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You Knew Me Then, Not Now | Featuring Bee Sometimes it takes losing your freedom to discover what it truly means to live. This week on the Crazy Black Girl Podcast, I'm joined by Bee for a raw and unapologetic conversation about choices, consequences, gratitude, and becoming someone different from who you used to be. Before serving 18 months in prison, Bee was drawn to the fast life. But what happens when the life you thought you wanted leads you somewhere you never imagined? For Bee, those 1

When a young man is accused of something terrible, who gets to be somebody's son first, and who is a monster before the sentence is finished? This week I put the Cornell fraternity case next to the Central Park Five and look at how each story was told: the photos, the ages, the past, and who got to speak. This isn't about guilt or innocence. It's about how the first telling sets the verdict before the facts arrive, and what narrative repair looks like when we notice it. Tell me about a time you

I almost gave up on Crazy Black Girl Podcast. Not because I had nothing left to say, but because life changed and so did I. I wasn’t sure this podcast still fit the woman I was becoming. Turns out, it didn’t need to. In this comeback episode, I’m talking about where I’ve been, what happened when I found myself an emotional wreck, and why I decided it was time to bring Crazy Black Girl back. The conversations are growing with me. Mental health, identity, healing, life, and all the things Blac

On Monday, a grand jury decided no one will be charged in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells. His cause of death is still undetermined, and his family still doesn't have answers. In this episode, I talk about what this news brings up for me as the mother of a Black son, why stories like Nolan's fade from the headlines, and what it does to us to keep living through the same ending. I also talk about how to carry this kind of grief without going numb. Say his name: Nolan Xavier Wells. Read th

I was driving to Waffle House with Whitney Houston playing, already knowing I was about to order the All-Star Special, and my hands would not stop shaking. The accident was over. But apparently, my body didn’t get the memo. A few weeks earlier, my car hydroplaned on a two-lane road in North Carolina. My sister was in the passenger seat, and for a second, I really thought that was it. I walked away with a sprained ankle, a seatbelt bruise, and a totaled car. And then I did what I think a lot

From Atlanta’s Trap Museum to a quiet conversation with God, this episode is about survival, surrender, and everything in between. I came home from culture, music, and community to a flu, a kidney infection, and a wake-up call. Somewhere between dehydration and overthinking, I realized I’ve been carrying backup plans for my backup plans trying to outthink the future before it arrives. This is a conversation about anxiety that feels real, even when faith says trust. About trauma that teaches y

In this special episode of the Crazy Black Girl Podcast, I’m joined by my very first guest — my daughter, Naomi. We share a candid, heartfelt conversation about life, academics, entrepreneurship, and the lessons she’s learning as a young girl navigating her own path. She offers honest advice for girls her age, and I couldn’t be more proud or excited to have her on the mic with me. This episode is full of wisdom, love, and real talk you don’t want to miss.