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  • Dharius Daniels On Why Making Money Without Making Memories Will Leave You Empty | The Blackprint

    Dharius Daniels On Why Making Money Without Making Memories Will Leave You Empty | The Blackprint
    2025/10/06
    Dr. Dharius Daniels joined the show for a powerful conversation about life and #faith. He talks about what it was like growing up in a very small town and how his father taught him to see a bigger world. We get into the real difference between your standard of living and your quality of life, and why emotional health is so important. He also shares his thoughts on forgiveness and how it is truly a gift you give to yourself. Daniels also speaks on the unspoken pains that many Black men carry around, like being underappreciated and misunderstood. This conversation will make you think about what truly matters.
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    58 分
  • Tunde Balogun On Going From Basement Parties To Managing Summer Walker & 6lack | The Blackprint

    Tunde Balogun On Going From Basement Parties To Managing Summer Walker & 6lack | The Blackprint
    2025/09/22
    Tunde Balogun, the CEO of LVRN (Love Renaissance), sits down to share his story. He’s the person behind some of your favorite artists like Summer Walker and 6LACK. Tunde talks about growing up in a very Nigerian household in Atlanta and what it was like being raised by a village. He shares his first hustles, from selling candy to throwing parties in his mom's basement. We get into how LVRN was created by a group of friends who just wanted to build something special together. He also discusses big ideas like "Global Blackness" and why it's so important to find your community. This is a real conversation about starting from the bottom and what it takes to win.
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    56 分
  • Melissa Proctor’s Blueprint: From The NBA’s First Ball Girl To Atlanta Hawks CMO | The Blackprint

    Melissa Proctor’s Blueprint: From The NBA’s First Ball Girl To Atlanta Hawks CMO | The Blackprint
    2025/09/08
    On this episode of The Blackprint, Detavio Samuels talks with Melissa Proctor, the CMO of the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena. Melissa shares her journey, which began when she decided she wanted a job in the NBA and became the Miami Heat's first-ever ball girl. She discusses growing up as a first-generation American and how her background became her superpower. Melissa explains how she navigated her career, faced rejection, and learned to always be an asset, not a liability. She also breaks down the personal guiding principles she uses to make big decisions.
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    53 分
  • How Lethal Shooter Beat Homelessness & Depression to Become the NBA's Top Shooting Coach | The Blackprint

    How Lethal Shooter Beat Homelessness & Depression to Become the NBA's Top Shooting Coach | The Blackprint
    2025/08/25
    Chris Matthews, known as Lethal Shooter, sits down for a real conversation. He talks about his journey to becoming one of the most sought after shooting coaches in the NBA. He shares what it was like growing up in D.C. and dealing with a lot of personal struggles. After his own basketball career ended, he faced homelessness and a deep depression. He explains how he found his real purpose in teaching others and completely turned his life around. This is a story about mental strength and never giving up on yourself
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    52 分
  • Lena Waithe On The Bloody Process of Finding Your Voice & The High Cost Of True Freedom | The Blackprint

    Lena Waithe On The Bloody Process of Finding Your Voice & The High Cost Of True Freedom | The Blackprint
    2025/08/11
    Lena Waithe sits down with Detavio Samuels for a real conversation. She talks about growing up in Chicago and what led her to become a writer. Lena gets into the tough, "bloody process" of finding her own creative voice. They discuss what it means to evolve and why it can be painful. She explains her idea of being a "glitch in the matrix" by defying society's rules to be free. Lena also shares the personal costs of that freedom, like loneliness. This episode gives you a look into how she thinks about her life and her art.
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    59 分
  • De'Arra Taylor On YouTube Secrets, Mental Health Breaks & Saying No to Brands | The Blackprint

    De'Arra Taylor On YouTube Secrets, Mental Health Breaks & Saying No to Brands | The Blackprint
    2025/06/30
    De'Arra Taylor sits down with our host Detavio Samuels to talk about her journey. She gets into how she started on YouTube and what it felt like to get her first big check. De'Arra explains why being her authentic self has always been her main strategy in her career. They also talk about the business side of things, like building a team and launching her own sunglass brand, Lorvae. She shares why it's important to take breaks to protect your mental health and how she balances work with living a soft life.
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    58 分
  • The Dangerous Lie Black Women Are Told & Why Lynae Vanee Found Power in Surrender | The Blackprint

    The Dangerous Lie Black Women Are Told & Why Lynae Vanee Found Power in Surrender | The Blackprint
    2025/06/16
    Detavio Samuels sits down with the brilliant Lynae Vanee, host of REVOLT's "The People's Brief." She shares her journey from being a high school teacher to creating her viral series, "Parking Lot Pimpin'." Lynae gets real about why she chooses to be a disruptor rather than trying to fit in. She also opens up about her faith and how learning to surrender truly changed her career and her life. They discuss the dangerous lies told to Black women and the importance of owning your narrative.
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    55 分
  • From UK Projects to Post Malone Manager: Dre London' on Building a Lasting Legacy | The Blackprint

    From UK Projects to Post Malone Manager: Dre London' on Building a Lasting Legacy | The Blackprint
    2025/06/02
    #DreLondon sits down with Detavio to share his incredible journey from the projects in South London to becoming #PostMalone's manager and building his own tequila brand. He talks about coming to America as an immigrant, sleeping on couches, and going 18 months without buying anything to save money. Dre explains how he connected #FrenchMontana with producer Harry Fraud but learned the hard way about getting proper paperwork when deals go down. He shares the real story of discovering Post Malone in a house full of gamers in LA and why he stepped back from managing to focus on building generational wealth.
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    51 分