Mahogany Momology

Topic: The Incarcerated Mom

The number of moms in prisons continue to rise. Of the 220,000 women currently locked up, 60% are being held in jail pretrial, 80% are mothers, and 60% are black.This lasting impact of imprisonment can effect on not only children, but the entire family. Today will discuss enduring motherhood during incarceration with our guest momologist, LaHeather Wilson.

Guest Momologist: LaHeather Wilson

LaHeather Wilson is native of Longview, Texas. LaHeather is inspiration speaker, certified peer recovery specialist and advocate. She is also the owner of Peace Buy an interior consulting company. Her 2014 award winning documentary "I AM MORE" won a Lone Star Emmy Award and was nominated for a National Emmy Award. Her inspiring documentary depicts her heartfelt journey from tragedy to triumph. Her story has been in various arenas such as television, The Hollywood Reporter, and the Examiner. She is the recipient of the 2015 Winner's Circle Unsung Hero Award and 2016 God's Leading Ladies Lifetime Exploration Award. Her documentary is currently being used as an educational catalyst within law enforcement, reentry court and at the city, state and government official level. Out of all these accolades her greatest joy is being a mom to her two sons Caleb and Joshua. Her life mantra is: "I Aspire to Inspire Before I Expire."

Facebook | Twitter | IG: @laheatherw

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Marvelous Momologist of the Week: Nissa. You have to check out her blog, Unraveling Impulse. She shares her thoughts and experiences on her own life, as well as the happenings in the world. From motherhood and my experiences living abroad, to pop culture, current events, and a dash of beauty and fashion. She feature interviews with other inspiring everyday women whose journey to self-discovery and purpose help her to find clarity.

Recently she wrote a phenomenal post about Redefining Body Goals: The Journey To Accepting Her Body.

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Resources:

Effects of Parental Incarceration on Young Children

January 30–31, 2002 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Urban Institute

https://aspe.hhs.gov/system/files/pdf/74981/parke%26stewart.pdf

Ford, Matt (2017 January) The Everyday Struggle of a Child Whose Parents are Incarcerated. Smithsonian. Retrieved from: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/everyday-struggle-child-parents-incarcerated-180961438/

Greene, Morgan (11 May 2018) Number of moms in U.S. prisons on the rise, but each time that happens 'you incarcerate the whole family,' Chicago woman says of experience. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved here: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-incarcerated-mothers-day-20180511-story.html

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Philanthropy is the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes. Wealth is directed correlated to he level of giving. Although the level of wealth is far less than the white household, African Americans have a long standing history of providing to philanthropic causes. We (Black/African Americans) don't consider ourselves as such. Blacks and African Americans actually donated a higher percentage of their incomes to charity than any other ethnic group in this country. Most notably the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) was constructed in part by fundraising and established philanthropies. Today, we will discuss the state of philanthropy among African American women. Welcome our guest, Akilah Wallace.

Guest Momologist: Akilah S. Wallace

Akilah is Executive Director for Faith in Texas, a multi-racial faith based, social justice organization. She has 17+ years of experience as a relationship manager, with expertise in fund development, event planning & promotions, marketing, multicultural media sales and project management. Akilah's love for connecting community organizations with financial and in-kind resources has resulted in over $5 million in revenue support. She is currently pursuing a degree in Human Services Management & Leadership at the University of North Texas at Dallas, and has earned a Nonprofit Management Certificate from the Center for Nonprofit Management.

In 2013, Akilah launched Distinguished Ones: A Philanthropic Initiative, respectfully known as #BlackDFWGives, an educational and inspiring, online initiative seeking to heighten the platform for philanthropy education and the next generation of philanthropists of color throughout North Texas. Her philanthropic leadership includes the founding of Texas' first Black/African-American giving circle HERitage Giving Fund at Dallas Women's Foundation, awarding nearly $30,000 in grants to Black and women-led organizations. In addition to providing consulting services for small-to-medium-sized community organizations.

A 2018 Dallas Public Voices Greenhouse, Op Ed fellow, Akilah is a Dallas Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree and recipient of The Dallas Foundation Top 10 Good Works Under 40 Award. She is a charter member of The Golden Circle and Dallas Women's Foundation's XIX Society and former "Big" with Big Brothers Big Sisters. She currently serves on the board of directors of Trinity Commons Foundation, Seeds to STEM and Southern Dallas Progress Community Development Corporation.

Akilah is the proud mother to college freshman and businessman, Jamel and St. Philip's student-athlete, Jayce. Her mantra is: "There is no royal flower-strewn path to success. And if there is, I have not found it for if I have accomplished anything in life it is because I have been willing to work hard." – Madame C.J. Walker

Faith in Texas - https://www.faithintx.org/

Heritage Giving Fund - https://www.dallaswomensfdn.org/heritagegivingfund

Momologist of the Week

Our Marvelous Mahogany Mom this week is Ms. Audrey Perkins. Author, Motivational Speaker, Entrepreneur and aspiring life-coach, Audrey is the founder of Dear Single Mommy, a blog to help Single Moms with forgiveness, healing and freedom. SHe just published her first EBook Mommin and Goal Diggin, The Moms Guide to Reaching Goals.

Website: https://www.dearsinglemommy.com/

Mom Group of the Week

Pan-African Women's Philanthropy works to strengthen the capacity of Pan-African women to improve the future of their communities, families and children.

https://www.facebook.com/Pan-African-Womens-Philanthropy-Network-768938516485307/

Resources:

Adeniji, Ade (2016 September 14) A Rising Force: One the State of Black Philanthropy. Inside Philanthropy. Retrieved from: https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2016/9/14/a-rising-force-on-the-state-of-black-philanthropy.html

Brown, Gasby (2017 March 15) The Future of African American Philanthropy. Philanthropy News Digest. Retrieved from: http://pndblog.typepad.com/pndblog/2017/03/the-future-of-african-american-philanthropy.html

Martin, Michel (2013 December 30) Redefining Philanthropy: How African Americans Give Back. Tell Me More. NPR News. Retrieved: https://www.npr.org/2013/12/30/258382689/redefining-philanthropy-how-african-americans-give-back

Learning

https://www.learningtogive.org/resources/african-american-women-and-philanthropy

Black Philanthropy Month

http://www.blackphilanthropymonth.com/

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Research shows that black women are at greater risk than white women of developing or dying from a handful of cancers, including those of the breast, colon/rectum, lungs, and cervix. The American Cancer Society (ACS) reports that there are more than 2.8 million breast cancer survivors living in the U.S. in 2014. From an Ebony Magazine article, according to ACS's Cancer Facts & Figures for African American's 2013-2014, approximately 27,060 new breast cancer cases were expected to occur among African American women. Breast cancer incidence rates are higher among white women for most age groups. However, among younger women under age 40, the mortality rate of breast cancer is higher in African Americans than in whites. While October is the month of Breast Cancer Awareness, we will chat with one mom is not only surviving cancer herself but so is her son.

Guest Momologist: Stephanie Cooksey

Stephanie Cooksey is a native of North Texas and currently lives in Allen, TX. She has been married to Marcus Cooksey for over 17 years and is the mother of two boys, Cameron (15yrs old) and Evan (12yrs old). She began college at the University of Houston and graduated from the University of North Texas. Stephanie is a "Momtrepreneur" and is currently the COO of LUI Transport, LLC, which she started with her husband a couple of years ago. Stephanie has a passion for education and spends a major portion of her days volunteering at her sons' schools in the PTA and on the school's PTA board. Because of her family's personal experiences with childhood leukemia and breast cancer, they spend most of their volunteer time volunteering and advocating for organizations that support families experiencing the same fight and for organizations that provide monies for research for the cure and treatment of cancer. Stephanie loves to travel with her family and experience life as "the natives" do in the places that they visit.

Momologist of the Week:

Janisa Camille of the Baltimore / DC Area. The Mom Jeans on Me blogger is also the founder of Mommas Who Brunch, which creates a safe place for moms from all walks of life, to network and connect over brunch.

Moms Group Highlight: Sister's Network

They are a National African-American Breast Cancer Survivorship Organization committed to increasing local and national attention to the devastating impact that breast cancer has in the African American community. Check out our show notes for where to find them. http://www.sistersnetworkinc.org/index.html

Resources:

Carter, K (2014 October 22) Breast Cancer & Black Women: Survivors Need Survivors. Ebony. Retrieved from: https://www.ebony.com/wellness-empowerment/breast-cancer-black-women-survivors-need-survivors-987

Black Women's Health Imperative (2017 July 20) Black Women and Breast Cancer: Why Our Diagnosis and Care Are Different. Retrieved from: https://www.bwhi.org/2017/07/20/black-women-breast-cancer-diagnosis-care/

American Cancer Society. Prognostic Factors in Childhood Leukemia. Retrieved from: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/leukemia-in-children/detection-diagnosis-staging/prognostic-factors.html

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Parenting is one of the hardest thing anyone with children can go through in life. Motherhood can be wonderful, but it can also be full of hurt, shame, longing and guilt sometimes. Mothers sacrifice a lot when the responsibility falls on caring for another tiny human. It's a heavy weight and you've dedicated a large portion of your life to that. We are all human it's normal even though many don't want to talk about those moments. In today's episode, we will discuss the taboo topic of regretting motherhood.

Sources:

Brown, Lola (June 2017) Regretting motherhood: What have I done to my life? https://www.todaysparent.com/family/parenting/i-regret-motherhood/

L, Paige () I Am a 27-year-old Struggling Mom and I regret having my child. XO Necole. Retrieved from: http://www.xonecole.com/a-mothers-confession-i-love-my-child-but/

MacKenzie, Jean (3 April 2018) The Mothers Who Regret Having Children. BBC News. Retrieved from: https://www.bbc.com/news/education-43555736

Fernandez, Elayna How to Overcome Regrets as a Mom. The Positive Mom. Retrieved from:

http://www.thepositivemom.com/how-to-overcome-your-regrets-as-a-mom

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Momologist of the Week:

Czamille Chrisp. The North Carolinan Mother of 3 girls is a wife enjoying everyday life.

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Episode 17: Black Moms in the Movement Part 2

Topic: If you listened to Episode 16 you had the opportunity to learn about you can get involved as a candidate. This week we are going to look at the perspective in being apart of a PAC and being a spouse of a candidate in our Black Moms in the Movement series.

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Guest Momologist: Dr. Keonna Roberts , Ed. D. is a native of Fort Worth, wife, mother and an elementary teacher for the past ten years. She has worked in education in order to provide students with meaningful content knowledge that they can apply in their everyday lives.

Keonna chose to pursue higher education at a (HBCU) Historically Black College & University in Texas. Keonna earned her Bachelors of Business Management from Prairie View A&M University and her Masters degree in Early Childhood Education from Texas Southern University. She recently obtained her Doctorate degree in Education with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas. As a young lady growing up on the East side of Fort Worth, she always demonstrated a passion for helping others no matter what age. She still continues to improve upon this throughout her career as an educator with her students and in her personal life with her own children. In 2011, Keonna was awarded Teacher of the Year in Fort Worth Independent School District at Eastern Hills Elementary School in Fort Worth, Texas. In 2016, Keonna was awarded Teacher of the Year in Birdville Independent School District at John D. Spicer Elementary School in Haltom City, Texas. In 2017, she received the honor of Region 11 (Tarrant County) Educator of the Year for the Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) for her service to the staff, students and community of Tarrant County. Keonna is currently employed as an educator at Janet Brockett Elementary School in Mansfield Independent School District. In addition to her years of service in education, Keonna has served in professional educational organizations including Jack & Jill, Inc. of Fort Worth Chapter, a member of the Fort Worth Alliance of Black School Educators (Local & State member), Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education, and a Lifetime member of the Prairie View A&M University National Alumni Association. Keonna is the youngest daughter of J.W. and Aquanita Robinson, the wife of her soul mate Albert, and the proud mother of Albert III and Karrington.

Momologist of the Week: Eboni DuBose. This Cobb County (Atlanta, GA) Mocha Mom Chapter Co-President is a wife and mom to 3 girls. Her goal is to create value-added learning solutions that helps employees perform their jobs better in order to meet business goals. Eboni has done an amazing job transitioning her professional skills into her local Mocha Mom Chapter to grow chapter and its community service efforts.

Source:

https://www.blackwomenspactx.org/

Black Women's PAC – Texas

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Episode 16: Black Moms in the Movement

If you are one to follow politics and social media, you've heard the term #blackwomenlead. If you are NOT into politics, now would be the time to do so--your life and body literally depends on it. We are seeing an uptick of black women running (and winning) their respective campaigns. Well, that's because black women show up, and do the job is asked of us. Come listen to our guest momologist that will dive into why you need to run for an office and stop the excuses.

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Guest Momologist: Candice Quarles, Councilwoman of Desoto, TX Place 6

Candice, a native of St. Louis, MO, received her Bachelor's degree in Personnel Psychology from Missouri Western State University, and thereafter completed a Master's Degree in Managerial Leadership with an emphasis in Human Resource (HR) Management from Webster University.

Candice's professional career spans over a decade in Human Resources in the private and public sector with distinguished consulting firm Deloitte coupled with experience in municipal government at the City of Grand Prairie, TX. She is currently the Organizing Director for the Texas Working Families Party

Outside of work Candice is involved in a variety of community organizations such as the Alliance for Greater Works, National Urban League and the League of Women Voters. She's a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. For her civic and corporate contributions, she was named to the 2014 Dallas Business Journal's 40 under 40 distinction, which recognizes the top up-and-comers in the DFW area. Candice enjoys reading, volunteering and traveling with her husband and enjoying her newest role as mom. She is the City Councilwoman Place 6 for Desoto, TX

Where to Find Her:

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• https://www.candicefordesoto.com

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Marvelous Momologist of the Week: Stephanie Laynes.

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Episode 15: The Black Mom Midlife Crisis/Moment

Research suggest and age difference between the genders. For men, the 'crisis' begins roughly late 40's-early 50's, while women start their internal struggle between 35-44. What does the struggle consist of?--is it a feeling of being stuck, personally and professionally? Today we will explore this and what this looks like for black women/mothers. Even the term 'crisis' will be explored too.

Examples of Midlife characteristics:

• Feeling discontent with one's life or lifestyle including people and activities which may have, at one time, provided more fulfillment
• Questioning decisions made years earlier
• Confusion about one's achievements and questioning why "I failed to manifest the life I thought I would have by now"
• Confusion about "who am I" beyond the roles assigned by others, both in the workplace and in one's personal life.
• Anger, expressed or hidden, over trying to fulfill the expectations of others or wanting their approval, in lieu of pursuing one's own wishes or dreams
• Yearning for the early years, wanting to retreat rather than move forward

Here are questions to ask (based on the Psychology Today article):

1. What do I feel I should have done by this time in my life?
2. Is there something more important and fulfilling that I can focus on now?
3. What do I want more of in my life? What have I imprisoned that is crying to be free?
4. How can I ensure a commitment to living a significant life?

Sources:

Avis, N.E., et. al (2015) Duration of menopausal vasomotor symptoms over the menopause transition. JAMA Inter Med, 175(4):531-9. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.8063

Calhoun, Ada (2015 October 5) The New Midlife Crisis: Why (and How) It's Hitting Gen X Women. Retrieved from: https://www.oprah.com/sp/new-midlife-crisis.html

Dundon, Elaine (2018 January 30) Searching for the Meaning Beyond the "Midlife Crisis". Psychology Today. Retrieved from: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-search-meaning-after-age-50/201801/searching-meaning-beyond-the-midlife-crisis

Reynolds, Marcia (2011 May 14) What a Female Mid-Life Crisis Looks Like. Psychology Today. Retrieved from: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wander-woman/201105/what-female-mid-life-crisis-looks

Saner, Elaine (2017 January 27) Women on the verge of a midlife crisis. The Guardian. Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jan/27/women-on-the-verge-of-a-midlife-crisis

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Episode 14: Beyond Baby Birth

Postpartum health is just as important (if not more important) as prenatal health for new and expectant mothers, especially for Black women. If you listened to our 3rd episode, entitled, The Black Maternal Birthing Experience, with our guest, Jen Sarduy, we discussed many factors contributing to the disparities of healthcare among black women during pregnancy. This serves as the second part from our Black Maternal Health episode. According to Psychology Today, black mothers endure twice the risk of depression, and anxiety compared to our white counterparts, that often go untreated. Today, we will discuss postpartum care--the emotional well being and womb care for a stable, healthy fourth trimester!

Guest Momologist Bio:

Sister Freya Mórani is the Founder and CEO of RootMama. She is a certified doula, trained breastfeeding educator, childbirth educator and wellness coach. Sis. Freya provides intuitive and professional support to women, infants and families during preconception, pregnancy, birth and postpartum. She has a lineage of home birthing and midwifery reaching back to her maternal grandmother and great grandmothers. Freya became interested in becoming a doula after watching Shafia Monroe's presentation on the Legacy of the Black Midwife in 2011. She coupled her knowledge of healing the womb, inspired by Queen Afua, with her professional doula training to create the wellness company RootMama.

Root Mama:

Web: http://www.rootmama.org FB: http://www.facebook.com/RootMama Twitter: http://twitter.com/root_mama

Instagram: http://instagram.com/RootMama

References:

Retrieved from: http://blackbreastfeedingweek.org/why-we-need-black-breastfeeding-week/

Box, M., & Clark, D. (2018 May 25). Postpartum Care in African American Women. [Blog post]. Retrieved from: http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2016/04/how-to-cite-a-blog-post-in-apa-style.html

Malone, G. (2016 May 16) Black Women and Postpartum Depression. Psychology Today. Retrieved from: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-s-mental-health-matters/201605/black-women-and-postpartum-depression

Yoder, H. & Handy, L.R. (2018 January 23) Midwifery and Antenatal Care for Black Women: A Narrative Review. SAGE Open. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2158244017752220

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Episode 13: Successful Co-Parenting, Can't We All Just Get Along

The life changing event of divorce or separation from a partner is mentally taxing on the individuals involved. When children are in this equation, custody battles have the potential to muddy the turbulent situation. Today we will discuss successful co-parenting post-divorce or separation with Guest Momologist, Amye Thompson Hollins

Guest Momologist Bio:

Amye Thompson Hollins is the mother of one daughter, Ava Hollins (5). A lifetime resident of the South Oak Cliff area, Amye received her education in DISD. She received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Texas A&M University. She later received a Master of Business Administration in Human Resources from the University of Dallas. She is now committed to giving back some of what she received through her service in various community organizations. She has been a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated since 1995 and is currently the President of the Metropolitan Dallas Alumnae Chapter in South Dallas. She has served on United Way Grant Assessment Committee as well the Board of United Cerebral Palsy of Metropolitan Dallas. Amye currently serves as the Female Parent Trustee on the Board of the St. Philips School and Community Center. She has also served on the T. Boone Pickens Board of Management since 2015 and has served as the YMCA Campaign Chair in 2017 and 2018.

References:

Cade, Audrey (2016 September 27) Co-parenting Done Right: 8 Ways to Get on the Right Track. DivorcedMom.com. Retrieved: https://divorcedmoms.com/blogs/divorce-warrior/coparenting-done-right-8-ways-to-get-on-the-right-track/

Uwumarogie, Victoria (2018 May 9) Why Be Petty When You Can Be Family? Women Who Are Peaceful Co-Parenting Goals. MadameNoir.com. Retrieved: https://madamenoire.com/1024612/women-peacefully-co-parenting/2/

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Episode 12: Adopting While Black

From 1999-2017, the total number of adoptions in the United States totaled 271,831, with most adoptions being from birth up to 2 years old, and more girls being adopted than boys. In 2016, 9988 Black or African American children were adopted in the US, compared to 27776 children identifying as White. Over a 13-year period, from 2009-2012, Texas remained one of the top 5 states for adoption, having 13920 adoptees. In 2017, the number of adoptees in Texas was 406. Today, we will be talking with one mother who adopted two African American children, from different states. We will discuss her choice behind adopting.

Guest Momologist: Shannon Powell Hart

Shannon Powell Hart has lived throughout the United States, sharing stories as a journalist. Hart's career began at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where she studied radio, TV, and film. The next two decades were filled with opportunities working on-air for stations in Washington, D.C.: Lynchburg, Va.; Greenville, S.C.; Baltimore, Md.: and WFAA in Dallas, TX. The former producer/reporter of Good Morning Texas has since transitioned as Marketing Manager for the Texas Ale Project, a veteran and family-owned brewery in Dallas. When Shannon isn't educating us on the brewing techniques, the mom of 2 loves evenings at the Coyote Drive-In in Fort Worth with her husband and their 3-1/2-month-old son Zachary, 11-month old Zoe, and crafting, and finding time with friends.

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Episode Sponsor: Gladney

This episode is sponsored in part by the Gladney Center. Since 1887, Gladney Center for Adoption has been a pioneer and leading voice for improving the lives of children, adoptive families and birth parents. With unwavering commitment, Gladney has focused on their mission and made a difference in the lives of birth parents, families and children in the United States and around the world. Gladney believes every child deserves a loving & caring family and will not rest until all children know the love and stability of a forever home. Visit www.adoptionsbygladney.com/start and request a free adoption information packet today!

Sources:

Adoption Statistics, United States Department of the State: Bureau of the Consular Affairs. Retrieved from: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/adopt_ref/adoption-statistics.html

National Public Radio (NPR) Six Words: 'Black Babies cost less to adopt' Published 2013 June 27. Retrieved on https://www.npr.org/2013/06/27/195967886/six-words-black-babies-cost-less-to-adopt

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Please vote for Mahogany Momology to join SxSW speakers in March. We are looking to present on the reality that black moms change in a variety of ways throughout the day. You do need to create an account in order to vote. SXSW Voting began on August 6, 2018 and continues through August 30. We thank our listeners for voting and your unwavering support.

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