it. After summarizing the courtship with her ex, she explains how she came to the decision that the marriage was not worth continuing. Early into their new marriage, she discovered her partner had not completely disclosed an issue with her. While the issu...2018-06-1527 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Ebony Won't Be Birthing BabiesWhen 35-year-old Ebony Murphy-Root reflects on her childhood and young adulthood, she can not recall a moment when motherhood was a role she desired. What does remain prominent in her mind are memories of her father’s sister who was unmarried with no children. A homeowner with a good job and a full social calendar, Ebony’s aunt was always laughing and off to do something that looked fun and exciting. It left an impression on young Ebony who relished the time she spent with her auntie. In this episode, Ebony challenges the myth that no man will marry a wo...2018-06-0118 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Donna Became a Global Citizen at SixteenOn her 16th birthday, Donnalee Donaldson was serenaded by the staff at the American Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica. Having earned a full scholarship to a top university, the woman who was processing her visa paperwork demanded that everyone clap for this bright young girl who was leaving her mother to go off to the land of opportunity while still a teenager. Four years later, Donna was in law school at Emory University, the youngest of her classmates. In this episode, she talks about her decision to leave a burgeoning law career in New York City to return to Jamaica...2018-05-1840 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Dana Needed Something Different42-year-old mother of two, Dana Day never planned to leave the comforts of Atlanta – much less America. A co worker’s stories about working abroad prompted Dana to apply for a position just to see what would happen. Six weeks later, she was preparing to move to Kuwait. In this episode, she explains that though her family was excited about her move, her ex-husband had apprehensions about his preteen daughters being shipped to the Middle East. Three years and two countries later, her ex now sees how beneficial living outside of the U.S. has been for his girls. They...2018-05-0426 minUnchained. Unbothered.Lizette Found Freedom in BuddhismBorn and bred in the boogie down Bronx, Lizette Morehead had the fortune of being allowed full agency over her spiritual life. Although her mother read the Bible as regularly as she watched Reverend Ike, she told Lizette she only had to go to church if she wanted to. Since she went to a Catholic elementary school, being Catholic (like all her friends) made sense to a young Lizette. In this episode, she explains that the more she matured into a young woman, the less useful Catholicism became for her complex life. She was riddled with guilt and found...2018-04-2031 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Danyelle Drops The Real Story of RuthChief content contributor for UnfitChristain.com, D. Danyelle Thomas, grew up as a preacher’s kid. She assumed homophobia, sexism and the pursuit of respectability were just unquestionable tenets of the gospel of Jesus Christ. As she evolved in her spirituality so did her theology. In this episode, she shares how she chose to remove the belief in an actual hell from her theology and to fight against purity culture that is prevalent in many evangelical churches. This culture, exclusively aimed at Christian women, encourages single women to connect abstinence and conservative sexual mores to a closeness to God. Or...2018-04-0427 min
Unchained. Unbothered.Doreen Has Freed Herself From African PatriarchyCreater of the blog, The Childfree African, Doreen Yomoah shares her journey to non-motherhood. At 23, she realized that she did not want what a good Ghanaian girl was supposed to want: children. Though she only spent the first year of her life in Ghana, Doreen was well aware of the cultural pressure African women experienced to give their husbands babies. This pressure did not escape any African woman regardless of where she lived throughout the diaspora. She speaks about creating the blog as a way to connect with other young African women who felt as she did and to...2018-03-2334 min
FuseBox Radio BroadcastFuseBox Radio #553: Christopher Dormer Case/Grammys Gonna Grammy Yet AGAIN/R.I.P. Tim Dog [FLASHBACK EPISODE: Week of March 16, 2018]Due to some out of state creative work travels during the past weekend on the both of our ends, here's a FLASHBACK episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast for the week of March 16, 2018 [originally broadcast on the week of February 20, 2013] with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary.Our commentary during that week touched base on the end of the Christopher Dorner case, the Library of Congress' latest action in preserving American sound recordings (music, speeches & otherwise), our view of the 2013 Grammy Awards, the passing of actor Lou Myers (best known...2018-03-213h 11FuseBox Radio BroadcastFuseBox Radio #553: Christopher Dormer Case/Grammys Gonna Grammy Yet AGAIN/R.I.P. Tim Dog [FLASHBACK EPISODE: Week of March 16, 2018]Due to some out of state creative work travels during the past weekend on the both of our ends, here's a FLASHBACK episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast for the week of March 16, 2018 [originally broadcast on the week of February 20, 2013] with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary.
Our commentary during that week touched base on the end of the Christopher Dorner case, the Library of Congress' latest action in preserving American sound recordings (music, speeches & otherwise), our view of the 2013 Grammy Awards, the passing of actor Lou Myers (best known as...2018-03-213h 11
Unchained. Unbothered.Shira Does Not Do MonogamyShira Obasuyi chats with Keturah Kendrick about growing up in a polyamorous family. She shares stories of the women in her family teaching her to value her relationship with herself over her relationships with any and all of her partners. She also explains why even though she never tried to force herself into the box of monogamy, entering the adult world where this structure was largely practiced did create struggles to relate to people she cared about, but could not understand. “I discovered that in monogamy, a partner will have lots of insecurities that they want you to fix,” she...2018-02-2326 min
FuseBox Radio BroadcastFuseBox Radio #507 - 911 Is A Joke In Chi-Town, Pay For Play Musician Shenanigans & More! [FLASHBACK EPISODE: Week of Dec. 15, 2016]Since folks had insane schedule conflicts this week, here'ss the a flashback episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the week of December 15, 2016 [originally broadcast for a show covering the weeks of on the week of February 6 & 13, 2013] with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary.Our commentary during that week touched base on the current case with ex-L.A.P.D. officer Christopher Dorner (including his accusations of crookedness in the police system, the recent killings done by him, what this...2016-12-212h 57
FuseBox Radio BroadcastFuseBox Radio #453 - "Girls" Jacking Chicken Wings (BONUS FLASHBACK EPISODE - Week of Dec. 11, 2015)This is a BONUS FLASHBACK EPISODE of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the week of of Dec. 11, 2015 [this episode was originally broadcast on the week of January 30, 2013] for our new & old listeners featuring new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary.Our commentary during that week touched base on a study that showed that almost 1/2 of the American population is in danger of being 1 emergency away from financial ruin & why, gun control issues & violence in the U.S., revelations that Israel was forcing birth...2015-12-1756 min
FuseBox Radio BroadcastFuseBox Radio Broadcast #447 - Weeks of Oct. 14 & 21, 2015 [Flashback Episode]This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the weeks of October 14 & 21, 2015 [a flashback episode due to some technical issues; originally broadcast on the week of February 20, 2013] with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary.Our commentary during that week touched base on the end of the Christopher Dorner case, the Library of Congress' latest action in preserving American sound recordings (music, speeches & otherwise), our view of the 2013 Grammy Awards, the passing of actor Lou...2015-10-223h 11
FuseBox Radio BroadcastFuseBox Radio Broadcast w/ DJ Fusion & Jon Judah #428 - Week of April 1, 2015 [Flashback Episode]This is a flashback episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the week of April 1, 2015 (due to it just being another VERY hectic week with events and more for the radio show; originally broadcast on the weeks of Feb. 6 & 13, 2013) with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary.Our commentary during that week touched base on the current case with ex-L.A.P.D. officer Christopher Dorner (including his accusations of crookedness in the police system, the recent killings done by him, what this all means...2015-04-062h 57FuseBox Radio BroadcastFuseBox Radio Broadcast w/ DJ Fusion & Jon Judah #377 – Feb. 6, 2014 [Flashback Episode]** Due to our studio computer having to get some repairs, we aren't able to post up our most recent FuseBox Radio Broadcast episode...however, we dug into the archives to give folks some flashback radio goodness to listen to...enjoy! ** This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of Feb. 6, 2014 (originally broadcast on the week of March 7, 2013) with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary. Our commentary during that week touched base on de...2014-02-142h 53FuseBox Radio BroadcastFuseBox Radio Broadcast w/ DJ Fusion & Jon Judah #340 – March 7, 2013This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of March 7, 2013 with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary.Our commentary this week touched base on death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez & his mixed legacy, our review of the documentary "Corporate FM", the United Nations not being too happy with the United States having some areas of the country have recreational & medical marijuana be legal, when gastric bypass surgery goes SERIOUSLY wrong in Britain and some other things here and...2013-03-1157 minFuseBox Radio BroadcastFuseBox Radio Broadcast w/ DJ Fusion & Jon Judah #339 – Feb. 27, 2013This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of February 27, 2013 with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary.Our commentary this week touched base on sequestration in the U.S. & what that actually means for regular people, the insanity of horse meat popping up everywhere in the U.K. & South Africa in fast food, stories coming out about U.K. police engaging in literal "sleeping with the enemy" tactics infiltrating activist organizations, NYPD's raid of the South Bronx community...2013-03-032h 59FuseBox Radio BroadcastFuseBox Radio Broadcast w/ DJ Fusion & Jon Judah #338 – Feb. 20, 2013This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of February 20, 2013 with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary.Our commentary this week touched base on the end of the Christopher Dorner case, the Library of Congress' latest action in preserving American sound recordings (music, speeches & otherwise), our view of the 2013 Grammy Awards, the passing of actor Lou Myers (best known as Mr. Gaines of "A Different world") & MC Tim Dog (of "F*** Compton"...2013-02-243h 11FuseBox Radio BroadcastFuseBox Radio Broadcast w/ DJ Fusion & Jon Judah #337 – Feb. 6 & 13, 2013This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the weeks of February 6 & 13, 2013 with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary.Our commentary this week touched base on the current case with ex-L.A.P.D. officer Christopher Dorner (including his accusations of crookedness in the police system, the recent killings done by him, what this all means for the U.S. at large and more), Chicago's new prioritizing of certain 911 calls getting police assitance, passing of jazz legend Donald...2013-02-112h 57FuseBox Radio BroadcastFuseBox Radio Broadcast w/ DJ Fusion & Jon Judah #336 – Jan. 30, 2013This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of January 30, 2013 with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary.Our commentary this week touched base on a study that shows that almost 1/2 of the American population is in danger of being 1 emergency away from financial ruin & why, gun control issues & violence in the U.S., revelations that Israel was forcing birth control shots onto the Ethiopian Jewish women population, West Papua's population fighting for independence, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's editorial about the...2013-02-0356 min