Ayana Explains It All

The presence of the US Constitution is the root of all evil.  The absence of the US Constitution is the root of all evil.  The US Constitution shrugged.  Works Used In The Making of This Episode:  NSA Warrantless Searches. Wikipedia. Reality Winner. Wikipedia. FISA. Wikipedia. "Limiting no-knock warrants is not enough. The Breonna Taylor tragedy leaves no doubt." The Editorial...

There are smart cars, smart refrigerators, and smart-mouth kids.  Why not smart relationships?  Find out how you can get yours back to healthy!* *results not guaranteed

ANCESTORS ASSEMBLE! This one is long overdue. Works Cited:  "10 Examples That Prove White Privilege Protects White People in Every Aspect Imaginable."  November 26, 2015.   J on Greenberg. https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/11/lessons-white-privilege-poc/ "Riot for Me" by Burden featuring Mesus. music by Skilsel at Pixabay

If you're on your way out the door to college (or looking for a refill on your "things you should know" mental folder), don't go before you've heard these "7 Hard Truths" that may make you a better human or hate being a grown up altogether.  Put them in a box labeled "TOOLS" and use them as often as needed, which is everyday.  Unlike your game console these tools won't break before the w...

It's a special episode of "Ayana Explains It All," I breakdown what's giving me the blues lately. Life is full of surprises but this ain't one--you guessed it, this country sucks.  NSFW unless you accidentally stream the podcast without your headphones on, then it's a happy accident.

NSFW message about the state of the union.   Works used in this podcast: "Justice Samuel Alito, the architect of overturning Roe v. Wade, told senators he viewed the abortion rights landmark as 'important precedent.'  Now he says 'stare decisis' doesn't protect it." Jacob Shamsian. Business Insider.com. June 24, 2022. Music by Skilsel from Pixabay.

Tradition is bullying from dead people and while you're in 2022 using gender roles from 1693, they're watching you from the Upper Room laughing their assess. Works Cited: "Traditional Gender Roles: Do They Make, and Then Break, our Relationships."  William Ickes.  Journal of Social Issues, Vol. 49, No. 3, 1993, pp 71-85. Music by Skilsel from Pixabay .

June is PTSD awareness month, but I don't need a fancy title to be reminded of my trauma.  Listen up for some things you should know about this invisible illness.    Works used in this episode: "PTSD Examined: The Five Types of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder" at https://bestdaypsych.com/ptsd-examined-the-five-types-of-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/.  Music by Skilsel from Pixab...

I like guns how I like packages from Amazon that arrive daily at my house: handled with care. Works used in the making of this podcast:  1. "Ghost Guns. Aren't hard to make and new laws won't restrict them all." By Adi Guajardo. May 31, 2022. https://www.newsy.com/stories/ghost-guns-aren-t-hard-to-make-new-laws-won-t-restrict-them/   2. "Right to carry gun laws explained concealed and open carry g...

I recently graduated from Crazy Town University. This is my valedictory speech in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month.  Intro music by audionautiX and outro music by madIRFAN from Pixabay .

I scream! You scream! We all scream but only some voices are heard! *womp womp* Works Used:  1. “Baby Formula Factory Says Its Still Months Away From Production” Laura Reiley and Same Easter, Washington Post, May 14, 2022. 2. “President’s 2021 Budget Would Cut Food Assistance for Millions and Radically Restructure SNAP” by Dottie Rosenbaum and Zoe Neuberger, February 18, 2020 https://www.cbpp...

Molly, you're in danger, GIRL!  The government is coming for your lady parts to build a cachet of babies to download when convenient to their political aspirations.  We have to stop them before they force us to mass produce.  And, no, I'm not kidding.     Works cited: 1. “Law experts warn that leaked SCOTUS draft opinion on Roe v. Wade exposes a weak spot that puts th...

Black men have a big problem and it's a lot closer to home than they think.  Here's a hint--Michael Jackson sang, "I'm starting with the man in the mirror." Works Cited: “Black Masculinity and Mental Health: What Black Men should Consider About Their Emotional and Mental Wellness” by Maia Niguel Hoskin 4/1/2022 Forbes Magazine Powell, Wizdom et al. “Masculinity and Race-Related Factors as Bar...

It easier than you think to be accused, tried and convicted of a crime you did not commit or one that did not happen.  It's harder, much harder, to have that conviction undone.  In the state of Ohio 94 persons have been exonerated, but that is not the end of the story.   Works used in this recording: 1. Righting Wrongful Convictions, Kathleen Maloney | March 2021, Courtnewsohio.gov...

There's only one Black Mamba, but there are millions of BLACK MAMAS and it is as safe for us to be here in our pregnant and mothering awesomeness as it is for a fish in shark infested waters.   Works used in this episode:  1. “BIRTHING WHILE BLACK: EXAMINING AMERICA’S BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS” Statement for the Record Submitted by Stacey D. Stewart, President and CEO, March of Dimes Hearing of...

People will say anything, it's what we do that matters most if we are to be believed.  As James Baldwin said, "I cannot believe what you say because I see what you do."  And if the legislative and everyday record reflects what we care about--protecting Black women ain't it.  We're legendary in denying the humanity of Black women in America.  Let's smash the myth and finally put...

This episode is brought to you by God...well, in a roundabout way. Ramadan is fast approaching for the Muslim community, join me as I deep dive into the Holy month with everything you wanted to know about why your Muslim friend is declining your offer of bottled water during the daylight hours, maybe it's cause it's generic and tastes like plastic or maybe there is a higher purpose. **Works Cited:...

"Young girl, you'll be a woman soon, and then have a job where you're paid only 88 cents to the dollar of a man" or however the song goes.  Women in the United States earn less money than men and strictly because we're women, and though Equal Pay Day has come and gone, equal pay is not a thing in the United States and many factors inform this injustice.  And who has it worse than anyone?...

Bored with what I'm yammering on about and you want your voice heard through me? Send me your questions and topic ideas and I'll research it and put it on a future episode of Ayana Explains It All! SLeRnucYs703y6z4LBxK

Equality anyone? We'll see.

There's this thing people say or do when they don't want you to know that they're quietly judging you for your immutable characteristics--microaggressive behavior--it's quietly announcing you're sexist or racist or homophobic, and those microaggressions are present in all facets of our lives and are destroying relationships and workplaces.  Unfortunately, people would rather do nothing than someth...

Coming up on this episode of Ayana Explains it All I'll deep dive into MICROAGGRESSIONS.

Who doesn't like being told after losing their job or calling off a wedding that they'll get over it and they should have seen it coming?  A lot of people.  I'll explain why telling people this makes you a jerk and how there are jerks bigger than you ruining the world with their lack of empathy, how it impacts communities, why it is important, and how to learn it if you've lost it. &nbsp...

Putin, your dad, your boss, your girlfriend--Narcissistic personalities have invaded Earth and like roaches they won't go away on their own, you have to spot them and exterminate them from your life.

You're a codependent mess and it's not okay.