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DBM Episode 52: Black Women Organizing, Hoes That Ain't Loyal, & Spiritual Political Cycles

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Dear Mama, There’s no deep intro for this episode.&nbsp; In this episode, we talk: ✨Which version of "All Cried Out" is best, Lisa Lisa &amp; Cult Jam or Allure &amp; 112  ✨Election 2024 ✨How God blessed us with Morris Chesnut's rise from Ricky to Cory Cash WE HAVE RANGE! The way we move from levity to depth, Thea breaking down Joe Biden's scorpio tendencies to NeKisha connecting COVID to Zoom organizing to Crystal invoking Stokely Carimicheal’s definition of a revolutionary, is DEFINITELY a reflection of the times we are living in. And the truth is we were with more questions than answers: 👉🏾What does it mean to burn it all down, and who will be the ashes?&nbsp; 👉🏾What does it mean to be an activist?&nbsp; 👉🏾No matter the election outcome, what are we committed to building? What we know for sure, though, is MORRIS CHESNUT continues to bless us, and we are GRATEFUL! &amp; OF COURSE we got that  💗Black Mama Magic Card for this episode: Card #48 - Time Is Always Divine💗 EPISODES MENTIONS/RELEVANT TO THIS EPISODE: 🎙️ 🎙️ 🎙️  🎙️ 🎙️  ✨MERCH OF THE MONTH&nbsp;-&nbsp;  ✨ If you really wanna watch us on our Blackest behavior, get on The Mothership &amp; come inside the Black Mama Magic Room aka our . 🔗 Connect with Dem Black Mamas     🗣️Engage: This is a conversation.&nbsp; Share your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #DemBlackMamas, DM us or email us at magic@demblackmamas.com. For full show notes &amp; transcript, check out our website:&nbsp;&nbsp;

DBM Ep 60: All Cried Out, Election 2024 & Morris Chestnut

Dear Mama, What if I told you I didn’t think I had the words for the intro of this episode because we recorded it before the election, and after November 5th, joy was THE LAST THING I wanted to talk about?&nbsp; I wish I could say thinking of our ancestors pulled me through, but the truth is reaching forward in time helped me more than reaching back, and now more than ever, we are going to need joy not to feel happy but because, as Thea Monyee, one of the cohost of this podcast, who will be guiding us through the , says "Joy makes things clear," and we, particularly Black mothers, need to get REAL CLEAR RIGHT NOW and being committed to joy, being centered on joy requires us to tell the truth to ourselves, about our relationships, about what is real and what is not, what is serving us and most importantly how we are not serving ourselves and that allows us to get really, really clear about what we are supposed to be doing, how to mind our business and what business we should be minding, and focused on in the time that we are about to enter. 

In this episode, we talk: 
✨What is the  
✨The difference between joy and happiness 
✨The Joy, radical honesty and spiritual bypassing 
✨Joy as tool of parenting from a place of liberation and not fear 

💗Black Mama Magic Card for this episode: Card #10 - Lay Your Burdens on the Altar of Love💗 

EPISODES MENTIONS/RELEVANT TO THIS EPISODE: 
DBM Ep 59: https://on.soundcloud.com/RuftBnzS22DTAD1b7

About The Blacker The Brain: 

Thea aka the Secretary of Joy will guide Crystal and NeKisha through the Joy Assessment created by The Blacker The Brain lead by Thea Monyee. 
 The Blacker the Brain is an ongoing campaign, conversation and cohort created by Thea to make mental health inclusive and expansive for Black bodies by teaching practitioners to unlearn harmful ideas, practices, and policies, and empowering potential clients with language, a full understanding of their rights, and a joy centered framework for their healing within in an oppressive society.

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DBM Ep 61: Black Motherhood & Joy

Dear Mama, What if I told you to offer grief a seat at the table? &nbsp;What if I told you grief has no other duties except to be with you? &nbsp;It has nowhere to be and is not bound by time. &nbsp;Grief is patient. &nbsp;Grief is relentless, and as Akilah S. Richards, our guest for this episode and a DBM fave, says, “Grief is not something to be fixed but something for you learn to be more skilled at processing.” Akilah is a mother, partner, liberationist and author of Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing. &nbsp; She is now diving deep into grief work and in this episode we talk: ✨Grief, language and the body ✨Grief and generational shifts ✨Grief and creative projects ✨And of course grief, Black women and the political landscape Plus Thea uses a Negro spiritual to describe Black women’s current mindset and Crystal is learning sign language and attempts to teach Thea.&nbsp; 💗: Card #25 - Motherhood is not the graveyard of dreams💗 EPISODES MENTIONS/RELEVANT TO THIS EPISODE: 🎙️ 🎙️ ✨✨ ABOUT Akilah Richards: Akilah S. Richards is a mother, partner and liberationist. As founder of Raising Free People Network and author of Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work, Akilah S. Richards partners with co-conspirators to challenge and encourage social justice-minded people to explore privilege and power in their relationships with personal leadership and all relationships. These days find Akilah tapped into the wisdom she gathered from her family’s transition from schoolishness to confident autonomy. She is savoring her life’s lessons after nearly a decade of location independence, and eight years of being invited into various conversations about intergenerational community care across the U.S., Southern Africa, and Jamaica (where Akilah is from). She guides discussions about how unschooling skills and other forms of decoloniality are shaping families and other cultures of leadership, change-work, and love. In addition to private coaching and public speaking, she facilitates trainings, small-group experiences, and consultations that help resolve the ways that unexamined experiences with bias and oppression disrupt families’ and organization’s capacity to sustain cultures of belonging. Connect with Akilah:  |  |  Connect with Dem Black Mamas:&nbsp; |  |  |  🗣️Engage: This is a conversation. &nbsp;Speak back to us! &nbsp;Share your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #DemBlackMamas, DM us or email us at magic@demblackmamas.com. For full show notes &amp; transcript, check out our website: &nbsp; &nbsp;

DBM Ep 62: Grief & Black Motherhood with Akilah Richards

Dear Mama, What if I told you I didn’t start a business because I wanted to be a boss? I started my business because I wanted to be free, because I saw no other path to fully realizing my dreams, and according to a 2022 article, I’m not alone in finding entrepreneurship on my liberation journey.&nbsp; In the article entitled , Erica Thompson writes, “As the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs, Black women say they are seeking more freedom, opportunity, fulfillment and stability. They also are escaping from discrimination and other barriers in the workplace.” In this episode, we have a raw and vulnerable conversation about Black motherhood and our entrepreneurship journeys. In this episode, we talk: ✨The spiritual and sometimes lonely journey of entrepreneurship ✨The pressure we put on our dreams to provide ✨Building a business in the margins as a mom when time, mental wellness, and money are precious commodities&nbsp; PLUS - What were white people doing in the 90s? 💗Black Mama Magic Card:&nbsp;Card #8 “Share Your Inspiration” 💗 Donate to .&nbsp; Founded by Crystal Tennille Irby,  is a series of FREE interactive writing retreats and writing and performance classes for Black girls/ femmes/ non-binary/gender-expansive youth ages 12-21 that teaches and affirms the power of their voices, pen, art, and individuality. Episode Playlist: &nbsp;curated by Dem Black Mamas on Spotify EPISODES MENTIONED/RELEVANT TO THIS EPISODE:  🎙️ ✨✨ 🔗 Connect with Dem Black Mamas    🗣️Engage: This is a conversation. &nbsp;Speak back to us! &nbsp;Share your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #DemBlackMamas, DM us or email us at magic@demblackmamas.com. For all links, full show notes &amp; transcript, check out our website: &nbsp;

DBM Ep 63: Entrepreneurship & Black Motherhood

Dear Mama, What does it mean to make it home, to create a place of rest and reprieve, joy and sanctuary, an archive of your children’s treasures?&nbsp; What happens when you can’t make it home, return to your place of rest and reprieve, joy and sanctuary, a reflection of your taste and intention? What happens when the archive of your children’s treasure, what they left behind to be kept safe, is incinerated, covered in ash and your community physically fractured?&nbsp; In this episode, Staci Mitchell, a mother of 3 who was born and raised in Altadena, CA, and our very own Thea Monyee recount the night the Los Angeles fires ravaged their community, watching their city burn, and the creative rebirth they’ve experienced in the wake of this nightmare.&nbsp;&nbsp; In this episode, we talk: ✨Mothering through displacement ✨Gentrification and anti-blackness amid natural disaster ✨The expectation of normalcy while healing from trauma &nbsp;precious commodities&nbsp; PLUS: We meet Thea’s new dog, Remy, have a church meeting during our Church announcements segment about boycotting and&nbsp; Black women minding their Black business, and in our Black Mama Say segment, each of us shares the word that will guide us through the year. 💗: Card #16 “Impossible You” 💗 ABOUT STACI MITCHELL:&nbsp; The Fierce Creative With Healing Tendencies; Pan-African Studies Scholar, Theatre &amp; Performance Artist born in LA and raised in Altadena, California. Her epistemological and pedagogical focus balances on womanism and the complex of Black\woman identity and its performativity. Staci has performed on and written for the Los Angeles theatre stage, been featured in independent film, on television, voiceover and audiobook narration. Staci is also a certified Ayurvedic yoga teacher specializing in meditation. She approaches all of these practices with deep appreciation and acknowledgment of her Afrikan ancestors who helped shape the science.  EPISODES MENTIONED/RELEVANT TO THIS EPISODE: 🎙️ ✨✨ 🔗 Connect with Dem Black Mamas:  |  |  |  |  🗣️Engage: This is a conversation. &nbsp;Speak back to us! &nbsp;Share your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #DemBlackMamas, DM us or email us at magic@demblackmamas.com. For all links, full show notes &amp; transcript, check out our website: &nbsp;

DBM Ep 64: LA Fires & Black Motherhood

Dear Mama, What do Telvin Osborne, Black marriage, generational wealth, Altadena, data as currency, the TV show Paradise, and white women in Idaho have in common? &nbsp;We cover them all in this episode. &nbsp;Yup, it’s hot topics, and we got hot takes well, not hot takes. &nbsp;We got Black Mama takes on all the above. &nbsp;In this episode, we talk: ✨How Telvin Osborne is relevant to Black women resting ✨The real problem when it comes to &nbsp;marriage &amp; Black folx ✨Why Paradise gets kudos &amp; white women in Idaho don’t PLUS - we talk all things Black Maternal Health, &nbsp;Thea taking on individual clients, and I share a big praise report regarding my nonprofit Creators Well during our Church announcements, praise reports, and prayer list requests segment. &nbsp;In our Black Mama Say segment for this episode, where we put our twist on sayings from Black mamas and the saying we're twisting this episode is “Let me put it to you like this.” 💗 Card: Card #25 “Motherhood Is Not the Graveyard of Dreams” 💗 Donate to .&nbsp; Founded by Crystal Tennille Irby,  is a series of FREE interactive writing retreats and writing and performance classes for Black girls/ femmes/ non-binary/gender-expansive youth ages 12-21 that teaches and affirms the power of their voices, pen, art, and individuality. Thea Monyee, aka the Secretary of Joy, has nine spots available for one-on-one joy exploration and three spots for couples.&nbsp; Contact .&nbsp; EPISODES MENTIONED/RELEVANT TO THIS EPISODE:   ✨✨ 🔗 Connect with Dem Black Mamas:  |  |  |  🗣️Engage: This is a conversation. &nbsp;Speak back to us! &nbsp;Share your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #DemBlackMamas, DM us, or email us at . AND share this episode with at least one person.&nbsp; Sharing is not only caring; sharing builds community. For all links, full show notes &amp; transcript, check out our website: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

DBM Ep 65: Marriage, Hot Topics & Black Motherhood

Dear Mama, How do we resist the urge to rescue when we’ve been taught our whole lives to be saviors?&nbsp; How do we set boundaries when the world is burning? What do we do when we’ve been deemed the backbone of the community, but our backbones are brittle and breaking? Since the election, these are the questions and conversations black women have been having online and, especially, in group chats.&nbsp; So, we decided to explore what this line in the sand means for Black mothers in the midst of state-sanctioned brutality.&nbsp;&nbsp; In this episode, Thea and I explore the parallels between domestic violence relationships and Black mothers' relationship with America.&nbsp;&nbsp; We dive into: ✨Why it’s more important than ever that Black mothers set boundaries&nbsp; ✨The role cultural coping plays in Black mothers ignoring their needs ✨Vulnerability &amp; why Black mothers feel we must do it all ✨What Stevie Wonder songs reflect this moment PLUS - Thea shares a testimony about getting a new mattress, and I’m excited to share the details of our next virtual event, Down By the Riverside, during our Church Announcements, Praise Reports, and Prayer List Requests segment.&nbsp; In our Black Mama Say segment for this episode, where we put our own twist on sayings from Black mamas, we do something a little different this time.&nbsp; Instead of a Black Mama Say, we’re choosing theme songs to carry us through this moment. IMPORTANT CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS:   kicks off on April 11th  Sunday, April 13th, noonPT/3pm ET. Space is limited. To expand knowledge and combat misinformation and disinformation, we create a syllabus for each episode (s/o to Melissa Harris-Perry), a list of references/sources for our listeners to dive into.&nbsp; This list includes any books, videos, podcasts, etc., that we've mentioned in the episode or that will help you gain a well-informed perspective. For our full syllabus, check out our website:&nbsp;   💗: Card #21 “My Motherhood Is Rooted In Liberation” 💗 Episode Playlist:&nbsp; EPISODES MENTIONED/RELEVANT TO THIS EPISODE: 🎙️ 🎙️ ✨✨ 🔗 Connect with Dem Black Mamas:  |  |  |  🗣️Engage: This is a conversation. &nbsp;Speak back to us!&nbsp; Please share your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #DemBlackMamas, DM us, or email us at magic@demblackmamas.com. For all links, complete show notes &amp; transcript, check out our website: &nbsp; &nbsp;

DBM Ep 66: The 92%, Boundaries & Black Motherhood

Dear Mama,&nbsp; What if I told you Black mamas aren’t superheroes, that the cape is choking us, and our backs are brittle? &nbsp;What if I told you motherhood ain’t killing us, though, but the narratives we buy into hook, line, and sinker are? What if you had the option not to be the primary custodial parent? &nbsp;Would you decline out of obligation to the belief that a good Black mama would never choose to leave their children in the care of others, even the other parent? &nbsp;How does a Black mother respond when what’s best for her or her destiny clashes with cultural norms? &nbsp; In this Mother's Day episode, we speak with  of  about the complexities and challenges of non-custodial parenting and Black motherhood. When Erica and her husband decided to divorce, they also agreed to shared custody. &nbsp;Each parent would have primary custody for 3 years of their son Maxwell who was diagnosed with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy 10 years ago. We dive into: ✨Confronting societal norms and cultural stigmas ✨Navigating health and care decisions for children with special needs as a noncustodial parent ✨Historical trauma and Black motherhood ✨Renegotiating Black motherhood PLUS - Crystal and perimenopause are NOT friends, especially under the current administration, and Thea is in search of Jill Stein. &nbsp;In our Black Mama Say segment for this episode, where we put our twist on sayings from Black mamas, and the saying we're twisting this episode is “Oh, you got time for dat.” ABOUT ERICA M. FREEMAN Erica M. Freeman is the Founder and CEO of Sisters in Loss, is a savvy, creative engineer, known for her results-based, no-fluff approach as a podcaster, grief educator, and motivational speaker. Sisters in Loss provides pregnancy, birth, postpartum, bereavement doula, and grief services to help women step beyond anxiety and fear and into trust and peace after loss. &nbsp;Its self-titled award-winning podcast spotlights resilient Black mothers who share&nbsp; intimate details of their journey to motherhood through painful, but inspirational loss and infertility stories. &nbsp;Sisters in Loss has been featured in Forbes, BBC News, Black Enterprise, Women's Health, The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and The White House.&nbsp; Connect with Erica M. Freeman:  |  IMPORTANT CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS:  Black Mama Creative Week: June 24th - June 30th Sign Up for our email list for details.  💗: Card #8 “Share Your Inspiration” 💗 Episode Playlist:&nbsp;  EPISODES MENTIONS/RELEVANT TO THIS EPISODE: 🎙️&nbsp; 🎙️&nbsp; ✨✨ 🔗 Connect with Dem Black Mamas:  |  |  |  🗣️Engage: This is a conversation. &nbsp;Speak back to us!&nbsp; Please share your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #DemBlackMamas, DM us, or email us at magic@demblackmamas.com. To expand knowledge and combat misinformation and disinformation, we create a syllabus (s/o to Melissa Harris Perry), a list of references/sources for our listeners to dive into.&nbsp; This list includes any books, videos, podcasts, etc. that we've mentioned in the episode or that will help you gain a well-informed perspective. For our complete syllabus, check out our website:&nbsp;

DBM Ep 67: Noncustodial Parenting & Black Motherhood with Erica M. Freeman

Dear Mamas &amp; Magic Makers, Lissen yall Sinners was all about Annie for us!&nbsp; We ain’t gon hold you with our normal intro. In this episode we dive into:  Annie, power, and Black motherhood Loss, longing, and sex Black humanity, spirituality, and grief in Ryan Coogler’s films Black migration &amp; the resurgence of Southern Roots  PLUS - we have social proof that a Black mama would have made a COMPLETELY different decision than Grace. And we’re excited to have some listeners on The Muthaship, live inside the Black Mama Magic room for this episode.&nbsp; We welcome:  , doula and creator of The Gift: A Breastfeeding Journey in Black, a cultural care circle for Black families navigating feeding, healing and identity. , founder of &nbsp; &nbsp;founder of&nbsp; where she helps movement makers embody their joy while operating as their freest selves.&nbsp;  💗: Card #4 “Take Up Space Boo” 💗 Episode Playlist:  IMPORTANT CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS:  Black Mama Creative Week: June 24th - June 30th  In an effort to expand knowledge and combat misinformation and disinformation, we create a syllabus (s/o to Melissa Harris Perry) which is a list of references/sources for our listeners to dive into.&nbsp; This list includes any books, videos, podcasts, etc. that we've mentioned in the episode or that will help you gain a well-informed perspective. For our full syllabus, check out our website:&nbsp;   EPISODES MENTIONS/RELEVANT TO THIS EPISODE: 🎙️ 🎙️ ✨✨ 🔗 Connect with Dem Black Mamas  |  |  |  |  🗣️Engage: This is a conversation.&nbsp; Speak back to us!&nbsp; Share your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #DemBlackMamas, DM us or email us at magic@demblackmamas.com. For all links, full show notes &amp; transcript, check out our website:&nbsp;

DBM Ep 68: All About Annie, Sinners & Black Motherhood

Dear Mama,&nbsp; What if I told you much of the growth our children may need to show up in the ways we’re nurturing them to show up comes through falling in love? When we tell our children not to focus on love, are we parenting out of fear?&nbsp; What message does that send to our children about the priority to place on intimate relationships, and what generational impact does that have on our culture?&nbsp; How do we raise children who know how to love? In this raw and reflective episode, we take a deep dive into the  using it as a powerful springboard to unpack the complexities of Black motherhood, teenage love, and generational parenting.&nbsp; We’re talking parenting fears, the tightrope between nurturing and protecting our babies, and the real-life challenges that come with raising Black teens in a world that doesn’t always love them back. Y'all know us! So honest storytelling, aha moments, and of course, plenty of laughter and love. We also get into: ✨The roots of catastrophic parenting styles and the fear of raising fuck boys ✨How generational trauma shows up at the dinner table (and in the group chat) ✨Teaching our children vulnerability &amp; letting go ✨Why was Keisha’s Daddy so triggering PLUS - Crystal gives a s/o to Mara Brock Akil for putting text on the screen, NeKisha questions Crystal is good at training real dogs or Ques, and Thea offers advice on how to live like we'll survive this moment in time.&nbsp; In our Black Mama Say segment for this episode, where we put our twist on sayings from Black mamas, and the saying we're twisting this episode is “Let Me Hush Though.” EPISODE PAUSE FOR THE CAUSE: "Imma keep it 100.&nbsp; I don't raise f*c? boys.&nbsp; I don't wanna raise men who women have to manage." - Crystal Tennille Irby IMPORTANT CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS: JOIN US for Talk Back: Black Keisha, Black Mamas &amp; Forever - We'll be watching &amp; discussing the scenes that made you TALK BACK to the screen. ! 💗: Card #15 “Fuck Fear. An Affirmation.” 💗 Episode Playlist: &nbsp;Black Mama Magic Playlist 🔗 Connect with Dem Black Mamas: &nbsp;|  |  🗣️Engage: This is a conversation. &nbsp;Speak back to us! &nbsp;Please share your thoughts about the episode using the hashtag #DemBlackMamas, DM us, or email us at magic@demblackmamas.com. To expand knowledge and combat misinformation and disinformation, we create a syllabus (s/o to Melissa Harris Perry), a list of references/sources for our listeners to dive into. &nbsp;This list includes any books, videos, podcasts, etc. that we've mentioned in the episode or that will help you gain a well-informed perspective. For our complete syllabus, check out our website:

DBM Ep 71: Black Keisha, Black Mamas & Forever

Thea Monyee has been featured on Def Poetry Jam, Verses and Flow and varies other television shows.  She is a licensed Family & Marriage Therapist.  She has completed her first novel and is currently repped by Dystel & Goderich Literary Management.

In this episode we discuss the G moves our moms made that transformed our lives.  Thea also tells us why the U.S. figure skating program should recruit from gangs.  Crystal explains why she believes Kerry Washington is living her life and NeKisha shares how her mother turned her pain into purpose.  We also tell you how and why you should help free Black Mamas and on this Mother's Day we are sending Charmaine Edwards all the love we can and holding her in the light.

SYLLABUS
ARTICLES:
Charmaine Edwards: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2017/05/13/kids-supposed-look-yall-protection-says-mom-jordan-edwards-teen-killed-cop

COLLECTION PLATE CAUSE:
https://nomoremoneybail.org/

Dem Black Mamas

DBM Episode 6: I Get It From My Mama

On this Mothers Day we decided to drop some Black Love.  We know everyone is reeling from Blackish and anticipating the return of the docuseries Black Love. So on this Mothers Day we decided to drop some Black Love and share why we must decolonize love by confronting the biggest threats to Black Love.  Plus we discuss our relationship with Black Moms Connection and we got collection plate causes and Black Mama Say.

SYLLABUS

Podcasts In Color: http://podcastsincolor.com/

Black Moms Connection found by Tanya Hayles: https://www.blackmomsconnection.com/

Autopsy by Thea Monyee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKZcaB2e-Yo 

Historically Black: Black Love Stories presented by NPR in conjunction with the National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fzEq983HXw

Why It Matters If Pop Culture Tells Black Love Stories: https://medium.com/thewashingtonpost/why-it-matters-if-pop-culture-tells-black-love-stories-6f03807d885e

All About Love by bell hooks: https://www.amazon.com/All-About-Love-New-Visions/dp/0060959479/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526179489&sr=8-1&keywords=all+about+love+bell+hooks

The Slave Community by John Blassingame: https://www.amazon.com/Slave-Community-Plantation-Antebellum-South/dp/0195025636/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1526179595&sr=1-1&keywords=the+slave+community

Collection Plate Cause: The Angel Crown Program: https://www.nicuhelpinghands.org/programs/angel-gown-program/

DBM Episode 12: Black Love

Dear Mama: We believe EVERY BLACK MAMA matters and when we say EVERY we mean EVERY.  This episode is dedicated to the mamas giving birth in the belly of the beast of white supremacy, the US prison system, and the birth workers like our guest Doula Chauntel Norris who refuse to sit and wait for the world to change but live the words of Audre Lorde, we are ones we’ve been waiting for. 
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SHOW LINE UP
Church Announcements/Prayer Requests: 
*NeKisha: Cubs Cafe Breastfeeding Family Support Group for Families of Color  in LA: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cubscafe/;   Sista Midwife Nicole Deggins Doula Workshop 11/8-11/10 & 11/15-11/17  in LA: https://courses.sistamidwife.com/courses/losangeles
*Chauntel: March for Moms: http://www.marchformoms.org/;  United States Breastfeeding Conference: http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/2019-nbcc; Baobob Birth Certified Lactation Training 7/15-7/19: https://www.facebook.com/events/2069569563156450/
*Thea: Pleasure Noir Webinar: https://www.bgminstitute.com/p/pleasure-noir; S/o to  Jimanekia Eborn for creating the Healing Box in collaboration with Kink Kit which is a box for sexual assault survivors and their partners: https://www.thekinkkit.com/shop-healing

Mac & Cheese: Doula Chauntel Norris discusses her work as a Doula with the Alabama Prison Birth Project

Collection Plate Causes: Black Mamas Matter Allliance

Black Mama Say: “Lawd’s willin’”

SYLLABUS
Baobob Birth Collective: https://www.baobabbirth.com/
Alabama Prison Birth Project: https://www.prisonbirth.org/

Organizations
Minnesota Prison Doula Project: https://www.mnprisondoulaproject.org/about 
Pregnant In Prison Statistics (PIPS): https://www.pipsdata.org/about-arrwip  
SisterSong: https://www.sistersong.net/mission 
U.S. Prison Culture Blog: http://www.usprisonculture.com/blog/about/ 

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DBM Episode 24 Birthing FREEdom

Dear Mama: Let all the myths of motherhood crumble at your feet.&nbsp; Dig motherhood out from under the rock of sacrifice. Look at your children and be willing to be a student, be willing to receive.&nbsp; See them as path makers and pathfinders. It is work. It takes presence. It takes an open heart and a willing soul. All the things white supremacy is built to beat out of us. The truth is, if we are committed to building the Promise Land outside of us by dismantling systemic and institutional oppression, then we've got to be willing to build a Promise Land within us. This is not to say that motherhood is easy; that it's not frustrating and exhausting but it ain't the thing killing us. White supremacy is. This is our prayer for every Black mother. This is our declaration for #BlackMamaCreativeWeek - Motherhood is not the graveyard of dreams. We’re excited to be joined in this episode by one of our Patron Donna Jeneen and National Book Award nominee Margaret Wilkerson Sexton. Thank you for supporting us all week. If you missed any of our Facebook Lives, you can still check them out on our Facebook page and we will have all of our live videos up on YouTube by Tuesday, July 2nd.&nbsp; Please be sure to tag us and use the hashtag #BlackMamaCreative #BlackMamaCreativeWeek #BMCW19 Let us know how your felt about the week by emailing us and engaging with us through social media comments. Please keep sharing us, even if it’s only with one other person. If you’re a new listener, welcome to the ride. Invest in us (all links in our show notes on our website) by becoming a DBM patron, buying merch or giving a one time donation.&nbsp; now let’s get free yall and jump into Part 1 of Episode 25 of (Insert the girls saying Dem Black Mamas) EVENTS Sista Midwife Nicole Deggin Doula Training November 2019, LA: https://courses.sistamidwife.com/courses/losangeles GUEST INFO &amp; LINKS  PREORDER THE REVISIONERS by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton&nbsp; NOW! INDIE BOUND: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781640092587 AMAZON:  https://www.amazon.com/Revisioners-Novel-Margaret-Wilkerson-Sexton/dp/1640092587/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=The+revisioners&amp;qid=1561679221&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1 BARNES &amp; NOBLE:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-revisioners-margaret-wilkerson-sexton/1130454675?ean=9781640092587 Margaret Wilkerson Sexton: www.margaretwilkersonsexton.com Donna Janeen: https://donnajaneen.com/  LINKS  Thea Monyee: Webinars, Courses and Ayo Consults: http://www.theamonyee.com NeKisha Killings: Speaking Engagements: https://www.nekishakillings.com/ Lactation Consultation: https://www.lionesslactation.com/ Michigan Breastfeeding Network:&nbsp;https://www.mibreastfeeding.org/webinars/  Interested in becoming a lactation consultant check out Nikki &amp; Nikki Career Lactation Consultants:&nbsp; FB:&nbsp; IG: https://www.instagram.com/nikkiandnikkiibclc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NikkiNikkiIBCLC https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCySgoTbyiCpREfGELEoeCKQ Listen &amp; Subscribe to our sister podcast All Heart Podcast:&nbsp; FB: https://www.facebook.com/allheartpodcast/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/allheartpodcast/ Website:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-heart-podcast/id1409705304?mt=2 www.demblackmamas.com Shop Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Looking for some Black Mama Love, support and connection.&nbsp; Join the Facebook group  Black Moms Connection. Are you a Women of Color interested in starting a podcast?&nbsp; For information and inspiration join the Women of Color Podcasters Facebook Group&nbsp;&nbsp;

DBM Episode 25 Part 1 BMCW19 featuring Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

#DearMama we were lied to when we were told that children were to be seen and not heard. Many of us were harmed because of that popular notion. Changing oppressive ideologies and false narratives begin with us, in our homes and communities, and often in our own bodies, hearts, and minds. Now is the time to allow your inner child to speak. Listen intently to her. Speak to her, praise, and affirm her. Give Black girls the care they deserve starting with yourself. 

Cassandre Dunbar (https://withlovecassandre.com/) is a mom of 2 spirited boys, wife to her husband of 8 years, doctor, and educator. Years of 'doing it all' finally culminated in severe burnout following the traumatic birth of her now 18-month-old son. Now, she is passionate about self-care practices for Black millennial women- especially moms - who've been socialized to be self-sacrificing since birth. She is also host of the  Be Well Sis Podcast (https://withlovecassandre.com/category/podcast/) - a wellness podcast dedicated to providing resources and having candid conversations for Black millennial women to be their best selves physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.  

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Meditations By Mamas: Inner Child Meditation w/ Cassandre Dunbar

#DearMama, don't think it peculiar or strange to have #liberation heavy on your mind in this season. We're leaving an old year behind and naturally, it's got us yearning to be untethered. It's got us wanting to feel new. We feel strong, full of possibility and brimming with hope, daring to believe that going forward we can do what we were never able to in the past -- get all the way free. Join  in our newest installment of #MeditationsByMamas to feel empowered and ready to pursue liberation. Muffy Mendoza is a tribe builder, informational and motivational speaker, author and executive director at Brown Mamas, a Pittsburgh-based fiscally sponsored nonprofit that works to provide moms-of-color with positive socialization opportunities and connect them with the resources and information they need to raise happy, healthy adults. Most notably, Muffy is known for having cultivated a community of nearly 5,000 African-American moms hungry for social change due to a lack of safe spaces for moms-of-color in the Pittsburgh region. Muffy has leveraged this platform to author her first book, The Brown Mama Mindset, that was featured at the 2018 Essence Festival and is currently sold at various cities across the U.S. In 2019 Muffy was nominated for an Iris Award for her outstanding work as an activist and influencer. As if building a massive tribe of moms isn’t enough, Muffy stays focused on tribe building at home as a homeschooling mom of 3 boys and wife of one awesome husband. Follow/Like Muffy Mendoza:  |  Follow/Like Brown Mamas:  |  To listen and/or subscribe tap the link in the bio &amp; hit the tab LISTEN NOW: Meditations By Mamas Liberation Meditation. To subscribe go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud or on any podcast streaming platform, search Dem Black Mamas Podcast &amp; hit subscribe. #BlackMamaMagic™️ #MeditationsByMamas @demblackmamaspodcast #MeditationWithMamas -- just in time to get us centered for the holiday whirlwind!⁣#MeditationsByMamas are lead by Black mamas to help us maintain in alignment with healing, creativity, and liberation to manifest joy and abundance. ⠀ INVEST IN US! When you invest in us, you invest in a platform curated by three Black women actively cultivating spaces rooted in healing, creativity, and liberation for Black mamas. There are multiple ways to help us continue to be #BlackMamaBuilt     Don't just listen, subscribe Share with at least one person Engage with us on social media:  |  |  Email us with questions, comments, and/or show topic suggestions:  Join our email list through our .&nbsp;

Meditations By Mamas: Liberation Mama w/ Muffy Mendoza

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