Happy #TBUthursday!

Sometimes you just need to have faith and step into your purpose. Frenchie talks to us about our growth in the year and how sometimes we can get in our own way in order to stay surrounded by what’s familiar. However, what’s familiar won’t help you grow. 

WOTD: Pretend- to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing.

Question: What would you do if you saw someone in public you clearly knew, and they pretended not to know you? They are also using a different name. 

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: Mariah Carey- “Stay the Night”

Singles: 

 * Miles Caton- “Don’t Hate Me”

 * Coco Jones- “LUVAGIRL”

 * Flo- “Leak It”

 * Latto- “Business & Personal”

 * Tank And The Bangas- “Move” ft. Lucky Daye

 * Durand Bernarr & James Fauntleroy- “Wild Ride”

Projects: 

 * Samara Cyn- Detour

 * Alex Isley- “When The City Sleeps”

 * Mike WILL Made-it- R3SET

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That’s Not My Name

Happy #TBUthursday!

Mercury is in retrograde, and the technology is on the fritz! Join us as Frenchie gives us the dos and don'ts of decorating the bathroom & her thoughts on Jack Harlow’s identity crisis. Nika challenges us to create our own 2026 Bingo Card in this week's under our umbrella segment. 

WOTD: Remember- to bring to mind or think of again

Question: What’s the first movie you remember seeing in the movie theater? 

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: Raven-Symone- “Alice”

Singles: 

 * Duece Flame- “Flight School”

 * Samara Cyn- “oooshxt!”

 * Kacey Musgrave- “Dry Spell”

 * Momo Boyd- “Strong”

 * YG- STATE OF EMERGENCY

 * Thundercat & WILLOW- “ThunderWave”

Projects: 

 * Denzell Curry- “Strictly 4 The Scythe”

 * Buddy- House Jam

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Take Two! 

Happy #TBUthursday!

Have you ever had to hold a friend's hand and tell them they are wrong? That’s the question Wes asks us in this week's Under Our Umbrella Segment. Also, Frenchie highlights the danger in the ongoing erasure of older forms of multimedia (DVDs, VCRs, CDs. etc.) 

WOTD: Pet- a domesticated animal kept for pleasure rather than utility 

Question: Are there animals that you’d get as a pet that are not a cat or a dog?

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: Soulja Boy- “Soulja Girl”

Singles: 

 * Yseult- “Freak”

 * Mike WiLL Made-It, Travis Porter, Monaleo- “Standing O”

 * SZN4- “Closer”

 * Nia Smith- “Tough”

 * TiaCorine- “WasHannin” ft. Wiz Khalifa

 * Isaiah Falls- “TABOO”

Projects: 

 * LaRussell- Something’s In The Water

 * Yebba- Jean

 * Ty Dolla $ign- girl music vol. 1 EP

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Accountability Is Love

Happy #TBUthursday!

Frenchie opens up this week's Under Our Umbrella on the topic of forgiveness. What do you consider to be an efficient apology? We’ve all been hurt at some point in our lives and have had to be on the receiving end of an apology. We highlight what things attribute to an efficient apology. 

WOTD: Wedding- a marriage ceremony, usually with its accompanying festivities: Nuptials

Question: Who is a celebrity guest you’d invite to your wedding just to see if they respond by either showing up or getting you a gift? 

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: Lianne La Havas- “Lost & Found” 

Singles: 

 * Duece Flame- “Blacker The Better”

 * Saint Harison- “glass houses”

 * RAYE- “Nightingale Lane”

 * Naomi Sharon- “Miss That” 

 * Juvenile & Megan Thee Stallion- “B.B.B” 

Projects: 

 * GoGo Morrow- SET EP

 * Bruno Mars- The Romantic

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Too Late to Apologize

Happy Black History Month! This week, we highlight Fredrick McKinley Jones, a prolific African American inventor who patented over sixty devices, most notably the first successful mobile refrigeration system for trucks. 

Nika educates us on angel numbers in this week’s Under Our Umbrella.

WOTD: Fortuitous- a formal word that usually describes something that comes or happens by a lucky chance.

Question: Is there a fortuitous event that happened to you that you were thankful for? 

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: Aretha Franklin- “Sparkle”

Singles: 

 * Jai’Len Josey- “Housewife”

 * Ray Vaughn- “Hit and Run” ft. AZ Chike

 * Kwn- “hopeless romantic”

Projects: 

 * Dess Dior- Take Notes EP

 * Hilary Duff- luck… or something

 * Baby Keem- Ca$ino

 * WILLOW- petal rock black 

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Angel Numbers 

Happy Black History Month! This week, we highlight Brenda Lee Banks, one of the first African American women to work as a professional animator. She worked on shows like The Simpsons, Looney Tunes, and King of the Hill.

We watched the Netflix documentary Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model, and we all shared our thoughts on it. 

WOTD: Crime- an illegal act of which someone can be punished by the government especially: a gross violation of law. 

Question: What is something that is a crime TO YOU? 

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: Aretha Franklin- “Sparkle”

Singles: 

 * Jamie Foxx- “Somebody”

 * Justine Skye- “Thong”

 * Alex Isley- “Sweetest Lullabye”

 * Victoria Monet- “Let Me”

Projects: 

 * Buddy- Round Me EP

 * Bret Faiyaz- Icon

 * Tiana Major9- November Scorpio

 * Jill Scott- To Whom This May Concern

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America’s Next “Top” Model

Happy Black History Month! This week, we highlight Ms. Shirley Raines, founder of Beauty 2 The Streetz. Her organization focuses on providing services such as hair, makeup, hygiene, and food to those who need them most. Check out b2tz.org [http://b2tz.org] to learn more about the organization and how you can donate your time or money towards the cause. 

Rest in peace Ms. Shirley.

Frenchie welcomes us aboard the love boat this episode, focusing on relationship dynamics and our collective understanding of what it means to be “official.” 

WOTD: Clone- an individual grown from a single somatic cell or cell nucleus and genetically identical to it. 

Question: What would you do if you had a perfect clone of yourself?

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: Faith Evans- Caramel Kisses

Singles: 

 * Mya- ASAP

Projects: 

 * Sasha Keable- ACT II EP

 * Ella Mai- Do You Still Love Me? 

 * Don Toliver- OCTANE

Pop Culture:

 * BENITO BOWL

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Be Our Valentine

Happy Black History Month! This week, we highlight the father of Black History Month, Carter G. Woodson. 

Nika has us reflect on past mistakes we’ve made as children that have helped us grow into the adults we are now in this week's Under Our Umbrella. 

WOTD: Client- One that is under the protection of another.

Question: Who is your number one client in Traitors right now?

FOR THE BIRDS: 

-What qualities are important to you in a partner?

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: SOS Band- “Just Be Good To Me”

Singles: 

 * Tiana Major9- “energy!”

 * Joyce Wrice- “Break Me In”

 * Cleo Sol- “Nothing Is Impossible With You”

Projects: 

 * Ari Lennox- Vacancy

 * Camper- CAMPILATION

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Revenge Of The Past Me

Happy #tbuthursday! In this week's Under Our Umbrella, we reflect on what motivated us in the past, how it differs from what motivates us now, and the journey that led us there. 

WOTD: Rage- A violent and uncontrolled anger

Question: Who is an artist you’d rage to?

FOR THE BIRDS: 

-Does it matter how you are approached for a date? Do you have a certain protocol you would like to be followed? 

-Red & Green flags on a first date. 

-Should dates elevate with time?

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: Eric Bellinger- “Film Me”

Singles: 

Ella Mai- “100”

Hilary Duff- “Roomates”

Destin Conrad & Terrance Martin- “NOTHING IS REAL”

Projects: 

Vienna Vienna- Entertain Me

Girlfriend- Honey Water 

A$AP Rocky- Don’t Be Dumb

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The Root of Motivation

Happy #TBUthursday! Welcome back, TBU family. We are thrilled to bring you season 8 of The Black Umbrella and have a lot in store for you this season. 

WOTD: Interject- to throw in between or among other things. 

Question: If you overheard someone talking about you, what could they say that would make you interject? 

FOR THE BIRDS: 

-Dating Profile Faux Pas 

-N-C-L-E-C-T-A

GUST OF WIND: 

Throwback: Judy Cheeks- “So In Love (The Real Deal)” 

Music we missed: 

Wale- everything is a lot 

Tems- Love Is A Kingdom 

Summer Walker- Finally Over It

New Music: 

Jill Scott- “Beautiful People” & “Pressha”

IDK, Push T, Kaytranada- “LIFE 4 A LIFE”

Ari Lennox- “Twin Flame”

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Feeling Great In Season 8

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