An 11-Year-Old’s Super Bowl Coverage Goes Viral, Pennsylvania Teacher Brings Black History To Life, and More Stories of Black Joy from The Amanda Seales Show

Amanda begins with a heartwarming story of Black joy, featuring 11-year-old NFL reporter Jeremiah Fennell, whose Super Bowl 58 coverage went viral. An Atlanta hairstylist’s transformation of Madam C.J. Walker’s historic beauty shop into a museum is highlighted, celebrating the legacy of America’s first self-made female millionaire.

A Pennsylvania teacher brings Black history to life with historical costumes, making the subject engaging for her students. Tehran, the headliner of the week, joins for “For the Record.”

The show continues with more Black joy, this time featuring a teacher in Pennsylvania who creatively teaches Black history through costumes. In “For the Record Part 2,” comedian Tehran shares more insights. The episode concludes with voicemail checks.

The final segment features the Blackspin, discussing the anatomy of a love song, and wraps up with Amanda expressing gratitude for the listeners and previewing the upcoming President’s Day long weekend.

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FOLLOW ALONG AS WE COVER:  

(1:39) – A Story of Black Joy!

   Shout out to Jeremiah Fennell the 11-Year-Old NFL Reporter Who Won Vegas and The World Over with His Super Bowl 58 Coverage.

   Jeremiah Fennell is being called “the Best in the Game” after his sports interview with NFL players at the Super Bowl went viral.

   He scored one-on-one time with Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and head coach Andy Reid for the NFL Network on media day ahead of the big game.

 

(4:00) – The Word Game

 

(11:15) – We’ll go to the phonelines.

 

(13:24) – IT’S THE AMANDA SEALES SHOW… I’M AMANDA SEALES…

   HAPPY BIRTHDAY:

      THE WEEKEND

      ICE T.

   COMING UP:

      WE’RE SPREADING MORE BLACK JOY.

      OUR RESIDENT MOVIE CRITIC DESMOND THORNE WILL JOIN US FOR WATCH DON’T WATCH.

      AND WE’LL CHECK THE VOICEMAIL.

 

(15:20) – A Story of Black Joy

   AN ATLANTA HAIRSTYLIST HAS TRANSFORMED MADAM C.J. WALKER’S HISTORIC BEAUTY SHOP INTO MUSEUM.

   The new museum pays homage to America’s first self-made female millionaire.

   Ricci De Forest, a hairstylist in Atlanta, has transformed a long-standing beauty shop once owned by Madam C.J. Walker into a Black history museum.

   It is located in the same neighborhood as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s childhood home.

   Ricci found this historical gem 30 years ago and was able to buy out the space in the hopes of keeping its legacy intact.

   She also gained the hair tools that made Madame CJ Walker a household name.

   Madame CJ Walker is a known figure in Black history for not only revolutionizing hair care for Black women but developing a line of beauty products that made her America’s first self-made female millionaire.

   The Madame C.J. Walker Museum is open now for visitors.

 

(17:37) – Watch Don’t Watch with Desmond Thorne!

 

(23:00) – Things I Learned This Week.

 

(24:43) – We’ll Check the Voicemail.

 

(28:27) IT’S THE AMANDA SEALES SHOW… I’M AMANDA SEALES.

   TODAY IS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2026

   IT’S NATIONAL CAREGIVERS’ DAY!

   COMING UP THIS:

      WE’RE SPREADING MORE BLACK JOY.

      OUR HEADLINER OF THE WEEK – TEHRAN WILL JOIN US FOR, FOR THE RECORD.

      AND WE’LL CHECK THE VOICEMAIL.

 

(29:43) – A Story of Black Joy

   A PENNSYLVANIA TEACHER IS BRINGING BLACK HISTORY TO LIFE AT HER SCHOOL WITH HISTORICAL COSTUMES.

   Ms. Burton is a Spanish teacher at Collegium Charter School in Exton, Pennsylvania.

   She goes above and beyond to honor African American trailblazers by dressing in elaborate costumes, portraying pioneering women and men, to inspire her students.

   She then quizzes them on the identity of each, making history come alive in her classroom in the process.

   Ms. Tamika Burton has dressed up as Tina Turner, Ella Fitzgerald, Bessie Coleman, and Joe Louis, among other African American trailblazers.

   And she has turned Black History Month into a school-wide event. She even hands out treats to students and staff who guess the historical figures correctly.

 

(31:19) – For the Record with Comedian Tehran

 

(36:35) – For the Record Part 2

 

(40:41) – We’ll Check the Voicemail.

 

(44:05) – ARE YOU READY FOR THE WEEKEND?

   IT’S A LONG WEEKEND FOR SOME… MONDAY IS A HOLIDAY. IT’S PRESIDENT’S DAY.

   COMING UP THIS HOUR:

      SHARING MORE BLACK JOY!

      THE BLACKSPIN

      THINGS I LEARNED THIS WEEK

 

(45:36) – The Blackspin – The Anatomy of a Love Song.

 

(49:49) – Thank you for listening!

 

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