Raising Joyful and Resilient Black Children

Author and professor Janet Stickmon discusses her new book, " To Black Parents Visiting Earth Raising Black Children inThe 21st Century ". She shares her purpose in creating a guide to help parents navigate the current political and social landscape that often create challenges for parenting and raising Black children. Janet writes the book as letters to parents visiting Earth for the fi...

Dr. Omolara Thomas Uwemedimo is CEO and founder of OmolaraMD Health Solutions, a social justice physician, advocate and researcher passionate about health equity for mothers and children. She joins us today to discuss breaking the myths of being a supermom, the health impacts of being a supermom, why embracing vulnerability is important for moms embracing vulnerability, and how she help moms of co...

We're ending season one of What is Black podcast with a discussion about "When They See Us," the Ava DuVernay docuseries about five teenagers falsely accused and convicted for a crime they didn't commit. Much has been written about the series but I wanted to explore with my guests Dr. Baraka Floyd, Dr. Frank Clark, Dr. David de Angel Sola and Dr. Angela Moemeka how the series p...

What is Black welcomes Dr. Aronica Cotton a Board Certified Adult, Child, and Adolescent Psychiatrist and an Assistant Professor in the Psychiatry Department at the University of Maryland Medical School, on this weeks podcast. Black children and young adults are less likely to get mental health care but still experience mental health conditions. One way to address this disparity in access to menta...

On this episode, I speak with poet, educator and author, Shonda Buchanan about her new memoir Black Indian. Shonda's memoir is an inspiring story that explores her family's legacy of being African Americans with American Indian roots and how they dealt with not just society's ostracization but the consequences of this dual inheritance. In our conversation Shonda and I talk about the...

Why is it so hard for Black mothers to show vulnerablity? Do you feel anxious raising black children? Theses are questions that many of us may have asked ourselves but have found it hard to answer or openly discuss with family and/or friends. Today's guest is Kelly Glass a writer whose interests focus on the intersections of parenting, mental health, race, and diversity. She's also the a...

During this episode I speak with Lauren G. Caldwell, JD, PhD, Keyona King-Tsikata, and Tiffany G. Townsend, PhD from the American Psychological Association (APA) to discuss the RESilience Initiative. RESilence's goals are to address the effects of racism, racial bias and discrimination through: Increasing knowledge of racial and ethnic socialization (RES) as an important part of identity deve...

It's summertime! Parents, children and teens are enjoying the fun and sun. But we can't forget about the importance of water safety and drowning prevention. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , drowning is a leading cause of unintentional injury-related death in the US. Children ages 1-4 have the highest drowning rates and theres a disparity in the rate of...

This episode is a follow up to the Reflections on Fatherhood Part 1 episode. This is the full conversation that I had with Max Douge, my husband, Pierre Douge, brother in-law, and Wayne Abbott, family friend. During this episode, my guests share their viewpoints on raising children and the ongoing lessons they're learning about what it means to be a father. Bios: Wayne Abbott grew up in East...

On this episode, I speak with Tembi Locke, actor and author of the debut novel, From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily and Finding Home. The novel is a beautifully told story of a cross-cultural love story set mostly in Sicily that deals with themes of family, food, loss, multiculturalism, motherhood and forgiveness. During our conversation, Tembi shares the inspiration for writing the book, her w...

Today's guest is Dr. Jalan Burton (@pedsdrj), or Dr. J as she is called. Dr. J works as a pediatrician and is the founder of Healthy Home Pediatrics LLC, a concierge or direct primary care house-call practice providing holistic and comprehensive care to children and young adults in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. In today's episode, she explains what is concierge or direct primary care and h...

Our guest today is Dr. Nathan Chomilo. Dr. Chomilo is both a pediatrician and doctor of internal medicine. He works in Minnesota and serves as the Medical Director of Reach Out and Read Minnesota. His advocacy work includes the impact early childhood intervention and healthcare access have on the long-term prospects of our children and how physicians and health systems can address racial & hea...

In this episode, we pay tribute to Black fathers in celebration of Father's Day. I speak with Max Douge, my husband, Pierre Douge, brother in-law, and Wayne Abbott, family friend. This episode is an excerpt of a conversation they had after the interview I had with them about fatherhood. During their conversation share reflections of their youth, how their father's influenced their parent...

Growing up in Mississippi helped shaped Dr. Denise's Powell's advocacy work to prevent youth violence especially gun violence. Dr. Powell uses her role as physician and journalist to make a difference in her community. Youth violence is an important preventable public health issue. During this episode, Dr. Powell shares how her childhood experience with gun violence influenced her advoca...

Today's guest is Dr. Rhea Boyd. Dr. Boyd is a pediatrician and child and community health advocate. She works clinically at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and serves as the Chief Medical Officer of San Diego 211 and the Director of Equity and Justice for, The Children's Trust, a campaign to expand behavioral health access to every child in California. In this episode, we discuss the fo...

Today's guest is Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas (@ebonyteach) author of the new book The Dark Fantastic: Race and The Imagination From Harry Potter To The Hunger Games (@NYUpress). The Dark Fantastic is an engaging and provocative exploration of race in popular youth and young adult speculative fiction. Grounded in her experiences as YA novelist, fanfiction writer, and scholar of education, Thoma...

Dani McClain reports on race and reproductive health. Dani is the author of the new book, We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood. During the episode, Dani shares her unique perspectives of the social, cultural and political forces that impact Black parenting, the political power of Black mothering, lessons learned from interviewing other Black mothers, as well as challenging s...

Today, we're celebrating the mothers! We're talking with my friends Nicole Peltier-Lewis and Veronica Lowe about issues facing Black mothers, importance of self-care, the role of sister friends to lend support and love and importance of having a your own board of directors. Bio: Nicole Peltier-Lewis Ideation and Leadership Coach, Educational Consultant, Author, and Mom Instagram: @npstri...

Our guest today is author and illustrator Jerry Craft (@JerryCraft). He shares NEW KID, his new middle grade graphic novel about seventh grader Jordan Banks who loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in the prestigious Riverdale Academy Day School, where he is now one of the few kids of color in hi...

Mocha Moms is the premier voice and support group for mothers of color. During this episode, we speak with Danae Aicher, Director of Communications for Mocha Moms, Inc., about the important role Mocha Moms plays for mothers of colors. To learn more about Mocha Moms, Inc. and find a local chapter go to https://www.mochamoms.org Twitter: @mochamoms Facebook: @mochamoms Instagram: mocha_moms Bio: Dan...

We all know that racial discrimination isn't good for anyone but did you know that it affects children's health? During this episode, we talk with Dr. Ashaunta Anderson, pediatrician and researcher, about the health effects of racial discrimination on kids and strategies to help parents address racial discrimination's health impact and help raise resilient children. Bio: Ashaunta T....

Ibi Zoboi (@ibizoboi) and Leah Henderson (@LeahsMark) discuss BLACK ENOUGH. BLACK ENOUGH is a collection of stories about what it's like to be young and black in America. In this episode, we'll speak with Ibi Ziboi and Leah Henderson talk about their experiences growing up a Black teens in the United States, how they used their experiences to write their stories for the collection and ho...

How do you feel? What do you say after you learn about another tragic incident that has occurred due to hate? How do you talk to you kids? Our guests for this episode include a panel of diverse, dynamic and passionate child advocates and pediatricians, Dr. Sindhura Kodali, Dr. Jonathan Weinkle , Dr. Julie Linton, Dr. Sonia Khan, and Dr. Jihan Abdul-Haqq. In this episode, we reflect on recent trage...

Our guest for this episode is Dr. Sarah Gaither (@sarahegaither), Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience and a faculty affiliate at the Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University. During today's episode we discuss her research, her experiences growing us a biracial Black/White woman, racial identity, and insights into raising biracial and multiracial child...

This episode of Part 2 of the conversation about discipline our children. Our guests are pediatricians, Dr. Michelle Collins Ogle and Dr. Shontae Buffington. During the conversation we'll discuss the American Academy of Pediatrics policy on Effective Discipline, the policy's impact on African-American families and cultural influences of parenting recommendations. Guest Bios: Dr. Shontae...