The Breakfast Club

Jesseca “Judy” Harris-Dupart, beauty entrepreneur who built Kaleidoscope Hair, and Da Brat, trailblazing 90s rapper and media personality, talk about love, motherhood and hip-hop history. They share how play, communication, and parenthood shaped their relationship. Da Brat recalls studio stories and going platinum while Judy reflects on balancing business, family, and romance.

Funny rundown of a bizarre string of piggyback attacks at Ohio schools and the police warnings that followed. Hosts relay strange calls, naked incidents, and notes left by the so-called Piggyback Bandit. Conversation turns to claims about autism and a tense guessing game about race. The segment ends with a teaser for a later sports conversation.

A forgotten inventor's life and inventions are spotlighted, from a dramatic safety hood demonstration to daring tunnel rescues in gas-filled darkness. The story traces racial barriers to recognition and a denied award. It also covers the origin of the three-position traffic light and a later century-old reconciliation between families.

Jon B, veteran R&B singer-songwriter discussing his new album and tour. Brian Michael Cox, Grammy-winning producer and HBCU fundraiser who hosts a pre-Grammy brunch. Ashley Christopher, founder/CEO of HBCU Week driving scholarships and college access. They talk about HBCU fundraising and impact, rapid-brunch donations, student success stories, new music, collaborations, and touring plans.

Omar Epps, actor/producer known for heartfelt roles; Yelena Popovic, director/writer who reimagined a saint for modern Chicago; Reginald Akkeem Berry Sr., community leader whose life inspired the film; Jarrell 'Big Baby' Miller, heavyweight boxer confronting controversy. They dig into making Moses the Black in Chicago, authentic community casting, themes of faith and redemption, production challenges, and Big Baby’s comeback and public scrutiny.

Omar Epps, actor turned producer exploring redemption; Yelena Popovic, writer-director who reimagined a saint’s story in modern Chicago; Reginald Akkeem Berry Sr., former gang member turned community leader. They discuss adapting Saint Moses into a gritty Chicago crime drama, grounding the film in real street experience, balancing spiritual themes with urban realism, and the film’s community and distribution challenges.

A fiery takedown of sensationalized reporting around the newly released Epstein files. Sharp critique of headlines that name artists without context. Discussion of what the documents actually contain and why names alone do not equal guilt. Commentary on how clickbait and algorithmic attention harm Black culture and reward sloppy journalism.

Jarrell 'Big Baby' Miller, a hard‑hitting heavyweight boxer known for his power and outspoken style, recounts the toupee incident and how it shifted his fight mindset. He discusses a past failed drug test, missed chances with Anthony Joshua, career setbacks and rebounds. He also shares plans for a youth foundation and hopes for a summertime title shot.

A dive into how flawed 1930s testing blamed Black children’s scores on bananas and other nonsense. Traces the Army Alpha/Beta origins of standardized tests and Carl Brigham’s eugenic influence on the SAT. Highlights Horace Mann Bond’s rebuttal and the long legacy of biased assessments shaping education today.

A look at Carter G. Woodson’s 1926 creation of Negro History Week as a deliberate strategy against cultural erasure. Short profiles reveal his unlikely path from coal mines to a Harvard PhD. Discussion of the institutions he built to control the narrative and how that strategy evolved into today’s Black History Month.