Becoming with Angelina Watkins

Becoming Kerry Washington: Family Secrets this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she discusses Kerry Washington and the reveal of the family secret. Kerry has an impressive list of accomplishments in the entertainment industry. She most notably known for her role as Olivia Pope on Scandal. She played the role so well that she is the real Olivia Pope. But while Kerry has experienced greatn...

Becoming Pink: Pink to Rockstar In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she highlights the life of Pink, a musical icon known for her spunk and unapologetic personality. Pink is a international superstar that has pushed the envelope and takes no prisoners. She is a music powerhouse who is a force to be reckoned with. She has defied the odds and triumphed over a rocky childhood to be one...

Becoming Cardi B: The Bronx to Megastar In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she highlights the life of Cardi B, one of the hip-hop industry’s most iconic female rappers. Cardi B had her fair share of trauma growing up. Life was not easy. She had star quality, and while for a moment it seemed like her life was headed in the wrong direction, it took a turn most would not have expected...

Becoming Taraji P Henson: Triumph Over Single Motherhood In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she highlights the life of Taraji P. Henson, one of Hollywood's brightest stars whose journey is nothing short of inspiring. Taraji P. Henson is an award-winning actress, known for her exceptional talent and versatility in the entertainment industry. Taraji has become a household name, capti...

Becoming Fantasia Barrino: Born for This! In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she highlights the rise of Fantasia Barrino, American Idol’s 3rd season winner. Fantasia Barrino rose to stardom after winning the American Idol title in 2004, but would very traumatic childhood before her rise to fame. She was raised in home with a very aggressive father, raped by a classmate in high scho...

Becoming Gabrielle Union: Bring It On! n this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she highlights the triumph of Gabrielle Union who gracefully overcame sexual assault to becoming a respected and inspiring actress, wife, mom, and woman empowerment advocate. Gabrielle Union was sexually assaulted at the age of 19 the summer before her sophomore year in college. This was very unfortunate, deva...

Becoming Mary J Blige: My Life In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, Angelina highlights the trails of Mary J. Blige and how regardless of how she felt about herself, God saw fit to surround her with people who could hold her up while she was down. Mary didn’t always live a fabulous life. She saw a lot and experience a lot growing up. Witnessing domestic violence in the home and being...

Becoming Keyshia Cole: Fighting past Childhood Trauma In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she highlights the becoming of Keyshia Cole. Keyshia Cole has overcome a lot to be the success she is. She dealt with abandonment, a parent on drugs, absentee father (who may not have known about her), estranged family members (at times), and bad relationships. This can destroy anyone and crush...

Aretha Franklin: Becoming the Boss of Your Life In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, talks about how Aretha Franklin was able to become the boss of her life after enduring a lot of childhood trauma. Aretha Franklin witnessed a lot and experienced a lot at a young age. There was trauma after trauma with no healing that impacted her greatly in her adulthood. After enduring divorced par...

Tina Turner: Reclaimed and Rebuilt Her Life In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, talks about how Tina Turner rose from the ashes to make a name for herself for the second time. Tina Turner was tormented and battered for 19 years. She made the choice to leave her situation and walk away with nothing but her name. She reclaimed her and rebuilt her life from nothing but her name and tal...

Carlee Russell Kidnapping: Did She Lie In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she talks about Carlee Russell kidnapping. Did she lie? Is this a hoax? Or was she really kidnapped. Kidnapping is not taken lightly in today’s society with so many women being taken and sex trafficked. It can be anyone at anytime; however, not everyone gets the media attention needed to for authorities to lo...

How to Use Credit Cards the Right Way to Pay Off Debt and Boost Credit Score In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she talks about using credit cards to reduce interest and boost your credit score. There is a lot of credit card debt in America, but credit cards are not a bad thing if you use them wisely. In this episode, Angelina will review how to use credit cards to payoff debt, red...

Increasing Your Income by Starting a Side Hustle In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she talks about making more money when your current job is not paying enough. A viewer asked if you are not making enough money on your current job should you look for a better paying job? It isn’t easy to leave a job when you have responsibilities, but you certainly owe it to yourself to make more...

Best Savings Account for You and Your Teenager In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she answers a viewers question of what is the best savings account for an adult and their teen. There are different types of savings accounts but what is available for an adult will be different then what is available for your child. Angelina breaks down the types of savings accounts, which ones to st...

5 Mistakes People Make Becoming Successful In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she reviews 5 mistakes people make when trying to become successful. We hear a lot about becoming successful and making a lot of money, but they don’t talk about the person you need to become to make the money or the habits you need to adopt to be successful. There are a lot of successful habits, but ther...

Married? Joint Bank Accounts? How to handle a joint bank account In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she discusses combining bank accounts when you get married. Should you combine bank accounts with your husband when you get married? The answer is not black and white. While some are able to combine accounts and build financially together, others struggle to get on the same page when...

Building a Savings from Scratch In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she gives tips on how to build a savings from scratch. In today’s economy it is becoming very challenging to save when the cost of living is rising. But saving is not something you can ignore. Things happen and you need an emergency fund to cover unexpected expenses. In this episode, we outline why you should be sav...

How to Save Millions in a Divorce Settlement In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she discusses getting 50% of your spouses assets in a divorce. Acharf Hakimi wife filed for a divorce after he was accused of rape. But to her surprise, she got nothing in the divorce settlement. How was Acharf Hakimi able to walk away and his wife get nothing in the divorce? Afterall, he is worth 70 mi...

Prepare for a 2023 Recession In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she discusses the possibility of a recession in 2023. It is evitable at this point and the economist are predicting a recession in 2023. So what should you expect and how should you prepare? There are signs that we are heading into a recession. Business sales and revenue are decreasing, they are layoffs, unemployment i...

Ja Morant Suspended Indefinitely from NBA Games After Appearing with a Gun; Can He Recover His Career In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she talks about the latest headlines about Ja Morant being suspended from the NBA games indefinitely after appearing in a viral video flashing a gun. This is not Ja Morant’s first time in the headlines for flashing a gun. Back in March he was susp...

Becoming – Higher Fees for Good Credit | New Fed Rules Means Higher Mortgage Fees for Good Credit In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, reviews the Biden Administration proposal to raise the cost of mortgage fees for homebuyers with good credit. As of May 1st, the Biden Administration has enacted a law that impacts the Loan-Level Price Adjustment. This new rule raises the cost of mort...

Becoming – Don Lemon Says He Is Stunned Amid Being Ousted by CNN | 5 Red Flags Your Employer Wants to Fire You In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she discusses job loss and how to prepare for being let go from your job. Monday, April 24th, it was announced that Don Lemon was being let go from CNN. This is directly after it was announced that Tucker Carlson was let go from FOX News....

Becoming – #1 Money Mistake African-Americans Make In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she reveals the #1 mistake most African Americans are making with their money that is keeping them from getting rich and wealthy. There is a lot of talk about financial freedom, financial security, and leaving a legacy for our children. But in order to achieve any of that you have to build wealth....

Becoming – 4 Ways to Pay Off Emergency Debt with no Emergency Fund In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she goes over 4 ways to cover a $1,000 emergency when you have no emergency fund. Fifty-seven percent of American households cannot cover a $1,000 emergency. It is not due to inflation or rising interest rates because people were struggling to cover small emergencies before the pan...

Becoming – Why Did Silicon Valley Bank Collapse and What Does It Mean to the Economy In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she discusses why Silicon Valley Bank collapsed and what does it mean to the economy. Silicon Valley Bank was a regional bank and the 16th largest bank in the company. At the beginning of March, 2023 the bank collapsed due to 2 reasons: 1) Diversification of its c...