Shows
The Mediocre Black WomanWhy Is Everybody So Goddamn Obsessed with Us?In this week’s episode, I sit down with my friend Lakeisha | Temple Priestess— for a conversation that’s sacred and necessary. We’re unpacking what happens when Black women’s creativity, labor, and leadership are constantly extracted, praised, and imitated — but expected to compromise our value and safety. Somewhere in the middle of our laughter and incense smoke, I said:“I don’t want to hear another motherf***ing thing about women’s empowerment…” and I meant it — but not because I don’t believe in empowerment. It’s because that language often stops short of including us.I’m talk...
2025-10-1458 min
The Mediocre Black WomanVoice Note: Why I Cried at the Concert (and the Reminder You Need Too)Happy Tuesday y’all. It’s been a little while since I left you a voice note, so consider this a love note from me to you.A little over a week ago, I took a trip with my family and friends to celebrate my baby sister’s birthday. And oh did we CELEBRATE! But then something happened I wasn’t prepared for.When we attended the concert at the end of the trip, El DeBarge came on stage. And the very first song he sang was Love Me in a Special Way.The mome...
2025-09-2325 min
Meanwhile in Memphis with New MemphisThe Fun and Finances of Arts and Culture
"It is about leveraging all the stories that we have from the past -- every song, every story, every everything -- to be able to co-create the stories of the future."
Memphis is making a smart business case for arts and culture because t_here's no business like show business, after all!_ New Memphis' Celebrate What's Right: Creative Economics brought local experts to the stage who shared how to artfully blend creativity and business at a scale that is shaping our city, its image, and its bottom line.
Revisit this conversation with Jessica Mo...
2024-03-2659 min
Leadership TKO™ with Dr. Lakeisha McKnightVirtual Bible Study- Luke 19: 28-48 (Triumphant Entry Of Christ | Cleaning the Temple)Virtual Bible Study with Lakeisha McKnight.
2018-05-0817 min