Healthy Conversations With Debra Brandon

10/06/2022

A Conversation About: Self-Love, Manifesting Your Desired Outcomes in Relationshoips, Political Organizing in Sub-Groups vs. Practicing Groupism & the Business of Capitalism

10/06/2022

A Conversation About: Self-Love, Manifesting Your Desires, Political Organizing in Sub-Groups vs. Practicing Groupism & Capitalism

10/06/2022

There's been talk that our community is unable to "work together," and/or have no desire to see each other prosper. Most of us blame outside influences, but is culture to blame? This week's topic is all about self hate in the black community and how it manifests in our everyday lives.

Healthy Conversations is a show hosted by Debra Brandon, that takes on difficult topics, and facilitates dialogue between guests from different backgrounds, in order to promote healing and empathy within our community. Our goal is to elevate the conversation from divisive to constructive.

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09/06/2022

27/05/2022

According to Forbes, and other outlets, the likelihood that a recession is on its way to the US, between 2023-2024 is extremely likely. If the recession hits and you have to build from scratch, here's what you need to know.

Healthy Conversations is a show hosted by Debra Brandon, that takes on difficult topics, and facilitates dialogue between guests from different backgrounds, in order to promote healing and empathy within our community. Our goal is to elevate the conversation from divisive to constructive.

Show Panelists:

Mekal Smith is the CEO of Sleepy Owl Company, an online tech start-up aimed at evolving the book reading and storytelling experience for readers and writers. His background is in Taxation Accounting and Financial Literacy for families.

Tonia Mays is the owner of Craving for Cookies, a family-owned business that takes pride in producing homemade, delicious cookies. Tonia is also a mother, grandmother, sister and master baker who can feed a large family on a budget.

Miguel Echols is a self proclaimed, "Passive Influencer," who reaches people via social impact. He's an entrepreneur, veteran and speaker on a mission to create a long-lasting legacy.

Dellguan Coleman is a self-made full-time serial entrepreneur with a purpose to create brands & services that create positive outlets for our future Generations to come. He's owns Movie Go Inc. which was inspired by the Indie Film Community, Coleman & Neal, an Upscale Fashion Line and Wedding Heaven an online Wedding Store that provides all of your needs for that special day.

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26/02/2022

The art of Group Econimics, from our brothers over at the Grabd Rising Collective.

https://www.facebook.com/GrandRisingCollective/videos/4593211934122285/

15/06/2021

So, apparently this is a hot topic 😳

What say ye? Should femininity be turned on and off light a light switch??

15/06/2021

Do you know the history of Vodou, or do you believe it's evil and dark?

24/11/2020

Chappelle's Show began streaming on Netflix in the U.S. on Nov. 1. and is owned by ViacomCBS. It's still available on the company’s Comedy Central and CBS All Access outlets and was also recently licensed by HBO Max but has been taken off of Netflix's platform, per Dave Chappelle's request.

Companies that license a program pay the seller who, in tern, has to compensate the creatives on the show.

“People think I made a lot of money from Chappelle’s Show,” Chappelle says in the video, filmed during a recent standup set. “When I left that show I never got paid. They (ViacomCBS) didn’t have to pay me because I signed the contract. But is that right? I found out that these people were streaming my work and they never had to ask me or they never have to tell me. Perfectly legal ‘cause I signed the contract."

I called them (Netflix) and I told them that this makes me feel bad. And you want to know what they did? They agreed that they would take it off their platform just so I could feel better.

https://deadline.com/2020/11/chappelles-show-removed-netflix-request-dave-chappelle-viacomcbs-stolen-goods-paid-1234621181/?fbclid=IwAR32d4p_ZTuyBKMwj_kPKX91KaVrdTRgk6L9SVrsPK2rg9kuAYrtld4sVZo

Dave Chappelle had made it clear that he did not approve of ViacomCBS licensing his Comedy Central series, Chappelle’s Show, without paying him a dime. The comedian spoke about it during his …

03/09/2020

This topic is even more relevant today. What’s your take?

20/08/2020

How Do We Begin to Build Generational Wealth as A Community? Special Guests, Dellguan Coleman and Geo Washington chime in on the topic.

13/08/2020

Even with the lack of integration in Black Communities, there are still those who feel the need to protest and march. What can those who prefer to, "do for self," do to make sure protesting doesn't happen in vain?

06/08/2020

Are we living in survival mode?

Survival mode is the short-term, fear-based mode of thinking you enter when your fight-or-flight response is triggered. It's the poisonous mentality that leads you to attack or retreat during stressful times rather than communicate and embrace.

30/07/2020

There will not be a new episode of Healthy Conversations tonight. At 6:30PM a watch party of last week's episode will be live.

24/07/2020

On Healthy Conversations, we talk about the topics that have the power to heal our community.

Today's Topic: Are black women raised to be too independent from black men?

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Host: DBrandon

20/07/2020

What's the blueprint for building wealth and competing economically as a group?

16/07/2020

We rarely discuss current events for the sake of discussing them, but the recent situation with Nick Cannon and ViacommCBS brought up a really good talking point. Cannon has worked with them for about 20 years and as soon as he mentions something outside of their scope, he's dropped.

The question is, are we thinking about ownership when we start the process of "going to business for ourselves" or are we waiting to be discovered and bought out?

10/07/2020

We're getting started late but want to still jump in on the topic of Black Love. Tune in for a little bit while we get into the conversation.

09/07/2020

“We’ve talked a lot about what we are demanding from our officers in our communities,” the Mayor continued. “We’ve protested, we’ve demonstrated, we’ve been angry, we’ve cried, we’ve demanded action. Well now we’re demanding action for Secoriea Turner and for all of the other people who were shot in Atlanta last night and over the past few weeks because the reality is this – these aren’t police officers shooting people on the streets of Atlanta, these are members of the community shooting each other, and in this case, it is the worst possible outcome.”

https://www.redstate.com/brandon_morse/2020/07/06/atlanta-mayor-reality/?fbclid=IwAR3yR8mLL8ED5s4_CwakOKfr-kSdGURCx9gcQJE_VzjBDTZRod0GYkxLbBU

Atlanta's darkest day has arrived and it's time to face reality.

03/07/2020

We've been experiencing issues with audio today and while testing, the panel just let the conversation flow. We recorded the first part and will let you all hear it soon, but for now, join us for this sidebar conversation about our community.

29/06/2020

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.trtworld.com/africa/not-jeff-bezos-or-bill-gates-mali-s-mansa-musa-was-the-richest-man-ever-31658/amp

Ask anyone who the world’s all-time richest person is and you’ll probably hear Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Gates or Warren Buffett - but that is of course, wrong.

28/06/2020

“The typical black family has just 1/10th the wealth of the typical white one. In 1863, black Americans owned one-half of 1 percent of the national wealth. Today it’s just over 1.5 percent for roughly the same percentage of the overall population.”

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/06/19/why-racial-wealth-gap-persists-more-than-years-after-emancipation/%3FoutputType%3Damp

When one system of economic oppression collapsed, new ones were created to fill the void.

25/06/2020

Is it true that we're the only race of people that romanticize dysfunctional behavior and call it culture?

25/06/2020

This is super smart! A barber reaches a man at a vulnerable point. They hear all types of stories, now they can actually use tools that therapists use and start to heal our men.

This is a win.

https://www.wjtv.com/news/mississippi-barbers-receive-free-training-to-become-mental-health-advocates/?fbclid=IwAR3lXuTtvkLKeMx6NaeXacxBNR3RiT5yw0CYRLN19MG-QR_-wICRjTLbOwQ

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV)- A national grassroots movement called The Confess Project brought 20 Mississippi barbers together to train them on how to be mental health advocates for their clients.  …

18/06/2020

On this episode of Healthy Conversations, we talk about the absenteeism of the black father and its impact on the community as a whole.

This week's guests are Tracey "Jazzy" Brown, Dellguan Coleman, and Robert Lee.

Join us next week at the same time for another episode of, Healthy Conversations, where people with actual perspectives have real conversations.

11/06/2020

In this episode of , Debra Brandon talks to Allie Shaw, AO Bomaye, and Goldie about co-parenting.

05/06/2020