Mahogany Momology

Mahogany Momology

Mahogany Momology is an on-line dialog pertaining to the concerns and carefree parenting of black motherhood.

Episodes

April 17, 2022 41 mins

Season 5, Episode 2: The Wine Down

About:  The wine business is a billion dollar industry with < 3% of black and brown entrepreneurs serving as owners/operators within this setting.  We’ll be discussing this sector with Tahiira Habibi, Founder/Sommelier of the Hue Society; Cofounder of the Roots Fund Initiative.

Guest Bio:

Tahiirah Habibi is an esteemed Sommelie...

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Season 5, Episode 1: Farming and Reclaiming the Land

About: Today we are discussing Black Sustainability as it relates to increasing our knowledge about urban gardening with Guest Momomologist Iyeshima Harris-Ouedraogo.

Guest Bio:

Iyeshima started her journey in the food justice movement over 10 years ago as a Green Guerillas Youth Tiller. A Jamaican native, she...

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November 14, 2021 74 mins

Season 4: Episode 8: Generational Wealth

Generational Wealth. We hear this term with the connotation devoted to trust funds and inheritances passed down by (white) family members.  Can we have thriving Black businesses/communities to pass our level of generational wealth?

..Let’s talk with our guest entrepreneur, Qui Winfie...

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Season 4, Episode 7: The Value of Private School: a look at culture and community

Show Sponsor: St. Philips School & Community Center

https://www.stphilips1600.org/

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In Season 2, we discussed school choice, however focusing on all things private school from a prospective parents POV. Today, we will continue this conversation, however, from the side of administration within the priv...

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September 11, 2021 49 mins

Season 4, Episode 6: Childhood Obesity

Child Obesity has been on a steady rise over the last 5 years. Childhood obesity in the Black population in the US has climbed to 22% versus 25.8% in the Latino community.  Today, we have a guest Momologist and mother of 2, Vanessa Rissetto, to discuss obesity and more.

 

Meet Vanessa Rissetto

Vanessa received her MS in Mar...

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Topic: Let’s discuss having a partner and/or being the partner who is neurodiverse with two Momologists: a Therapist, and a Mom who has ADHS herself.  

Guest Momologists: Meet LaTisha Thomas, LCSW-S graduated in 2005 with her Bachelor of Social Work from Texas Woman’s University She then received a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlingt...

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You have heard of the CROWN Act (Listen to Season 2, Episode 22) but why aren't most states passing this law?  Have we seen an improvement in the workforce re: perceptions of natural hair? Is the CROWN Act considered political activism 2.0 (1.5-ish)?

Black Moms your voice is your vote!

 

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How does one get the support and clarity, as black women within the higher education culture. We’ll be talking with Dr. Monique Bruner.

About Guest Momologist Monique Bruner: Dr. Monique Bruner is completed her doctorate while graduating 2 girls from high school and taking in 2 toddlers. Not to mention she raised her husband's sister...we have 35, 21, 20, 6 & 5 ...

February 21, 2021 78 mins

Season 4, Episode 2: Corporate Diversity

Mel and Tash discuss how the Black Mom is affected in the new Corporate world of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion.

 

Episode Sponsor: Juni Essentials

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This bamboo toothbrush has a handle with a smooth, luxurious finish and soft, tapered bristles that gets in all the hard-to-reach areas. No nee...

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Season 4, Episode 1: 2020 - The Year of the Black Woman

2020 wasn't all that bad was it?

Rest In Power: Afiah Bey

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-loving-mommas-slain-son-in-s-dallas

 

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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 ...

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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 Abani...

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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 Cons...

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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 #BlackF...

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. 

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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 Ak...

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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 conver...

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May 25, 2020 41 mins

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: 

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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...

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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...

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