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In honor of Black motherhood, Parenting for Liberation celebrated our 4th annual Black Mama Magic event! For this year's celebration, Black Mamas in Los Angeles gathered together for an intimate outdoor planting event centering the connection between motherhood and mother nature.
Black Mama Magic 2022
Join us as we are excited to welcome back author and activist, Jamia Wilson for a special virtual Storytime Read-Aloud to celebrate the highly anticipated release of "Young, Gifted & Black, Too”! This incredible sequel book highlights 52 more Black heroes from across the diaspora from the 1500s to present day. Enjoy the hands-on activities led by our inaugural Black Parent Innovation Fellow, Ashley Karell of Nature Time Oakland.
Storytime: Young Gifted and Black Too!
On February 18, 2023, P4L celebrated our inaugural cohort of Black Parent Innovation Fund which supported 8 California parents in seeding a project for change in their communities. This recap video shares event highlights including clips from the Fellows' projects, our panelists: Trina Greene, Kandee Lewis, Kaci Patterson & Brittany Brathwaite in conversation with Nicole D. Vick, and the musical sounds of Ryck Jane. Enjoy!
Black Parent Innovation Celebration
Parenting for Liberation celebrated our annual Pre-Kwanzaa celebration this year with a free community screening of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in Compton, Los Angeles. This family-friendly event honored the principles of Kwanzaa while connecting to the themes and learnings of Wakanda Forever. Over 50 families came together to enjoy the film, reflect with a special "talk-back" conversation, and giveaways! Video by Robert Byrd of I.Am.Vison.Productions
Wa'Kwanzaa Celebration 2022
Black Dads, we see you! Parenting for Liberation celebrated our 2nd annual Black Daddy Day in Compton, CA. Black Daddy Day is celebration of Black fatherhood and a safe space for Back men to gather and discuss topics on healing, healthy communication and building healthy relationships. We are honored to partner with Sunset Foundation, DJ Inspires Parenting, and Barberizm The Shoppe for this important conversation.
Black Daddy Day 22
Black Queer Joy is everywhere! Check out Parenting for Liberation's Parents Day 2022 celebration centering and loving on queer Black parents who show up everyday for their families as their authentic selves. This year's celebration was held in both Oakland & Los Angeles, and included arts & crafts, Drag story hour, fun games and giveaways. This short video highlights our Los Angeles gathering and features a fantastic read-a-loud by Miss Barbie-Q (missbarbieqla) reading "Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!". Videography by I.Am.Vison.Productions (@i.am.vision._prod).
Black Queer Family Joy 2022
Happy Juneteenth! Parenting for Liberation is excited to announce our new initiative to support the ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness of Black parents in California. We are launching the Black Parent Innovation Lab to provide funding and wraparound support to parents who are driving solutions to critical issues impacting Black families in their own communities. Visit parentingforliberation.org/innovation to learn more.
BLACK INNOVATION
P4L Affirmations for Mothering Self.
MotheringSelf
In this 5 minute Power Talk at the Black Women for Wellness' 2021 Reproductive Justice Conference, P4L Executive Director, Trina Greene Brown introduces legislation in California designed to reduce anti-Black bias in the child welfare system. If passed, the state would pilot a blind-removal practice in child welfare cases, wherein demographic data is redacted to decrease implicit bias in cases where CPS workers are considering removing a child from the home. This bill has the potential to keep more Black families together and reduce the percentage of Black children removed from their homes.
Keeping Black Families Together
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