Black Mom Diaries

Candace Poindexter is a mompreneur that not only walked away from her traditional 9-5 job, but created a path for her children to follow in her footsteps, starting their own businesses. Furthermore, she is allowing her greatness and growth to shine light on others, helping them to discover their own greatness.

Candace is originally from Memphis TN and moved to Texas 7 years ago. She is a single “Mompreneur” of several businesses and she also manages her 3 children’s businesses. She is inspired by her children’s drive to be their own boss! It’s not always easy but it’s so worth it! We are on a mission to become a family of millionaires so we can eventually be able to travel abroad to tell our story and t...

Miechelle Virginia is a Voice Actress and the host of Find Your Voice #BeTheVoice Podcast. When she's not acting and podcasting, She helps Creatives all over the world get professional training in Film, Radio Broadcasting and Audio Engineering with a school based out of Los Angeles,CA. She is an Agent with Raven International Media, and helps other Podcasters monetize their show . She is dete...

Born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1944, Joyce now resides in Arcadia, California.  She started her career in 1962 as a stenographer. Joyce and her husband were married on June 3, 1967. They have been together for more than 63 years--since they were both 13 years old. They have two grown sons, eight grandchildren, four great-grandchildren. Joyce is the author of 10 books, and she is also a profess...

Tomeika graduated top of her class in high school and college. With an M.P.A. from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, she works tirelessly with her Sorority sisters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Tomeika, a Jane of all trades. Currently heading the Counterfeit department at Amazon Corporate in Seattle WA and Costa Rica, Tomeika is a warrior who believes proper preparation prevents poor...

Jacquelyn McDaniel Vasquez visits to discuss what it means to love on purpose. Jacquelyn McDaniel Vasquez is a soul aligned success coach, author, NLP practitioner, hypnosis practitioner, and transformational speaker. Her super power is finding passion and helping people turn it into a profitable business. She has two beautiful babes 6, and 16. They push her to always go after her dreams, therefor...

Sabrina Tuggle is a family woman that Loves God first. She is a wife/married for 27 years to my amazing husband-Clinton Tuggle, and a mother to her wonderful son- Clayton Tuggle (16-year-old-high-functioning on the Autism Spectrum). She is a passionate master's level Social Worker with 19+ years of experience working with diverse populations, including advocating for the best interest of children...

As a wife, mom, and educator, Tonya Williams is passionate about lifting others up as she climbs, education, and spending time with family and friends. She has more favorite children’s books than adult books. She is inspired by local heroes including her Grandma, Mom and other mentors, as well as well known heroes, such as former First Lady Michelle Obama, Priscilla Shirer and others.   At th...

We are back and so excited to be with you once again for season three. This time around we are doing it different by adding several guests to the mix. Each one brings something extra special to the table. We look forward to sharing this season with you and hope you enjoy every single episode. Homeschooling and Owning Your Schedule: Choose Your Freedom by Latanya Chatfield (you can find it on Amazo...

2020 has been quite a year. Although season two was a lot different than we anticipated, we want to thank you for sticking with us through it all. We will see you in 2021. Happy and Joyful Children by Free Music | @fm_freemusic Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com

Season 2 of the Black Mom Diaries has been much like 2020. There have been unexpected happenings, disappointments, and many challenges. One thing that continues to bring joy is the ability to chomp it up with friends, even though it looks a little different. In this episode, we chomp it up about a few different topics. Listen in for more.      Happy and Joyful Children by Free...

Financial Literacy is extremely valuable information worth sharing with our children. Unfortunately, most people do not take the time to educate their children on this topic. In this episode, we discuss the importance of financial literacy and leaving our children in a way that they will be able to go further than us, faster than us.  Happy and Joyful Children by Free Music | @fm_freemusic Mu...

How do you handle personal and family matters? Do you share with licensed professional counselors? Do you have a tight-knit group of friends that you share your business with? In this episode, we are talking about therapy. Do you or do you not, therapy? Happy and Joyful Children by Free Music | @fm_freemusic Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com

Do your parents (former legal guardians) do things that bother you? Are they just set in their ways with certain things? Do you find yourself doing the same things or doing things differently? On this episode, LaTanya and Patricia discuss things our parents do, that we do or do not do.  Happy and Joyful Children by Free Music | @fm_freemusic Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com

Summer is ending and fall is beginning. So what's next? As one season comes to an end and another one begins, what does that look like in our strange new world? What old habits are we continuing with, or what new ways of life are we embracing? Let's talk about it. Happy and Joyful Children by Free Music | @fm_freemusic Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com

Traveling with kids is hard, but it has become even more of a challenge since Covid. So many things have changed that we and our children have to get used to now traveling in this new world. 

What do you do when the apology becomes nothing more than empty words? In this episode, we discuss how to keep meaning in the apology by switching things up.

With everything going on we're asking how are you doing and how have you changed?  Happy and Joyful Children by Free Music | @fm_freemusic Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com

Things have changed so quickly and most of us have continued moving ahead focused on keeping things going in this new normal. But have we taken a moment to check in with our kids? How are they coping during COVID? LaTanya and I discuss this in our episode. Happy and Joyful Children by Free Music | @fm_freemusic Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com

LaTanya and I took a break after the COVID pandemic hit in order to focus on our families. Now we are back and catching up on all things BMD! Happy and Joyful Children by Free Music | @fm_freemusic Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com

My kids, your kids, her kids, their kids. How do you feel about other people's kids? Are you comfortable with them? Or do they make you feel awkward? Whatever you are feeling, you are not alone. In this episode, LaTanya and Patricia discuss the topic of dealing with other people's kids. Happy and Joyful Children by Free Music | @fm_freemusic Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com

In this episode, LaTanya and Patricia are choppin' it up and asking some thought provoking questions. 1) Who is in your circle? 2)How much have you grown in the last 6-12 months (personal development)? Join the conversation for that and much more. Happy and Joyful Children by Free Music | @fm_freemusic Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com

How good are you at taking care of you? Do you make sure everyone else is okay, before doing a self check in? We as Black Moms typically punish ourselves if we spend a little time taking care of ourselves. We need to give ourselves the care that we need so we're better able to care for others. Happy and Joyful Children by Free Music | @fm_freemusic Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com

Do you rock at consistently disciplining your children, or are you failing big time in this area? Most of us can agree that we have our good days and not so great days. How can we as busy Moms balance our lives so that we can create proper structure through staying consistent in our discipline efforts? Happy and Joyful Children by Free Music | @fm_freemusic Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.c...

On the final episode of season one, Patricia and LaTanya discuss myths and superstitions.  What were you taught?  What do you teach your children?   Happy and Joyful Children by Free Music | @fm_freemusic Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com