A recent article from Chicago where a former teacher shared that she (at age 74) had to return to the work force to keep her mortgage, is startling and highlights the struggle of our economy and high housing costs.

In this episode we will cover the viral moments from the last week to include: the Award Controversy of Jordan Chiles and other interesting things that occured last week that got my attention. Let's talk about it.

The Sonya Massey incident highlights serious problems in law enforcement. Why are cops not held accountable as Sean Grayson was allowed to get a job as a deputy despite having two DUIs, getting access to driving permits in the course of his job, and who was responsible for turning a blind eye to this resulting in a terrible situation for a community member vulnerable? Let's talk about it.

Can we stop to give Simone Biles Owens (yes, she's a married woman) her flowers as she is the most decorated in her field of gymnastics! Let's talk about not only her success on the floor but in her life.

On July 6, 2024 former deputy Sean Grayson took a call to resolve a concerned citizen's call that ended her life in Springfield, IL. Who is Sean Grayson and what do we now know?

A woman who lived in Springfield, IL life ends shortly after calling for deputies to assist with a concern outside of her home. Once inside the home a dispute about a pot of water brings her life to a sudden halt. Today the body camera of this incident will be released to the public. Let's talk about it.

Tyler Perry's movie Divorce in the Black is now streaming on Prime Video. While some may not like the all to familar tropes of struggle love, this movie highlights how unwavering loyalty in a toxic connections can hide red flags in the face of a failing relationship. Let's talk about it.

A few months ago, a man who lived in a storage unit with his girlfriend went viral on multiple social media platforms. Now he is going viral again due to some personal reasons. Let's talk about the choice to be unhoused to save money and or become a viral content creator vs actually homeless due to hard life issues.

Is it an urgend legend, a lie or terrible truth? A week ago, a trend on social media got my attention as it came out of Chicago talking about a betrayal and untimely death of a young rapper named Lil Scoom. Let's talk about it.

In the U.S. 9700 individuals have been harmed by firework injuries. Last week, a few individuals lost their life or were injured by misuse of fireworks, let's talk about it.

A few more things on my mind about how the power difference, lack of empathy, and struggles the Johnson's dealt with Anna Stubblefield and the disability health care providers in general. Did the power differential impact Derrick's quality of care? I tend to think so. Let me know what you think. Let's talk about it.

Former Marvel Actor Jonathan Majors was convicted of domestic violence related charges against his previous girlfriend. He recently received a perseverance award and now slated for a comeback in a new movie role. Let's talk about his journey towards healing, accountability, and positive life changes. Will the public accept his changes and will he be able to comeback to have a restored acting career. Let's talk about it.

The 24-Year-Old Sprinter who fell from grace due to testing positive from controlled substances is now back on top. She's currently in Paris for the Olympics. Let's talk about her comeback and what we can learn from her journey.

It was nearly two years ago that the world stopped for Will Smith, after the big "SLAP" with Chris Rock. Today, he has come back strong with a new movie in the Bad Boy Series with Martin Lawrence. He's released some new music, yet all of that does not matter to a certain Anchor/Analyst. Let's talk about it.

I wanted to get into the lives of the ex-husband Roger Stubblefield and one of Anna's children, a chef line cook by the name of Zoe. Let's talk about it.

Dell, like most companies in corporate and or private sector has issued a lot of hybrid work flexibilities in general to address expectations of working from home. It was reported that at least 50% of their employees failed to return back to the office and do not want to work in-person. This also means many of the employees will not be promoted or stay within a certain pay grade/salary because they are not working as an hybrid employee. Let's talk about it.

Ali Abulaban was a social media influencer with over 1 million followers. Married to his beautiful wife Anna, a toxic mix of insecurity, drugs, and violence unraveled in their lives impacting Anna and her friend Rayburn Barron in a double murder. Ali will be sentenced on June 28th with a double homicide and on his way to prison let's talk about it.

A non verbal man with cerebral palsy with the cognitive ability of a young child was taken advantage of by a woman claiming she was there to help him. Let's talk about power, gender, consent, and influence in Netflix's latest powerful documentary.

In Renton, WA, an off duty security guard who considers himself capable of targeting criminals attacks and unfortunately unalives a 17 year old unarmed teenager, let's get into this.

Corey Harris, the man who went viral for driving with no license has another twist in his interesting story. Will Smith & Martin Lawrence brings back another installment of Bad Boys 4. Amidst the new movie, fans of Martin Lawrence are concerned about his health. Let's get into it.

No one wants to be rejected but sometimes that can happen in dating. After a few dates, a woman has to block a man who is hell bent on pushing his desire to stay connected. He places a tracker on her car and manually turns off the internet at her home while she's gone on vacation. Let's talk about it.

Let's talk about how to be safe using online marketplace and the recent murder of a woman who only mistake was meeting a potential customer at their home.

Let's talk about 2 mass shootings that occurred; one in Ohio and the other in PA. Although, it is a lower year of these shootings, why can't people use conflict resolution instead of guns. How many more lives have to be harmed in the process.

Recently, more celebs who were previously quiet are not talking about their reactions to the Cassie/Sean P Diddy video. Let's talk about it.

Let's dive into the TikTok Dance Cult / 7M documentary that dropped last week on Netflix. It includes alleged abuse, financial abuse and so much more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/speak-truth2-life/message