On this episode of Sworn Testimonies, Doctor Ukachi Emeruwa (aka "Dr. UK") discusses Covid-19, explains the Delta variant, breaks down how the vaccine actually works, and shares her thoughts about the new SB8 abortion law in Texas. Dr. UK earned her medical degree from Columbia University and her Master's in Public Health from Harvard University. 

Timara Tyler is a 30-year-old wife and bonus mother and serves as a higher education professional in the Richmond, Va area. On this episode of Sworn Testimonies, Timara vulnerably shares with us her journey through endometriosis. She was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2017, and since then, she has grown in her understanding of the condition and related concerns such as infertility. Her message is this: don’t dismiss your pain!

In this episode, I have such a great conversation with Dr. Ebony, a black female psychologist, food relationship strategist, and the creator of My Therapy Cards, about racial trauma, healthy eating, and Covid relationships. She is incredibly wise and helped me dissect my own relationship with food, which up until recently had been based in a scarcity/survival mindset. 

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On the latest episode of Sworn Testimonies, reality TV star and former Miss Virginia Desi Williams and I have a long-overdue conversation about beauty politics, black hair, the ugly truth about our experience competing in beauty pageants as black girls with (and against) one another, and interracial relationships. 

Jaquay Williams, the police officer who was terminated from his position after sharing a popular TikTok video about George Floyd's murder, joined me for a sensitive conversation about police brutality, his experience as an officer, and his opinion about “defunding the police.”

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Aiyana Ma'at is a Licensed Psycho-therapist & Clinical Social Worker in the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia. She is also a certified Marriage & Relationship Educator specializing in couples & family work. She firmly believes that relationships are the vehicles we can all use to grow and evolve. She is clear that a part of the call on her life is to help bring insight and awareness to others so that they can “get out of their own way” and create the lives and relationships they want and deserve to have. On this episode, we discuss why therapy is important, why it is often seen as taboo in the black community, and what to expect when making an appointment for the first time.

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Interracial couples across the country are processing how current events are affecting their relationship. On this episode of Sworn Testimonies, I have a vulnerable conversation with Justin Sapp - an African American male married to a beautiful white woman, with a beautiful, mixed baby boy. We have a great conversation about love, gender roles, interracial relationships, and raising mixed kids in a racialized society. 

Chika Okoro is a marketing executive and colorism expert. In 2015, while getting her MBA at Stanford, she came across a casting call that openly discriminated against dark-skinned Black women. That motivated her to give a TEDx talk raising awareness of the issue of colorism and how women of color can still have self-confidence despite the prejudice in society. That talk has been viewed over 1 million times, translated to 6 different languages. Most recently, Chika had the opportunity to talk about her experiences on the Facebook Watch Series: Red Table Talk. Click the link in my bio the