Black Divas

- [Announcer] Major funding for this program was provided by Houston-Tillotson University, Polly & Lonnie Cooper.

Additional funding was provided by Amira Glickman and Six Square, Austin's Black cultural district.

(smooth jazzy music) (smooth music fades) (exciting jazzy music) (crowd cheering) (exciting jazzy music) - How y'all doing tonight?

(crowd cheering) I don't hear y'all, I don't hear y'all!

How y'all doing tonight?

(crowd cheering) (exciting jazzy music) We're gonna have a really good time tonight.

Make some noise for my band over here!

(crowd cheering) (exciting jazzy music) Had to have my little Arsenio Hall moment (exciting jazzy music) Oh, okay, you got me.

(crowd cheering) Greetings, I am your host and, of course, Priestess of the Party, Qi Dada, welcoming you to our second installment of "Black Divas," double the trouble, double the fun, okay?

And why not?

Because this year I'm inviting mamas onto Cloud 9.

"Black Divas" is here to spark imagination around birthing and mental health and overall health for our imaginations.

It can be expounded and sex support for mamas beyond trauma.

When her mental health is centered around joy, we can skyrocket standards for birth and overall health outcomes for women.

We can make sure that there is a mama out there that has time to make sure she finds the right jacket for her TV show.

(crowd chuckles) (crowd cheers) (Qi Dada chuckles) Her mental health and care can be taken to the heights when we turn and get the best of her love.

We have a great show for you tonight, friends.

Of course, we have a special guest.

Award-winning diva of divas, Keke Wyatt.

(crowd cheers) But first you need to put your hands together for the Black Divas!

(upbeat groovy music) Never take much to make me happy And to make me smile with glee Never, ever will I feel discouraged Our love's no mystery Demonstrating love and affection That you give so openly, yeah I like the way ya make me feel about ya, baby Want the whole wide world to see Whoa whoa You got the best of my love Whoa whoa You got the best of my love Whoa whoa You got the best of my love Whoa whoa You've got the best of my love Goin' in and out of changes The kind that come around each day My life has a better meaning Love has kissed me in a beautiful way Oh Doo-doo-doo doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo doo-doo-doo You're all I want You're all need Oh Hey My love, my love Ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Oh, you've got the best of my love Whoa whoa You've got the best of my love Oh no You've got the best of my love Whoa whoa You've got the best of my love Demonstrating sweet love and affection That you give so openly The way I feel about ya, baby, can't explain it Want the whole wide world to see Oh, in my heart You're all I want Me for you and you for me Yeah, yeah Doo-doo-doo doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo doo-doo-doo My, my love Doo-doo-doo doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo doo-doo-doo Oh Oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh You've got the best of my love Oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh You've got the best of my love Oh, givin' you the best of my love You've got the best of my love Oh, givin' you the best of my love You've got the best of my love (crowd cheering) (crowd applauding) (gentle soulful music) Mm, mm Mm I know I've been changed Well, I Know I've been changed Good Lord, now I Know I've been changed You know the angels in Heaven done signed my name Well, if you don't believe that I've been redeemed You know the angels in Yes, sir Heaven done signed my name Well, follow me down to that old Jordan stream You know the angels in Heaven done signed my name Well, I stepped in the water And the the wa-wa-water was cold You know the angels in Heaven done signed my name Well, it chilled my body But not my, not my soul You know the angels in Heaven done signed my name Good Lord, now I Know I've been changed Well, I Know I've been changed Good Lord, now I Know I've been changed You know the angels in Heaven done signed my name The angels in Heaven done The angels in Heaven done signed my name I got a home over there Over there, over there The angels in Heaven done Signed my name There'll be no more dying Over there, over there The angels in Heaven done Signed my name I'm gonna walk the streets of gold Over there, over there The angels in Heaven done Signed my name The angels in Heaven done The angels in Heaven done signed my name Angels in Heaven done The angels in Heaven done signed My name Name (crowd cheering) Somebody shout yeah Yeah Somebody shout yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah (music ends) (crowd applauding) (bright instrumental music) (Anitra singing operatically) (emotive instrumental music) (crowd cheering) (crowd applauding) (bright instrumental music) (Icy singing operatically) (bright instrumental music) (bright piano outro) (crowd cheering) (crowd applauding) (cheerful instrumental music) (playful operatic singing) (cheerful instrumental music) (both giggle) (crowd cheers) (groovy exciting instrumental music) It's like you're looking through a telescope You see where you gon' be Growing, getting better You're not the person they see Can't be mad at the things you been through 'Cause they built your muscles Now you're stronger than you've ever been They can't stop your hustle Your faith ain't never small That's what brought you this far Yeah See you got your dreams And you got your prayers And you got your God He's gon' take you there Everybody has a season And I believe this one's yours 'Cause you been working, waiting This what you been waiting for Go get it, go get it, go get it, go get it Go get it, go get your blessing Go get it, go get it, go get it, go get it Go get it, go get it, go get it, it's your time It's your time It's your time, it's your time You were made to live a good life And that's what I believe So hit the floor, say a prayer, start working You gotta do something It's alright to crawl before you walk It's alright to walk before you run But if you wanna get what you never got Gotta do something that you never start Go get it, go get it, go get it, go get it Go get it, go get your blessing Go get it, go get it, go get it, go get it Go get it, go get it, it's your time It's your time It's your time, it's your time You've been qualified For his mercy multiply You cannot be denied 'Cause you're finally certified It's official Go 'head and testify He's gon' bless you, you gon' bless him Now God be glorified Go get it, go get it, go get it, go get it Go get it, go get your blessing Go get it, go get it, go get it, go get it Go get it, go get your blessing, it's your time It's your time It's your time, it's your time Go get it, go get it Go get it, go get your blessing Go get it, go get it, go get it Go get it, go get it It's your time It's your time, it's your time It's your time, oh yeah Go get it (exciting upbeat music) (crowd cheering) (exciting upbeat music) (crowd cheering) (crowd applauding) - This year on "Black Divas," we are reminding our mamas you deserve Cloud 9.

No matter how good a time you are having, you must challenge yourselves to take it up a few notches.

Your wellness literally depends on it.

And if you need help, please get it.

My husband, Chaka, helps me take it up a few notches regularly.

- You know that's right.

(crowd laughing) - I mean, it's probably nothing we should put on television.

But, you know... I mean, maybe.

- Nah.

- Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah.

Okay.

Here to take it up a few notches, she is the voice that'll lift your soul and fix your edges.

From her gold certified debut album, "Soul Sista," to reality TV fame, her hit TV show "Keke Wyatt's World," she's proved to be unstoppable.

A true vocal legend, and advocate for women's empowerment, Keke brings heart, humor, and Holy Ghost level vocals to every stage she touches.

Put your hands together for the one, the only, the incomparable Keke Wyatt!

(crowd cheering) - How y'all doing?

(crowd cheers) Mm, ooh Oh, ooh I'm sure that you heard the rumors 'bout me Word on the street is I'm that B But you didn't care nothin' 'bout that Said I was the one you had to have Knowin' that I wasn't into no games Wasn't tryin' to take nobody's last name But you changed my mind Took me off the grind Now I'm yours for life Hey What if I never met you?

What would it take to get you?

This thing that you do That can't nobody else do, yeah What if you was still on the block?

Will this love we got make you stop?

I don't wanna ever think about Can't do without it, yeah Oh, no, no Who knew You were the one just like me, yeah Whoa, whoa, yeah yeah, oh Tell me, who knew?

Ain't nobody gonna take me 'Cause you're the only one that ever shown me 'Bout what it's like to know real love What it's like to get that good love Gettin' turned on and gettin' turned out Doin' it so good that there's no doubt, yeah There ain't never gonna be a time When I'm not his and he ain't mine Hey, yeah That can't nobody else do What if you was still on the block?

Will this love we got make you stop?

I don't wanna ever think about Can't do without it Whoa whoa whoa Stealin' my heart?

Who knew You were the one just like me Snatch a sista up and wifed me Who knew that you would be my baby daddy Spendin' all your hard-earned money on me You came out the blue, boy, I'm glad it's you Tell me, who knew?

It could've been you with another chick And it could've been me with another man You could've walked by And none of this would happen Now we're shoppin' for baby shoes Now it's rings, bells, and a preacher too Now we're forever Tell me, who knew Whoa Hey, hey, yeah yeah Baby, yeah Spendin' all your hard-earned money on me You came out the blue, boy, I'm glad it's you Tell me, who knew?

Hey, yeah Yes Who knew?

Who knew?

Who knew?

Who knew?

Who knew?

Who knew, baby?

I said who knew?

Who knew?

Who knew?

Thank you.

(crowd cheering) (gentle smooth instrumental music) Mm, oh I'll keep an old candy-coated Valentine Memories of you, you when you were What is it?

Mine!

Yeah!

A tarnished ring On a tarnished chain - I hear ya!

Whoo, yeah Times keep changing Come sun or rain Long as I live you will be My first love My first love and my only love Oh, baby Long as I live, yeah Long as I live Long as I live You will be my first love Oh, oh, yeah (Keke riffing passionately) Ooh whoa Long as I live You will always be mine Long as I live You will always be mine Mm, ah yeah Long Long (Keke riffing passionately) (smooth instrumental music) (Keke singing sweetly) Long as I live You will always be mine Long as I live You will always be mine (Keke riffing sweetly) Ooh My first love Ooh, ooh, whoa (crowd cheering) Thank you.

(sweet music) My goodness.

(crowd cheering) (smooth music) Now, I'm gonna need y'all to help me on this one.

Yeah.

Oh, you look like you just wanna help.

You wanna help?

(Keke laughs) Oh, baby No, no, no (smooth music) Oh, darling I know that things in life are not perfect But when it comes to you You're all that and more, baby Ooh, whoa Heaven's my destiny when I'm with you The only place to be Just you and me Whoa My life, my life Is so incomplete without you, baby Whoa, whoa I will feel this way to the end of time Even though you heard this a thousand times It's the Whoa, baby, yeah I hear y'all.

(smooth music) (Keke singing sweetly) Ooh, oh, you and I Have one hell of a chemistry, yes I'm living up this life for you Whoa Oh, baby I love you All of you, yeah Yeah Oh, baby Mm, no (Keke riffing sweetly) (crowd cheering) Thank you!

(smooth, relaxed music) Mm Oh, baby (crowd cheering) (smooth, relaxed music) (Keke riffing) Used to spend my nights out in a barroom (crowd cheers) Liquor was the only love I ever known Oh, no, yes But you rescued me from reaching for the bottle And brought me back from being too far gone You're as smooth As Tennessee whiskey, baby You're as sweet As strawberry wine You're as warm As a glass of brandy, babe Honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time You're as smooth As Tennessee whiskey, baby You're as sweet As strawberry wine You're as warm As a glass of brandy, babe Honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time (smooth guitar solo) (relaxed instrumental music) (relaxed instrumental music) (Keke singing passionately) You're as smooth As Tennessee whiskey, babe Tennessee whiskey Tennessee whiskey Yeah, smooth (Keke riffing sweetly) As Tennessee whiskey, yeah Tennessee whiskey (crowd cheering) Thank you.

Y'all so nice.

(sweet instrumental music) Ooh, ooh Mm, oh (sweet instrumental music) Ooh, oh Mm, no, mm, no Ooh, yeah I must have rehearsed my lines a thousand times Until I had them memorized That's when I get up the nerve To tell you the words They never seem to come out right, oh If only you knew Only you know, baby How much I do How much I do Do love you Oh, if only you knew How much I do How much I do, yeah Do need you Oh, babe I dream of moments we share But you're not there I'm living in a fantasy, oh 'Cause you don't even suspect Could probably care less About the changes I've been going through Oh, hey Oh, no Oh If only you knew You knew, babe How much I do How much I do Do need you Oh, babe (smooth guitar solo) (groovy instrumental music) No, you don't even suspect Could probably care less About the changes I've been going through Oh If only you knew Oh, hey How much I do Do love you If only you knew How much I do Hey Do need you - Now, y'all help me right here.

Oh, oh, oh, if Y'all's turn.

If (Keke laughs) You don't know (crowd members sings) You don't know, yeah I said you don't know how much I need you Sugar All right, I hear y'all.

Only if you knew How much I do, yeah I love you, I love you I love you I love you, I love you I love you I love you, I love you I love you, I love you I love you I love you, I love you I love you I love you, I love you You I love you (Keke giggles) You I love you (crowd cheering) (crowd cheering) Thank you.

(crowd cheering) (crowd cheering) All right!

Mm, no, no Hey Yeah I can picture us in the living room By the mantelpiece And you're tellin' me you're lovin' me With your hands on my thighs While I'm starin' in your brown eyes And the expression on your face Is tellin' me you want more than a taste So tonight we're goin' all the way We'll be lovin' 'til the break of day There's nothin' in this world That I wouldn't do, no no no I don't care what the others say Now that I got you, babe Ooh I'd love to bring you joy So much joy Can y'all be Keke real quick?

I need you to be Keke, are y'all ready?

All right.

I think it's 'bout time that I make you mine Oh, what you're saying to me, boy, come on break it down To find another like you will be a lifetime I think I see where you're going, baby, Let it out let it out Listen to me, baby, got something to say Is it really what I think, don't take all-day Forever is what I wanna give to you So what do you say Baby I do Hey, oh Hey Oh I love you guys.

Thank you so much.

God bless you.

You have a good night.

(crowd cheering) (crowd applauding) (smooth groovy music) (crowd applauding) (exciting upbeat music) (crowd cheering) (exciting upbeat music) We live from the head down and not the feet up And I'm adorned with the crown that's making this up And I'm fine Fine Under Cloud 9 Yes, I wear the lamb's wool The feet of burned brass And the wool defies gravity Like the nature of a gas And I'm fine Fine Under Cloud 9 Twist my cloud and it rains And when it rains, oh, it pours Yeah, yeah And the energy will absorb Power for the metaphysical one I'm happy to be nappy I'm Black and I'm proud That I have been chosen to wear the conscious cloud And I'm fine Fine Under Cloud 9 I can be like a chameleon and wear it bone straight But it's so much stronger when it's in its natural state And I'm fine Fine Under Cloud 9 Twist my cloud and it rains And when it rains, oh, it pours Yeah, yeah And the energy will absorb Power for the metaphysical one (exciting percussive interlude) We live from the head down and not the feet up And I'm adorned with the crown that's making this up And I'm fine Fine Under Cloud 9 Twist my cloud and it rains Oh, when it rains, oh, it pours Yeah, yeah, yeah And the energy will absorb Power for the metaphysical one Twist my cloud and it rains Oh, yes it does And when it rains, oh, it pours Hey, hey Twist it, twist it Twist it, a-hey Twist it, twist it Twist it, a-hey When it rains, it pours Hey Twist it, twist it Twist it, yeah, yeah Twist it, twist it Twist it, hey You've got to believe in who you are Hey Got to believe in who you are Say, say You got to believe in who you are You've got to believe, yeah Believe in who you are Hey, you've got to believe in who you are You've got to believe in who you are Who you are, who you are You've got to believe, got to believe Got to believe, hey You've got to believe in who you are Hey, hey You've got to believe in who you are Who you are, who you are, hey Believe in who you are Yeah You've got to believe in who you are You've got to believe in who you are - Joy is your right.

The loving hands of birth workers that brought you into this world did so eager for you to live.

Joy is a nutrient, and we are here to make sure we give you a healthy dose.

Be sure to support the birth workers and mamas and community.

Put your hands together for my prima divas, y'all!

(crowd cheering) (crowd applauding) (groovy upbeat music) (crowd cheering) Put your hands together for my dancers, y'all!

(groovy upbeat music) And please, keep your hands together for the incomparable Keke Wyatt!

(crowd cheering) (groovy upbeat music) We wanna thank you all so very much for your time here today.

And please stay tuned for next year's "Black Diva."

Check us out online.

We love you so very much.

Thank you, PBS.

And thank you all.

(crowd cheering) (groovy upbeat music) You've got to believe in who you are Believe in who you ar You've got to believe in who you are You've got to believe in who you are Who you are, who you are Believe in who you are You've got to believe in who you are - Have a good night, everybody!

(crowd cheering) (groovy upbeat music) - [Announcer] Major funding for this program was provided by Houston-Tillotson University, Polly & Lonnie Cooper.

Additional funding was provided by Amira Glickman and Six Square, Austin's Black cultural district.

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