Young, Black & Opinionated

Jan 25 2024 196 ep. 31 mins 22
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Born from the Young, Black & Opinionated blog, the YBO podcast is for the culture! Get ready to laugh, think, and get in your feelings as host Christina Royster shares her personal opinions about faith, love, entertainment news, stories of Black excellence and everything in between.

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Trust Your Nonlinear Path

Jan 25 2024 35 mins  
Christina speaks with strategic brand storyteller Sioban Massiah about how her nonlinear career path led her from Twitter to launching A Phoenix from the Bronx Creative Group. • Find us on social: @YBO.Media, @MissChrisDee, Sioban Massiah

Take the Plunge

Jan 18 2024 32 mins  
Christina is joined by the founder of Black People Will Swim, Paulana Lamonier, to discuss how her organization is empowering and educating the community to face our fears and smash stereotypes. • Find us on social @YBO.Media, @MissChrisDee, @ItsPaulana, @BlackPeopleWillSwim_ on Instagram, @BPWSwim on X

Crowned with Confidence

Jan 11 2024 47 mins  
Christina speaks with hairstylist and founder of Crown Workshop Megan Green about pushing through uncomfortably, building confidence and saving yourself to create a life without regret. • Find us on social @YBO.Media, @MissChrisDee, @MotivateVibeGrow, @CrownWorkshop

Black Lit Won’t Quit

Sep 08 2023 46 mins  
On this episode, Christina speaks with author J.P. Miller about Black children’s literature, cultural representation, HBCUs and how storytellers can help amplify Black voices. Pre-order Miller’s new book ‘Travel to…Historically Black Colleges and Universities’ for yourself or a student here: https://www.amazon.com/Historically-Black-Colleges-Universities-Travel/dp/1731657

Where the Bag At?

Aug 25 2023 26 mins  
On this episode, Christina celebrates the 30th anniversary of Living Single, shares what she learned from the OWN docuseries Time of Essence about the founding of Essence magazine and discusses how Black women deserve more coin!

Sounds of Summer: Collaboration & Curation

Aug 11 2023 32 mins  
Happy birthday, hip hop! On the final episode of our #HipHop50 celebration, Christina speaks with rapper, producer, and founder of Maplewick "The Wick" Records Brotha Ash about collaboration and curation. From Death Row to Bad Boy, hip hop wouldn't have ever expanded outside of Bronx, NY and touched the lives of millions without creatives and curators joining forces. • Donate to

This Show Stole My Heart

Jul 21 2023 34 mins  
Christina shares what she’s been watching from FX’s The Bear to trash reality TV, discusses the writer and actor strike and ends on a high note with words of wisdom from Sheryl Lee Ralph. • Donate to the YBO School Supply Fundraiser. Thank you for your support! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MA72VUXQQSZ2L • Follow on social: @TheYBOPodcast and @MissChrisDee

Sounds of Summer: Women in Hip Hop

Jul 07 2023 39 mins  
We’re continuing our Hip Hop 50 celebration with another “Sounds of Summer” episode all about the women who have made their mark in the male dominated hip hop industry. Christina uses the 2023 BET Awards as a springboard to discuss new school artists like Ice Spice and GloRilla, then brings it back to the old school with the biography of the legendary Eve. • Follow on socia

F*ck Them Kids in the Name of Disco

Jun 23 2023 23 mins  
Warning: This episode mentions sexual abuse which may be a trigger. Listener discretion is advised. June is Black Music Month and, on this episode, Christina recaps the HBO music documentary "Love to Love You" which covers the complicated but successful life and career of the Queen of Disco, Donna Summer. • Follow on social: @MissChrisDee and @TheYBOPodcast • Click here for al

Sounds of Summer: The Message

Jun 09 2023 26 mins  
Summer 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop and YBO is celebrating with "Sounds of Summer," a series of episodes that highlight the unique characteristics of the genre that we all love. On this episode, Christina welcomes actor/rapper Manny Simmons to the show to discuss how hip-hop can be a platform to amplify messages of trial and triumph in the Black community. • Follow