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Ashley B. Johnson-Alford Esq. talks about the pregnancy that caused her to leave Howard University to build a life her child deserves, and the victory lap she took getting a later degree from Howard after finishing her Bachelor's at Penn. In this conversation from December 2024, she bares so much as a guest, from being young & not really knowing her body well enough to detect realize she was p...

Shenise McKnight-Wigall is a Howard University Class of 2012 Alumna, leaving out her dreams despite the hurdles life laid in her path. She opens up about the health scare that caused her to miss out on the May 2012 commencement ceremony, the advantages of coming to campus with a job as a Freshman, and the healing powers of motherhood. She shares her ankylosing spondylitis diagnosis, and how it led...

On today's episode of Ain't Nothing Like A Howard Girl, Ms. Reid continues her conversation with Howard University Political Science graduate Ashley Mooring, The conversation picks up with Ashley sharing her need to find a different off-campus housing solution, and how a classmate in her French class presented the perfect solution. They go on to discuss how people who don't even know you, extend t...

On Today's episode of Ain't Nothing Like A Howard Girl, Ms. Reid asks one of her Howard friends, Ashley Mooring, to share their Howard journey. In this first of a 2 part episode Ashley starts by sharing why her diploma reflects a different year than when she actually graduated and walked in the commencement ceremony. She shares how she came on campus having to advocate for herself from the very be...

Today on Ain't Nothing Like A Howard Girl, Ms. Reid speaks with fellow class of 2012 Alumna Kristen Woods Broughton. She shares what occurences in her life during her matriculation at Howard changed the trajectory of the life she lives today. She opens up about the family she comes from, the family she's building and her personal impact on Atlanta schools, like improving literacy levels by 20% in...

In today's episode of Ain't Nothing Like A Howard Girl, Howard University School of Business Graduate Victoria Iworah Stokes talks about what it's like to leave the University without the coveted "Big Girl Job" we come in expecting to obtain. She talks about her motivation to leave South Carolina for Washington DC as a teen, and what that experience was like in the long run. Victoria shares what i...

In this episode of Ain't Nothing Like A Howard Girl, Ms. Reid chats with Mecaela Dunson, Howard University Class of 2013 Computer Engineering Alumna. They reminisce on their involvement with Jewels Incorporated a mentoring organization founded on Howard University's campus that both women joined as Freshmen. Mecaela goes on to share some of her favorite Freshmen year memories, before detailing the...

In this episode of Ain't Nothing Like A Howard Girl the pod within a pod, Ms. Reid chats with fellow School of B graduate Kenisha Beresford. This conversation took place in the Summer of 2022 just before both women's 10th Homecoming Anniversary, Kenisha is a Hospitality Management Graduate in Howard University's Class of 2012, from Queens, NY. She gets candid about her entrepreneurship journey and...

In this episode of Ain't Nothing Like a Howard Girl, Ms. Reid chats with fellow Howard University Class of 2012 Alumna Jazmin Moses-Counts. Jazmin Moses-Counts shares why she believes when it comes to Howard Women, we are ALL, THAT GIRL! She talks about what it means to live in the Plan B of life, and how at time when many of us are grieving the lives we expected to be living at this age, she has...

In this continuation of the pod within a pod "Ain't Nothing Like a Howard Girl" Ms. Reid speaks with Howard University Alumna Jeslyn Miller, Fashion Merchandising Graduate from the class of 2012. This conversation took place in the summer of 2022, right before both women's 10 year graduation anniversary. Jeslyn shares the affirmations she'd give to the Howard Girl she once was, the lessons she lea...

In this first episode of the pod within a pod "Ain't Nothing Like A Howard Girl" Ms. Reid speaks with Howard University Alumna LeeAndria Williams, a Journalism Graduate of the class of 2012. This conversation took place in the fall of 2022, right before both women's 10 year graduation anniversary. LeeAndria, shares advice she'd give the Howard Girl she once was, how her current life differs from w...

After a two year hiatus, it's time to BOUNCE BACK. Ms. Reid goes into what inspired her to start this podcast, what has kept her away and what's coming up next. She discusses the overwhelming feeling of living life for the sake of creating content in the name of capitalism, instead of living life and documenting the memories. Check it out and decide if you agree.

It's Black Breastfeeding Week and 2 years into motherhood, Ms. Reid reflects on her Breastfeeding experience, what is has been like to choose a care provider for her child & the results of her Instagram Story engagement asking people how they feel about parenting. Give it a listen, subscribe on your favorite streaming platform and donate to buymeacoffee.com/MsReid to keep this creator going!

What do you do when the protection you need, puts your loved ones at risk?  How do you address the patterns that produce people prepared to spend their lives in a cell when they don't belong there?  Do you know how to comfort a child who loses their father days before father's day when you can't process the world losing a beautiful soul? Are you finding joy in the same place you find you...

Ms. Reid makes an announcement and Thanks listeners for their support in amplifying the PodCa$h Grant application submitted by The Discussion Room.

Ms. Reid shares more than an hour with co-founder and CEO of Health in Her Hue Ashlee Wisdom. Ashlee shares what made her feel connected to the early content Ms. Reid wrote on DaaamnDaddy. How growing up in the church has helped shape who she is today. The lineage of persevering and pioneering women she comes from. And what it means to have a father and still feel you’ve missed out on the Daddy’s...

In this episode Ms. Reid speaks with certified Dialectical Behavior Therapist & Addiction specialist Berrell Cobb about his experiences working in the prison system. What it’s been like to grieve a loved one with a complex existence. Reflecting on how the things we hate most in others may be a mirror of ourselves. And discussing the deep impact of The Autobiography of Malcolm X. We also get an...

In the last episode Ms. Reid got vulnerable about her struggle with adapting to motherhood. Some listeners reached out & asked that she share the unreleased content she mentioned in that episode. Here, you get raw reflections from October 9, 2021 and a bit of celebration for starting this platform nearly seven years ago. Next Month, February 2022 marks seven years since Daaamn Daddy , the blog...

Ms. Reid gets open & vulnerable about her personal struggles with her role as a parent. •What happened to the village mentality? •Why standing firm in your own boundaries matters •What it's like being responsible for someone else with no days off

As a man & a father, Jonathan Kirk said some things that were wild. And if we keep it a buck he did some even wilder things before this. However, this is the statement that caused him to receive the most backlash. In this episode Ms. Reid speaks candidly on how the backlash rapper Da Baby is receiving reflects the way he is parenting his children, while simultaneously using his environment as...

On this International Day of Friendship(7/30/2021), revisit a clip from a conversation with the hosts of Girl Talk with Pops , Brittany & Todd Gwynn, a Father Daughter Duo who manage to have a friendship in addition to Todd's parental guidance. Learn what helped Todd develop this type of relationship with his daughters and also reflect on your own relationships.  Additionally, Ms. Reid is...

In honor of Global Forgiveness Day (7/7/21) Ms. Reid shares this conversation from Season 1. Her guest shares that forgiving his father for not being who he needed was necessary for him to repair their relationship & allow is father a clean slate in being a grandfather to his child. Tune in, and share your thoughts on this episode on our Facebook page or tag us in your IG Story .

In honor of May being #MentalHealthAwareness Month I decided to bring back this conversation from Season 2 with Reginald A. Howard, host of the Black Mental Health Podcast . He shares his mental wellness journey. Talks about how fatherhood helped him understand his father's absence & why in his opinion it may seem easier for men to forgive absent fathers than women. All month long on Ms. Reid'...

Check on the Mother's in your life. #MentalHealthMatters & some times what they're dealing with is deeper than what you know! If you have a Maternal Mental Health Issue you would like to share email msreid@daaamndaddy.com or seek opportunities to share with me on IG  @daaamndaddy Don't forget to rate us on your favorite streaming platforms so your friends can find us!

****WARNING: This episode includes details of CHILD ABUSE & SEXUAL ASSAULT Please make sure you are in a safe mental space before listening.**** This episode from Season 1 highlights a story filled with child abuse and sexual assault. The guest who openly shares her past is Ira Warren. She and her husband Divine Warren have co-authored a book for children to help them become guardians of their...