WhatJayeSaid: The Podcast

Essay referenced: HISTORY IS A WEAPON -1923 (A. Garvey). The RIGHT kind of Black woman doesn't exist. With this conversation with my Good Sister Queue, we got to cut the grass to find the snakes and the spiders. Follow THA ANTIDOTE (hosted by Professor Odi) on Spotify. And ODI’S OFFICE on YouTube. Note: This is a burgeoning series. Stay tuned. For more brilliance follow I BREATHE FIRE—especially,...

As of this broadcast, the documentary about Kirk Franklin’s search for his biological father has gone viral. I urge you to watch the documentary, listen to this podcast all the way the end. Note: there will be documentary spoilers.

Rho (TT: RhoReports) had to prove her injuries because people said she was lying. It is easier to trust a lie than a Black woman—and that should not be so. Yet, here we are — again. 🤦🏾‍♀️ Follow the miniseries THE NECROMANCY OF BLACK WOMEN on I BREATHE FIRE—here is the link to Part 1: https://jenniferharrisbreathesfire.wordpress.com/2023/09/06/part-1/

As of this posting Coach Deion Sanders is 3-0 at Colorado State. He is WINNING! And yet, there are people wishing his downfall! What is going on here, family? Note: There will be references to BONUS #6 - Jackson State Let You Be Coach Prime…”

Dating is trash and I’m really still not sure why this LEVEL of trash exists! For this particular show, I talk about a blockspinner, an ex, and why it’s important to keep choosing yourself. Sometimes, the best revenge is not just a glow-up… it’s to let people miss you. LET. THEM. MISS. YOU.

*Note: This episode was filmed in New York, on Labor Day Weekend 2023. My Trip to New York as an adult was a reminder that I had a whole other plan for my life — and God had another. My mother was right. Had I left Missouri, I would never have come back. I would have NEVER come back! I would BE home. And I still am home…

For this particular episode, y’all know I had to weigh in on orange Danos, and this mug shot! Yeah, there a deeper things are foot! With this we commemorating the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington… It’s just some people who would rather have air on the plantation them to be free of it.

On this day, three years ago, we lost Chadwick Boseman. It seems odd to refer to him in an ancestor capacity, but yet here we are! As an easy as it is to speak about him, I really believe that the lasting artistic legacy we have keeps him close to us. Besides, how can you bury a king, we have all seen him rise?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HIP-HOP! This genre of music has shaped my life, and that is not an understatement. For this bonus episode, I remember people who introduced me to this genre, special memories, and why I think it’s important we never forget why this genre is as powerful as it is. Don’t forget to follow the miniseries HAPPY BIRTHDAY HIP-HOP! 50 YEARS IN 31 DAYS on my website I BREATHE FIRE! Here’s th...

The Battle of Montgomery on August 5, 2023 is a watershed moment in Blackness. It truly is! As HILARIOUS as this is, as needed as it was, it shows that we have more power than what we think, White people gon’ White people, and there is a whole purpose for anger (thank you, Audre Lorde!”). There is a quote from WARNING POEM by Langston Hughes mentioned in this episode as well—read ANYTHING by him....

I am a Black woman who won’t shrink. Because…WHY?

*Note: Carlee Russell has been found and is with her family. As we let the rest of this matter unfold, I will believe Black women until I have no reason NOT to! With all that is happening with Carlietha “Carlee” Russell, there is almost a Cthulhu nature to what is happening now. Within almost a week, this woman’s life (for good or ill) will never be the same…ever again. Yet, the darker thing is TH...

“And Imma keep saying it!” It is always an EXPERIENCE when Ms. Cooki Ann is on this platform! She has declared her to be a free Black woman, and encourages other Black women to follow suite! She is not a public figure, a mammie, or a judge of your past—yet, this portion of wisdom shared here is a reminder that you will never be too old to be poured into—or be confirmed you are going in the right d...

*Note: This is the second part of the 2-part episode of the Season 3 Podcast. It is hard for a Black woman to be “BIG.” Which is why…we must be, and let other women around us be just as “BIG.” As a bonus, I prefer BODY COUNT #7: THE LADY IN BLACK. Pick up VENGEANCE IS THE BODY here: https://a.co/d/gP3HcNH.

Chile! There has been so much going on in the 6 weeks I was trying to REST my mind! And from that, here we are! Whew! ****Note: This is a 2-part episode. Here is the link to the mentioned video on the YouTube Channel ASK A MORTICIAN ft. Dr. Kami Fletcher. Dr. Fletcher is Associate Professor of American & African American History and Co-Coordinator of Women & Gender Studies at Albright College. Fol...

With this conversation, Ms. Cooki Ann gives us this phrase: “journeying towards freedom”. From mental health, dating, and freedom for Black women, she reminds us that freedom is a moving target, and we as Black women must purpose to choose ourselves…daily.

Tina Turner is an ancestor (1938-2023). Read it again. I have never lived in a world where THERE WAS NOT TINA TURNER. She is--and always was--a FORCE OF NATURE. I hope she knew how loved she was.

As we creep toward the end of the NBA season, the conversation of GOAT is occurring… Again. And I feel compelled this point to speak my piece about LeBron James. Comparison is the thief of joy, and sometimes… Heavy is the head that wears the Crown. CORRECTION: CoCo’s last name is Gauff.

There is a power in admitting what you cannot do…and what you failed at. It is never a bad time—or too late—to start over. Some of the instances here will be mentioned in my new memoir THE WEEK THE WORLD ENDED (October 2024). This show isn’t meant to shame anyone…but it is to show I survived—so you know you will.

Being Black is lit, and not everybody can be it! You all have heard me say this on multiple platforms. And yet with the continuous deaths of young Black men, I believe it will be a violence for me to be silent. From the words of #BlackAdam, my own experiences, my cultural awareness, and being a student of history, I believe it would be a violence to stay silent. Just because Carolyn Bryant died, d...

Femininity is complex for Black women. With all this blame and dogging of Black women of what we are, are not, and cannot hope to become—I introduce “femininity coaches” into this convo. With the help of TikTok Good Sister Imdavendrew, we’re about to get to the bottom of this here! ***Note: PART TWO IS TBD.***

Black women will always be too much for world. That is undeserving of them! We see how, for the want of the preservation of white women, mediocrity, and other vivid peoples opinions that Angela Bassett did not win best actress at this year‘s Oscars. We also see that a Angel Reese is still seen as the villain in the Cinderella story of the University of Iowa. For this show, it must be reminded to a...

For this episode I give my reaction to this whole Jonathan Majors situation. It is heartbreaking to me as one who identifies herself as being a patron of the arts, and I support are there in. Well, none of us were there, historically we all were. And that we is… Black people. I was Jonathan every success going forward. And if it is found at this woman was lying on him? It wouldn’t be the first tim...

The Jayebirds have spoken! The I NEED THE VELMAS PODCAST starts June 2023! Remember all 3 volumes of THE TRADITIONAL WOMEN are available on Amazon and Kindle! Love y’all!

“Don’t center men or white people.” This conversation features the fearless Cooki Ann who brings her wit, her force and her love to this space. It takes Bravery to be THIS bold! This Black Girl Magic is 180 proof and aged as only grown Black women can. Sip slowly, Jayebirds. Sip. Slowly.