The Breakfast Club - The cast of girlfriends reunite, Teyana Taylor and more at the Ebony Power 100 Gala 

Episode Date: November 6, 2025

Loren attends the Ebony Power 100 Gala after making their Ebony Power 100 list as a Media Maven and takes you into the room with her. The Girlfriends cast was there, Tracee Ellis Ross gets the Pathbreaker award, and Teyana Taylor accepts entertainer of the year award then heads to class, lol. It was an Amazing night. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BreakfastClubPower1051FMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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speaking of rooms we just got back from LA oh wow it was an amazing time I told you guys that I was headed there for the Ebony Power 100 gala I was honored to be amongst so many amazing entertainers and creators and philanthropists and entrepreneurs and just all of the things um it was an amazing night an amazing last couple of days in la as we prepared celebrated and then actually attended the ebony power 100 gala so i wanted to take you guys into the room with me speaking of rooms wanted to take you guys into the room with me at the ebony power 100 gala we're going to start on the red carpet. So I arrived at the gala and I was slated to walk the red carpet. And doing so, y'all know me. It's hard to not keep up with the latest, bring you guys the

latest. So as I am walking the carpet, I, you know, just notice opportunity to speak to some people on the carpet, get some interviews. The theme of this year's Ebony Power 100 Gala, they were celebrating the fact that Ebony has been honoring heroes and legacy for 80 years. And when I tell y'all, the room was amazing. I mean, Iman, you know, supermodel Imman received an icon award. And she's always been an inspiration to me. I started out in modeling. So to hear her speak on her journey and just some of the barriers and different things,

she had to break through. That was amazing. The cast of girlfriends, I ran into them on the carpet and had a moment with them. Y'all, I was standing in literally the girlfriends cast United around me. not because of me or anything like that but literally physically like I'm standing there and it just happened I felt I've never felt like I've never felt like I was mine in this business any worse than this moment but it was such an amazing moment let's take a listen to the cast of girlfriends all righty guys so you got to introduce yourselves I'm not going to do it I'm going to let y'all do

it yourselves and say hello to the breakfast club listeners live from epony power 100 tomorrow morning i'm gonna be live and they're gonna want to know how my experience was and i want you guys to tell them what you guys have seen saw and heard thus far hey i'm golden brooks and you're here i'm here with ebony 100 and so far well i'm gonna let my girlfriends on each side of me tell you first okay i'm jill marie jones i'm so excited to be here at ebony i mean we were talking about it earlier golden and myself about just how just impactful the ebony magazine was growing up melanated beauties on the covers as we were growing up. And we're just so excited to be here,

also too, to celebrate Tracy Ellis Ross, our sister. So we're just having a great time. We are. And for us to come together as girlfriends, it's always a treat. And we just feel like we're continuing to empower and uplift, just like Ebony. It's absolutely stunning here.

Look at all these gorgeous people. I mean, I'm Persia White from Girlfriends, AKA Leah. And you know how free-spirited I am, So I am just feeling all the love. I'm feeling too much love. Can you guys talk to me about the impact of black magazines and, like, black media for the time when you guys were the girlfriends, like how they empowered you guys and kind of uplifted what you guys were doing?

Well, you know, during the time of girlfriends, they're... Oh! Oh, my God. My girl, Brad. Oh, my mom. Okay, Bob. Okay, Bob and Bob. Okay.

Oh. Oh. Mw. Yes, I dreamt of this color. I'm getting in the area. I'm for you. I only do it for you. You should all do it, right?

I need a bomb. I'm only your business. I'm getting audio for the Burma Club tomorrow. And I'm like, okay, not to be only your business, but this is a business thing. All right, I'm going to let y'all go. So, y'all can have your moment. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. And as you hear the audio get a little crazy and on the screams and the laughter, that's because Ms. Tracy Ellis wrong. joined the other three ladies on the carpet. It was their first time seeing each other for the evening. They were there to honor and to present Tracy Ellis Ross with the Pathbreaker Award. She gave an amazing acceptance speech. Let's take a listen to the full speech.

I know I talked about this a bit today on the breakfast club, but they didn't have the full speech. You guys do because this is the ladies with Lauren and Rosa, the podcast. Let's take a listen. So I first, I just want to say and preface by saying that I wish this is such a great room. It is so lovely to be in here with all of you guys. I have to run when I get off stage to take a red eye, which I should say should be illegal for anyone over 22.

I'm begrudgingly leaving. But, okay, Golden, Jill, and Persia. Thank you. Thank you for your hilarity, your brilliance, for what we built together, who we have been together, how we show up for each other after all these years, and I just love you so much. Also, could they be any hotter? Okay, so, all right.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Girlfriends, by the way. 172 episodes of television that I am so proud of, proud of what we did. and we'll be made together, and that it still has impact. Thank you, Ebony. It's so crazy with all the dishes clanking, isn't it? Are you guys with me, though? Yes. Okay, okay.

So thank you, Ebony, for celebrating our stories and for naming me as Pathbreaker. Pathbreaker. Huh. Okay, well, it started with girlfriends. Joan Carroll Clayton put me on the map. Then I did some stuff, but mostly I feared that maybe I had already peaked

because the pearly gates of Hollywood did not open after girlfriends the way that I had hoped. Yeah. And then, but, and then came Blackish. And after eight years of playing a single lawyer obsessed with being chosen and having children as Joan, I spent another eight years playing a married doctor who literally would not stop having kids as Beau. What I loved about Bo was that her value was anchored in the fullness of her life as opposed to just being a prop in her husband's world.

Sixteen years of being a lead actress on primetime TV archived within girlfriends and blackish. Kind of takes my breath away, especially because I'm only 22. And while all this is happening, I spent a decade building pattern beauty. As founder, CEO, and owner, I have intentionally built a company in which all decisions celebrate the joy and the diversity of black beauty. We are a company run by incredible black women. And after six years on shelves, we have grown into a global, multi-hundred million dollar premium beauty brand.

47 employees, 11 retail partners, over 60 products in hair and now body. Earlier this year, I launched solo traveling with Tracy Ellis Ross on the Roku channel, and I was delighted to find how deeply it resonated with people.

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Is that too far left for you? Okay, okay. I get your point, Bernie. We talk about the billionaire class, the cost of living, and of course the government shutdown, not to mention the current state of the Democratic Party. To me, the failure of the Democratic Party has been an unwillingness to recognize the relationship. Open your free I-Heart Radio app.

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starring Desi Arness and Wilmer Valderama, I'll take you in a journey to Desi's life. The moments it has overlapped with mine, how he redefined American television, and what that meant for all of us watching from the sidelines, waiting for a face like hours on screen. This is the story of how one man's spotlight lit the path for so many others. and how we carry his legacy today. Listen to starring Desi Arnaz and Wilmer Valderrama. That's part of the My Cultura podcast network available on the IHard Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

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We've watched her fight. Silent battles, loud battles. And, man, has she come out on top? There is Oscar conversation around Tiana Taylor for her role in one battle in another. That is amazing. Think about, you know, a few years ago when Tiana Taylor said, look, I am under so much pressure. I am not appreciated. Things are just not what they need to be.

I'm taking a break from this industry. And she went and she created the aunties, which is her production company. And, you know, just really got into her bag and look where she is now. She's been running around doing a bunch of different press with her cast from All Things Fair Kim Kardashian Nisi Nash An amazing stellar cast But took the time and

She said on the stage Y'all I got to go to class after this You know, she's acting, she's doing so many different things So she is working her ass off and it's paying off Let's take a listen to Tiana Except her Entertainer of the Year Award Hi Hello

I have to do it from my phone because I can't see the teleprop this too far. So I'm going to do it from my phone. I'm sorry. I have class after this, you guys, so I have to go. I've got to be quick. Taraji, I love you, sister. Thank you so much. I appreciate you. Thank you for all being in me. Thank you for so much gratitude. First Thessalonians 518 say, give things in all circumstances

for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. And that one is different for me tonight because God, he is the author and he is the mediator the one who wrote my story before I even knew I'd be standing here tonight Father God in the name of Jesus

you gave me the strength when I was tired you gave me the strength when I was scared you gave me the ability to check myself when I doubted myself and through all you made me victorious more than a conqueror

thank you for consistently showing me that your love don't conditions. Thank you for covering me in every phone that I've come to you in and thank you for placing the right people around me. The perfect energy, the perfect village, my babies, my parents, my man, my agents at WME, my reps at lead, my label death jam, and all my family and friends that I love and respect so much, thank you for loving me the way you do. Thank you for holding me down. I don't take it lightly. and I don't take it for granted.

God, in the name of Jesus, gets all the glory. And y'all, tonight, get all my love. Thank you, Ebony, for the amazing honor. I'm so honored to be here. Thank you so much. Man, just an amazing night, okay? Like, I've never attended an award show where I didn't feel like I'm just so blessed to be amongst this company.

Ebony Power 100 was no less than that. to your left you look to your right some of the biggest names of entertainment um just black people looking good feeling good everywhere you turned um i'm just honored to be amongst you know everyone who made the list shout out to everybody who made the list i had also a chance to sit with uh scott evans who does house guests which is a show that i love to watch as an interview series it's a feel good interview series like he gets into the things with the guests um but it just makes you feel good watching it's very fun to watch as well he was actually seated at my table so me and him got to do a little cheers and a toast because both of us were listed on the ebony power 100 list as

media mavens um so that was amazing as well too and i got some carpet time in as well thank you guys for tuning in as always you guys could be anywhere with anybody talking about all these things i'm seeing so many different outlets cover to ebony power 100 make sure you guys check out any of all coverage that you can. I also have exclusive videos that I'll be posting to my social media as well, including some of the moments that you guys just heard about here. So check me out. I'm Lauren the Rosa everywhere or Brown Girl grinding is the platform. I'll see you guys in my next episode. On the latest episode of Next Question with me, Katie Couric, I sat down with Bernie Sanders. We've talked many times over the years and today he even throws a few questions my way.

All right. Are you ready for another question? Go ahead. Hit me, Bernie. We talk about the billionaire class, the cost of living, and of course, the government shut down. Listen to next question with me, Katie Couric on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. What do you get when you mix 1950s Hollywood, a Cuban musician with a dream, and one of the most iconic sitcoms of all time? You get Desi Arness. On the podcast starring Desi Arnaz and Wilmer Valderrama, I'll take you in a journey to Desi's life,

how he redefined American television and what that meant for all of us watching from the sidelines, waiting for a face like hours on screen. Listen to starring Desi Arnaz and Wilmer Valderrama on the IHard Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. On the podcast Health Stuff, we are tackling all the health questions

that keep you up at night. I'm Dr. Priyanko Wally, a double board certified physician. And I'm Hurricane Diboli. a comedian and someone who once googled, do I have scurvy at 3 a.m. And on our show, we're talking about health in a different way, like our episode where we look at diabetes.

In the United States, I mean, 50% of Americans are pre-diabetic. How preventable is type 2? Extremely. Listen to health stuff on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

The murder of an 18-year-old girl, in Graves County, Kentucky went unsolved for years, until a local housewife, a journalist, and a handful of girls came forward with a story. America, y'all better work the hell up. Bad things happens to good people in small towns. Listen to Graves County on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

and to binge the entire season ad-free, subscribe to Lava for Good Plus on Apple Podcasts. Short on time, but big on true crime. On a recent episode of the podcast, Hunting for Answers, I highlighted the story of 19-year-old Lechay Dungey. But she never knocked on that door. She never made it inside. And that text message would be the last time anyone would ever hear from her.

Listen to Hunting for Angey. from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. This is an IHeart podcast.