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This is a special day mothers episode. When we look at this history of Black mothering, through a different perspective lens there is a lot of learning, unlearning and relearning to work on. In this episode, our founder Wanjiru, and her long-term friend Luizer discuss their journey growing up as African kids and how Luizer is now doing things differently with what she has come to learn about herself and her daughter. 

Enjoy this episode and we hope you learn a thing or two. 

CMBL founder Ciru Karanja sits down with Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and they discuss the currently flawed system of life in Kenya, both believing that everyone deserves equality. They also discuss the importance of mental health and the stigma behind talking about them. 

Trauma takes many shapes and forms and is different to everyone. There is no one clear definition as we take information and interpret it differently from one person to another. This tweet from Grace (Twitter: dreamsofskies) perfectly sums this up as a child who is impressionable also takes and interprets things differently as an adult would.   Some may think that what we say or do around a child may not have an effect on them when in reality they do. We must take a step back in any given situation and choose our words carefully and think about the consequences that our words my give.   Taking the time to come back from any given situation can allow us some time to analyze and possibly diffuse the tension as to not lash out due to emotions.

In this special episode, Ciru Karanja has a conversation with Grace over the topic of trauma and how the actions we do can unintentionally traumatize someone due to them perceiving your actions in their own way.

Njoki Waciuri and Ciru Karanja highlight the differences with the two for clarification and how CMBL is playing its part to help. ⠀⁣⠀

Sherry Karanja and Mbugua Njogu, both members of cmbl, talk about how our community has stigmatised mental health. ⠀⁣⁣⠀⁣⠀

Intergenertional Trauma is trauma that is passed down through generations. This can clearly be seen within the Black community as to how slavery and systematic racism has treated them. In this episode, CMBL inter, Tess Tanaka, has a conversation with Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis and they discuss intergenerational trauma, healing, racism, and much more.

The divide between African Americans and African Immigrants has been evident for years. In this particular episode of Empowering Blackness, Ciru Karanja, has a conversation with her friend, John Graham, and they discuss the importance of understating the power black people have and how unity is essential to thriving as a community.

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CMBL founder, Ciru Karanja, has a conversation with Kenyan based Hip Hop artist, Juliani Kenya, and they have a discussion on mental health, relationships, and a mulitude of other topics.

Racism has been playing a major role with civilizations for many centuries and particularly in the African community. In recent years, we have seen an influx of racial motivated attacks on the black community here in the states and there are some who justify these attacks as self defense and allow these murderers to continue walking without any ramifications. In this episode, CMBL intern, Njoki Pertet, has a conversation with co-founder of No White Saviors and they discuss what it means to be antiracist and the dangers of white saviourism.

What does identity mean to you? Identity has a broad definition and can mean anything to anyone which can be seen as a metaphorical play on the word. We can identify ourselves with certain groups based on our gender, sexuality, race, religion, and a number of other groups. We are focusing on racial identity in this particular episode and how one can trace their heritage back to your true culture. We all come from different walks of life which can be a complete opposite when you look at where you came from. Clear Minds Better Livez founder, Ciru Karanja, has a conversation with her friend, Ime Antikah, and they discuss how unity in identity can empower you and how you can support those who share the same identity as you.