Plot Synopsis

Hosted by journalist Adrienne Bankert and leading social impact strategist Jotaka Eaddy, SISTER SIS is a four-part series that features an audience of Black women having in-depth conversations about physical, financial, and sexual and relationship health. Oprah Winfrey helps lead the first discussion. Through these conversations that destigmatize critical health issues, including around the sensitive topics of money and sex, the panel and the audience educates, inspires, and helps others feel less alone and more hopeful for the future. Expert panelists suggest resources and key takeaways for those who are looking to start examining key financial, physical, and sexual health issues, particularly after the disproportionate effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Black community and the emotional toll of the ongoing fight for racial justice and equality.

SISTER SIS first debuted on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 from 9-11pm ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, led by Oprah Winfrey, journalist Adrienne Bankert, and leading social impact strategist Jotaka Eaddy and featuring special guests California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris; activist, scholar, and educator Dr. Dena Simmons; and Emmy Award-nominated actress and comedian Kym Whitley. Also joining the conversation are Dr. Gail Wyatt, Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and Emmy Award-winning creative visionary and mental health advocate Kelli Richardson Lawson. In a conversation that destigmatizes mental health issues, the panel discuss childhood trauma in the Black community and unpack how it manifests in adulthood. The special also offers suggestions around how to do the work to heal both individually and as a community, all through the lens of asking "What happened to you?," the critical question posed by Oprah's New York Times best-selling book of the same name co-written with trauma expert, Dr. Bruce Perry. Through this conversation, Oprah, the panel, and the audience educates, inspires, and helps others feel less alone and more hopeful for the future. Expert panelists suggest resources and key takeaways for those who are looking to start examining and healing from trauma, particularly after the disproportionate effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Black community and the emotional toll of the ongoing fight for racial justice and equality. This special is a part of OWN's topic-driven OWN Spotlight series and is the first of four episodes focused on health in the Black community, in conjunction with OWN's first-ever health initiative, OWN YOUR HEALTH.
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SPEAK SIS returned with three new episodes, beginning on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 8pm ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Guest panelists include actress and comedian Kym Whitley, actress Tia Mowry, actress Garcelle Beauvais, radio host and author Bevy Smith, White House Correspondent April Ryan, health equity advocate Dr. Medell K. Briggs-Malonson, financial health advocate Tanya Van Court, financial educator Tiffany "The Budgetnista" Aliche, and licensed sex therapist Shamyra Howard. These three episodes premiere over two nights:

"Physical Health" (Monday, January 4, 2022 at 8pm on OWN): Tia Mowry, Kym Whitley and Dr. Medell Briggs-Malonson join SPEAK SIS hosts Adrienne Bankert and Jotaka Eaddy along with an audience of Black women to discuss how we can improve physical health and how to better navigate the medical system.

"Financial Health" (Tuesday, January 5, 2022 at 8pm on OWN): April Ryan, Tiffany "The Budgetnista" Aliche and founder & CEO of Goalsetter, Tanya Van Court, join SPEAK SIS hosts Adrienne Bankert and Jotaka Eaddy to discuss financial health and the racism and challenges around money and finances many Black women face.

"Let's Talk About Sex" (Tuesday, January 5, 2022 at 9pm on OWN): Bevy Smith, Garcelle Beauvais and licensed sex therapist, Shamyra Howard, join SPEAK SIS hosts Adrienne Bankert and Jotaka Eaddy and an audience of Black women for an honest, healthy and no-holds barred conversation about sex and relationships.