Celebrate Juneteenth Weekend in Love, Resistance, and Community with us! https://www.care.com/c/stories/17254/juneteenth-for-kids/ We have a joyful Juneteenth weekend lined up this year where we will be celebrating Trina's One Year Book Anniversary, Juneteenth in Bloom, and Black Daddy Day! If you're in the Los Angeles area, please consider joining us or stopping by (masks are required). … Continue reading Juneteenth 2021
Category: Fatherhood
https://soundcloud.com/parentingforliberation/episode-33-parenting-after-prison In this week’s podcast, Trina talks with Matthew Arlington, who is currently interning with Parenting for Liberation through his program at California State University Fullerton. Matthew is a father who was formerly incarcerated during the early stages of fatherhood. This episode focuses on the hardships associated with parenting while incarcerated and methods to overcome … Continue reading New Episode! Parenting After Prison
Founder, Trina Greene Brown, is on Ms. Magazine blog today sharing her personal story that inspired her to create a multimedia platform for Black parents who commit to raise Black children who are free liberated. "Freedom is what many parents who have histories of enslavement and incarceration desire for their children. As the daughter of … Continue reading Bold Moves to End Sexual Violence: Providing Space for Healing and Liberation to Incarcerated Women
On the eve of Father's Day, we share an interview with Neil Irvin of Men Can Stop Rape, where he reflected on Black fatherhood and parenting for liberation, gender equity in the house-hold , the responsibility of Black keeping Black children safe, the role of Black male role models, and much more. This Father's Day, … Continue reading Black Fatherhood: Interview with Neil Irvin
We love this video of this father daughter duo with their morning affirmations. This is a model of Parenting for Liberation. How can you encourage your beautiful Black child to love themselves, believe in themselves, and have pride for who they are. Love this!! https://www.facebook.com/Parentingforliberation/posts/1794173490855629
Today we honor Winston Thomas a young black man who speaks to becoming a father at 15 years old. His poetry is featured by KCET. Here is what Winston said about why he wrote this poem: "I had my son at 15 years old and the girl I got pregnant was only 14. I knew … Continue reading “I’m not a stereotype!”
How is #parentingforliberation possible when a parents' freedom is caged? We need to dismantle the prison industrial complex so children can be reunited with their parents. On this Father's Day, there are many kids who will not be able to spend it with their dads, as over 2.7 million kids have a parent who … Continue reading Father’s Day Letters to Fathers Behind Bars
With Father's Day just around the corner, I connected with a fellow gender-violence activist and brother in the movement, Quentin "Q" Walcott, Co-Executive Director of CONNECT to learn about CONNECT's 7th Annual Father's Day Pledge to End Violence. During our exchange, we explored the following: the role of men in ending violence against women how Black boys are conditioned … Continue reading Engaging Boys and Men: Interview with Quentin Walcott