Ratchet & Respectable

Demi is “home” in LA; Lizzo + Cardi live in the Top Ten; Jay + Bey break the Internet with a Tiffany campaign; Winona de Jong is knocked off by Balmain; Cuomo bids NY arrivedercri; Lil Boosie boosies... again *sigh*; adults are walking on crates.  Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ . Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas . Twitter:  demetriallucas . FB:  demetriallucas . YouTube:...

Aaliyah’s “One In A Million” is (finally) available; Kanye is having the most lucrative promo tour ever; Only Fans is no longer selling sex (starting soon); The Great Plate Debate is back (again); Marlon Wayans is (was?) a proud Mama’s Boy; Jeopardy is (still) in shambles *sigh*; Beyoncé’s ass breaks Al Gore’s Internet Ritual is offering my listeners 10% off during your first 3 months. Visit ritua...

Demi visits Chicago; an earthquake devastates Haiti— again; America treats Afghanistan like Saigon; Little Brother ((aka Chris Cuomo) is back from vacay; Britney is about to be free-er; Lizzo and Cardi’s “Rumors” are tepid tea; a lot of people aren’t bathing regularly  Find out how Upstart can lower your monthly payments today when you go to Upstart.com/ RATCHET . Explore your creativity at Skills...

Demi does nothing (but work); “Respect” may have a timing issue; details on Forever 44's birthday bash in The Vineyard; The September Issues are arriving!; 'High on the Hog' Gets a Second Season; 'Malice in the Palace' is a must -watch doc; Cuomo (finally) resigns.  Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ . Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas . Twitter:  demetriallucas . FB:  demetri...

Demi drinks red wine in LA; LeVar Burton is denied his rightful spot on Jeopardy; the math ain't mathing on a high-profile Manhattan divorce; Twitter uncovers receipts on Alfonso Ribeiro; Nick Cannon Nick Cannons, again; Governor Cuomo refuses to resign.  Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ . Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas . Twitter:  demetriallucas . FB:  demetriallucas . Y...

Demi heads to Vegas to see a Ursher; Rihanna is a billionaire baddie; the person currently known as Love, covers Vanity Fair; Nas’ new album might be fair; Kanye thinks it’s Easter; Alfonso Ribero thinks Black people don’t like him; Andre Cuomo is a piggy. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ . Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas . Twitter:  demetriallucas . FB:  demetriallucas ....

Demi’s Odyssey continues. (Yes, still.) The publicist for DaBaby apologizes after her client is dropped from festival lineups; Simone Biles returns to The Olympics;? Lizzo has a new album; the trailer for House of Gucci; Demi interviews her dad for his 80th birthday. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ . Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas . Twitter:  demetriallucas . FB:  demetr...

“Belle” is back in Brooklyn; “Donda” still isn’t out; You too can dine with Bevy Smith;  Copper-diggers are on the loose; Michael Che loses him damn mind; Whitey [was] on the moon. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ . Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas . Twitter:  demetriallucas . FB:  demetriallucas . YouTube:  demetriallucas . More about the Show:  Don’t forget to subscribe t...

Demi’s DMV Odyssey; a ton of good Black news, including Simone Biles leaving the Olympics; Da Baby is an idiot and so is TI. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ . Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas . Twitter:  demetriallucas . FB:  demetriallucas . YouTube:  demetriallucas . More about the Show:  Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or usin...

Demi sees some Atlanta, answers more travel questions (solo travel? Budgeting?) and talks about knowing your worth , being an all-purpose friend and where TF to eat with celebrity chef Jourdan ChaTaun (@thejourdanchataun). Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ . Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas . Twitter:  demetriallucas . FB:  demetriallucas . YouTube:  demetriallucas . More ab...

Demi and Davida Selby, founder of Katelynn & Adwoa Skincare and KLA Goes to Ghana, share their travel tips for the ultimate vacation. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ . Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas . Twitter:  demetriallucas . FB:  demetriallucas . YouTube:  demetriallucas . More about the Show:  Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're list...

“Lovecraft Country” gets 18 Emmys noms despite being cancelled by HBO; Oprah shouts out Tarana Burke’s new book, “Unbound”; Cynthia Erivo is an honorary AKA; Demi is attacked by a dragon while recording: Codie Elaine Oliver (“Black Love”, OWN) shares the secret to making love work (if that’s what you want). Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ . Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas...

Demi sees some Miami, but has NYC FOMO; a sermonette about settling; thoughts and prayerS to the HU communications team; Demi talks about Black women and body image (and big asses) with her writer crush, sister-friend Denene Millner. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ . Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas . Twitter:  demetriallucas . FB:  demetriallucas . YouTube:  demetrialluca...

It’s Demi’s birthday! The Blacks are winning more than usual this week; Mr. and Mrs. Owen are at it again; Sha’Carri Richardson and Mike Phelps are not the same; Dr. Ruth Celestin explains how to get a good BBL without risking your life (or going to DR). Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ . Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas . Twitter:  demetriallucas . FB:  demetriallucas . Yo...

Demi’s birthday behavior begins; Lovecraft Country isn’t returning to HBO; Nikole Hannah-Jones displays self-love and aspirational pettiness (at the same damn time);  Phylicia Rashad is still employed at HU; the HBCU spin-off of All American is friggin’ amazing; Stephanie Mills wants all the smoke; Sha’Carri Richardson is a stand up chick;  ESPN is a hot mess. Check out my website: http://www.deme...

Demi head’s back to therapy; UNC asks Nikole Hannah- Jones ‘are you happy now?’; The Tabitha  delivers the sweetest ‘f— you’ to Wendy; A rapist is back on the loose; Phylicia Rashad baffles nearly everyone; Rachel Maddow offers a history lesson; Keith Sweat and Bobby B battle at Verzuz; Sha’Carri Richardson fails a drug test. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ . Follow me: ...

Demi goes “outside” for Essence Fest LA, a review of “the Mary doc”; recapping the BET Awards, including MF Method Man; Wendy is hitting on everyone (for ratings); Michael B Jordan changes course on J’ourvet; BBL’s are the new weapon to attack Black women; Mo’Nique uses a random Black woman to beat a dead horse. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ . Follow me:  IG:  demetrial...

Demi is embarking on an Odyssey (see: Homer); the universe strikes back at the disgraced former Mayor of New York; Sha’Carri Richardson is the latest target of Black incels; Nikole Hannah-Jones pulls out of UNC; John Boyega will not be cancelled; Lala Vasquez-Anthony files for divorce during husband’s latest baby scandal. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ . Follow me:  IG: ...

Demi goes “outside”; Sha’carri Richardson vs. Everybody; Nick Cannon fathers 4 kids in 1 year; Weaponizing communion; Kevin Hart seeks redemption... sort of; the Michael Costello saga; Black Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay tells all (to Vulture).  Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ . Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas . Twitter:  demetriallucas . FB:  demetriallucas . YouTube:  dem...

Why men hate your dog (it’s not jealousy); Juneteenth is a federal holiday. Yay?; WTF is Critical Race Theory?; Living Legend Rita Moreno fumbles inclusion; Mr. Chris is out at the host of The Bachelor  Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ . Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas . Twitter:  demetriallucas . FB:  demetriallucas . YouTube:  demetriallucas . More about the Show:  Don’t...

ATL is a lawless city; CNN has an ethics problem; “In the Heights” doesn’t meet expectations; The Host of “High on the Hog” loves his “canela vanilla swirl” (direct quote); Mrs. Gary Owens is entitled to speak her peace (again); Tribeca fest is nerd-heaven. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ . Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas . Twitter:  demetriallucas . FB:  demetriallucas ....

‘In the Heights’ is finally here!; K. Michelle has a clone; Kwame Kilpatrick gives his first post-prison interview. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ . Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas . Twitter:  demetriallucas . FB:  demetriallucas . YouTube:  demetriallucas . More about the Show:  Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this li...

Demi hunts for reasonably priced Usher tickets; Simone Biles is the GOAT; Teyana Taylor is the sexiest woman alive; A reunion for A Different World coming; Mrs. Gary Owens holds no cut cards; Naomi Osaka pulls out of Berlin too; The Pose series finale is a good goodbye. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ . Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas . Twitter:  demetriallucas . FB:  dem...

Re-framing Robin Givens; Mary J. Blige and Anthony Bourdain documentaries are coming soon; there’s a du-rag festival occurring in the middle of the national bonnet debate; follow ups on the fall-out of Naomi Osaka quitting The French Open and Nikole Hannah-Jones being denied tenure at UNC.  Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ . Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas . Twitter:  deme...

A Black woman takes over the WH briefing room for the first time in 30 years; Blair “MF” Underwood is returning to the dating landscape; Fiddy addresses his turn-of-the-century relationship with Vivica A Fox— again; Future and Diddy “choose violence” when it comes to their exes; Naomi Osaka bails on The French Open (with good cause); the Internet hates Black women (in bonnets).  Check out my websi...