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Season 3, Episode 21: The New Educational Wealth Gap

We'll discuss one of those factors that *may* contribute to the decisions OUR families are making--the wealth gap of education. Thanks to social media, not only have we heard the about the expansion of 'learning pods', we also hearing of other options like concierge-type teaching where teachers come to their homes.

Guest Momologist: Talitha V. Anyabwele is the Founding Director of RISE (Raising Imhotep Scholars of Excellence) Educational Consulting, where they provide African-centered curriculum, as well as education, and cultural diversity training programs to parents, educators and schools. Prior to her consulting business, Talitha was a curriculum developer and specialist for True North Rochester Preparatory School and Uncommon Schools, Principal of Sakkara Youth Institute in Tallahassee, FL, Behavioral Modification Specialist for Hillsborough County Schools, as well as microschool founder and in Singapore and in Atlanta, GA. Talitha is a homeschool parent to two Imani Geniuses for eight years.

www.raisingimhotep.com

Returning Guest Momologist:

Jennifer Henry is a returning Guest Momologist from Season 1, Episode 9: Black Families and Homeschooling. She studied psychology and biology at Howard University and went on to a doctoral program at New York University's Center for Neuroscience where she was a MacCracken Fellow and an Adjunct Instructor. She earned a Masters of Philosophy in Neuroscience. As a Mom, she became fascinated with the intersection of neuroscience, psychology and early childhood education. She combined these interests to build an award winning private school using her NeuroNurture preschool curriculum and pedagogy. She blogs about her Life, Wife- and Mom-ventures on MilkBrainBlog. She is the founder of HBCU·ish by NeuroNurture on NeuroNurture.org, a new online marketplace that curates and creates educational products and programs that exclusively serve Black children and their multicultural allies.

MilkBrain Blog: http://milkbrainblog.com/

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Topic: We've covered a lot of topics during this pandemic, but we've never really sat down with ourselves to check in with how the black mother is doing...feeling...surviving during the pandemic. It's time to schedule an appointment, sit on the couch and make sense of it all with our therapist, Dr. Dahomey Abanishe.

About Dr. Dahomey Abanishe

Dr. Dahomey Abanishe is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Florida. She has practiced as a psychologist for over 10 years in Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Oklahoma. Her clinical focus includes assessment, program development, and cognitive wellness. She often participates in community mental health outreach programming addressing topics such as microaggressions, stress management, healthy relationships, health aging, mindfulness, and career-building.

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Woodus Obstetrics & Gynecology was established to change this narrative and REALITY. We are working hard to create an experience in women's healthcare where you are celebrated, not just tolerated. We understand the issues & unique risks that inundate black & brown women in our healthcare system. We are committed to providing all women with the Rights, Respect, & Resources necessary to thrive in every aspect of healthcare. We will continue the work to ensure No mama is left behind.

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Topic: With a little over a month away from school reopening, parents are expressing concerns about the protocols for safe social distancing, sanitation practices, and teacher training. Let's discuss the education options and concerns during COVID-19.

Resources:

Kentucky Department of Education (2020 May 15) COVID-19 Considerations for Reopening Schools: Initial Guidance for Schools and Districts. Retrieved: https://education.ky.gov/comm/Documents/Reopening%20Guidance%20%20051520kf_tkt%20421pm%20TM.pdf

Statista. (2020 July 10)Total number of cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States as of July 10, 2020, by state Retrieved: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102807/coronavirus-covid19-cases-number-us-americans-by-state/

American Academy of Pediatrics. (2020 July 2) Children and COVID-19: State Level Data Report. Retrieved: https://services.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/children-and-covid-19-state-level-data-report/

APM Research Lab. THE COLOR OF CORONAVIRUS:

COVID-19 DEATHS BY RACE AND ETHNICITY IN THE U.S.Retrieved on July 11, 2020: https://www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/deaths-by-race

Perelman, Deb (2 July 2020) In the Covid-19 Economy, You Can Have a Kid or a Job. You Can't Have Both. New York Times. Retrieved: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/02/business/covid-economy-parents-kids-career-homeschooling.html?fbclid=IwAR2itr3JW3BdhePUIuUnASc6GEgbWUcmX1Z7bAz73OPLsnWiYknFKvaWe1s

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Topic: When Black women are the token minority in the workforce, we attempt to seek out other Black women co-workers within the office environment. We give the extra inner 'black fist' when she is in a higher, executive position. But what happens when that sense of pride and #blackgirlmagic turns to misery and dread the hands of said Black woman? Recently, a collective group of women, called #BlackFemaleAnonymous, wrote a piece in Medium entitled, "The Truth About Essence", in which they discussed intimidation and possible retaliation upon the demand for resignation of CEO Richelieu Dennis, Michelle Ebanks, Joy Collins Profet, and Moana Luu. We will have the link of the article in our show notes, as well as Essences' official statement on the criticism of the article. It does bring up an interesting discussion of working under black women in leadership positions. Many love the thought of working under the visual representation of themselves, while others...not so much. Let's talk bullying is the worst, as an adult, when it's buy us.

The Truth About Essence

https://medium.com/@blackfemaleanonymous2020/the-truth-about-essence-532152b08051

Essence Official Statement:

https://www.essence.com/business/essence-official-statement-black-womens-anonymous/

Bullied Out of Position: Black Women's Complex Intersectionality, Workplace Bullying, and Resulting Career Disruption

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Leah_Hollis2/publication/326107893_Bullied_Out_of_Position_Black_Women's_Complex_Intersectionality_Workplace_Bullying_and_Resulting_Career_Disruption/links/5b6b766745851546c9f78491/Bullied-Out-of-Position-Black-Womens-Complex-Intersectionality-Workplace-Bullying-and-Resulting-Career-Disruption.pdf

INTERPERSONAL BULLYING BEHAVIOURS IN THE WORKPLACE

http://scholar.google.com/scholar_url?url=https://sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/download/256/253&hl=en&sa=X&scisig=AAGBfm184rFhR_GUdaV_VAgBom6FrBM18w&nossl=1&oi=scholarr

A Review of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Employee Experiences of Workplace Bullying

http://scholar.google.com/scholar_url?url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sabir_Giga/publication/260246604_A_Review_of_Black_and_Minority_Ethnic_BME_Employee_Experiences_of_Workplace_Bullying/links/02e7e5315fee497fb2000000/A-Review-of-Black-and-Minority-Ethnic-BME-Employee-Experiences-of-Workplace-Bullying&hl=en&sa=X&scisig=AAGBfm3WNsMzlqP4mYxGDjtE80rTa-gi1A&nossl=1&oi=scholarr

Three Perspectives on Workplace Harassment of Women of Color

https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1600&context=ggulrev

Women Bullied At Work: Here's Why Your Female Boss Doesn't Support You

https://www.forbes.com/sites/heidilynnekurter/2020/02/19/women-bullied-at-work-heres-why-your-female-boss-dislikes-you/#742bc78c654b

Sista' Abuse: The Prevalence of Black-on-Black Female Bullying in the Workplace?

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263163369_Sista'_Abuse_The_Prevalence_of_Black-on-Black_Female_Bullying_in_the_Workplace

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Last episode we spoke with Awete Tyehimba, owner of Pan African Connection, about reconnecting with our roots...the inspiration behind the reconnecting. One question we asked was where do we begin. It can be quite an overwhelming and daunting task. We'll be talking about the process of researching your roots with our guest momologist, Bernetta Knighten of BernettaStyle.

Guest Momologist Bio: Bernetta Knighten, is a certified Life Coach who helps motivate women in developing a blueprint to follow their dreams. Bernetta launched the non-profit, The Knighten Project in 2015, with a vision to reinvent how everyday people dream by making one big dream come true for people who have hope, but lack the network, resources, and opportunity.

The Midwest native earned her Bachelor's degree from Alabama State University in Marketing and is a proud ASU Alumni. She is also an Executive Concierge with PwC, PricewaterhouseCoopers in Tampa, Florida. Bernetta has also run her own lifestyle site, BernettaStyle.com for 10 years, which focuses on Family, Fitness and has allowed her to work with big brands such as Disney, Steve Harvey, Home Depot and many more. She also runs an eCommerce business with her daughter, Bailee's Nail Box and her most recent venture is the podcast, Dream Girl, Dream!

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Episode is Sponsored In Part by: Bold Believers

Bold Believers United is hosting its fourth annual, C4: Christian, Character, College & Career Summer Camp. Traditionally, C4 is held at Southern Methodist University, but in effort to keep everyone safe from COVID-19, C4 will be completely online. We would love for any 13-17yr olds (7-12 graders) to join us this summer!

Their registration deadline is July 8th.

The C4 camp provides middle and high school students exposure and preparation for college, various career pathways and diverse industry experts who lead workshops, provide mentoring and share expertise throughout the camp. Additionally, students participate in various activities and workshops centered on strengthening their Christian faith, self-esteem, confidence and peer relationships.

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Season 3, Episode 16: Return to Your Roots

Many of us are revamping conversations that we had in 2016 about leaving the United States… Going back to Africa… Reconnecting with our roots. What does that process look like? Where would we begin? We'll be discussing this with our guest momologist, Aweke Tyehimba.

Guest Momologist, Aweke Tyehimba. Bookstore owner Akwete Tyehimba was born on April 3, 1963 in Waco, Texas to Oblee Monroe and Isiah Monroe. She graduated from Richfield High School in Waco, Texas in 1981 and attended McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas, the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas and night classes at North Lake College in Irving, Texas. Akwete has helped on various local campaigns and Co-Founded the Pan-African Connection with her late husband in 1989. In 2013, Tyehimba was named one of thirty of the most interesting people in Dallas by the Dallas Observer. Tyehimba had three children with her late husband, Bandele Tyehimba; Adjwoa, Bambata and Sekou.

Website: https://www.panafricanconnection.com/

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Living Legacy 360: Find resources, build even stronger connections with your children and the tribe/Village surrounding you. Living Legacy believes in living life from a 360 point of view. www.livinglegacy360.com

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Topic: The Brown Mama's Mindset

A little self-care is warranted during this time for our black mothers nationwide. Not self-care in terms of deflecting your feelings and concerns (or maybe that might be true, for the moment, as well), but maybe a sense of reflection of who you are and how you can move forward?? how to prioritize your time for thoughtful conversation in positive mobilization?...or maybe reflect on your personality as a black mother and the tribe you wish to exist in?

Bio: Muffy Mendoza is a tribe builder, informational and motivational speaker, author and executive director at Brown Mamas, a Pittsburgh-based fiscally sponsored nonprofit that works to provide moms-of-color with positive socialization opportunities and connect them with the resources and information they need to raise happy, healthy adults. Most notably, Muffy is known for having cultivated a community of nearly 5,000 African-American moms hungry for social change due to a lack of safe spaces for moms-of-color in the Pittsburgh region. Muffy has leveraged this platform to author her first book, The Brown Mama Mindset, that was featured at the 2018 Essence Festival and is currently sold at various cities across the U.S.Muffy stays focused on tribe building at home as a homeschooling mom of 3 boys and wife of one awesome husband. When she's low-key Muffy loves reading history books and watching boring documentaries (at least that how her boys describe them)

Links: brownmamas.com

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Topic: Buy Black

Data from the Small Business Administration indicates that just over 19 million businesses, or 70.9 percent of all U.S. businesses, are white-owned. Blacks own about 2.6 million businesses or 9.5 percent of all U.S. businesses, and Latinos own 3.3 million businesses or 12.2 percent of all American businesses. Obvious questions include:

1. Why the disproportion is fund disbursement?
2. Is buying black more important today than 70 years ago? Why? Why not?

We'll get into if and why buying black matters today.

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Topic: Mel and Tash have a deeper conversation on how hip hop, tv, and shopping has shaped us as we were growing up and how it may have affected our motherhood.

Sources:

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/megan-thee-stallion-cardi-b-lizzo-are-leading-pleasure-politics-ncna1029961

https://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/roxanne_shante/brothers_aint_shit-lyrics-1161660.html

https://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/roxanne_shante/independent_woman-lyrics-1161663.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/15/books/sexism-racism-and-black-women-writers.html

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Topic: Have you ever heard of mindfulness meditation? We think it's fitting to discuss this during these difficult times. According to Wikipedia, Mindfulness is the psychological process of purposely bringing one's attention to experiences occurring in the present moment without judgment, which one develops through the practice of meditation and through other training. Mindfulness meditation asks us to suspend judgment and unleash our natural curiosity about the workings of the mind, approaching our experience with warmth and kindness, to ourselves and others. (Source: mindful.org). The motherhood journey is a stressful one. While we can talk about wine socials as a source of dealing (or escapism),We can imagine others are seeking a different approach for stress management. Let's explore this thought process of mindfulness meditation with our guest momologist, Alana Sutton Watkins.

Guest Momologist: Alana Sutton Watkins is an entrepreneur (she started an African print curator apparel store), homeschool mom of 3, wife, and now blogger. A Graduate of University of Missouri, a former Board Member of Alley's House and a Member of Mocha Moms and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alana currently lives in Philadelphia

https://alanasuttonwatkins.com/

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