196 episodes
Young, Black & Opinionated Christina Royster
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- Society & Culture
Born from the Young, Black & Opinionated blog, the YBO podcast is for the culture! Get ready to laugh, think, and get in your feelings as host Christina Royster shares her personal opinions about faith, love, entertainment news, stories of Black excellence and everything in between.
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Trust Your Nonlinear Path
Christina speaks with strategic brand storyteller Sioban Massiah about how her nonlinear career path led her from Twitter to launching A Phoenix from the Bronx Creative Group. • Find us on social: @YBO.Media, @MissChrisDee, Sioban Massiah
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Take the Plunge
Christina is joined by the founder of Black People Will Swim, Paulana Lamonier, to discuss how her organization is empowering and educating the community to face our fears and smash stereotypes. • Find us on social @YBO.Media, @MissChrisDee, @ItsPaulana, @BlackPeopleWillSwim_ on Instagram, @BPWSwim on X
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Crowned with Confidence
Christina speaks with hairstylist and founder of Crown Workshop Megan Green about pushing through uncomfortably, building confidence and saving yourself to create a life without regret. • Find us on social @YBO.Media, @MissChrisDee, @MotivateVibeGrow, @CrownWorkshop
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Black Lit Won’t Quit
On this episode, Christina speaks with author J.P. Miller about Black children’s literature, cultural representation, HBCUs and how storytellers can help amplify Black voices. Pre-order Miller’s new book ‘Travel to…Historically Black Colleges and Universities’ for yourself or a student here: https://www.amazon.com/Historically-Black-Colleges-Universities-Travel/dp/173165717X • Follow on YBO on social: @TheYBOPodcast • Follow Christina on social: @MissChrisDee • Follow J.P. Miller on social: @JaniceJPMiller
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Where the Bag At?
On this episode, Christina celebrates the 30th anniversary of Living Single, shares what she learned from the OWN docuseries Time of Essence about the founding of Essence magazine and discusses how Black women deserve more coin!
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Sounds of Summer: Collaboration & Curation
Happy birthday, hip hop! On the final episode of our #HipHop50 celebration, Christina speaks with rapper, producer, and founder of Maplewick "The Wick" Records Brotha Ash about collaboration and curation. From Death Row to Bad Boy, hip hop wouldn't have ever expanded outside of Bronx, NY and touched the lives of millions without creatives and curators joining forces. • Donate to the YBO/Wick School Supply Fundraiser. Thank you for your support! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MA72VUXQQSZ2L • Follow on social: @TheYBOPodcast, @MissChrisDee, @Brotha_Ash, @Mplwck