Season 4 Ep 3 - Influencers vs Vultures Hali , DJ Candy Raine ,Cidnee and Nika recap the beginning of their year . It was MLK weekend , Hali got a chance to feed the homeless and attend the women’s march . We recently had the #carefreekiki ball - a pride event to highlight the lgbtq community. Our CareFreeBlackGirl of the week is CAU alumni, Rachel Jackson who was recently promoted a&r at Roc Nation . The ladies also shout out Kamala Harris for announcing her run for Presidency. The group talk the good and bad surrounding her announcement. And the importance of change and accountability during these tough times . Nika details the ways the government shut down is affecting everyone’. The main topic of the day was culture vultures and colorism in the industry. Big Draco reminded the world of all he’s done for hip hop and entertainment. That got us to thinking has the culture been robbed ? And what do we do to take it back from vultures . Candy Raine talks the many times we’ve seen colorism in music . The group encourages more black artist to get in where they fit in , even if that means writing for more popular artist. But also understand and speak up when we are being robbed and ask for credit . The group challenges consumers to be more supportive of black women artist like Dreezy, Kash Doll , Bbymutha . The ladies also discuss women actors in Hollywood and the way they’ve demanded their space . Shout out to Marsai Martin for being the youngest director with her new movie “Little” The Grammy nominations were just released and they are BLACK. CFBGPOD discusses who they think should win and why . Hali let us know she listened to Alicia Keys in the womb . Our “Get Free” segment surrounds dating as a creative . Cidnee talks the struggles of dating a non creative as a person and the importance from them to understand your lifestyle . Women bosses sometimes take a seat back on love for their careers . Chime in and let us know some ways you’ve managed your love life as a creative person. Email - CareFreeBlackGirlPodcast@gmail.com The ladies briefly discuss Erykah Badu's comments about R. KELLY. Mix by - Jimmy Easton - https://m.soundcloud.com/iamursensei/carefree-kiki/s-D1eso Dreezy - Big Dreez - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/big-dreez/1449206260 Tune in each month and hashtag #CareFreeBlackGirl to stay engaged with the conversation. Follow us: twitter - https://twitter.com/cfbgpod https://www.instagram.com/carefreeblackgirl_inc/ HELP US KEEP THE LIGHTS ON - https://www.patreon.com/carefreeblackgirl Follow the hosts on Twitter; Cidnee - @cidneerich -https://twitter.com/thejam_ Nika -@carpenika -https://twitter.com/carpenika Hali -@halismith_ - https://twitter.com/halismith_ DJ Candy Raine @dj_candyraine -https://twitter.com/DJCandyRaine Produced by Quanna (@QuannaMC) Executively Produced by Wize Grazette (@TheRealWize) This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-1aea92 for 40% off for 4 months, and support #CareFreeBlackGirl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices