The Black Umbrella
Hosts Frenchie, Nika, and Wes cater to what their generation wants to hear while being considered the “oddballs” of the bunch. They're unafraid to speak their truths how they see fit. Tackling topics that push the envelope is their bread and butter and they offer listeners a seat at the table. They are not your usual cup of tea nor are they here to be, but you can't resist taking a sip.
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Episodes
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Happy #TBUthursday
Happy Pride! Today we take our listeners down the path of Queerness. We each take time to voice how we’ve been able to navigate through our queerness over the years and get vulnerable about the challenges we’ve each faced to accept who we are today.
Wes's new music of the week!
UMI- Forest in the City
Arin Ray- Hello Poison
India Shawn- “Exchange”
Doja Cat- “Vegas”
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Thursday May 26, 2022
Thursday May 26, 2022
Happy #TBUthursday
Student loan debt is a CRISIS and we want to talk about it. We keep hearing conversations over social media and the news from people who have already paid off their student loans who believe “if they had to pay them off so should everyone else”. The other side argues that shouldn't be the case at all and all student loans should be forgiven regardless of your ability to pay them off. We discuss both sides of this coin during the Under Our Umbrella segment.
Wes's new music of the week!
Carrie Underwood- “She Don’t Know”
Mahalia- Letter To Ur Ex
August 08- Towards The Sun
Ravyn Lenae- HYPNOS
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Thursday May 19, 2022
Thursday May 19, 2022
Happy #TBUthursday
Would you prefer your partner to have a 9-5 job or be an entrepreneur?
This is the question we answer this week in our under our umbrella segment. We all know the end goal is to make enough of a passive income to where we can live comfortably without working but in order to get there, we’ve got to start somewhere.
Wes's new music of the week!
Gogo Morrow- “In The Way”
Muni Long- “Pain”
bLAck pARty- “Hotline”
Kendrick Lamar- Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
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Thursday May 12, 2022
Thursday May 12, 2022
Happy #TBUthursday
May is Mental Health Awareness month and we decided to pinpoint some areas in our mental health we need to work on. We realized many of us were going through similar things and discussed ways we could practice healing in order to show up every day as our best selves.
Wes's new music of the week!
Jade Novah- “Lost In You”
Sabrina Claudio Based On A Feeling
Kenyon Dixon Closer
Ella Mai- Heart On My Sleeve
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Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
Happy #TBUthursday
Mother’s Day is this weekend and we decided to come together and share some of our favorite moments we’ve had with each of our mothers. We also talked about one element of their parenting style we would carry over into our own.
Wes's new music of the week!
Kehlani- blue water road
PJ Morton- Watch The Sun
Future- I NEVER LIKED YOU
Tink- “Cater”
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Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Happy #TBUthursday
Word on the street is Elon Musk may very well be purchasing one of the world's most influential social platforms, Twitter, for 44 Billion Dollars!
We noticed many people commenting through social media about how happy they would be if they even had a fraction of that and decided to talk about it in this weeks Under Our Umbrella Segment.
What is your happiness rooted in and how much of a role does money play in your day-to-day happiness?
Wes's new music of the week!
Duece Flame- Can We Smoke In Here?
Josh Levi- "Vices"
Megan Thee Stallion- Plan B
Justine Skye- “What A Lie”
Blxst- Before You Go
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Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Happy #TBUthursday
Have you ever wanted to curate your own music festival? Well, that's exactly what we did on this week's episode. Frenchie, Nika, and Wes all came together and shared what the lineup would look like if they each had a day to curate for a music festival.
We want to hear from you! If you could create a dream lineup for a music festival who would you choose to be a part of it?
Wes's new music of the week!
Ella Mai- "Leave You Alone"
LAYA- Um, Hello
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Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Happy #TBUthursday
Do you know your worth?
We sit down and engage in a conversation about knowing our worth in the workplace.
We discuss if we've ever asked for a raise, negotiated a salary, or know our worth when entering into a new position or field of interest.
Wes's new music of the week!
SYD- Broken Hearts Club
Doechii- "Crazy"
Chlöe- "Treat Me"
Bia ft. J.Cole- "LONDON"
Muni Long- "Another"
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Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Happy #TBUthursday
Thank you to everyone who voted in the TBU Grammy poll! A lot of whom you all rewarded reflected the actual award show. This week we reveal whom the listeners chose to win a TBU Grammy.
We also have a fun For The Birds segment for you all where Frenchie challenges us to get into role play and explore our wild side ;).
Wes's new music of the week!
TheOfficialKen- "Everything"
CoCo Jones- "Caliber"
Latto- 777
Alex Isely & Jack Dine- Marigold
Rosalía- MOTOMAMI
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Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Happy #TBUthursday
Surprise! We as hosts got together and voted on this year's 2022 Grammy nominees. We got together this episode and revealed the results together in a very GRAND under our umbrella segment.
Check out who we want to win Grammys this year and let us know your predictions!
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