Your hostess with the most-ess, Brandi Grayson shares an update from recent events for Urban Triage Madison. Then, Brandi is joined for the rest of the hour of Black Convergence by guest Clyde Mayberry to discuss the intersections of misogyny, homophobia and racism. Brandi and Clyde talk about what it means for the culture when […]

May 25, 2024

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On this edition of Black Convergence, Brandi is joined by Maia Pearson, candidate for the 78th Assembly District, and by Dana Pellebon, candidate for Dane County Executive. Brandi, Maia and Dana discuss their experiences as black women running for elected office in Madison, and the greater Dane County area, and the trauma they have experienced […]

Guests: Dana Pellebon, Maia Pearson

May 11, 2024

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This week on Black Convergence, Brandi’s all alone, and covers a little bit of everything, and a little bit of nothing. Contradiction? That’s a little negative, so let’s go with an interesting dichotomy. From heartbreak between friends, to the importance of therapy, to hanging up people who won’t stop calling you, Brandi covers it all.

Mar 23, 2024

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Brandi is joined by her baby daddy Eric Upchurch to build off of last week’s conversation about Black relationships. Last week, Brandi wanted to bring on the voices of Black men to talk relationships, so who better to bring on than Eric! Brandi and Eric talk about the path they took to working together to […]

Mar 16, 2024

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Brandi is joined once again by Dane County Supervisor April Kigeya, and new cohost Jay to celebrate Women’s History Month. Plus, right as Black History Month comes to an end, Brandi tackles the latest example of anti-Blackness happening right here in the Madison community. Finally, the race for County Executive is on, and Brandi says […]

Guest: April Kigeya

Mar 9, 2024

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Brandi and Keena are joined by Dane County Supervisor April Kigeya for a free day Saturday, covering anything and everything. It’s Black History Month, and this year, they get an extra day! But still, in the Madison news sphere, Black people are overwhelmingly shown in a negative light, as criminals. Why don’t they ever show […]

Guests: April Kigeya, Keena Atkinson

Feb 24, 2024

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Keena Atkinson, Wellness Professional and Founder and CEO of R’oujie Wellness, joins the show once again for part three of the convergence about the politricks of relationships. This week? Surviving abuse. Too many women are having to survive abuse, whether from their parents, an uncle, other family, or someone completely unrelated. What does abuse mean? […]

Guest: Keena Atkinson

Jan 18, 2024

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Host Brandi Grayson is once again joined by Keena Atkinson, Wellness Professional and Founder and CEO of R’oujie Wellness, as well as new guest Darryl Elliot, executive life coach. First, Brandi takes a look at some important issues happening in the Madison area. While multiple families are grieving the loss of loved ones, over 100 […]

Guests: Darryl Elliot, Keena Atkinson

Jan 11, 2024

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Keena Atkinson, Wellness Professional and Founder and CEO of R’oujie Wellness, joins the show to talk about a variety of topics, all circling about wellness for yourself and others First, the two continue last episode’s conversation on gentle parenting. Atkinson stresses intentional parenting over everything else, and that while there are many different ways to […]

Guest: Keena Atkinson

Jan 4, 2024

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Entrepreneur and Business Owner Deneria Morris joins host Brandi Grayson to talk about gentle parenting, its pitfalls, and raising a child as a Black mother in Dane County. What is the line between gentle parenting and being a pushover? What is the line between being strict and abuse? Brandi and Deneria try to work out […]

Guest: Deneria Morris

Dec 21, 2023

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