Professional Troublemaker with Luvvie Ajayi Jones

In this BONUS episode, Luvvie talks about the importance of [buying Black][2], divesting from brands that don’t support the community and investing in Black-owned businesses. As a lover of things good and Noir, Luvvie shares ways to be a better, more intentional member of the economy! Sign up for The LuvvLetter and get content in your inbox from Luvvie herself. Follow @Luvvie everywhere on social...

In this gem dropping episode, Luvvie rants about men taking up too much space and shows love to Black makers, designers and doers. She is in conversation with Karleen Roy , CEO/Founder of The Vanity Group , the magical event manifestor to the stars. Karleen drops gems about the value of integrity, going hard in the paint and giving yourself credit. Follow Karleen on Instagram , Twitter and Faceboo...

In this special episode, Luvvie chats with Yvette Noel-Schure , legendary publicist to the stars (including Beyoncé, Prince, Maxwell, Mariah Carey). Yvette tells us why she chooses happiness and how she’s established an award-winning career built on respect, hard-work and love. She reveals a heart-opening story that she’s never shared before publicly about her hardest moment as a publicist. You wo...

In this episode, Luvvie is feeling good about her trip to Ghana and Nigeria (also known as the #WAV trip!), rants about the government shutdown, and shows love to Marie Kondo’s Netflix show, Tidying Up. She also chats with The Grio’s Deputy Editor, Natasha S. Alford , about how she went from being a hedge-funder to a teacher to an award-winning journalist. Natasha also walks us through how she nav...

In this BONUS episode, Luvvie talks about social media etiquette! Being the cantankerous Auntie she is, she rants about people sending messy DMs and emails, and shares tips on how to get it all the way together in 2019. Your social media presence matters, so do it right! Follow @Luvvie everywhere on social – Instagram , Facebook , Twitter . And visit her blog AwesomelyLuvvie.com . Buy her book I’M...

In this episode, Luvvie is feeling good about her Paris trip (and engagement!), rants about people who send nonsensical emails and DMs, and shows love to The Crayon Case . She also chats with Carol’s Daughter Founder and President Lisa Price about little known facts about her, like going to college at 16 and working on The Cosby Show. She also goes through her journey creating the pioneering brand...

In this special episode, Luvvie brings you an in-depth interview with Sundial Brands Co-Founder and CEO Rich Dennis . In the interview, Rich shares how he went from selling soaps on 125th street in Harlem to building a business that is now a global conglomerate. He chats about why economic freedom is so critical for the Black community and breaks down the costs of (not) buying Black. He talks abou...

In this episode, Luvvie is feeling good about minority progressives winning in the midterm elections, rants about people who vote in the interest of their oppressors, and shows love to Higher Heights for America . She also chats with fashion blogger, author, and public speaker Claire Sulmers of Fashion Bomb Daily . Follow Claire all over these interwebs at ClaireSulmers , FashionBombDailyMag , Con...

In this episode, Luvvie is feeling good about the LuvvFest her friends threw her just because, rants about people who do not vote, and shows love to Mess in a Bottle . She also chats with sports journalist, commentator, and producer Jemele Hill . Follow Jemele on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram !  Follow @Luvvie everywhere on social – Instagram , Facebook , Twitter . And visit her blog AwesomelyL...

In this episode, Luvvie is feeling good about the little black girl magic going to the pool and being mistaken for a 22 year old, rants about the Presidential Alert, and shows love to the book “ For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics ”. There’s also a special guest segment where Luvvie chats with none other than Kale. She also talks with artist and author Dami Lee of As Per Usual and Be Ev...

In this episode, Luvvie is feeling good about the new movie “Bad Times at the El Royale” and the upcoming Together Live tour, rants about the craziness of the Brett Kavanaugh hearings and why we need to BELIEVE WOMEN, and shows love to the wonders of Vitamin C serums. She also talks with actress and producer Ashley Blaine Featherson of Dear White People . Follow Ashley on Twitter and Instagram ! S...

In this episode, Luvvie is feeling good about purging her home of old stuff, rants about the hateration against Queen Serena Williams, gives love to Black Girls Rock!, and chats with author, activist, and auteur Darnell Moore about his radical love for Black people and new book, No Ashes in the Fire! Follow Darnell on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram ! He’s @MooreDarnell on Facebook and Instagram...

In this episode, Luvvie is feeling good about Andrew Gillum’s historic win in Florida, rants about overrated foods, gives love to the Dream Village, and chats with celebrity hairstylist and natural hair expert Felicia Leatherwood about her mission to help us love our hair and ourselves! Follow Felicia on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram ! She’s @LovingYourHair everywhere. Also, check out her websi...

In this episode, Luvvie is feeling good about her new reel and your heartfelt reactions to her work, rants on why Reply All is the devil, gives love to the DF Nigerian Food Truck in New York, and chats with actor, comedian, and social media influencer KevOnStage about making digital comedy and why being himself is his key to success. Follow Kev on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram ! He’s @KevOnStag...

In this episode, Luvvie is feeling good about her well-deserved vacation, rants on not feeling guilty about outsourcing her life, gives love to Beyonce and the On the Run II Tour, and chats with champion fencer, author, and fashion designer Ibtihaj Muhammad about becoming the first Muslim woman to win an Olympic medal for the United States and having both a Barbie and Nike line created in her hono...

SURPRISE! You know we couldn’t stay away from y’all too long so we dropped a bonus episode! In this special episode, Luvvie answers YOUR questions on winning at work whether you’re in a 9-to-5, working on side hustles, or launching a business of your own. She shares why pricing correctly for your work is so important, the joys and pains of going independent, how to survive a job you hate, and more...

In this special crossover episode with Small Doses with Amanda Seales , Luvvie is feeling good about her Afrobeats playlist, rants about the high road being overrated, gives love to Chicago Recording Company, and chats with the multi-talented Amanda Seales of HBO’s Insecure and Smart, Funny, and Black about making her own path as a multi-hyphenate and how she keeps it all the way 100 online and in...

In this episode, Luvvie is feeling good about working out, rants about Trump’s policy separating children from their families, gives love to the National Museum of African American History and Culture aka the Blacksonian, and chats with corporate badass Bozoma Saint John about the career she was supposed to have, being authentically herself and her recent decision to leave Uber to become Chief Mar...

In this episode, Luvvie feels good about Stacey Abrams’ primary win for Governor in Georgia, rants about giving a hard pass to voice-activated speakers, gives love to Jada Pinkett-Smith’s Red Table Talk show, and chats with bestselling writer, activist, and speaker Glennon Doyle about her journey and how white people can do better in the fight for social justice. Follow Glennon on Facebook , Twitt...

SURPRISE! We drop a bonus episode because Luvvie loves y’all that much! In this special episode, Luvvie gets real about the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to friendship. She shares why you should side eye people who don’t have any long-term friends, how to make sure you’re not a draining one, and when it’s time to call it quits. Shoutout to Chicago Recording Company and my producer Cand...

In this episode, Luvvie feels good about her Afrobeats playlist and the internet’s petty clapbacks at racists, rants about why social media should not make you doubt your journey, shows love to the Black Women in Politics database, and talks with Jussie Smollett of the hit TV show Empire about growing up in show business and his new album Sum of My Music . Follow Jussie on Facebook , Twitter and I...

In this episode, Luvvie talks about a fan who shot his shot correctly, rants about Kanye’s fact-free thinking, shows love to the multi-layered “This is America” music video from Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino), and talks with Franchesca Ramsey of MTV’s Decoded about her new book “ Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist ”. Follow Franchesca on Twitter and...

In episode 6 of Rants and Randomness, Luvvie talks about her first solo magazine cover, rants about the royal womb, shows love to the book she reads every year ( The Alchemist ), and talks with Necole Kane of xoNecole.com . Follow Necole on Twitter and Instagram ! And visit xoNecole.com and NecoleKane.com ! Read Luvvie’s cover story for MADE Magazine . Grab a copy of The Alchemist ! Shoutout to Ch...

On this episode, Luvvie shares a feel-good story about her teenage nephew and how he’s impressed by what she does. She rants about how she would rather ride a goat than fly Spirit Airlines . She spotlights Will Smith’s Instagram and interviews her good friend Abiola Oke of OkayAfrica . Follow Abiola Oke on Twitter and Instagram . And check out Okayplayer and OkayAfrica ! Follow Will Smith on Insta...

In episode 4, Luvvie talks about how March for Our Lives was an incredible moment, rants about how she was given a Diet Coke by a waiter who assumed her order of a regular Coke must have been a mistake. She also shows love to the TV show Black-ish , and interviews the legendary actress and performer Jenifer Lewis . Follow Jenifer Lewis on Twitter and Instagram ! Make sure to grab a copy of her mem...