Raising Rebels

Parenting Your Parents (with Resham Mantri) Noleca parented her children, then learned to parent herself and now she is embarking on the new adventure of parenting her parents.  Noleca is joined by Resham Mantri on this super sized episode of Raising Rebels to discuss the implications and challenges of parenting our parents. Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co  Edited by Marcellin...

On this special episode, Noleca and Glory (10) discuss Zwarte Piet. Glory shares her perspective on the Sinterklaas holiday and the controversial Zwarte Piet tradition in the Netherlands. https://kozwartepiet.nl/ Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co  Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions.   Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast.   Yo...

How do we hold ourselves accountable for being in authentic and honest relationship with our children? Noleca is joined by Lama Rod Owens to discuss accountability and pushing back against adult supremacy. Lama Rod share what he has learned through his Buddhist practice about integrity and accountability. Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co  Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La...

We are back for the holidays! Raising Rebels will be dropping 2 new episodes this December. But first we have some great news. After a 4 year wait, Moxie has finally been approved for top surgery. We are overjoyed!  We are raising funds for surgery, recovery, a new wardrobe and seed money for Moxie's dreams. Give whatever you can, including words of encouragement. Moxie needs the support and...

Q&A It’s the season 4 finale and we are having all the feelings. In this episode Noleca is in the hot seat and Blu, her oldest child, is asking all the questions. They cover everything from romance to chores, growth and legacy. Magic is created when these two humans get to share their stories.  Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co  Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fa...

In this very special episode, Noleca is joined by philosopher and writer, Bayo Akomolafe to dig deep into hopelessness.  What is possible when we abandon hope, what is gained?  What can our children teach us about the “Thickness of Now.” Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co  Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions.   Please make sure to rate, subscribe and...

Is your child apoplectic, overcome with rage about the state of the world?  How do they express that rage?  How does that rage trigger you?     Noleca is joined by loved ones, Resham Mantri, Carvell Wallace & Homero Radway to talk about their amazing apoplectic children.  We often experience our children’s expression of rage as chaos due to our programming and tra...

Choosing Family In this very special episode, Noleca is talking about family with her sister and bonus sister, Siobhan Anderson and Latoya McFarlane.  What is the role of family?  How do we build chosen family with our children?   Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co  Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions.   Please make sure to rate, subscribe a...

S4 E6 Big Big Energy (Vennylinzo Lugard) In this episode we are talking about SEX.  Noleca speaks with artist and dominatrix Vennylinzo Lugard about parenting as a sexually liberated person.  How do we claim, embrace and use our sexual energy?  How do we talk to our children about sensuality and sexuality without shame?   Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co  Edited...

In this episode, Noleca speaks with writer and journalist Dani Mcclain about archiving. What do we hold on to and preserve? What precious things will help tell our story? What of our history do we share with our children and what do you keep secret? Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co Edited by Randie Chapman at Wordie Productions.  Please make sure to rate, subscribe and rev...

Yummy (with Noah Tucker) Welcome all foodies!  In this episode, Noleca connects with chef and resurntureur Noah Tucker about food as a way to connect with our children.  How do you teach our children about the importance of eating well while allowing them to shape their own relationships with food? Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co  Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Pro...

Ethical Non-monogamy is on the rise, but how do we talk with our children about unconventional relationships.  On this episode of Raising Rebels, Noleca gets into it with writer and death doula Resham Mantri.  They discuss practicing non-monogamy as mothers of color.  What and how do you share being in open relationships with our children? Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co Edite...

In this episode, Noleca talks with Carvell Wallace about “empty nest” and the complicated feelings that develop as we witness our children growing past us. What is our role as parents once our children no longer need parenting? How do we mourn the loss? What comes next? Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co  Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions.   Pl...

Welcome to Season IV! What keeps us from sharing our whole truth with our children? On this episode of Raising Rebels Noleca connects with Andrea of the Cheat Code podcast about sharing our secrets, shames, and hidden places with our children. What do we risk by telling our truth and what can we gain? Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co Edited by Randie Chapman at Wordie Productions.&n...

Introducing #TRIGGERED a media review podcast about all things that made us feel something and why! Join sister friends Andrea, host of the Cheat Code Podcast and Noleca, host of the Raising Rebels Podcast as they get into all of their feelings. A Domino Sound production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ask for more. That's the lesson, and it's one our host Noleca applied when she and her life partner, Homero, moved their family out of the United States. But they didn't do it alone, and in this episode she chats with the woman responsible for their safe passage to Amsterdam. Together, Noleca and Ayra discuss their decision to raise their children in the Netherlands, share stories about Blackness,...

To move is to survive, at least that's often the case for Black people. In this episode our host Noleca chats with Qianna and Andre about movement and their collective decision to choose safety and peace. Together they reveal the affect moving has had on their children and discuss what they have learned, struggled with, and appreciated about their travels. This conversation begs the question, if y...

Vote or die? Propaganda or facts? In this episode, Noleca chats with her life partner Homero and friends of the pod, Allegra and Keith White about the high stakes of the upcoming Nov. 2020 presidential elections and the obligation to go vote. Together they discuss if there's any difference between an overt and covert racist, how they are prepping their families for election day, and if staying in...

Every decision has a consequence and trade-off, especially when it involves attending or working at a predominately white institution. In this week's episode, Noleca and her Woe, Shalewa discuss what it's like to be a guide. They also speak on the gains they get from working with students, but also the trauma of having to compartmentalize racism and micro-aggressions from white colleagues, childre...

The ancestors are speaking. Are you listening? Are you open? This week our host Noleca chats with mystic Timil Jones about all things divination. Together the two discuss alters, tarot cards, divine knowing, and giving our children the space and guidance to engage with the astral plane. Perhaps our grandmas, big mamas, and aunties were on to something? And maybe our bodies have always known that t...

This week we're talking parenting when we are physically apart from our children. We discuss surrendering control, confronting our ego, and how to remain present--no matter the distance. Our guest is a friend of the pod and Noleca's god brother, Asad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The relationship between black families and the great outdoors, with Gillianne Roberts educator, activist and mother. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’re talking about beauty: what makes us feel beautiful, how to make our children feel beautiful. We get into all the complications of living in a world where our black and brown children often aren’t celebrated for their beauty and are made to feel other. Our  guest is friend of the pod (and Noleca’s Friend Crush!) Ola Ronke, artist, set designer and founder of The Free Black Wome...

This week, our dear dear friend Carvell Wallace joins us for another conversation about the future. Check out his episode from last season, if you haven't already! Carvell is a New York Times Bestselling author, memoirist, and award-winning podcaster who covers race, arts, culture, film and music for a wide variety of news outlets. He has a new podcast out right now called " Who We Are: A Chronicl...

We’re ALL figuring out how to educate our children during the pandemic. It can be overwhelming and scary, and sometimes it feels like we’re all alone as parents, trying to make it work. This week, Tiersa McQueen (follow her @tiersaj !) joins us to share her wisdom and experiences with unschooling her four children, and why she’ll never go back to the traditional model of schooling.  Hosted on...