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Satta Sarmah Hightower & Jaretta Konneh

Sis, Please!

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Satta Sarmah Hightower & Jaretta Konneh

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Satta Sarmah Hightower & Jaretta Konneh

Sis, Please!

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Welcome to the last episode of Season 1 for Sis, Please! If you haven’t listened to all the episodes, make sure to check them out. And if you’ve been a loyal listener throughout the season, go back and listen again. There are sure to be some ge
Miss Manners says to never talk about Money, Politics or Religion. Well, Miss Manners needs to cover her ears because Satta and Jaretta are taking a deep dive into the topic of religion. As Jaretta shares her Pentecostal beliefs, Satta shares w
Academy-Award winning actress Regina King had this to say about her 20s: “I feel like I’m so much more interesting now, as a soon-to-be-50-year-old woman, than I was at 25. I can bring so much more to the table. You may not have the stamina tha
Black people are not a monolith. From Black Americans who were born in the States to Africans who came to the U.S. a few years ago, the Diaspora is incredibly diverse. Unfortunately, sometimes our differences create social distance between us,
When you think of the term Black Excellence, what comes to mind? Prestige. Class. The Best of the Best. These are the words that are usually assigned to people who exude Black Excellence. People like the Obamas, Jay-Z and Beyonce, Oprah. But wh
Say goodbye to the narrative of the "Strong Black Woman." Black women working numerous jobs while being emotional caregivers and keeping up with our family duties has exhausted us. The indoctrination of "I'll sleep when I die" is as old as pens
Henrietta Lacks. The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment. Microaggressions and racial trauma. These are just some of the reasons Black people have a distrust of the medical and mental health profession. About 25% of Black people seek mental health tre
From LSU’s Angel Reese catching flack for her “you can’t see me” gesture during the national championship game to the backlash Megan Thee Stallion received during the Tory Lanez shooting case, there are so many examples of the ways Black women
The "Magic Carpet to the Middle Class." That was the slogan for the GI Bill, which President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law in 1944. The bill gave World War II veterans money to fund a college education — introducing and cementing the id
There’s often this preconceived notion that aging gracefully is built into Black women’s genetic code. We’ve all heard the age-old adage, “Black Don’t Crack.” But the truth is, it does if you don’t take care of it.  As Satta and Jaretta navigat
In the '80s, most families tuned in on Thursday nights to watch the "The Cosby Show" which featured Bill Cosby as an obstetrician married to a lawyer. They were raising five children in a brownstone in Brooklyn Heights, New York. They were the
We all spend way too much time on social media and how we use the platform differs, especially if you’re a younger or older millennial. Some people use it to flex and others use it to vent. Jaretta and Satta have dramatically different approach
From being a chauffer to appointment scheduler to nutritionist to educator, the hats one wears in the busiest non-monetary paid position can topple you over if you aren't careful. And it only makes things worse when your client is demanding but
What does finding love look like in your 30s? From Tinder and Hinge to Bumble and Christian Mingle, modern dating isn’t for the meek. Jaretta understands this all too well. She’s been in this “wasteland” trying to find a partner, while Satta ha
To say these last three years have been riddled with challenges is an understatement. However, it has also forced us into awareness. We asked ourselves questions like: “How are we taking care of our souls?” “Where aren't we being appreciated?”
Welcome to the first episode of Sis, Please! We are Satta and Jaretta, two black millennial women who discuss topics like navigating dating, marriage, motherhood and busy careers. What makes us unique? Our different perspectives on life, love (
Satta and Jaretta are two black millennial women who discuss topics like navigating dating, marriage, motherhood and busy careers. What makes them unique? Their different perspectives on life, love (and everything in between) based on their nea
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