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Dear Mamas & Magic Makers
What if I told you the collision of declining birth rates in the U.S., the rise of anti-intellectualism, and the rollback of reproductive rights are having a profound impact on your child’s potential college experience? How do we help prepare our children for the future when the world we know is crumbling before our eyes? In this episode, we talk with one of our favorite kiki partners and Associate Vice President for Equity & Community Inclusion at San Francisco State, Dr. Frederick Smith, about the changing landscape of higher education, the challenges, and strategies for Black families navigating the college experience for their teens. We discuss the importance of support systems, financial literacy, overcoming barriers like making friends and advocating for oneself, and we explore how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted students’ social skills. Additionally, we share valuable tips for managing academics, self-care, and preparing for a successful college journey. This episode is a must-listen/watch for any Black parent with college-bound teens or those contemplating returning to school themselves.
We dive into:
- Parental transitions & creating critical thinking opportunities for our children
- Importance of the college experience beyond the classroom
- Anti-intellectualism, mental health & the impact on higher ed
- The number one challenge for new college students face
PLUS – Our LISTENER EPISODE where we invite our listeners to come on to the podcast, will take place November 13th. 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 “I Ain’t Forgot.”
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- Black Mama Magic Card Deck: Card #22 “My motherhood is rooted in creativity.”
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- BE OUR GUEST – Our LISTENER EPISODE where we invite our listeners to come on to the podcast, will take place November 13th. We’ll be choosing five lucky listeners. If you’d like to join us, complete this form.
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Important definitions and links to books, organizations, videos, articles, etc mentioned in this episode.
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- Pushed Out a film by Dr. Monique Morris
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- For Harriet Article by Crystal: Motherhood Is Not the Graveyard of Dreams
- For Harriet Articles by Thea: Black People Need to Break Up With White Culture
- Perceived Importance of College Hits New Low
- What borrowers should know about student loan changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill
- How the ‘big, beautiful bill’ harms higher education
- A look inside the pronatalism movement encouraging Americans to have more children
- The rise of pronatalism: why Musk, Vance and the right want women to have more babies
- Reading the numbers: 130 million American adults have low literacy skills, but funding differs drastically by state
- College Degrees Lead To $14.2 Trillion Gain In Career Earnings, Study Finds
- Episodes mentions/relevant to this episode
- Podcast
Black Mama Say: “I Ain’t Forgot.”
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