Dating/Relationship Confessions ( Ari Lennox on toxic love and Michelle Obama gets real about marriage)
The Breakfast Club
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.4 • 14.4K Ratings
🗓️ 12 March 2026
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of The Latest with Loren LoRosa, Loren checks in behind the scenes of the grind as she prepares for an exciting panel at SXSW (South by Southwest), where she’ll be joining Ciara and health professionals to discuss HIV prevention and how entertainment and culture help spark important conversations.
Then Loren dives into the online debate sparked by Ari Lennox, who recently admitted she’s often been drawn to toxic energy in relationships instead of the “nice guys.” Loren breaks down why Ari’s honesty about dating, healing, and accountability is something many women can relate to.
She also touches on how women like Lori Harvey often face criticism for dating publicly while simply figuring out what they want.
Plus, Loren reacts to a candid moment from Michelle Obama discussing her marriage to Barack Obama, where she revealed that some of the hardest years in their relationship came while raising kids — and why pushing through those seasons helped strengthen their marriage.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:06.4 | I'm a homeguard that knows a little bit about everything and everybody. |
| 0:10.0 | You know if you're going to lie about that, right? |
| 0:12.2 | Lauren came in hot. |
| 0:14.2 | Hey, y'all, what's up? |
| 0:15.1 | It's Lauren LaRosa, and this is another episode of the latest with Lauren LaRosa. |
| 0:20.7 | This is your daily dig on all things, pop culture, entertainment news, and all of the conversations that shake the room. |
| 0:28.6 | Back on the grind. |
| 0:31.0 | Now, checking in behind the scenes of the grind, we are literally on a countdown. |
| 0:35.1 | So we hit the road. |
| 0:36.4 | I've been talking to you guys about this every single episode. |
| 0:39.6 | But really excited for a conversation that I'll be joining. |
| 0:43.1 | And now I can give you guys a little bit more detail. |
| 0:45.2 | So if you will be at South by Southwest this weekend coming, which is the weekend of March 15th, |
| 0:53.8 | I will be on a panel with a health professional |
| 0:58.5 | and artist, music artist, Sierra, on Saturday, March 14th. And we'll be having a conversation |
| 1:06.2 | about HIV prevention and how entertainment and culture helps us to start having the conversations |
| 1:13.2 | that like we don't want to have to make sure prevention is a thing. |
| 1:17.7 | That's actually happening. |
| 1:19.1 | And I'm really excited for that conversation. |
| 1:21.0 | Y'all know I love to talk. |
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