#DecolonizingThanksgiving
On the heels of Thanksgiving (aka Thanks-taking), decolonizing this holiday means we tell the truth about the violence this country has inflicted towards indigenous peoples, while also standing in solidarity with and honoring the ongoing struggle for native sovereignty.ย As we prepare to gather in safe & virtual ways with family and friends, the conversation … Continue reading #DecolonizingThanksgiving
These platforms are helping Black Americans overcome the trauma of racism
โAs our community is trying to process inescapable exposure to Black suffering on social and traditional media, P4Lโs Black August is shifting the narrative towards our healing, joy, and resilience. Trina Greene Brown Thank you A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez for this important piece centering Black families and our healing. Read the full article here: https://www.fastcompany.com/90544987/these-platforms-are-helping-black-americans-overcome-the-trauma-of-racism
On Writing
โ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ๐’๐ค ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ช๐ ๐ฆ ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐, ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ค๐’๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ช๐๐ฅ, ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐ ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฅ.โโ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ ๐ It’s been exactly one week since ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป has been out in the world! We are thrilled and moved to know that so many Black parents, … Continue reading On Writing
Remembering Love Letters on Juneteenth
Today we celebrate the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth in Black Love with Black families!ย ย On this day I am reminded of two love letters. First, I remember that Black Lives Matter began as a love letter. As Alicia Garza shared in her 2016 talk with students at University of Richmond, Black Lives Matter โbegan as a … Continue reading Remembering Love Letters on Juneteenth
“No More Police”
In this moment of mass uprising, where people all over the country & globe are demanding justice & dignity for black lives which necessitates the end of the police & police state, we are reminded and keep coming back to a conversation with Cecilia Caballero (@ceciliacaballerophd) of Chicana M(other)work (@chicanamotherwork) from 2016. Cecilia shares her experience in processing … Continue reading “No More Police”
Community Care: Grief Circle
Parenting for Liberation is honored to co-host a Grief Circle with Spiritual Alchemy. “As Black parents in the Americas, we are no stranger to harm to our communities and the killing of our children at the hands of law enforcement or vigilantes. However, what has sustained us is our ability to gather in community to … Continue reading Community Care: Grief Circle
Book Review
One of the most compelling elements of Parenting for Liberation is the freedom woven into its fabric, right down to how you read it. Brownโs philosophy is rooted in the transformation of Black parenting from a style defined by fear to a style focused on liberation. Through her three sections, Brown encourages her readers to take time to … Continue reading Book Review
The unbearable grief of Black mothers
โBlack mothers require these healing resources because of the pre-existing disparities in access to both physical and mental health resources, coupled with the added pressures of round-the-clock caregiving, financial uncertainty, school closures, and social isolation that is uniquely impacting Black mothers,โ – Trina Greene Brown Please read this important piece by A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandezย #freeblackmotherhood
Coming Back to Breath
Yesterday while I was still reeling from the fact that George Floyd, yet another loved one , has been taken by an act of police cruelty, my soul brother Eric Darnell Pritchard began sharing this poem as a resource. I wrote this poem in 2014 and first shared it at the BOLD national gathering as … Continue reading Coming Back to Breath
