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

By demblackmamasAfrican Traditional Religions, Afro Spirituality, Film & Televsion, Full Episode, Podcast, Uncategorized
Sinners and Black Motherhood

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Dear Mamas & Magic Makers,

Sinners was all about Annie for us!  We ain’t gon hold you with our normal intro.  All we’re gonna say is as Black Mamas, as creatives and as Afro Spiritualist we HAD to mark this moment.  Let’s get into it!

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 & 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.  We welcome:

  • Clem the Doula, a certified birth/postpartum doula and creator of The Gift: A Breastfeeding Journey in Black, a cultural care circle for Black families navigating feeding, healing and identity.
  • Stacey Allen founder of Nia’s Daughter’s Dance Collective, a multigenerational group of like-minded black women dance and multidisciplinary artists with the mission is to create and support art and wellness initiatives through the lens of Black women and girls.  
  • Stephanie Ghoston Paul founder of Cultivated Sense where she helps movement makers movement makers find their true purpose and teach practices that help them embody their joy while operating as their freest selves. 

SYLLABUS

Church Announcements:

Mac & Cheese:

To expand knowledge and combat misinformation and disinformation, we create a list of references/sources for our listeners to dive into.  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. ENJOY!LANGUAGE CORRECTION

We refer to Annie’s character as a Priestess.  Based on the website of the Hoodoo consultant, Dr. Yvonne Chireau , on Sinners, Hoodoo does not have priest.  We used that language based on the Africsn Traditional Religion If which does have priest, which was an incorrect assumption.

Crystal use the term Geechee Gullah when referring to the Gullah Geechee people.  

We apologize and hope we provided clarity.

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