This week Jade and Keia welcome elementary school educator and teacher trainer/coach, Ms. Safiya O’Connor, to the kitchen table to discuss prioritizing safety, academic quality, and emotional health while preparing a new school year during unprecedented times.

Shout Out:

The Shindellas - Fear Has No Place

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Mattapan Tech’s Scholarship in honor of Zoila Weddborn- $1000 Scholarship for Black and Latina Women in Massachusetts studying in the health care field

Resources for Families 

Help with navigating learning at home:

Academic/Social Emotional Learning Resources

Math:

Language Arts:

Early Learners:

Secondary Students:

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This week Jade and Keia welcome writer and emotional intelligence coach, Blue Telusma, to the kitchen table to discuss the complexity of living in beautiful black bodies, personal experiences in the bodies we occupy, and ways to unlearn harmful narratives around black beauty and black womanhood in favor of true self love and acceptance.

Shout Out:

https://www.youtube.com/c/Bluecentric

http://bluecentricshop.com/

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This year, Discover is giving $5 million to support black owned restaurants. Learn how you can show your support at Discover.com.

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Imani State of Mind is a new podcast from Stitcher that demystifies

This week at the kitchen table Jade and Keia discuss navigating grief and loss as Keia reflects on beautiful memories of her brother Brian in honor of his birthday. Keia shares truths and lessons she's learned about life and coping with loss from a very personal standpoint in hopes to encourage others journeying through grief.

Shout Out: Chelsea Jackson Roberts

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If you’re a fan of Samantha Irby, Roxane Gay, Morgan Jerkins, and Lindy West, you’ll LOVE this book of essays. Timely, enlightening, and wickedly sharp, ‘This Is Major’ places black women at the center—no longer silenced, no longer the minority.

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As we’re at the halfway point of the longest decade ever, 2020, Jade and Keia reflect on a few things they’ve learned and wish they knew at the top of the quarantine.

Shout Out: Mary Akpa https://song.link/BlackBody

Mattapan Tech’s Scholarship in honor of Zoila Weddborn- $1000 Scholarship for Black and Latina Women in Massachusetts studying in the health care field

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If you’re a fan of Samantha Irby, Roxane Gay, Morgan Jerkins, and Lindy West, you’ll LOVE this book of essays. Timely, enlightening, and wickedly sharp, ‘This Is Major’ places black women at the center—no longer silenced, no longer the minority.

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Join Jade and Keia at for a sleepover for young fly aunties featuring blazing hip & hop and r&b chunes, amazing snacks, and other nostalgic fun activities.

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If you’re a fan of Samantha Irby, Roxane Gay, Morgan Jerkins, and Lindy West, you’ll LOVE this book of essays. Timely, enlightening, and wickedly sharp, ‘This Is Major’ places black women at the center—no longer silenced, no longer the minority.

https://gettingrown.co/

This week Fran joins Jade and Keia at the kitchen table for a dynamic discussion of fearless self -care and cultivating the practice of joy as acts of restoration and resistance. You don't want to miss this.

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This week on Gettin Grown, Jade and Keia re-air an old fave that features a timely conversation on stress and stress management. This episode is filled with resources and information on negotiating stress and stressful situations often experienced by persons of color who navigate predominantly white spaces. This is an awesome precursor to next week's discussion on practicing and prioritizing radical joy.

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Join Jade and Keia at the kitchen table as they tidy up a bit and open some old mail.

Shout out:

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Jade and Keia welcome very special guest Brittany Packnett-Cunningham to the kitchen table to discuss racism, rebellion, and ways that we can contribute to th fight for social justice for Black People.

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Shout out: Lone Body Care

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