Ratchet & Respectable

All the Black folks nominated for Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards; Cardi and Offset are off again; New Diddy revelations in the LA Times; Part IV of the never-ending recap of “Walk Through Fire” by Sheila Johnson.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasGet 15% off OneSkin with the code RATCHET at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpodGet 20% off sitewide and up to 40% off with bundle deals during Buffy’s Holiday Sale at https://www.buffy.co with code RR. Thank you to Buffy for supporting the channel!Go to https://shipstation.com and use code RESPECT today and sign up for your FREE 60-day trial.Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code RATCHET at https://LumeDeodorant.com! #lumepodVisit https://carawayhome.com/RESPECTABLE to take advantage of this limited-time offer for up to 20% off your next purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

300 vs 400; Fantasia is in her winning season; Demi finds a new home?; Ciara had the baby; Oprah makes it to the National Portrait Gallery; This Jonathan Majors trial is beyond nuts.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasGet 15% off OneSkin with the code RATCHET at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpodGet 20% off sitewide and up to 40% off with bundle deals during Buffy’s Holiday Sale at https://www.buffy.co with code RR. Thank you to Buffy for supporting the channel!Go to https://shipstation.com and use code RESPECT today and sign up for your FREE 60-day trial.Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code RATCHET at https://LumeDeodorant.com! #lumepodVisit https://carawayhome.com/RESPECTABLE to take advantage of this limited-time offer for up to 20% off your next purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kendrick Lamar is epic at #moveafrika; Usher celebrates 100 shows; Time snubs Beyoncé; Jeannie vs Jeezy is getting messier; Russell Simmons is next-level delusional; Diddy addresses all his sexual assault allegations; TRIGGER WARNING: a fourth lawsuit against Diddy, from a minor; Cassie’s bestie clears Sean Combs in Rolling Stone.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasThis 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.Visit https://carawayhome.com/RESPECTABLE to take advantage of this limited-time offer for up to 20% off your next purchase.Find your forever pieces @jennikayne and get 15% off with promo code RATCHET at https://jennikayne.com/RATCHET! #jennikaynepartnerStart building your credit. Open a Chime Checking account with at least a $200 qualifying direct deposit to get started. Get started at https://chime.com/ratchet.Get 15% off RIGHT NOW at https://masterclass.com/ratchet.So take yourself off the naughty list with the number-one-rated VPN. Visit https://expressvpn.com/ratchet, and get three extra months for free! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi visits Rwanda and crosses gorillas in the mist off her bucket list; TRIGGER WARNING: descriptions of extreme of violence/torture against women and children at the Rwandan Genocide Musuem; Ashanti and Nelly are expecting?!; Queen Latifah and Dionne Warwick are a Kennedy Center honorees; the Jonathan Majors trial is the sh— show everyone expected it to be.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasThis 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.Visit https://carawayhome.com/RESPECTABLE to take advantage of this limited-time offer for up to 20% off your next purchase.Find your forever pieces @jennikayne and get 15% off with promo code RATCHET at https://jennikayne.com/RATCHET! #jennikaynepartnerStart building your credit. Open a Chime Checking account with at least a $200 qualifying direct deposit to get started. Get started at https://chime.com/ratchet.Get 15% off RIGHT NOW at https://masterclass.com/ratchet.So take yourself off the naughty list with the number-one-rated VPN. Visit https://expressvpn.com/ratchet, and get three extra months for free! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Renaissance” is here… for some people; Swifties live among us; The Ava’s “Origin” is almost here; “High on the Hog” Season 2 is amazing; Sheila and Bob are back, part 3.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasThis 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.Get 15% off OneSkin with the code RATCHET at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpodGet Up to 60% OFF @honeylove by going to https://honeylove.com/ratchet! #honeylovepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The final #seesomeworld trip comes to an end; the world premiere of Beyonce’s Renaissance film; Mama Knowles flips on er’rybody; more sexual assault lawsuits; Diddy’s out at Revolt; Bill Cosby is broke? ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasThis 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.Get 15% off OneSkin with the code RATCHET at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpodGet Up to 60% OFF @honeylove by going to https://honeylove.com/ratchet! #honeylovepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trigger Warning: Shortly before the New York Survivor’s Act ended on Friday, there were a flurry of lawsuits against Black celebrity men (or men who operate in Black spaces). Demi discusses the details of several of them which include detailed descriptions of sexual abuse and assault; Also, Teyana Taylor files for divorce, alleging emotional abuse.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasGet 15% off OneSkin with the code RATCHET at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpodGet Up to 60% OFF @honeylove by going to https://honeylove.com/ratchet! #honeylovepodGo to https://tryfirstleaf.com/ratchet to sign up and you’ll get your first SIX hand-curated bottles for just $44.95. Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code RATCHET at https://lumedeodorant.com! #lumepodVisit https://carawayhome.com/RESPECTABLE to take advantage of this limited-time offer for 10% off your next purchase.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi hosts #seesomeworld in Ghana; Beyoncé headed to Vegas?; Issa Rae covers Marie Claire; a review of Black Cake; Will Smith’s former assistant makes shocking (and salacious) allegations; more thoughts on Puffy and Cassie; Chapters 3-6 of Sheila Johnson’s “Walk Through Fire” ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasGet 15% off OneSkin with the code RATCHET at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpodGet Up to 60% OFF @honeylove by going to https://honeylove.com/ratchet! #honeylovepodGo to https://tryfirstleaf.com/ratchet to sign up and you’ll get your first SIX hand-curated bottles for just $44.95. Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code RATCHET at https://lumedeodorant.com! #lumepodVisit https://carawayhome.com/RESPECTABLE to take advantage of this limited-time offer for 10% off your next purchase.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi returns to Ghana; the new season of The Crown drops, Cassie drops a bombshell federal lawsuit against Puff/Diddy/Love/ Sean Combs accusing him of physical abuse, rape and sex trafficking… then they settle for an undisclosed sum a day later. WTF?! ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasThis episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/RATCHET and get on your way to being your best self.Get 20% off sitewide and up to 40% off with bundle deals during Buffy’s Early Black Friday Sale at https://www.buffy.co with code RR. Thank you to Buffy for supporting the channel!Get a 60-day free trial at https://www.shipstation.com/respect. Thanks to ShipStation for sponsoring the show!Recover properly with @waterboy and get 15% off at https://waterboy.com/RATCHET! #waterboypartner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andre 3K releases his first album in 17 years (on Friday); Tracy Chapman is the first Black person ever to win CMAs “Song of the Year”;  Denzel lands two epic roles; The Jacksons are delulu; Sheila Johnson’s “Walk Thru Fire”, pages 1-50/chapters 1-3 (I know, I know. It will all make sense when you listen)ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasThis episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/RATCHET and get on your way to being your best self.Get 20% off sitewide and up to 40% off with bundle deals during Buffy’s Early Black Friday Sale at https://www.buffy.co with code RR. Thank you to Buffy for supporting the channel!Get a 60-day free trial at https://www.shipstation.com/respect. Thanks to ShipStation for sponsoring the show!Recover properly with @waterboy and get 15% off at https://waterboy.com/RATCHET! #waterboypartner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices