Ratchet & Respectable
Episodes
Men Will Embarrass You
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A review of Will Smith's Emancipation; Keke's bump triggers respectability politics; DeMarco Morgan replaces TJ Holmes on GMA3; Van Jones isn't a spok...
Brittney
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An American citizen is returned to her homeland; Plies on "Paul"; Johnathan Majors in his draws; Trevor Noah thanks Black women as he exits the Daily ...
Loutelious
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hakeem Jefferies is Black and the HPIC; Nelly loses is over Ashanti; reviews of “Riches” and “First Wives Club”; Deion Sanders leaves Jackson ...
"UPS is hiring…”
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ghana in The World Cup; Black Panther in English; The Quinta is (one of) People’s Person of the Year; The Nia talks to THR about starting over; Fore...
Hard to Please
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi's #seesomeworld trip is over; Meg Thee Stallion makes history on Forbes; Porsha Williams releases the fabric for her weddings (plural); Michelle ...
"Sorry, We Don't Have..."
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi hosts a group Thanksgiving; a step closer to justice for Shanquella Robinson; THR on why Trevor Noah said "Bye!" to Tthe Daily Show'; Letitia Wri...
Kelly
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The #seesomeghana group trip begins,; Demi encounters hoteps abroad; Tiffany Cross claps back— legally; we’re not cancelling Kelly Rowland. Stop i...
ROI
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi in Dakar (still); The Quinta heads to The Oprah; Oscar buzz for Gabrielle Union; Winston Duke covers Esquire; Trump creates a fresh round of PTSD...
Perspectives
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi heads to Dakar, including Black Rock (!); Angela Bassett receives Glamour's Lifetime Achievement Award; Wakanda Forever (in French!); the seas...
[Redacted]
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi's *hearts* Abidjan; Wakanda Forever, The Crown Season 5, Reasonable Doubt heads to Primetime TV; Georgia on my mind; only the third (elected) Bla...
Living Women
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi heads to Côte d’Ivoire; the Wades are on a World Tour (of Africa); The Tabitha gets two Emmy nods; Diddy’s in love; Drake is a BAN; Tiffany...
Stayin Alive
05 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi’s East Africa adventure ends; The (former) British PM’s ultimate finesse; mourning TakeOff; D Wade is out of f—s; an NBA player whips it ...
Ends
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi in Kenya; The Best Man trailer is (finally) here, The Husband on Reasonable Doubt; Paul Pelosi attacked with a hammer; and Kanye continues to Kan...
AAMFSYINHM
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi on safari in Kenya; Rihanna (finally) drops new music; Kendrick Sampson drinks wine with Adele; The World Premiere of Wakanda Forever; Michael Ea...
Working While Black
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi speaks to Nicole Moore, ie, the Black woman who just sued Planned Parenthood for racial discrimination and wrongful termination, about the crazy ...
Gold Entourage
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi’s on a beach; Caresha heads to BMF; The Crown returns; Aventer Gray defends honoring her vows; Endeavor calls for a Kanye West boycott; Lupita ...
A Pox
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi’s in Zanzibar; Michael B Jordan releases the trailer for Creed 3; Jonathan Majors has an alleged white GF; Patti LaBelle rolls on the floor...
We Just Black
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi gets a vajacial and has American TV again; Issa Rae covers Elle; Brittney Griner's Black Life Matters; Power to the People of Iran ABOUT ME: ...
Unsurprised
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi’s back in Ghana; Lizzo covers Vanity Fair; Jonathan Majors for Men’s Health; Jada Pinkett Smith has a memoir on the way; Kanye continues to K...
Deny
08 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Slavery ends in 1975; Michaela The Coel covers Vogue; TMZ oversteps with Nia Long; Trevor Walker says ‘f— it all’; Kanye is off his meds (again)...
Persona Non Grata
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi leaves Ghana; A new Wakanda trailer, Will Smith’s next film— where he plays an enslaved man— gets a release date; a review of Reasonable Do...
Emotional Justice
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi interviews award-winning journalist, playwright, and radio host, Esther A. Armah about her new book "Emotional Justice: A Roadmap for Racial Heal...
Global Citizen
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Usher comes to Ghana; “Monster” on Netflix; Good Black News; Women are protesting across Iran Thanks to our sponsors: Get 15% off when you go ...
The Nia
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brett Farve is a(n) (alleged) Welfare Queen; The Brooklyn Bishop takes actions I don’t condone (but I understand); Dahmer and JHud's talk show are t...
Melanin
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Meghan releases the fabric; Marcus Harvey never made it to Africa?!; Disney wants all the smoke; The Woman King is #1 (despite a boycott); Puerto Rico...
Mercury in Retrograde
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi makes a discovery; The Woman King over-delivers; Diddy offers reciprocity; Tyler James Williams lets the love flow; The Viola looks f—ing am...
Source Material
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi returns to Accra; EMMY AWARD WINNERS Sheryl Lee Ralph and Quinta Brunson; Black Ariel and White Jesus; reviews of Queen Sugar and **TRIGGER WA...
Madame Demi
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi on safari; the officially official Obama portraits, The Queen (not Latifah) is dead; WTF is going on with Queen Sugar?; Kanye vs Adidas ABOUT ...
God’s Children
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi isn’t talking about Ghana; Tiffany Haddish speaks about That Video (and lawsuit); Lizzo is literally winning (lots of awards); Tabitha Brown cl...
Miracles
03 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi visits the Nkyinkyim Museum; Great Black News; Karma’s a quick bih for Aries Spears (and Tiffany Haddish); Chris Rock (unintentionally) redeems...
British Bae
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The story Demi forgot to tell; The Murder Inc doc isn’t trash (Gotti still is); Mike Tyson is rightfully mad about that Hulu series he didn’t co-s...
The Mamas
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi and writer-bestie Helena Andrews-Dyer discuss Helena’s latest book, The Mamas: What I Learned About Kids, Class, and Race From Moms Not Like M...
10 days
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi needs an adult… and a fan; Star Jones returns to TV; Dennis Rodman to the rescue?; Maya’s father is a DC OG; the sad downfall of The Wendy Wi...
MID
20 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi tries new things; Tevin Campbell, LeBron James and Naomi Campbell have good Black news; prosperity pimps; updates on the LA car massacre; Kid Cud...
Leisure is a Legacy
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi adjusts to Ghana; P Valley is the best show on TV; Serena Williams retires; Irv Gotti is a trash human Check out my website: http://www.demetria...
Adwoa in Accra
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi returns home. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me: IG: demetriallucas. Twitter: demetriallucas. FB: demetria...
Effort (or Lack Thereof)
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The word has gone topsy-turvy; The NYTimes trolls Black women with a horrid wedding announcement Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com...
Siberia
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Slim-Thick John Boyega for Men’s Health; Tyler Perry covered The Cicely; Brittney Griner is sentenced to a Russian “penal colony” (WTF is that?)...
Energy
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi returns from New York; Kevin Gates on The Breakfast Club, Nicki Minaj’s alleged assistant spills lukewarm tea; Patti LaBelle on “Drink Champs...
99 Problems
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi’s back in Brooklyn; the Internet did what it does with the Brooklyn Bishop (told you it would); Will Smith apologizes on video. Check out my we...
Incomparable
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi is outside in DC; Story time about the BK Bishop; the Wakanda Forever trailer; Nope is #1; The Keke; Nick Cannon spreads debunked myths about dir...
Inshallah
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi’s Ghana adventure is postponed; Mo’Nique heads to Netflix, Kim Burrell is a villain; TD Jakes disappoints in a bizarre Father’s Day rant. C...
A Good Woman
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi is in DC; Everyone got married over the weekend; John Gray is on the mend; Tristan Thompson Tristan Thompson’s; Kevin Gates is a wild AF. Check...
Revisiting: Can’t Win for Losing
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mr. Big is (allegedly) a raping rapist who tapes; Author Bevy Smith discuses her latest adventure as an actress and consultant on “Harlem". Check ou...
Malibu
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi’s birthday (and moving) recap; PLUS: Will Jawando, activist, attorney, and the author or what would be Demi’s Book Club pic… if she had one...
Oui Oui
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi dreams bigger for her birthday; Simone Biles is celebrated for her BGM, Viola redeems herself with The Woman King; The Harvey’s take Paris, The...
Hunger Games
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi preps for her bday shenanigans; #AuntieCon in New Orleans; They Shootin’: America isn’t creative, but is consistent; Creflo Dollar denounces ...
Personas
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ursher does Tony Desk; Kentanji Brown Jackson join the Supreme Court officially; R. Kelly is locked up for life; Wendy Williams on TMZ; Diddy/Puffy/Lo...
Chestnut
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi takes her braids out; FAMU opens at Paris Fashion Week; Bill Cosby pays 500k to an underage survivor; Andrew Gillum in a new scandal; the fallout...
Under His Eye
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; Verzuz is the unintentional comedy we didn’t expect or know we needed. Follow me: IG: demetriallucas...
Lethal Weapon
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi does ABFF; MF Michael Ealy; Rothaniel does GQ;? Nike’s Origin story feat: Michael Jordan; Mo’ Nique apologizes (sorta); Herschel Walker has b...
Steak & Lillies
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi does Miami/ABFF; Drake’s surprise album; Beyonce is back!; The Wendy Show says goodbye (sans Wendy); Lil Was X goes to war with BET. Follow me:...
Cranes in the Sky
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi has a praise report; Forever FLOTUS in LA; JHud is EGOT status; Black folk win big at The Tony’s; Cancel Lizzo?!; Tabitha heads to Target; Twee...
Heavy Weight
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi’s summer season begins; Las Alonso is thick AF in The Boys; Trevante Rhodes in his draws once again; Good Black news; The Jan. 6 “dust up”;...
LORI
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Duchess Thee Meghan twirls thru London; Disgraced Pastor John Gray virtually cheats; Lori and MJB split. Follow me: IG: demetriallucas. Twit...
Queen
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi returns to America; The Wire turns 20; This Is Us series finale reviewed; Lil Nas X is snubbed; Ray’s Sister has a rap beef; Jada addresses The...
50/50
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi in Mexico; cutting half the check; The Yara graduates; The Laverne is a Barbie; Jessie’s award-winning magic stick; Mo’nique and DL feud publ...
This is Some Bullsh—
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi hosts an event in LA; Another mass shooting; Bobby Brown is everywhere Follow me: IG: demetriallucas. Twitter: demetriallucas. FB: dem...
Next
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi pops champagne; HBO’s “We Own This City”; The Viola book reviewed; CNN goes to Ghana; Symone Sanders has her own show on MSNBC. Follow me: ...
Greater Later
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi does the gym; Rih and Rocky are officially parents; the Tabitha takeover; Lori Harvey won’t talk to us again; The Bevy is (back) to celebrate h...
Domestic Terrorists
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi does an 8 hour lunch; Black girls get married; Ciara slays on the SI Swimsuit Issue; Kendrick Lamar is disappointing; The Honey Pot crisis; Candi...
EXPANSION
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi’s late pass; no (criminal) charges for Mike Tyson; Dave Chappelle attacker pleads not guilty; Tucker Carlson is racist… again; The NY Time...
Arcs
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi returns from Accra; Nekkid Jesse MF Williams; Good Black News; Meg Pardi party; Dave Chappelle is tackled on stage; and more… Follow me: ...
Expired
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi celebrates Cinco de Mayo; the cult leader expires; a sitting congressman disparages “over educated” women; white people are big mad over Kim ...
Gilead (May the Lord Open)
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi gets braids; A$AP guns; The Met Gala’s gilded age; The Viola claps back at critics (and becomes The Woman King); A Supreme Court leak reveals...
Trials To Triumphs with Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this candid interview with Ashley, Kelly Rowland gets real about questions she's never been asked. She describes the moment she knew she belonged o...
LARI
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi goes "Rothaniel". Follow me: IG: demetriallucas. Twitter: demetriallucas. FB: demetriallucas. YouTube: demetriallucas. More about th...
Who Shot Meg?
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi has a 10 in LA; The Magic Johnson doc on Applet TV+; Viola discusses her new memoir with Oprah on Netflix, Megan Thee Stallion chats with Gayle; ...
Toxic
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi is in the gym; Netflix with commercials; Future is a fuccboi for GQ; A$AP Rocky arrested at LAX;even more accusations against Trey Songz; Mike T...
Wanda
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi has visitors from The East; Florida will be America’s downfall; Viola Davis caricatures Michelle Obama in #firstladies; Trey Songz is accused o...
Slaves
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi heads to Malibu; “Alfie” gets an upgrade for Emily in Paris 3; Rihanna +1 covers Vogue; Cuba Gooding, Jr. pleads guilty to groping;Trick Dadd...
Shifts
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi is thankful; Oprah and Viola head to Netflix; The Real is over; Paula Patton’s cultural deposit; a Black guy who hates Black women was murdere...
Strays
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi freaks about her next adventure; The Supreme Court has a Black Justice Named Kentanji; Skims photoshops The Tyra; Rihanna makes Forbes; The W...
Squares
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi establishes a new routine; The Jazmine earns a Grammy; Tiffany Haddish glows all the way up; some ex-NFL player has thoughts on a six year marria...
Wild for the Night
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi Demi’s; “Hoop Earrings”; reviews of Bridgerton S2, Atlanta (sorta), and last week’s Bel-Air episode; Ginni Thomas (Clarence’s wife...
WILL
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Willard Carroll Smith II Batman smacked Chris Rock on the Oscar stage and Demi has Prosecco-fueled thoughts about that. Follow me: IG: demetriall...
White Tim
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi ventures outside for Essence Black Women in Hollywood and Leading Women Defined, Everybody Hates William (and Kate); Kimmora Lee Simmons’s estr...
Hiatus
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi’s back; so is Jodeci; #FreeBrittney; a Black woman finally heads to The Supreme Court; De-platform Kanye West; the problem with Kim K’s “wo...
Revisiting - And Just Like That…
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Juicy is foundguilty; Lamar Odom’s open letter; Kanye and Drake host a fundraiser in LA; SATC returns. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialuca...
Revisiting Cocaine White
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adele is back, The Chaka vs The Stephanie; Maxwell drops a new single; Lil Nas X heads to Maury; CNN trolls Kamala Harris; Rolling Stone exposes Maril...
Revisiting Harpo?!
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi head’s back to therapy; UNC asks Nikole Hannah- Jones ‘are you happy now?’; The Tabitha delivers the sweetest ‘f— you’ to Wendy; A...
Revisiting Shared Values
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi is groomed by a sub— and offered coke as a quick fix for Covid weight; Janet Jackson is getting a Lifetime doc; Tamika Mallory and Coco (SWV) a...
Revisiting: THE ODYSSEY
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi sees some Miami, but has NYC FOMO; a sermonette about settling; thoughts and prayerS to the HU communications team; Demi talks about Black women ...
Revisiting Corner Stores, Condolences and Courier New
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi and one of her favorite writer/author/ Mommy-besties Helena Andrews-Dyer (Bitch is the New Black) discuss new moms, bare minimum dads , thrivin...
Revisiting Superheroes
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi’s in Mexico; Adele is back after a five year hiatus; Ratchet & Respectable merch is on the way; Kim K does SNL; Dave Chappelle is dead ass wron...
Revisiting: No More F***s to Give
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi’s DMV Odyssey; a ton of good Black news, including Simone Biles leaving the Olympics; Da Baby is an idiot and so is TI. Check out my website: h...
From Well-Read Black Girl: Gabrielle Union on Racial Dynamics in Hollywood
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I'm sharing a special preview of the new podcast, Well-Read Black Girl from Pushkin Industries. Well-Read Black Girl is the literary kickback you ...
Revisiting: The Divine Feminine
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi returns to LA; Grown Black Men are having the best week ever; Adele drops a new single, Wu Tang on HULU is tear-jerker TV; Demi has an encounter ...
Revisiting: Downward Spiral
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Cuomo is a groping groper who gropes; Jeannie Mai’s ex husband is salty; The Fugees are back; Method Man is The Prototype; the woman Nicki Min...
The Worst BHM Ever
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi’s checks still haven’t cleared; d— dominates the Internet; Jim Jones falsely cries racism; Kim K covers Vogue instead of Andre Leon Talley;...
The Chosen One
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi can’t afford wine; A Sip and… Suck?; Threesomes at 50!; Kanye antagonizes his estranged wife; CNN is in shambles; Kierra Sheard trusts no man...
Trinidad James
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi’s (temporarily) broke AF; A new doc with Spike Lee x Colin Kaepernick; The all-star cast of the new The Color Purple movie; AJLT doesn’t have...
Be Happy…
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Working While Black; Rihanna is officially pregnant; Janet Jackson’s “truth”; Both of the current Joe Rogan controversies explained; Happy Black...
Isn’t It Ironic?
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Candice Benbow’s “Red Lip Theology” is finally here; The Sex Lives of African Women; Cori Bush needs bubble wrapping; that Janet Jackson documen...
F*** Around & Find Out
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Gilded Age, Adele postpones her Vegas residency; Ari Lennox is (rightfully) over everybody; Cardi B wins a $4M in damages for libel; a LOT of wome...
In Good Taste and Good Timing
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi returns to LA; André Leon Talley transitions to Ancestor; Kanye West throws public tantrums.. again Check out my website: http://www.demetrialuc...
Revisiting Fish
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi drinks red wine in LA; LeVar Burton is denied his rightful spot on Jeopardy; the math ain't mathing on a high-profile Manhattan divorce; Twitter...
The Nude was Right
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi is leaving Ghana. (forreal this time); Sloane Stevens and Danielle Brooks give Black Barbie vibes; Jason Momoa and The Lisa part ways; Hot sauce ...
A Lil’ About A Lot of Things
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demi visits Elmina Castle; Maya Angelo is good money; the untelivised Golden Globes; the new (Kan)Ye + jeen-yuhs; the Insecure finale; Jill Scott’s ...
An American in Accra
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demetria is still in Ghana; Ari Lennox deletes her positive tweets about Ghana after a public dragging. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas...