Melanin Milieu

S1E10 Say My Name, Say My Name

On the first Season FINALE of Melanin Milieu, Anisa and Raven discuss marriage and the social pressures that come with it. Everything from the order of the household, to children, to needing social breaks, and social norms, we go deep in this episode to discuss major topics related to the conversation. How do you feel about marriage? is it necessary? Are humans even meant to be monogamous? Lets talk about it in the #groupchat.

S1E9: One Big Check In

In our second to last episode of season 1, Raven and Anisa discuss some of the most important current event topics, covering everything from WAP by Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion, to Joe Biden selecting Kamala Harris as his running mate for the 2020 election!

S1E8: In Layman's Terms

In this episode, Anisa and two special guests Quintin Griffith, from University of Illinois at Chicago and Kendall Herbert, from Loyola University Chicago define, dissect, and discuss all of those quintessential dating terms that us Millennial and Gen Zs love to use...from the "talking phase" to "Situationship v. Relationship", and everything in between!

S1E7: Colorism In The Black Community

In this episode, Raven, Anisa and our very special guest Ronise discuss one of the most avoided and controversial conversations within the Black community...colorism. We share the facts behind its history and our personal experiences in order to learn from both dark and light skin perspectives. We dive deep yall!

S1E6: Nostalgia

In light of everything going on in the world around us, Melanin Milieu wanted to take the time to share some positivity and what better way to do that than sharing nostalgia from our Black childhoods! In this episode, Anisa and Raven take it back and we mean waaaayyy back, to our youth and growing up in the 90s-early 2000s. We discuss everything from Saturday night music videos on MTV/VH1 to Big Wheels. This is an episode 90s babies don't wanna miss!