Kobe Bryant Bronze Statue Unveiled Today, Comedian James Davis Talks Communication, Nia Long to Play Michael Jackson’s Mom and More from The Amanda Seales Show

(2:15) – GROUP CHAT: We’ll rank the best halftime shows.

(7:38) – GROUP CHAT – What songs should Usher sing?

(12:58) – 60 SECOND HEADLINES

STORY 1: The Los Angeles Lakers will honor the late Kobe Bryant with a tribute and the unveiling of a bronze statue outside Crypto.com Arena today. February 8, 2024 — is significant, as the five-time NBA champion wore jersey numbers 8 and 24. 

STORY 2: For the 2nd year in a row, Pres. Biden had chosen not to participate in the traditional pre-Super Bowl interview, and a chance to speak directly to the country’s largest assembled live audience.

STORY 3: The case of a Black high school student in Texas who has been repeatedly suspended from school because he refused to change his loc’d hairstyle is now headed to trial; his family has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit.

STORY 4:  Nia Long will play Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine, in the forthcoming biopic Michael.   

(15:08) – Celebrity Confession

(19:29) – We Up, We Up, We Up! 

• It’s National Kite Flying Day! When’s The Last Time Y’all Flew A Kite? Will The Climate And Air Quality In This Country Even Allow Such?

Happy Birthday If Today Is Your Birthday!

• Also, Happy Birthday To:
• Anderson Paak
• The Late Gary Coleman

Coming Up This Hour We’ll Get Into Our Group Chat Topic Of The Week…

• This Week We’re Talking About Beauty… What Is Beauty?
• Has Your Perception Of Beauty Changed As You’ve Gotten Older?
• We’ll Open The Phone Lines So You Can Chime In Too. 

(21:42) – Group Chat Topic Of The Week – The Perception Of Beauty. 

• Well, this seems like the conversation that never ends, it just goes on and on, my friends! 
• I’m talking about the perception of BEAUTY. Who’s beautiful, who’s not, and what determines such.
• This fella on Tik Tok was adamant that NATURAL BEAUTY not FILTERS should be the standard. Let’s listen. 

(26:44)  – GROUP CHAT TOPIC OF THE WEEK – Has your perception of beauty changed over the years?

• We’ll go to the phone lines.

(30:36) – GROUP CHAT TOPIC OF THE WEEK. Is beauty subjective?

• We’ll go to the phone lines.

(35:09) – GROUP CHAT TOPIC OF THE WEEK – WRAP UP

• We’ll go to the phone lines.

(38:39) – INTRODUCTION

 WELCOME TO THE AMANDA SEALES SHOW! I’M AMANDA SEALES! 

• IT’S BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND I WANT TO CELEBRATE HARRY BELAFONTE
• He was the first Black American to win an Emmy Award, and he used his voice and his wallet to finance the social justice movement.

 COMING UP:

• Our Headliner Of The Week… James Davis Us To Talk About Communication… Have Cell Phones,Text Messages And Social Media Devalued Personal Communication?
• Would You Rather Talk Or Text

(40:50) -GROUP CHAT:

• OUR HEADLINER OF THE WEEK IS – COMEDIAN JAMES DAVIS
• He’s the Creator and Star of Hood Adjacent with James Davis on Paramount Plus.
• He’s also the Host of Awake: the Million Dollar Game Show on Netflix
• And the Executive Producer of Game Theory with Bomani Jones on HBO.

We now live in a world of cellphones, social media, text messages and status updates. How has that affected your personal communication?

• Are we losing personal contact with people?
• Would you rather talk or text?
• Is texting just as personal as talking?
• Do people write letters anymore?
• Would you date someone who would rather text more than talk?

(44:45) – GROUP CHAT

•         Our Headliner Of The Week Is James Davis

With So Many Followers And Friends On Social Media. How Has That Impacted Your Real Friendships?

• Are Text Messages Acronyms And Emojis Beginning To Substitute For Handwritten Notes, Phone Calls, Verbal Conversations And Real Hugs Or Handshakes?
• Has Our Increasing Reliance On Texting And Social Media Has Resulted In Less Civility, Courtesy, And Consideration Of Others?
• Are We Teaching The Younger Generations Real Communication Skills And How To Develop Relationships?

(49:26) – GROUP CHAT – WRAP UP

IT’S THE AMANDA SEALES SHOW! I’M AMANDA SEALES!

• Are you texting or on social media when you are spending time with family and friends?
• Having a meal. On a date. At an event?
• Does social media give you a false sense of friendship?
• Is following someone on social media replacing calling to catch up with friends. (Because you can see what they are doing online). 

(53:48)  – INTRODUCTION

(56:25) – Amanda’s –  I BE KNOWIN’ Message of the Week. (59:27) – Thanks for Listening!

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