Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn

Angella Fraser & Leslie Osei-Tutu
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This is what the world needs now: two free-thinking “seasoned” Black women speaking their truth and inspiring others to do the same. Shaped by 45 years of friendship that began at the prestigious Brooklyn Technical High School through the Ivy League, medical school, marriages, divorces, triumphs, parenting queer children, life-threatening illness and many many amazing adventures. Each week, besties Leslie Osei-Tutu and Angella Fraser will push against boundaries in love, culture, careers, faith, politics and out-dated assumptions about women of a certain age. Remember, you’re never too old to change your mind…or your hair! (but more on that later :-)All views are our own and do not reflect the views of our institution/company. Information provided is not intended to serve as medical advice.

  1. 6d ago

    Ep198 In the Midst of Deep Grief

    Death is the one certainty many of us spend a lifetime dodging and when it arrives, it can leave families overwhelmed, unprepared and emotionally broken. This week we’re recording in the middle of real grief after Angella loses her beloved eldest brother, Clifford. We use this touching  moment to guide a deeper conversation about what it can look like to face death with care instead of fear and avoidance. Along the way, we share resources from Death Doula Alua Arthur’s Going With Grace and reflect on practices that bring perspective and sensitivity to challenging times like these. Links to references: Alua Arthur, Going with Grace: https://goingwithgrace.com/ It’s OK, We’re All Gonna Die: A Death Doula’s Guide to Living with Alua ArthurHospice Nurse Julie https://youtu.be/1s18Ar_FUkM?si=ySDFhOSGAaBNeEkzBlack Boomer Besties from Brooklyn episode: What You Never Knew You Needed: A Death Doula | Black Women Over 50https://youtu.be/IKdpP-1PWJg?si=kKAqh9i7hzHRfM-R Therapy for Black Girls: The Work of Death Doulashttps://therapyforblackgirls.com/2024/04/17/session-355-the-work-of-death-doulas/ Want behind the scenes content, Join us on Patreon at $5 or $10 level: https://patreon.com/user?u=83534204 Get Angie’s eBook:  We’re Too Old for This! The Inquisitive Older Woman’s Guide to Joy http://joystrategy.co/ebook IG: https://www.instagram.com/blackboomerbestiesfrombrooklyn Visit our website www.blackboomerbesties.com Support the show Visit Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn website for behind-the-scenes extras.

  2. Sep 22

    Ep197 Good Intentions That Miss The Mark

    We start this week’s episode with shoutouts to  listener comments and a real-life look at some of the logistical considerations behind Angella’s recent move to Panama.  Then we get more serious with a deeper talk about how “good intentions” and looking out for others can unintentionally put our own needs at the center. We use relationship stories and hard-earned self-awareness to consider how to trust someone’s ‘no”, repair harm without making it about our own feelings and ultimately build a deeper peace with the people we love. Want behind the scenes content, Join us on Patreon at $5 or $10 level:  https://patreon.com/user?u=83534204 Get Angie’s eBook:  We’re Too Old for This! The Inquisitive Older Woman’s Guide to Joy http://joystrategy.co/ebook IG: https://www.instagram.com/blackboomerbestiesfrombrooklyn Visit our website www.blackboomerbesties.com Support the show Visit Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn website for behind-the-scenes extras.

  3. Sep 15

    Ep196 Don’t change your dreams, change your circle

    A missed flight, the need for an extra suitcase, and a room full of Black women celebrating each other at this year’s Exodus Summit International Meetup in Panama is where our conversation starts, but it quickly turns into something deeper.  As lifelong best friends this week we’re talking about what it takes to imagine a life different than our current one. We now know that the moment we stop editing our dreams is the moment we finally see what’s in our way and what isn’t. References Mentioned ExodUS Summit: www.youtube.com/@exodussummit 3GenAbroad: www.youtube.com/@3GenAbroad Sabroso Panama https://sabroso-panama.com/ Velez (leather goods & more) https://www.velez.pa/ Want behind the scenes content, Join us on Patreon at $5 or $10 level:  https://patreon.com/user?u=83534204 Get Angie’s eBook:  We’re Too Old for This! The Inquisitive Older Woman’s Guide to Joy http://joystrategy.co/ebook IG: https://www.instagram.com/blackboomerbestiesfrombrooklyn Visit our website www.blackboomerbesties.com Support the show Visit Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn website for behind-the-scenes extras.

  4. Sep 8

    Ep195 How I’m Living in Panama City

    We’re together in Panama! It’s the first time Les is seeing Angi’s new apartment in real life and you get to see it too! Panama City is perfect for a “soft landing”, full of sky scrapers and the conveniences of the US but it’s only one part of this beautiful country. More cities to follow! We’ll both attend ExodUS Summit’s 2nd International Meetup with over 70 other Black women who live, are considering their move to Panama, or visiting for the festivities References: www.youtube.com/@exodussummit Want behind the scenes content, Join us on Patreon at $5 or $10 level:  https://patreon.com/user?u=83534204 Get Angie’s eBook:  We’re Too Old for This! The Inquisitive Older Woman’s Guide to Joy http://joystrategy.co/ebook IG: https://www.instagram.com/blackboomerbestiesfrombrooklyn Visit our website www.blackboomerbesties.com Support the show Visit Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn website for behind-the-scenes extras.

  5. Sep 1

    Ep194 A Black Naval Officer Tells The Truth About War And Gratitude

    We bring Angi’s older brother, Mark, on the mic for family stories that quickly turn into an unfiltered look at life as the only Black officer on a naval ship and what war at sea does to your mind and your priorities. We laugh about Brooklyn memories while we sit with the weight of combat, loss, and the lifelong work of fully coming home whole.  If this conversation gives you something to think about, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn. What did you hear that you wish more civilians understood? Want behind the scenes content, Join us on Patreon at $5 or $10 level:  https://patreon.com/user?u=83534204 Get Angie’s eBook:  We’re Too Old for This! The Inquisitive Older Woman’s Guide to Joy http://joystrategy.co/ebook IG: https://www.instagram.com/blackboomerbestiesfrombrooklyn Visit our website www.blackboomerbesties.com Support the show Visit Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn website for behind-the-scenes extras.

  6. Aug 25

    Ep193 What your fear is not telling you about joy

    We discuss why joy doesn’t always come naturally and why we still choose it on purpose, especially after decades of being trained to strive, endure, and stay resilient. We share what it looks like to tell the truth about hard seasons, define what joy means for us and why we take action even when fear grips us. Want behind the scenes content, Join us on Patreon at $5 or $10 level:  https://patreon.com/user?u=83534204 Get Angie’s eBook:  We’re Too Old for This! The Inquisitive Older Woman’s Guide to Joy http://joystrategy.co/ebook IG: https://www.instagram.com/blackboomerbestiesfrombrooklyn Visit our website www.blackboomerbesties.com Support the show Visit Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn website for behind-the-scenes extras.

  7. Aug 18

    Ep192 Watch out: Your talents can become joy stealers

    The things that have brought us success can become our biggest source of burnout, and it often happens so quietly that we don’t even notice until our bodies, our partners, or our coworkers say it out loud. In this episode we dig into a pattern that shows up everywhere: overusing a strength until it goes from serving us to costing us.  Leslie brings in an article  Overusing A Strength: 5 Signs for Physicians by Dr. Ben Reinking, and we unpack it in plain language with our own sobering stories. If you care about burnout recovery, boundaries, emotional wellness, and protecting joy while still being an ambitious, capable person, press play. Subscribe, share this with a friend who does too much, and leave us a review so more people can find the conversation. Want behind the scenes content, Join us on Patreon at $5 or $10 level:  https://patreon.com/user?u=83534204 Get Angie’s eBook:  We’re Too Old for This! The Inquisitive Older Woman’s Guide to Joy http://joystrategy.co/ebook IG: https://www.instagram.com/blackboomerbestiesfrombrooklyn Visit our website www.blackboomerbesties.com Support the show Visit Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn website for behind-the-scenes extras.

  8. Aug 11

    HBCU Dress Code: Your favorite besties take opposite sides

    Fight! Fight! This week, we debate HBCU dress code bans on bonnets and do-rags, and we end up in bigger questions about freedom, culture, and who gets to define “professional.” We sit on opposite sides, but we keep it honest as we discuss respectability politics and the constant policing of Black bodies. In journalist Don Lemon’s video commentary series Lemon Drop, three prominent African American thought leaders- Clay Cane, Daniel Grimes, and Symone Redwine join him in a polarized discussion of the issue. Links to people and places mentioned in this episode: LEMON DROP | Should Bonnets & Durags Be Banned on Campus?! Don Lemon https://youtu.be/ozEaDpRlRtk?si=OScfmK3uOe84nJCY Pauli MurrayMy Name is Pauli Murray: New Film on Black Queer Legal Pioneer Who Inspired RBG & Thurgood MarshallDemocracy Now! https://youtu.be/Uh4r95VBU2Q?si=kfW2Pd6rvUDCTK3F Dr. Karida Brown Ep141 Freedom Dreams: How Black Women Shaped American Education with Dr. Karida Brownhttps://youtu.be/I9C9gH5dbEU?si=qnyB7GiYq3rjHTiS \Want behind the scenes content, Join us on Patreon at $5 or $10 level:  https://patreon.com/user?u=83534204 Get Angie’s eBook:  We’re Too Old for This! The Inquisitive Older Woman’s Guide to Joy http://joystrategy.co/ebook IG: https://www.instagram.com/blackboomerbestiesfrombrooklyn Visit our website www.blackboomerbesties.com Support the show Visit Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn website for behind-the-scenes extras.

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This is what the world needs now: two free-thinking “seasoned” Black women speaking their truth and inspiring others to do the same. Shaped by 45 years of friendship that began at the prestigious Brooklyn Technical High School through the Ivy League, medical school, marriages, divorces, triumphs, parenting queer children, life-threatening illness and many many amazing adventures. Each week, besties Leslie Osei-Tutu and Angella Fraser will push against boundaries in love, culture, careers, faith, politics and out-dated assumptions about women of a certain age. Remember, you’re never too old to change your mind…or your hair! (but more on that later :-)All views are our own and do not reflect the views of our institution/company. Information provided is not intended to serve as medical advice.

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  • Creator
    Angella Fraser & Leslie Osei-Tutu
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    198
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn
  • Show Website
    Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn

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