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If You Knew Better: Lil Durk's Mom LaShawnda Woodard Knows the Hardest Person to Forgive Is Yourself
The Black Effect Presents... If You Knew Better with Amber Grimes!
In this episode of If You Knew Better, Amber Grimes welcomes LaShawnda Woodard aka "Mama Durk" for a deeply personal conversation about teen motherhood, grief, trauma, and healing [00:00]. LaShawnda reflects on becoming a young mother [01:44], lessons she later understood from her own mom [03:51], supporting Lil Durk’s music dreams [05:49], and raising each child according to their individual needs [07:01]. She remembers her oldest son D-Thang [09:00], opens up about living with grief after his death [09:55], and shares her struggles with depression and isolation [13:58]. Amber challenges LaShawnda’s self-blame while discussing the importance of community [19:42], before LaShawnda speaks candidly about surviving sexual assault [21:59], encouraging other survivors to speak up and seek help [28:42] as they explore lingering trauma [30:27] and finding language for painful experiences [30:58].
Amber encourages LaShawnda to give herself grace [32:23], examining parenting through pain [32:58], accountability versus blame [33:40], and faith and forgiveness [36:00]. LaShawnda discusses sharing her story through 7220 [37:05] and surviving an attempted assault as a teenager [38:11], while Amber reinforces that survivors are not responsible for the harm done to them [40:56] and encourages her to release the weight she has carried [41:55]. They reflect on how children remember their upbringing differently [45:19], learning to acknowledge the good alongside the mistakes [48:44], and LaShawnda’s final memories with D-Thang [50:55]. The episode closes with a challenge to rediscover joy [53:11], understand how trauma can freeze us in time [56:13], reconnect with community [57:09], and continue the journey toward healing [58:15].
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O.P. Date: September 8, 2026
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Charlamagne and Andrew Schulz dig into the AI researcher who quit Anthropic warning that the industry is racing toward superintelligence with no plan to stop it, and whether "10% chance of extinction" should actually change anything about how these companies operate. From there it's a wild ride: a heated debate over who gets to use the N-word and why the argument itself might be outdated, and a full teardown of Kanye's cultural legacy versus 50 Cent and Jay-Z in the history of New York hip hop. Plus: sending your kid off to college, astrology arguments, and way too much bathroom talk.
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FULL SHOW: September 11th: Pete Davidson Honors His Late Father & Jay-Z Reflects On ‘The Blueprint’ + Kai Ca$h & Beenie Man Interview
Today on The Breakfast Club, Kai Ca$h Talks 'Bars Not Dead.,' Rap Career, Industry Collabs, Signing With DJ Drama, Anxiety, Fasting & Discipline. Beenie Man Talks 'Eminence,' Dancehall Legacy, Love For NY, Headlining 'Wild 'N Out,' Battling Sickle Cell, Friendships. Plus, it’s Friday, so we opened the phone lines for callers to give the People’s Donkey. Listen for more.
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INTERVIEW: Kai Ca$h Talks 'Bars Not Dead.,' Rap Career, Industry Collabs, Signing With DJ Drama, Anxiety, Fasting & Discipline + More
Today on The Breakfast Club, Kai Ca$h Talks 'Bars Not Dead.,' Rap Career, Industry Collabs, Signing With DJ Drama, Anxiety, Fasting & Discipline. Listen For More!
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INTERVIEW: Beenie Man Talks 'Eminence,' Dancehall Legacy, Love For NY, Headlining 'Wild 'N Out,' Battling Sickle Cell, Friendships + More
Today on The Breakfast Club, Beenie Man Talks 'Eminence,' Dancehall Legacy, Love For NY, Headlining 'Wild 'N Out,' Battling Sickle Cell, Friendships. Listen For More!
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NYC Mayor Releases 170,000 Pages of 9/11 Records, AI Researcher Warns of Human Extinction, TSA Brings Back Gate-Side Goodbyes
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 records about the toxic air near Ground Zero. An Anthropic researcher warns AI could wipe out humanity. And the TSA is testing a program that lets people without tickets accompany travelers to the gate.
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FULL SHOW: Megan Thee Stallion Says She Wants To Become The ‘Mariah Carey Of Summer’ + Zhuri Hall Interview
Today on The Breakfast Club, Zuri Hall On Saying Goodbye To Access Hollywood, Career Journey, Dating Life, Healthy Boundaries. Plus, Charlamagne Tha God Gives Donkey Of The Day To A Couple Who Leaves Their Children Ages 8, 5, & 1 Home Alone To Go Play Pickleball. Listen for more.
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