Black Love: The Interviews

Black men, it's time to get real with each other. Wellness, self-love, finance, nutrition; these are just a few topics Black Love Inc General Manager David Wasicki will be bringing to the forefront in Man to Man: A Black Love Wellness Series. Each week the topics will change, but the insights & lessons gained from Black men of all walks of life will remain constant. Man to Man serves as a platform for men to get real-life insight directly from notable, successful men who lead with the honesty and vulnerability that Black Love is known for.

Toxic masculinity. What is it? Is it really an issue or is it some buzzword? We brought in two brothers to have a conversation about masculinity in all forms, but especially centered around being Black men: Karega Bailey, artist, educator, and angel father, and King Jay Barnett, author, speaker, and mental health therapist. Perhaps more important than the question of what is toxic masculinity is “how do we acknowledge behavior that is toxic that seems to be consistently perpetrated by men”? Honestly, there are so many questions and points asked that this is only one piece of the framework necessary for healing. But we have to start somewhere, and this is a great start with two phenomenal men.

Make sure you show Karega and Jay love on ig @karegabailey and @kingjaybarnett

Have suggestions on who David should go Man to Man with next? Connect with him @wasicki

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Black Love is Forever! While the docuseries has taken its final bow you can still find all things Black Love on the Black Love+ app This includes our original series Couch Conversations! This season Kevin and Melissa Fredricks are bringing their 18 years of marriage experience, rawness, and friendship to Couch Conversations Season 4✨, now streaming on the Black Love+ App
Black Love’s #CouchConversations is presented in partnership with @Target!

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“We really figured out a way to compromise and be the strong people that we are without having to control each other.”

When Dondré and Salli first met, they were work friends. They were actors and Dondré had suggested Salli for a role. Plus they were both in relationships. Honestly, there were a lot of reasons as to why they wouldn't get together. Which is why when this 2018 interview for Black Love Doc came to be it all seemed meant to be. Salli and Dondré had been together for over twenty years and married for 17 of them, so they have A LOT of advice for those of us trying to find our way in this love game. Listen in as they share how they have found how to make it work for them, how manhood and roles shaped their relationship, and how talking about sex keeps them engaged with each other.

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Black Love is Forever! While the docuseries has taken its final bow you can still find all things Black Love on the Black Love+ app This includes our original series Couch Conversations! This season Kevin and Melissa Fredricks are bringing their 18 years of marriage experience, rawness, and friendship to Couch Conversations Season 4✨, now streaming on the Black Love+ App
Black Love’s #CouchConversations is presented in partnership with @Target!

Connect with us:

@blacklove on Instagram

@blacklovedoc on Facebook

@blacklovedoc on Twitter

When actors Rochelle and CJ first met in 1998 it was just in passing as two students attending the same college in New York. Their love story wouldn't truly begin until over a decade later when they would reconnect in Los Angeles as they both were pursuing their dreams. An overly awkward first date didn't make the situation any easier. After CJ realized he wasn't ready to jump into a new relationship, the two parted ways once again. Flash forward to 2014 and CJ is finally ready to get back into the dating scene, but there was only one person he was really interested in: Rochelle. In this 2017 interview from the second season of Black Love Doc, Rochelle and CJ share everything that transpired from there and the trials that would come up along the way.

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Ladies! The YOU Retreat is here and you do not want to miss out! The YOU Retreat is a loving space for Black women designed & curated by Black Love to uplift ourselves while uplifting our sisters. This is an intimate virtual and in person wellness experience is specifically designed to hone into our power as women and to highlight the value of sisterhood in personal success. After all, Real Queens Fix Each Other’s Crowns. And...it's...FREE!!! Make sure you register early because space is limited! And Fellas, make sure you get the women in your life on this!

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Looking for more Black Love content like After Love: the official Black Love after show? Get to getting Black Love+. Black Love+ is an all new totally free app that gives you all 360 degrees of Black Love. You can find it now on Apple, and Android. Plus you can find it on your favorite TV apps like Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire Stick and wherever you get your apps! Download it today so you never miss a minute of Black Love.

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When Justine first met Rev Run they were both teenagers. He was performing at a Kurtis Blow concert and Justine and her friends went backstage to meet him. After a memorable evening, Justine reached out to Rev (who was just Joseph at the time) and while they talked for a bit, they eventually both went their separate ways. Who knew that years later the two would reunite and their passion for the church, and love for each other would guide them both down this new journey. In this 2017 interview for the second season of Black Love Doc, Rev Run and Justine share what a relationship meant when ensuring that God was number one, how Justine navigated coming back into Rev's life after he had a divorce, and what being on a reality show meant to them. Rev and Justine's 20+ year marriage is a testament to what it means to truly be in a partnership.

Today's episode is sponsored by Target! Target is partnering with HBCUs to support the next generation of Black talent. One of the ways Target is teaming up with HBCUs is through Target’s HBCU Design Challenge, where HBCU students submit designs to be included in Target’s Black History Month Collection. If you want to see the winners, check back during Black History Month to see the latest designs that will be featured in Target's 2022 Black History Month collection.

Celebrate your legacy. Invest in the future. Together, we are Black Beyond Measure

Visit Target.com/BlackBeyondMeasure to learn more

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The Black Love Summit is BACK and IN PERSON! The 4th Annual Black Love Summit will be a live (and streamed) experience in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday, November 13th! You don't want to miss this on-of-a-kind live experience gathering Black singles and couples for transparent conversations about love, partnership, and community. Mark your calendars and buy an early bird ticket before they're sold out!

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In this 2017 interview Kirk and Tammy Franklin tell us the story of how they met and what it was like to combine not only their perspectives on what they wanted their marriage to look like, but their parenting styles as well. Throughout their love story, the Franklins noticed that they were somehow always a part of each other's lives and with Kirk being a minister of music, he picked up on those signs from God which led the two to marriage. Plus the couple shares a key aspect of their relationship and advises others to do the same within their relationships as a way to continue the love and longevity.

Today's episode is sponsored by Target! Target is partnering with HBCUs to support the next generation of Black talent. One of the ways Target is teaming up with HBCUs is through Target’s HBCU Design Challenge, where HBCU students submit designs to be included in Target’s Black History Month Collection. If you want to see the winners, check back during Black History Month to see the latest designs that will be featured in Target's 2022 Black History Month collection.

Celebrate your legacy. Invest in the future. Together, we are Black Beyond Measure

Visit Target.com/BlackBeyondMeasure to learn more

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The Black Love Summit is BACK and IN PERSON! The 4th Annual Black Love Summit will be a live (and streamed) experience in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday, November 13th! You don't want to miss this on-of-a-kind live experience gathering Black singles and couples for transparent conversations about love, partnership, and community. Mark your calendars and buy an early bird ticket before they're sold out!

Connect with us:

@blacklove on Instagram

@blacklovedoc on Facebook

@blacklovedoc on Twitter

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Connect with us:

@blacklove on Instagram

@blacklovedoc on Facebook

@blacklovedoc on Twitter