MProper Mimi

MProper Mimi

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MProper Mimi episodes

  • Don't Come for My Black Card - It Cannot be Revoked
    Episode 19: Have you ever played the game Black card Revoked? It basically celebrates popular American Black culture. Well, as you may know, there are many different Black experiences in America and not everyone had the same pop culture exposure growing up. Which brings us to today's episode with MProper Mimi host Mimi Jacks and Kristal Adams co-host of the Black Card Rehab podcast. Listen as we chat about some of our Black card experiences and stories of how it feels sometimes to be left out of cultural references. We are learning though! And it's fun to relive some of our hilarious memories together. No one should feel like their Black experience isn't Black enough and we are comfortable knowing our Black cards cannot be revoked. Follow Kristal at @thedarkkristal and check out her page www.kristaladams.com for information on upcoming comedy shows!
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    44 min
  • Black Women's Equal Pay Day - How to negotiate salary and save your monies!
    Episode 18: In honor of Black Women's Equal Pay Day Mimi Jacks was joined by guest Kelle Rozell, Marketing Director at ABC News to discuss salary negotiations and finances. With Black women earning roughly $0.62 per $1 that white non-hispanic men made in 2019, August 13, 2020 was how long they would need to work to catch up to that equal salary. What are some ways that we can advocate for ourselves to negotiate for fair pay? And how can we continue to save and secure our finances once we are there? Listen as Mimi and Kelle share some tips that they have come across and experienced. Remember, when one of us wins, we all win! 
    Be sure to listen and follow MProper Mimi everywhere you listen to you favorite podcasts! Feel free to follow Kelle on Twitter @Kelle or IG @k_rozell to see what else she is up to. I highly recommend checking out Girl Trek's Black History Bootcamp, a walking podcast @GirlTrek,  on Apple Podcast or Spotify for some motivating ways to exercise your revolutionary spirit by learning about our powerful leaders in resistance throughout time. 
    Keep sharing your stories and empowering the women around you! #OneLove #ProtectBlackWomen #EqualPay 
    Co-Produced by Cyren Young
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    48 min
  • Setting boundaries does not make us Angry Black Women
    Episode 17: There comes a time in our lives ladies, when we need to set boundaries. Whether it is at home, work or with our friends boundaries help to keep us safe and they protect our sanity! Esther Boykin, LMFT and CEO of Group Therapy Associates returns from Season 1 - Episode #2 when she and host Mimi Jacks talked about the Myth of the Strong Black Woman. Now join us as we talk about why setting boundaries is so important for self care and what some of the perceptions are of Black women in particular when we attempt to put those boundaries in place. Some people may label us as selfish, not a team player or aggressive when we have the audacity to speak up for ourselves. Be sure to listen then share with others! Please feel free to leave comments or a message as well...who knows your comments may be featured on a future episode!
    You can find Esther at grouptherapyassociates.com and on IG at @estherbmft and #therapyisnotadirtyword
    We also mentioned Eloquent Rage, written by Brittney Cooper 
    If you love listening to MProper Mimi and all the topics we cover you can become a supporter for as little as $.99 or more! It's just a little way to show your appreciation and to help MProper Mimi to keep bringing you awesome content. Check Mimi out at MProperMimi.com. Thanks!
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    42 min
  • Writing to Strengthen Your Voice and Preserve your Memories
    Episode 16: Do you remember writing essays and correcting grammar in school? How did that make you feel? MProper Mimi sits down to chat with writer and educator Yolande Jackson about the benefits to taking time out to write down your feelings and new ways to express yourself. In addition to writing Rocko's Big Launch and The Devine Cookbook, Yolande also teaches writing classes. In an effort to make writing more social and appealing to adults, she also hosts Wine Down and Write, a prompted writing class with different themes and a virtual sharing of a different wine each week.  
    I don't want you to think that Mimi pairs wine with all of her activities! We used our time together talking about the importance of everyday people writing their stories during the racial and social injustices that we are all surrounded by. Documenting our experiences for society and our families is just as important as using writing as a form of self care and mental wellness.  
    Be sure to listen and share this episode with others that can use a way to explore the power in using their words to express themselves! Follow Yolande on social media and pick up a copy of her award winning book self-published book,  Rocko's Big Launch,  a story about a young boy who wants to be a rocket scientist! https://www.yolandeclarkjackson.com/rocko-rocket IG: @Winedownandwrite
    Other books we mentioned in this episode are listed below:
    LIT: A Memoir by Mary Karr
    Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat
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    46 min
  • Sip From Your Couch - Black Women in Wine
    Episode 15: Ah the world of wine is so vast! For many of us, when it comes to buying a bottle of wine, it's hit or miss and we might purchase based on the pretty label or a recommendation from someone else. MProper Mimi teamed up with Chef Keesha O'Galdez, founder and owner of The Gourmet Diva Inc. from our very first episode and Sommelier and wine educator Lea Faith Williams, founder of Let's Talk Wine to host a virtual wine tasting. Our ladies extraordinaire  walked us through the process of how to pair and taste wine and find what we like about the wine we are drinking! 
    We focused on women in wine, particularly Black women in the wine industry for our wine recommendations. What we found was that it was difficult for some people to find wine in their local stores from the following Black owned wineries and winemakers: Brown Estate, McBride Sisters, Theopolis Vineyards, Stuyvesant Champagne and Aslina Wines. Whether it's due to demographics or distribution, you can ask your local store to order these and other Black owned wines for your tasting pleasure or go right to the source and order direct!
    We invited Paula Harrell, from P. Harrell Wines to join us afterwards for an intimate conversation about Black Women in wine and what some of their experiences have been in the wine industry.  Mimi talked with Lea, Keesha and Paula about what first sparked their interest in wine, to various challenges and accomplishments they have achieved. We hope this episode helps to open the world of wine to women and empower them to identify what they like to drink and why. As always, we want to encourage supporting Black businesses and women in business as well.
    Listen and share MProper Mimi with other Black women and anyone who is passionate about conversations that empower women everywhere! Email Mimi with questions or comments! [email protected] Co-produced with Cyren Young.
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    50 min
  • LL Proper takeover - Work life balance during Covid 19
    Episode 14: MProper Mimi takes a break from interviewing guests to becoming one! LL Proper (Lissandra Lopez) takes on the podcast hosting duties for the day as MProper Mimi (Mimi Jacks) is reunited with three other Alumnae from Simmons College, School of Management (SOM) Maia Lang, Marlene Arroyo, and Natasha Eldridge. Join us as we discuss work life balance during Covid 19, emotional intelligence, and the power of gratefulness. There were lots of topics and tips to share since the days of us all being in our MBA classes together. Tune in to listen on ways that we have each been able to get through the weeks of working from home and staying productive at work during Quarantine.
    Be sure to give us some feedback and comments on how Covid 19 has impacted your work life balance as well. Listen and share MProper Mimi with other Black women and anyone who is passionate about empowering Black women everywhere!
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    57 min
  • Who Is MProper Mimi? Trailer
    In this trailer about MProper Mimi you find out about MimiJacks and why this podcast is so important to women of color and our supporters out there right now. Listen, follow and share MProper Mimi with your family and friends!.
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    2 min
  • Catalyst for Change - Know your Finances

    Episode 12: Mimi sits down with Omama Marzuq of Tomorrow's Prosperity Group Inc. ([email protected]) to talk about financial planning and what we as women have learned from our families about finances growing up.  Especially now during Covid we all need to have a plan and regularly schedule dates to look over our finances. Knowing which buckets you are putting your money into, identifying other ways you can save and how dying in the US is not free are a few topics we touch on. No matter if you just got a promotion, are a survivor of sexual abuse starting over financially or recently were laid off from your job...we all can stand to learn more about stretching our dollars and being as financially prepared as possible for the changes coming tomorrow. 

    Books mentioned in this episode:

    • Think and Grow Rich - by Napoleon Hill
    • Subtle Acts of Exclusion, How to Understand, Identify and Stop Microagressions - by Tiffany Jana and Michael Baran
    • A Black Women's History of the United States of America - by Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross 
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      59 min
    • Black Female Farmers in the Garden

      Episode 11: Have you ever eaten something that you grew in your own garden? Join MProper Mimi with her guests Michelle Carr and Candace Eldridge as we talk about what's growing in our gardens, black farmers, and who is afraid of country living! We may only be Urban Farmers playing in our gardens with dreams of having our own farms...but the sun, soil and water run through our veins. Get grounded with the earth and try your hand at growing your own food too.

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      54 min
    • The Power in Your Pause
      Episode 10: MProper Mimi sits down with life coach Lolita E. Walker from Walker & Walker Enterprises to talk about how to manage change during this Covid-cation. You may want to leverage this time to do things differently at home, work or play but where do we start? In comes the Power of Your Pause! Lolita walks us through taking a pause in our lives to create a clear plan where we identify 1. what we are going to do, 2. by when we strive to do it, and 3. for what reason? Be sure to listen and share with other women in your lives so they too can gain tips on how to manage changes in their lives through the Power of Pause. For more information on coaching with Lolita and other upcoming events visit https://lolitawalker.com/ and get ready to soar!
      Follow @MProper_Mimi on Instagram for more insights on empowering women and stories to share.
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      45 min

    About MProper Mimi

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    Single mom, down for empowering women, entrepreneurship & all things Diversity and Inclusion. I've got questions! Sometimes improper. Let's Talk! Support this podcast: