What’s at Stake? EVERY THING Guests: Angie Nixon, Mayor Lawson of Riviera Beach, Former councilmen Reggie Leon

Tamika and Mysonne are live on the ground in Florida with Angie Nixon, the Senate candidate they’re backing against Ashley Moody. Nixon lays out what she says is at stake: Medicaid cuts, rent and housing costs, childcare, wages, and Social Security. Her rally speech goes beyond voting to organizing…

What’s at Stake? Project 2025 vs Black-Led Organizations Guest:Mary-Pat HectorCEO - RISE

Week 4 of the “What’s at Stake” midterm series: Project 2025 vs. Black-led organizations. Mary Pat Hector, CEO of Rise, joins Tamika and Mysonne to break down how Project 2025 and drying-up funding are hitting Black-led organizations. In 2024, Rise had more than 2,000 young people on staff, and now…

What’s at Stake? Trump’s Math vs Real Math Guest: Candidate for Congress: Reverend Fredrick D. Haynes lll- Democrat nominee for TexasTrump’s Math vs Real Math

It's week 3 of TMI's "What's at Stake" series, and this week the focus is the economy, with three weeks to go until the midterms. Tamika and Mysonne start with "Trump math" vs. real math, MAGA cult politics, and Senator Cruz's college sports bill and what it means for Black athletes. Then Rev. Dr. …

What’s at stake? Maga VS Higher Education with Tiffany Dena Loftin

Tiffany Dena Loftin, executive director of the US Student Association, joins Tamika D. Mallory and Mysonne for week two of "What's at Stake" to break down how the administration is targeting higher education. She explains the new federal loan caps and the end of Grad PLUS loans, the "return on inve…

What’s at stake? Corporations vs Us

Tamika D. Mallory and Mysonne kick off a new series, What's at Stake, counting down to the November 3rd midterms.They break down Trump banning CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from White House press briefings (and the wild twist of Fox News joining the boycott), unpack why Shaq posing with FBI director Kas…

Lil Durk, DJ Akademiks, and AI child porn Controversy

Mysonne flies solo this week on TMI, and he's got a lot on his chest. He opens with his visit to Rikers Island alongside La La Anthony's 360 program, then breaks down the emotional weight of Jay-Z's new HBO documentary with Rick Rubin and reading his own "Letter to Hov" to Jay directly. From there …

TMI: Culture, Clemency & Controversy: We’ve Got a Lot to Discuss

The Black Effect Presents... TMI! Tamika D. Mallory and Mysonne discuss the upcoming election season and GOTV organizing costs, then discuss meeting Florida U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon and why turnout, independents, and general-election participation could change the race. They talk about Ro…

Watch Your Mouth

This week on TMI, Tamika D. Mallory and Mysonne go in on Laura Loomer's racist attack on Senate candidate Angie Nixon, breaking down why her comments are more dangerous than they seem and how the backlash is only fueling Angie's campaign. They unpack why $55 for two takeout meals has them questioni…

Ballots, Blackface and Basketball

This week on TMI, Tamika D. Mallory and Mysonne discuss unpack the emotional toll of nonstop national crises, from a vigil for Nolan Wells to developments in Karmelo Anthony’s case, extreme weather, power outages, food recalls, and a disturbing shooting involving a 15-year-old. They call for new, t…

From Tour Guide to The Breakfast Club: the Brown Girl Grinding Story Guest Loren Lorosa

This week on TMI, Loren Lorosa sits down with Tamika D. Mallory and Mysonne for a deep dive into how she actually landed her seat at The Breakfast Club, and it wasn't luck. She walks through her start as a TMZ tour guide hustling celebrity interviews off a bus, getting "hazed" onto the news desk, a…