Keep It Positive, Sweetie: The Business of Betting on Yourself w/ Brian Jordan Jr.

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Comedy

4.4 • 13.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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The Black Effect Presents... Keep It Positive, Sweetie!

In this episode of 'Keep It Positive, Sweetie,'host Crystal Renee Hayslett sits down with the multi-talented Brian Jordan Jr., known for his role on Tyler Perry's 'Sisters.' Brian shares his journey from his childhood in Louisiana, through his struggles and triumphs in the entertainment industry, to his recent ventures, including his passion project 'Riley the Musical.' He reflects on the impact of Hurricane Katrina, his educational path, and the importance of black representation in theater. Brian also opens up about the personal challenges he has faced, such as body image issues and the pressures of public life. With a focus on his growth, faith, and the people who have supported him along the way,

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0:00.0	Calling all my sweeties to the forefront. I'm your host Chris Renee Hazett and this is the Keep It Posit Sweetie Show.
0:10.2	Welcome to the Keep It Posit Sweetie Show, the place where we heal, grow, and learn together. This week's guest is a multi-talented actor, singer, director, and storyteller.
0:20.0	Brian Jordan Jr., you know him from Tyler Perry's sisters, but today we are diving
0:24.7	into the man behind the music, the message, and the movement.
0:29.0	Kip's family, without further ado, please welcome my dear friend, my clothesmate, Brian Jordan,
0:36.2	Jr.
0:37.0	Oh, close made. Hi, friend. Hello. You're here. Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally. Look at us. Look at us. Look at us. All grown up. Wow. We've come a long way since 2019. Woo. Yeah. A long, long way. Long, long way. People have no idea. But we're going to get into it. Absolutely. But you are from Louisiana.
1:11.3	Yes. Baton Rouge by way of New Orleans. Absolutely. A lot of people know you from the hit show sisters. They know you as Maurice Webb. But I want to know Brian Jordan Jr. I know Brian, but I want the audience to know who you are.
1:16.1	Take us back to young Brian. We want to just build this whole conversation. I really want to know where you come from, who you are at your core and how it shaped who you are today.
1:20.9	Wow, young Brian. He was something else. I've always been a kid that had a big opinion and
1:27.2	big dreams, whatever it was.
1:30.7	I wanted to be so many different things.
1:32.3	I wanted to be Michael Jackson for like the first six years of my life.
1:35.8	And then I wanted to be a football player.
1:38.0	And then not.
1:38.9	And then I wanted to be one again.
1:40.5	And then I realized that I wasn't going to be professional.
1:43.1	But I did play.
1:43.8	Okay. But I grew up in rural Louisiana moved to Baton Rouge after the hurricane and I stayed in
1:53.3	Baton Rouge for college and I grew up in a big family yeah four brothers and sisters
1:59.3	a single mother and low socioe, but I knew that I
2:04.2	wanted to do more.
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