SUBSCRIBE NOW iTUNES|SPOTIFY|SOUNDCLOUD GOOGLEPLAY|STITCHER #DearMama In the darkest hour, in our deepest fear do we bury our head in the bloody wounded sand of America or do we heal? We look back at our first episode, recorded immediately following the 2016 Election, and examine where we are now as opposed to where we thought we’d […]
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SUBSCRIBE NOW iTUNES|SPOTIFY|SOUNDCLOUD GOOGLEPLAY|STITCHER Dear Mama: Black women are fighting to stay alive while giving birth and Black babies are fighting to be born. No one is coming to save us. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for and there have been and continue to be brave Black women on the front lines of […]
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SUBSCRIBE NOW: iTUNES|SPOTIFY|SOUNDCLOUD GOOGLEPLAY|STITCHER Dear Mama: We often dream FOR our children. What if we dreamed WITH our children? What if we discovered who they are instead of trying to determine who they should become? What if we allowed them to dance outside the box no matter how much it scared us? What if we […]
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SUBSCRIBE NOW: iTUNES|SOUNDCLOUD|GOOGLEPLAY|STITCHER This episode is dedicated to all the mamas who got dreams. We get letters from so many people who want to start something, write something, build something, have always had a dream they haven’t given birth to…This episode is for you! We want you to know it ain’t over for you and […]
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SUBSCRIBE NOW: iTUNES|SOUNDCLOUD|GOOGLEPLAY|STITCHER What’s up Everybody! We’re kicking off the month of July with an oldie but but goodie, a special REWIND episode of Dem Black Mamas. We’ll be dropping new content on the 1st and the 15th of each month. Until then check our most listened to episode Building Mama’s Village. In this episode […]
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SUBSCRIBE NOW: iTUNES|SOUNDCLOUD|GOOGLEPLAY|STITCHER We have a special treat for you! We’ve given you snippets of Thea Monyee’s lecture entitled The Healing Power of the Curious Conscious at Black Girl Mixtape. Weellll now we’ve go the full audio! And Boo we got some healing fo ya! Thea reveals what is at the core of our restlessness […]
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SUBSCRIBE NOW: iTUNES|SOUNDCLOUD|GOOGLEPLAY|STITCHER Power to the people yall! In this episode we’re talking activism, Black motherhood and movements. What is activism? Do movements make room for mothers beyond their grief? We reveal how our parents’ activism impacted us and the impact of patriarchy on organizing. But first Crystal and Nekisha discuss what’s blocking their creativity […]
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#HappyMothersDay We decided to drop some Black Love because everyone is reeling from Blackish and the docuseries Black Love returns TODAY. We 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. […]
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In this episode we’re LIVE at California State University, Los Angeles and we answer the questions yo mama won’t! From sex and relationships, to dream chasing and adulting. But first we talk #BlackPanther. We know everyone needs some Black Panther love right now after #AvengersInfinityWar. NeKisha discusses fulfilling your passion in a meaningful way; Thea […]
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April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth and in this episode we’re discussing the #MeToo movement LIVE on the campus of Cal Poly Pomona. From rape culture and toxic masculinity to consent and relationships we give some real sometimes pearl clutching truth. Thank you to the Women’s Resource Center for inviting us. Support Tarana Burke and the movement by […]
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