Ratchet & Respectable

African Fashion and Spike Lee’s keepsakes at the Brooklyn Museum; Jay Z gives major inspo at the Brooklyn Library; Leslie Odom Jr. and Ossie Davis and African braiders on Broadway; too classy for The Cheesecake Factory; new memoirs from the Slutty Vegan Founder, America’s first Black woman billionaire and Brittney Spears; Mo’Nique minds her business and Will Smith DGAF.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasFor a limited time, you can get 20% off sitewide, plus free shipping AND a free gift with qualifying purchases at https://bollandbranch.com/ratchet. Protect your online privacy TODAY by visiting https://expressvpn.com/ratchetWith Chime’s secure credit card, you can improve your credit scores all summer long. Get started today at https://chime.com/ratchet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi in NOLA; Usher gets mixed reviews at Essence; Method Man incites an e-riot. Morris Chestnut inspires un-Biblical thoughts;  Kendrick Lamar’s unlimited pettiness; Project 2025.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasGet 15% off RIGHT NOW at https://masterclass.com/ratchet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The BET Awards.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasGet 20% OFF @honeylove by going to https://honeylove.com/RATCHET! #honeylovepodListen to Baby, This is Keke Palmer early and ad-free right now by joining Wondery+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi (back) in LA; The OnStage Wedding; the (un)Presidential Debates; Bronny goes to the Lakers.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucas This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/RATCHET and get on your way to being your best self.For a limited time, HomeChef is offering my listeners 18 Free Meals PLUS Free Dessert for Life and of course, Free Shipping on your first box! Go to https://homechef.com/ratchet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi gets jury duty; Demi heads to LA; Andre 3000 and the flute are going on tour; a bunch of Black people are going on the Walk of Fame; *****s in Paris; Sha’Carri Richardson is headed to the Olympics (Amen!); Jonathan Majors “perseveres”.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucas This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/RATCHET and get on your way to being your best self.Download BLK today in the App Store or on Google Play. It’s free, it’s fun, it’s for us.For a limited time, HomeChef is offering my listeners 18 Free Meals PLUS Free Dessert for Life and of course, Free Shipping on your first box! Go to https://homechef.com/ratchet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Belle returns to Brooklyn; reviews of the Dean Collection at the BK Museum and “Sleeping Beauties” at The Met; Swizz and Timberland partner with a racist for Verzuz; Ashanti and Nelly been married for 6 months; King Kendrick’s Juneteenth coronation; Jonathan Majors is back to work; Justin Timberlake is arrested; Usher heads to Capitol Hill and MilanABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasGo download BLK today in the App Store or on Google Play. It’s free, it’s fun, it’s for us.Protect your online privacy TODAY by visiting https://expressvpn.com/ratchet  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi heads to NYC; Dinner with Bevy; Ashanti gives up her engagement deets; Meth and Michael Ealy join forces;  Claire Huxtable heads to the Gilded Age; reviews of “Clipped” and “HOD” and “Bridgerton”; the Brooklyn Bishop sentencedABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasGo download BLK today in the App Store or on Google Play. It’s free, it’s fun, it’s for us.Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get 15% off with promo code RATCHET15 at https://lumedeodorant.com! #lumepodProtect your online privacy TODAY by visiting https://expressvpn.com/ratchet Find your forever pieces @jennikayne and get 15% off with promo code RATCHET at https://jennikayne.com/RATCHET! #jennikaynepartner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi heads to ABFF for Ratchet x Respectable;  an amazing weekend for TV (Bridgerton, The Boys, The Dragons); ABFF recap, including Denzel’s Retrospective.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasGo to https://bollandbranch.com/ratchet for 15% off your first sheet set plus free shipping!Download BLK today on the app store or Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi heads to ABFF; Non-spoiler reviews of "Bad Boys 4", 'Queenie", and "The Black Hamptons"; Ursher is receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award; Naomi Campbell heads to the V&A this summer; HU revokes Diddy’s (honorary) degree; Michael Rainey Jr. (aka “Tariq”) is sexually assaulted.Go to https://bollandbranch.com/ratchet for 15% off your first sheet set plus free shipping!Download BLK today on the app store or Google PlayGet 15% off OneSkin with the code RATCHET at https://www.oneskin.co #oneskinpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi's last days in Case Town; Lupita covers Glamour’s global June issue… to talk about cats?; Martin Lawrence insists he is “healthy as hell”; Gayle King shamelessly hits on Lenny Kravitz (who hasn’t had sex in 9 years); Mama Wallace wants to slap Diddy; A Black Republican, married to a white woman, advocates for segregation *deep sigh*.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasGet 15% off RIGHT NOW at https://masterclass.com/ratchet.Live it up this summer and make progress towards your financial goals with Chime. Open your account in minutes at https://chime.com/ratchetThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/RATCHET and get on your way to being your best self.So stop missing out on great TV and get thousands of new shows with ExpressVPN—we got them to give you guys three extra months free when you use our special link https://expressVPN.com/ratchet. Go download BLK today in the App Store or on Google Play! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices