Can the real R&B lovers puhlease come to the FRONT?! No other genre of music has enriched my life more than R&B. However, the genre's historical and cultural impact isn't always acknowledged. I'm grateful to welcome internationally renowned speaker, professor, DJ, and author Amani Roberts for a conversation about the influence of Black R&B groups in his new book. R&B groups once dominated the airwaves, Industry, and music business. But what happened? Roberts offers an insider's look into the history, personal stories, and evolution of the genre, spanning from the 1950s to the early 2000s.

The Quiet Storm: A Historical and Cultural Analysis of the Power, Passion, and Pain of R&B Groups by Amani Roberts

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Website URL: https://www.amaniexperience.com/

Direct Book Link: https://share.google/kriO79bJWuGvFyjoX

What R&B Group Are YOU!?

Take the Quiz: https://www.amaniexperience.com/quiz

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Music highlight artists:

RichBrand (Dru Hill-Tell Me remix)

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Chloe Martini (Brownstone- If you Love Me remix)

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How You Doing, SOUL Vibrant Fam? I bet that's a loaded question to answer. I want to check in with you. Whether you're grieving, making a way outta no way, or in the thick of your healing journey, I see you trying. I'm here to remind you and myself to keep going. This world needs you more than you know. There is a particular type of work, gift, or presence that only YOU can bring. No wonder the evils of this world work overtime to disconnect you from it. It's your Light, your power even. You must discover, use, and protect it. The beauty that death teaches us is that life is the most precious gift we'll ever experience. In addition, grief teaches us to take time to do the most with it. Lock in and continue to do YOUR work.

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Featured poetic performances by Malcolm Jamal Warner *Rest In Power *

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Kameron Corvert

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Sasha Keable

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TRIGGER WARNING

^This episode talks about Sex Trafficking, Child Sex Trafficking, and Adultification^

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Billboards advertise a variety of products, messages, or services to create awareness and grab a larger audience's attention. A billboard inspired today's episode, taking a deeper look at the behaviors we have Normalized. It revealed our society has a major issue with understanding the concept of Consent. We criminalize, shame, and stereotype sex work, attraction, and connections. But blur those same lines of what is appropriate or socially acceptable when power [mobility] and money are involved. This problem only deepens when Children (0-18) are caught in the mix. It is time to be Direct in identifying the differences.

Sex Work -Human Rights Campaign:

https://www.hrc.org/resources/beyond-the-stereotypes-a-deep-dive-into-sex-work

A few Resources for Survivors:

1. Safe House Project https://www.safehouseproject.org/
2. National Human Trafficking Hotline https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en
3. Love146 https://love146.org/

Podcast intro produced by: Leem Lizzy @leemlizzy

Music highlight artists:

Ash Leone

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ROMderful ft Mayzin, Emmazie and Kayfaraway

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