For What It's Worth: Planet of the 8s

Yellow is the new black, too...I guess.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

In addition to the idiocy of the U.S. Government sponsoring state sanctioned violence on its own citizens, inciting race riots, and nearly starting World War III in the middle of a pandemic, feeble-minded men everywhere are intimidated and even angered by WAP (women against patriachy) *wink wink*. Today we dive into the double standards, circumstantial considerations, and limitations that men attempt to place on women, while women continue to RUN THIS MF!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

Today we discuss the treachery of Patriarchy, Misogyny, Homophobes, Trans-phobes, Coons & Cons in the Black community. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

Navigating rebellion while working in the system. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

Today, with a heavy heart we have a discussion of the weight of black mortality and adaptability to it due epigenetic inheritance of trauma and recent tragedy regarding #AhmaudArbery #SeanReed #BreonnaTaylor. #SayTheirNames --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

Today we discuss the state of Black health as it pertains to the disproportionate hospitalization and mortality rates of Black Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mask up with me as we discuss statistics, population, contributing factors and ideas on how to combat general health disparities in the Black community. Sources for information: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/data-visualization.htm https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/07/coronavirus-is-infecting-killing-black-americans-an-alarmingly-high-rate-post-analysis-shows/?arc404=true --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

Today we take a lil break from the Quaran"tings" to talk about Accountability. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

FWIW is back to uplift your spirits and jog your thoughts into a higher vibe as the nation/world is being bombarded with COVID-19. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

Today we continue the Queen & Slim Review. Talking about love, fleeting Black joy, and how all skin folk- ain't yo kinfolk. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

Today, bow in honor to Melina Matsoukas and Lena Waithe for their masterpiece film QUEEN & SLIM. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

ENDING THIS SEASON ON HIGH NOTE. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

Episode 3 of a three part series about adulting being a trap. However, this time we take a different stance and lens as we acknowledge the necessity and beauty of growth. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

TODAY WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST!!! TY LEE! The 8th Wonder of the world and my cousin lol. Have a sit with us as we discuss Navigating Independence in life, education, and love. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

What do we do when we think we know what we want to do with our lives- AND THEN here comes a curve ball. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

Often times we find ourselves in friendships, family-ships, and romantic relationships feeling unfulfilled and underserved. Frustrated that our communication hasn't changed the behavior, we often forget that people have an emotional capacity just as they do an intellectual one. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

Welcome to For What It's Worth. To all things Black and thus beautiful. We open up Pandora's box with a talk about PanAfricanism and Marvel's Black Panther. Hope you enjoy!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

If non-Blacks were as passionate about Black issues as they were about their unwarranted, undeserved, and non-existent privilege over Black things, we might actually be living in a Post Racial world. Today we talk about the infatuation of non-blacks with the N-Word. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

WELCOME BACK TO SEASON 2. FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH FAM! With this season opener, we honor Mental Health Awareness Month with special guest: Megan Bhatia. A Licensed Professional Counselor of color who's devoted her career to the mental health of disenfranchised people. As we dive into the general understanding of mental health as the conversation grows, try to think about yourself and loved ones at this time. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

With an all out war on women ensuing at our doorstep, today we take moment to review the history of women's reproductive rights. Although, a short episode, this is definitely one of the most important.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

Ooooh LOOOOOOVE!!! *Keyshia Cole voice* --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

Education is pillar of necessity and opportunity that I stand by personally. But, it's no secret that education has been used as a weapon colonizers in the Black community. Today, we dive into some historical banter about education as a tool versus a weapon AND the detriment of an age old intra-cultural debate between PWI vs HBCU. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

After an...interesting weekend to say the least. I've decided to take to my own devices and turn the mirror on myself. In today's episode, I continue to learn to analyze my own behavior post an emotional trigger. Changing, if not, destroying a close friend circle forever. Today, the Tom Foolery...is me. #yikes --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

Today we compare and contrast the difference between the concept of preference vs prejudice. In the Black community, this ideology ranges in familial, platonic, and romantic relationships. Where skin tone and hair texture dictate beauty and even relatability. Go with me as we dive into the Tom Foolery, the choices, and some times- idiocy. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

Today we dive into being a workplace gangsta dealing with 9 to 5 wankstas. Navigating them, mistakes I've made, and changing your mindset. These people really be out here getting paid to get on your nerves! Scary out here in these streets. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support

I'm late! I'm late! I'm very very late! No time to say " I'm LATE! I'M LATE! I'M LATE! BUT Better late than never. Today we talk about mourning the loss of different types of relationships, realizations, and why all this junk is necessary. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forwhatitsworth8/support