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Parenting for Liberation

Parenting for Liberation

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A podcast for Black parents seeking liberation in their homes hosted by Trina Greene Brown.
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Parenting for LiberationJun 19, 2020

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Episode 75: “Make Revolution Irresistible: The Collective Power of Black Imagination and Innovation”

Episode 75: “Make Revolution Irresistible: The Collective Power of Black Imagination and Innovation”

Toni Cade Bambara adamantly noted that "as a culture worker who belongs to an oppressed people, my job is to make revolution irresistible”. This panel discussion takes up this invitation to name what it means to make revolution irresistible and possible within the Black community. Our panelists, TaVia Wooley, Dr. Natalie Graham, Marc Philpart, and Nicole D. Vick are leaders, parents and caregivers, dreamers, entrepreneurs, innovators, and community members. They will speak to the importance of creating community and learning spaces, how to develop meaningful networks, and what nourishes their vision of Black liberation and joy.

Feb 29, 202459:26
Episode 74: Authentic & Audacious: Embodiment of Black Aesthetics (Black Book Chat)
Nov 05, 202301:07:14
Episode 73: Elevating Solutions and Impacts in the Black Community (Let’s End Domestic Violence Podcast)
Oct 01, 202344:59
Episode 72: Countering The Expectation of Exhaustion for Black Mothers
Sep 29, 202347:21
Episode 71: Empowering Ourselves and Our Children
Aug 30, 202301:02:19
Episode 70: Intentioned: Parenting Ourselves and Our Kids (From Embodied Podcast)
Jul 27, 202327:19
Episode 69: Redefining Black Fatherhood with DeAntwann “DJ” Johnson
Jun 17, 202301:15:08
Episode 68: Centering Joy in Black Motherhood with Tanya Nixon-Silberg
May 29, 202354:55
Episode 67: Addressing Disparities in Black Maternal Healthcare with Shamiesha Ebhotemen
Apr 21, 202336:09
Episode 66: Supporting Breastfeeding in Black Families with Lydia O. Boyd
Apr 21, 202345:29
Episode 65 (Part 4): Black Parent Innovation Lab Mini Series - Nature Time
Apr 01, 202329:00
Episode 65 (Part 3): Black Parent Innovation Lab Mini Series -The Dandelion Project
Apr 01, 202330:52
Episode 65 (Part 2): Black Parent Innovation Lab Mini Series - The Me Bank
Apr 01, 202336:21
Episode 65 (Part 1): Black Parent Innovation Lab Mini-Series - Black Innovation Panel

Episode 65 (Part 1): Black Parent Innovation Lab Mini-Series - Black Innovation Panel

This is part one of the Parenting For Liberation Black Parent Innovation Lab Mini-Series. In this episode, Trina discusses P4L's Black Parent Innovation Lab and their work to provide funding and wraparound support to parents who are driving solutions to critical issues impacting Black families in their own communities. As part of their wrap-up and celebration, the fellows were able to present their innovations to a live audience of peers and supporters. In addition to their presentations, P4L also hosted an innovation panel with amazing speakers including Kandee Lewis, Kaci Patterson, and Brittany Brathwaite. The panel was Moderated by Nicole Vick. For part one of this series, you can hear the entire panel discussion!

Apr 01, 202334:49
Episode 64: Healing Trauma for Ourselves and Our Children with Kwamane Harris
Mar 01, 202337:08
Episode 63: Achieving Racial Equity in Schools with Dr. Decoteau J. Irby
Jan 31, 202358:00
Episode 62: Understanding Non-Violent Parenting with Krischa Esquivel
Dec 30, 202259:30
Episode 61: Teen Liberation Conversations with Terrence Hayes Jr.

Episode 61: Teen Liberation Conversations with Terrence Hayes Jr.

On this episode, Trina has an open conversation with her son, Terrence Hayes Jr., about his experience growing up as a child with a fearful mother, navigating high-alert situations at school, and figuring out how to strike a balance between having what's needed to survive while being able to have the space to live and be free.

Terrence is a 13-year-old Black boy centering joy. He's an up & coming student-athlete, with a 3.8 GPA, who loves baseball. His favorite player is Jackie Robinson. When not on the field, he spends his time with family, his 3 pet dogs, and gaming with friends.

Nov 28, 202229:22
Episode 60: Homeschooling for Black Families with Nichelle Nelson
Oct 03, 202243:40
Episode 59: Boundaries are Blessings, Not Barriers with Nia Eubanks-Dixon
Aug 27, 202201:14:29
Episode 58: Empowering Queer Black Families with Mia Cooley

Episode 58: Empowering Queer Black Families with Mia Cooley

On this episode of Parenting for Liberation, Trina speaks with Mia Cooley, founder of xHood, about Black Queer Parent Empowerment, what that means, and how we as a community can support our LGBTQ+ families in our community. xHood is the first community group and organization created in service of Black queer family building and nurturing journeys. Mia Cooley is a community builder and parenting coach. She specializes in supporting Black and/or Queer families through all of those special and at times frustrating moments on the journey to and through babies.

Resources:

www.ParentxHood.com

www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2022

Jul 27, 202247:38
Episode 57: Deepening Our Understanding of Black Fatherhood with Dr. Khalid White

Episode 57: Deepening Our Understanding of Black Fatherhood with Dr. Khalid White

In honor of Father’s Day, Trina speaks with Dr. Khalid White, educator, filmmaker, and author of the book Black Fatherhood: Trials & Tribulations, Testimony & Triumph.  He completed his undergrad studies in Sociology at Morehouse College and then went on to pursue his degrees in Education and African American studies at Harvard University and UC, Davis respectively. He is also the founder of Blkmpwr.com, which creates all original media content and merchandise to empower, inspire and educate.

Resources:

www.blkmpwr.com

Fathers’ Involvement With Their Children:  United States, 2006–2010

Dads, Too, Get Hormone Boost While Caring for Baby




Jun 06, 202201:05:21
Episode 56: Ring the Alarm: The Epidemic Black Youth Suicide with Dr. Rhonda Boyd

Episode 56: Ring the Alarm: The Epidemic Black Youth Suicide with Dr. Rhonda Boyd

There is a current epidemic of Black children dying by suicide. Suicide attempts rose by 73% between 1991-2017 for Black adolescents. The suicide rate among those younger than 13 years is approximately 2 times higher for black children compared with White children. These numbers are shocking but what do they reveal about the current mental health of our young people? What does the research indicate? How do we address this issue in our own families? How do we tackle this crisis as a community? Trina sits down with psychologist and researcher, Dr. Rhonda Boyd.

Dr. Rhonda Boyd is a psychologist in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Her research focuses on depression among youth and perinatal women. She has a line of research examining maternal depression among women of color and their children and developing preventive interventions aimed at these families. She also conducts research on risk and protective factors among youth, especially Black adolescents, with a recent focus on understanding youth depression and suicidal ideation and behaviors. Dr. Boyd also served on the Congressional Black Caucus’s Emergency TaskForce on Black Youth Suicide and Mental Health who released the report, Ring the Alarm The Crisis of Black Youth Suicide in America.

If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255.


Resources:

Ring the Alarm The Crisis of Black Youth Suicide in America

www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

www.policylab.chop.edu

Suicide Prevention Resource Center


 

May 17, 202242:45
Episode 55: Supporting Our Neurodivergent Children with Natasha Nelson
Apr 11, 202201:02:40
Episode 54: Let's Talk About Sex...Again! with Brittany Brathwaite
Mar 23, 202255:44
Episode 53: Raising Black Futures with Ashley Aaron

Episode 53: Raising Black Futures with Ashley Aaron

As we reflect on this year's Black History Month theme of "Raising Black Futures," we explore the ways we can continue to embody liberation beyond the month of February. In this episode, Trina chats with Ashley Aaron, Director of Community Arts at Museum of Children's Art, about how we can empower our children to be their most liberated selves through art and creative-expression.

Some topics we discuss are:
• How to encourage your children to have radical imaginations
• How to shift your parenting from "compliance" to creative innovation
• How to begin the internal work to ensure our children feel safe to be their free selves
Feb 22, 202201:05:16
Episode 52: Domestic Violence in Black Families with Kandee Lewis

Episode 52: Domestic Violence in Black Families with Kandee Lewis

As we close out Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we speak with long-time friend and partner, Kandee Lewis, to discuss domestic violence in the Black community. 

Some topics we discuss are:

  • DV in Black families (stats, rates) and the context of racism and systemic inequality that contribute to intimate partner violence
  • Impacts of COVID and surge in DV
  • Intergenerational violence and impacts of witnessing DV as a child.
  • How to interrupt generational violence
  • Connections between DV and Child Abuse
  • Strategies for identifying and preventing relationship violence in our children's relationships

Kandee Lewis, the CEO of Positive Results Center, is a masterful trainer, Certified Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Prevention Advocate, Kandee specializes in Trauma Awareness, Teen Dating Violence, Healthy Relationships, Leadership and developing youth to be Peer Advocates and Safety Partners. Born & raised in Los Angeles, and married for 36 years, Kandee and her husband Carl have 3 adult children, and a Pit Bull! Thanks to the love of her family, especially her mother—Daisy Newsom—she is the woman she is today.

Oct 30, 202143:51
Episode 51: "The ABCs of HBCUs" with Claudia Walker

Episode 51: "The ABCs of HBCUs" with Claudia Walker

Trina Greene Brown talks with Claudia Walker, author of The ABCs of HBCUs, about the legacy and impact of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

The ABCs of HBCUs takes readers on a front-row, all-inclusive tour of Historically Black Colleges & Universities. The first ABC board book dedicated to HBCUs, children quickly recognize that "A" isn't always for "apple." From FAMU to Howard, the Divine Nine to Battle of the Bands, children learn about the love, lifestyles, and legacies that built these incredible institutions. Hbcuprepschool.com

Claudia Walker is an Oakland-based author, speaker, and teacher whose work has been featured in the New York Times, Essence, and Vogue. As a proud second-generation HBCU graduate, her debut book, The ABCs of HBCUs, is inspired by her undergraduate experiences at Spelman College. Deeply committed to showcasing and celebrating stories that mainstream publications tend to overlook, Claudia launched HBCU Prep School, a publishing company that centers on Black voices and Black joy in children’s books.

Sep 08, 202136:07
Episode 50: Reclaiming Our Stories - "We are Bridges" with Cassandra Lane

Episode 50: Reclaiming Our Stories - "We are Bridges" with Cassandra Lane

In this episode, we interview Cassandra Lane, author of "We Are Bridges" (Feminist Press), winner of the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize and Editor-in-Chief of L.A. Parent magazine. We discuss her writings and reflect on the power of reclaiming and retelling of our legacies as Black folks. And when so much of our generational history has been lost, Cassandra shares strategies to reach back and fetch them (Sankofa). 

In our conversation, Cassandra reflects on the following questions:

  • How can we begin to document these narratives? What does it look like to be a griot in modern American society?
  • When we have a deeper understanding of where, who, and what we come from, it gives us the opportunity to be firmly grounded in that knowledge. How does this translate to our parenting as we raise future ancestors?
  • What did you find out about yourself in your quest to remember?
  • How can we honor the parts of us that we can't remember?
Jul 09, 202149:26
Episode 49: Honoring Black Mothers of the Movement
Apr 01, 202157:26
Episode 48: Black Women & Self-Love

Episode 48: Black Women & Self-Love

On the heels of Black History Month and Valentines Day, entering upon Women's History Month, this episode honors Black Women and Self-Love. Harkening Audre Lorde's commitment to self-love and self-care who said, “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare,” I join a couple of girlfriends for a Friday-night convo about Black women and loving on ourselves. A friend of mine, Nicole D. Vick, a public health advocate, mother, and author of Pushing Through invited me to join a live stream event with another friend, Dr. Nomsa Khalfani, a mom and an executive leader in health care, to discuss Self-Love as Political Warfare. 

We discuss the pressures on Black women to do it all for everyone, the need to take care of ourselves, and how self-care is community care. 


Mar 02, 202146:35
Episode 47: Continued Convos on Consent with Ignacio Rivera

Episode 47: Continued Convos on Consent with Ignacio Rivera

Enjoy quick convo with Ignacio Rivera (guest of our episode #19 "Let's Talk About Sex") as we returned to discuss consent. Trina shares some new experiences raising a tween around dating, relationships, and consent. 

This snippet is part of a longer that Trina and Ignacio will have about pop-culture and sexual liberation, on Ignacio's  Connecting the Dots show https://heal2end.org/media/connectingthedots/

Feb 16, 202115:59
Episode 46: Unschooling with "My Reflection Matters Village"

Episode 46: Unschooling with "My Reflection Matters Village"

In this episode, we talk with Chemay Morales-James about all things unschooling! We discuss what self-directed education looks like, the power of learning in a village and how to best support our children in their learning and liberation. Learn more about the virtual learning village at “My Reflection Matters”.

Chemay is a social liberation & equity coach who founded My Reflection Matters, LLC in 2016. She is an unschooling mom of two brilliant, TriniRican boys. She loves traveling, going on adventures and exploring new things with her sons, reading, decorating, yoga, photography, and collecting funky art.

Nov 19, 202048:44
Episode 45: Election Special: Liberation on the Ballot

Episode 45: Election Special: Liberation on the Ballot

In this special election episode, we talk with George Turner Jr., lawyer, public defender, and father. We brought George on as an expert on criminal justice to explore key questions and issues facing Black families in this historic election.  

•    Why voting is important right now for Black families-- what’s at stake?

•    How voting is a liberatory practice?

•    Highlighting any important ballot measures/props that Black parents should be focusing on.

**Please note that as a fiscally sponsored project of Social Good Fund, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, Parenting for Liberation does not and cannot endorse or oppose any candidate for public office. George Turner Jr was invited as an expert in his field and not as a candidate.**

Nov 02, 202037:44
Episode 44: Election Special: Liberation on the Ballot

Episode 44: Election Special: Liberation on the Ballot

In this special election episode, we talk with Clarissa Doutherd, Director of Parent Voices Oakland, We explore key questions and issues facing Black families in this historic election.

•    Why voting is important right now for Black families-- what’s at stake?

•    How voting is a liberatory practice?

•    Highlighting any important ballot measures/props that Black parents should be focusing on.

****Please note that as a fiscally sponsored project of Social Good Fund, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, Parenting for Liberation does not and cannot endorse or oppose any candidate for public office.**

Nov 02, 202043:56
Episode 43: Who Cares for the Caregiver?
Oct 28, 202040:31
Episode 42: Parenting Decolonized

Episode 42: Parenting Decolonized

Conversation with Yolanda Williams of Parenting Decolonized podcast on the connections between conscious parenting, decolonized parenting, and liberated parenting. Learn more at parentingdecolonized.com

Sep 21, 202045:48
Episode 41: Interview with Fierce Womxn Writing
Jul 10, 202017:00
Bonus Episode: Mini Book Series #6

Bonus Episode: Mini Book Series #6

Welcome to the second mini episode with tools from my upcoming book, Parenting for Liberation: A Guide for Raising Black Children.  This liberated parenting strategy is informed by Episode 7: Alternative Educational Environments: The Life School with Mikala Streeter.

Jun 20, 202007:43
Bonus Episode: Mini Book Series #5

Bonus Episode: Mini Book Series #5

Welcome to the fifth mini episode with tools from my upcoming book, Parenting for Liberation: A Guide for Raising Black Children.  This liberated parenting strategy  is informed byEpisode 14: Colonialism And Other -Isms With Prof Tiffany Lanoix.

Jun 19, 202008:11
Bonus Episode: Mini Book Series #4

Bonus Episode: Mini Book Series #4

Welcome to the fourth mini episode with tools from my upcoming book, Parenting for Liberation: A Guide for Raising Black Children. This liberated parenting strategy  is informed by Episode 19: Let's Talk About Sex! Interview with Ignacio & Amanda Rivera The HEAL Project. 

Jun 18, 202007:46
Bonus Episode: Mini Book Series #3

Bonus Episode: Mini Book Series #3

Welcome to the third mini episode with tools from my upcoming book, Parenting for Liberation: A Guide for Raising Black Children. The practice is the Triple As of accountability. The liberated parenting strategy is informed by Episode 1: What is Parenting for Liberation?


Jun 17, 202011:18
Bonus Episode: Mini Book Series #2

Bonus Episode: Mini Book Series #2

Welcome to the second mini episode with tools from my upcoming book, Parenting for Liberation: A Guide for Raising Black Children. The liberated parenting strategy of “Family Agreements”  is informed by Episode 1: What is Parenting for Liberation?

Jun 17, 202007:44
Bonus Episode: Mini Book Series #1

Bonus Episode: Mini Book Series #1

For the next episodes I will be sharing liberated parenting strategies from my upcoming book, Parenting for Liberation: A Guide for Raising Black Children. For today’s episode, I’m sharing a strategy that came from my interview with Maia Williams. If you aren’t familiar check out Episode 2: Revolutionary Mothering: Interview with Mai'a Williams.

Jun 16, 202006:46
Episode 40: Grief Circle Practices of Breath & Brush

Episode 40: Grief Circle Practices of Breath & Brush

Parenting for Liberation co-hosted a Grief Circle led by ML Daniel of  Spiritual Alchemy and Farah Tanis of Black Women's Blueprint. This episode features practices of Breath & Brushing shared at the open and close the Grief Circle--in an effort to honor the sacred space held with Black parents. 

“As Black parents in the Americas, we are no stranger to harm to our communities and the killing of our children at the hands of law enforcement or vigilantes. However, what has sustained us is our ability to gather in community to tell stories, share a meal and lean on one another spiritually, physically and emotionally during times of profound loss, grief, and mourning and for many there is a palpable absence of this during this time of COVID-19.

As such, spaces like Wailing Circle are not only necessary, but critical for providing a place that is safe for community to gather. A space where our souls have permission to grieve in whatever form and manner that feels right. We need spaces for our deafening wail as we call the names of those who are sick, those who have died and those who have been killed. Space and time to grieve what has been lost. Space to lament dreams and expectations we have nurtured and to which we have given our life blood that we must now surrender. Our souls need spaces where folks commit to lean in and not look away but allow for us to show up as our whole selves and our collective humanity, which allows for our pain to break them open in a new way. We need spaces to remind us of our collective humanity and the abundant possibility of what can be called forth in time like these.”

Jun 13, 202014:35
Episode 39: Parenting in Community During COVID-19: Trina Greene Brown & Dani McClain

Episode 39: Parenting in Community During COVID-19: Trina Greene Brown & Dani McClain

Feminist Press hosted a conversation with authors, Trina Greene Brown and Dani McClain, to talk about Black parenting in community during COVID-19!

Trina Greene Brown is the author of the upcoming book, 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗟𝗜𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: 𝗔 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 which drops June 19th! Pre-order your copy via Feminist Press and use promo code: 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗔𝟮𝟬 for 20% off.

https://www.feministpress.org/books-n-z/parenting-for-liberation

http://parentingforliberation.org/

Dani McClain is the author of We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood. https://danimcclain.com/

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/dani-mcclain/we-live-for-the-we/9781568588551/

May 26, 202051:38
Episode 38: Holding Our Children Through Collective Crisis and Grief with Mariah Rankine-Landers
Apr 21, 202049:40
Episode 37: Altar Building with B. Anderson

Episode 37: Altar Building with B. Anderson

This episode captures guided meditation and collective virtual altar building space for Black parents to reaffirm the ways that we care for ourselves and our babies held by B. Anderson.

B. Anderson, (they/them), is a somatic music therapy practitioner, plant medicine stewart/herbalist, mediation teacher, mediator, ritual leader and community organizer. B. calls up the traditions, legacies and medicine of their southern Black American, Jamaican Maroon and Choctaw ancestry as their healing arts praxis. B. Anderson is the founder and steward of Song of the Spirit, a community based institute in service of keeping alive the wisdom traditions of the African and Indigenous diaspora.

Apr 21, 202039:16
Episode 36: Parenting De-Centering Whiteness with Cindy Wang Brandt & Leslie Arreola Hillenbrand

Episode 36: Parenting De-Centering Whiteness with Cindy Wang Brandt & Leslie Arreola Hillenbrand

This episode is a podcast within a podcast, Parenting for Liberation founder, Trina Greene Brown, was interviewed by Cindy Wang Brandt of Parenting Forward and Leslie Arreola Hillenbrand of Latinx Parenting to discuss "parenting de-centering whiteness." Trina shared about Parenting for Liberation and the work to bring parents together to look at the ways the systems have oppressed us historically and current ongoing oppression, and how can we heal them. We also discuss parenting during the COVID-19 pandemic as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color.

Mar 31, 202035:48
Episode 35: All About Kwanzaa With David Love

Episode 35: All About Kwanzaa With David Love

Habari Gani?! Our first annual Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration, in partnership with Dior Sunset Foundation, was an amazing community gathering bringing together 150 Black families in Los Angeles. Kwanzaa is a 7-day African-American & Pan-African holiday created to celebrate our culture, heritage, & foster unity, beginning on December 26-January 1. This episode features a snippet from our keynote presenter, Bro. David Love, sharing about the 7 Principles of Kwanzaa and the 7 Symbols of Kwanzaa. There are a multitude of ways to celebrate Kwanzaa such as pouring libations to honor your ancestors, getting together with family with song, dance, African drums, storytelling, and poetry reading. However you celebrate, just remember to practice the 7 principles of Kwanzaa: Umoja (unity), Kujichagulia (self-determination), Ujima (collective work and responsibility), Ujamaa (cooperative economics), Nia (purpose), Kuumba (creativity), & Imani (faith). Check out our tools online (www.parentingforliberation.org) and on our social media channels. Please share your Kwanzaa celebrations with us using the hashtag #P4LKwanzaa "May the light of the kinara fill your home with peace and light your new year with love!"
Dec 26, 201923:02