Continued Conversations on Consent
Ignacio Rivera from @HealtoEnd shares many gems about creating a culture of consent through everyday conversations and question-asking that cultivate our childrenโs voice.
Honoring Black Mothers
Join us in conversation on March 19th as we honor the radical power of Black mothers with Anna Malaika Tubbs author of The Three Mothers which celebrates Black motherยญhood by telling the story of the women who raised and shaped three of Americaโs most pivotal heroes: Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin.
Black Love Affirmations
Celebrating ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ with Affirmations for our Children and our Inner Child. We invite you to speak these words aloud and speak life in your children and to the parts of yourself that needed to hear these words as a child. Healing our inner child is tied to raising liberated children. You are loved! Affirmations … Continue reading Black Love Affirmations
#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
