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Mahogany Momology
by Mahogany Momology
Mahogany Momology is an on-line dialog pertaining to the concerns and carefree parenting of black motherhood.
Episodes
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Season 5, Episode 2: The Wine Down
Season 5, Episode 2: The Wine Down About: The wine business is a billion dollar industry with Guest Bio: Tahiirah Habibi is an esteemed Sommelier, Founder and Executive Director. In 2012, Tahiirah opened the prestigious St.Regis, Bal Harbour. Her career ventured through many leadership roles to...
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Season 5, Episode 1: Farming and Reclaiming the Land
Season 5, Episode 1: Farming and Reclaiming the Land About: Today we are discussing Black Sustainability as it relates to increasing our knowledge about urban gardening with Guest Momomologist Iyeshima Harris-Ouedraogo. Guest Bio: Iyeshima started her journey in the food justice movement over 10...
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Season 4: Episode 8: Generational Wealth
Season 4: Episode 8: Generational Wealth Generational Wealth. We hear this term with the connotation devoted to trust funds and inheritances passed down by (white) family members. Can we have thriving Black businesses/communities to pass our level of generational wealth? ..Let's talk with our…
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Season 4, Episode 7: The Value of Private School
Season 4, Episode 7: The Value of Private School: a look at culture and community Show Sponsor: St. Philips School & Community Center https://www.stphilips1600.org/ ABOUT THE EPISODE: In Season 2, we discussed school choice, however focusing on all things private school from a prospective parents...
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Season 4, Episode 6: Childhood Obesity
Season 4, Episode 6: Childhood Obesity Child Obesity has been on a steady rise over the last 5 years. Childhood obesity in the Black population in the US has climbed to 22% versus 25.8% in the Latino community. Today, we have a guest Momologist and mother of 2, Vanessa Rissetto, to discuss…
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Season 4, Episode 5: Living with Someone with Mental Illness
Topic: Let's discuss having a partner and/or being the partner who is neurodiverse with two Momologists: a Therapist, and a Mom who has ADHS herself. Guest Momologists: Meet LaTisha Thomas, LCSW-S graduated in 2005 with her Bachelor of Social Work from Texas Woman's University She then received a...
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Season 4, Episode 4: The CROWN Act Part 2
You have heard of the CROWN Act (Listen to Season 2, Episode 22) but why aren't most states passing this law? Have we seen an improvement in the workforce re: perceptions of natural hair? Is the CROWN Act considered political activism 2.0 (1.5-ish)? Black Moms your voice is your vote! Produced…
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Season 4, Episode 3: Black Moms & PhDs
How does one get the support and clarity, as black women within the higher education culture. We'll be talking with Dr. Monique Bruner. About Guest Momologist Monique Bruner: Dr. Monique Bruner is completed her doctorate while graduating 2 girls from high school and taking in 2 toddlers. Not to...
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Season 4, Episode 2: Corporate Diversity
Season 4, Episode 2: Corporate Diversity Mel and Tash discuss how the Black Mom is affected in the new Corporate world of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. Episode Sponsor: Juni Essentials https://juniessentials.com/?ref=-seht4hrokub Use Code: MOM20 to save 20% in the month of February 2020 This...
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Season 4, Episode 1: 2020 - The Year of the Black Woman
Season 4, Episode 1: 2020 - The Year of the Black Woman 2020 wasn't all that bad was it? Rest In Power: Afiah Bey https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-loving-mommas-slain-son-in-s-dallas Produced By: Great Music and Games https://greatmusicandgames.com/ Continue the Discussion, Download,...
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Season 3, Episode 21: The New Educational Wealth Gap
Season 3, Episode 21: The New Educational Wealth Gap We'll discuss one of those factors that *may* contribute to the decisions OUR families are making--the wealth gap of education. Thanks to social media, not only have we heard the about the expansion of 'learning pods', we also hearing of other...
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Season 3, Episode 20: On the Couch During the Pandemic
Topic: We've covered a lot of topics during this pandemic, but we've never really sat down with ourselves to check in with how the black mother is doing...feeling...surviving during the pandemic. It's time to schedule an appointment, sit on the couch and make sense of it all with our therapist…
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Season 3, Episode 19: School Choice During COVID-19
Topic: With a little over a month away from school reopening, parents are expressing concerns about the protocols for safe social distancing, sanitation practices, and teacher training. Let's discuss the education options and concerns during COVID-19. Resources: Kentucky Department of Education...
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Season 3, Episode 18: When its US bullying US
Topic: When Black women are the token minority in the workforce, we attempt to seek out other Black women co-workers within the office environment. We give the extra inner 'black fist' when she is in a higher, executive position. But what happens when that sense of pride and #blackgirlmagic turns...
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Season 3, Episode 17: Researching Your Roots
Last episode we spoke with Awete Tyehimba, owner of Pan African Connection, about reconnecting with our roots...the inspiration behind the reconnecting. One question we asked was where do we begin. It can be quite an overwhelming and daunting task. We'll be talking about the process of…
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Season 3, Episode 16: Return to Your Roots
Season 3, Episode 16: Return to Your Roots Many of us are revamping conversations that we had in 2016 about leaving the United States… Going back to Africa… Reconnecting with our roots. What does that process look like? Where would we begin? We'll be discussing this with our guest momologist…
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Season 3, Episode 15:The Brown Mama's Mindset
Topic: The Brown Mama's Mindset A little self-care is warranted during this time for our black mothers nationwide. Not self-care in terms of deflecting your feelings and concerns (or maybe that might be true, for the moment, as well), but maybe a sense of reflection of who you are and how you can...
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Season 3, Episode 14: Buy Black
Topic: Buy Black Data from the Small Business Administration indicates that just over 19 million businesses, or 70.9 percent of all U.S. businesses, are white-owned. Blacks own about 2.6 million businesses or 9.5 percent of all U.S. businesses, and Latinos own 3.3 million businesses or 12.2…
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Season 3, Episode 13: Sexual Liberation
Topic: Mel and Tash have a deeper conversation on how hip hop, tv, and shopping has shaped us as we were growing up and how it may have affected our motherhood. Sources: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/megan-thee-stallion-cardi-b-lizzo-are-leading-pleasure-politics-ncna1029961...
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2nd Anniversary: Season 3/Episode 12: The Mindful Mom
Topic: Have you ever heard of mindfulness meditation? We think it's fitting to discuss this during these difficult times. According to Wikipedia, Mindfulness is the psychological process of purposely bringing one's attention to experiences occurring in the present moment without judgment, which…
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Season 3, Episode 11: Coping During COVID Times
Season 3, Episode 11: Coping During Covid Times Daily life during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has been stressful for people. The need for natural human interaction has abruptly halted with mandates to immediately shelter in place for an unforeseen amount of time. Our lives have shifted. We're...
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Season 3, Episode 10: The Wild Wild Web
Season 3, Episode 10: The Wild Wild Web Topic: The current state of sheltering-in-place has forced the use technology more than ever for economic stability (as weak as it is now), social/mental well-being and educational tools for society. Sadly, we're hearing of hackers displaying explicit…
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Season 3, Episode 9: Moms in the Cannabis Business
Topic: There is a growing number of African-American women who have become pioneers in the country's burgeoning cannabis industry. More and more black women are becoming marijuana entrepreneurs, creating dispensaries, launching CBD product lines and selling edible cannabis products and…
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Season 3, Episode 8: Black Women and Menopause
Topic: Menopause affects all women regardless of race or socioeconomic background. However, recent studies have shown that the experience of menopause is different among different racial groups. African Americans have more estrogen related symptoms (hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness…
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Season 3, Episode 7: Black Jewish Mom
Topic: Rashida Jones, Whoopi Goldberg, and most recent Tiffany Haddish are some of the notable African American Jewish celebrities. We can theorize that their celebrity status makes the transition easier to acclimate than non celebrities. We will discuss the path of being a Black Jewish mom in...
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Season 3, Episode 6: Motherhood Abroad
Topic: On this podcast, we've been talking about the American Black motherhood experience. But what's the journey like aboard? Do they experience racism? Colorism? Educational disparities. We will discuss The Black Motherhood Experience abroad with our guest momologist, Kearie Dee of Woke Mommy...
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Season 3, Episode 5: Separate and unequal, When the School Board is not advocating for your child
Topic: Recently, the city of Lancaster ISD sued a board member for a conflict of interest for being an advocate to children with special needs. This discussion leads to the question, shouldn't our school board be advocating for children's best interest, with our guest momologist, Carolyn Morris....
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Season 3, Episode 4: Coping with Grief
Season 3, Episode 4: Coping with Grief The emotional trauma brought on by the death of a close family member is often accompanied by varied emotional responses. Adults have difficulty processing death, but how do we have a healthy and successful discussion about death to their offspring? We will...
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Season 3, Episode 3: Communal Living
Season 3, Episode 3: Communal Living Mel and Tash discuss what appears to be a rising trend in living "Communal Living". With the cost of living on the rise and salaries staying flat could this be the way you and your family live? Episode Sponsor: SetFocus Academics Moms! Is your child struggling...
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Season 3, Episode 2: Relationships and Finances
Season 3, Episode 2: Relationships and Finances Seventy percent of black women are the primary or sole financial breadwinner, but yet are not confident about our finances. Kids definitely take up the finances, but should we be living in a constant hamster wheel/robbing Peter to pay Paul…
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Season 3, Episode 1: Food Desert Solutions
Season 3, Episode 1: Food Desert Solutions Food deserts tend to be more populated by low-income residents, who are not as attractive a market for large supermarkets, and have reduced mobility. Food deserts lack suppliers of fresh protein sources such as poultry, fish and meat, along with fresh...
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Season 2, Episode 30: Mompreneur Spotlight: Kimberly Davis
This episode is brought to you by LACH. Decluttering #momlife is what they do at LACH! LACH is an online marketplace for mothers to buy and sell preloved maternity and children's items.LACH is more than just a marketplace. On the site or on the app, mothers can connect and share the joys of...
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Season 2, Episode 29: Mompreneur Spotlight - Alicia Makaye, PhD
This episode is brought to you by GXA. GXA is an IT Solutions provider that builds stronger businesses and stronger communities. GXA prides itself on giving back to the underprivileged, not only within the community, but internationally. We have the pleasure to continue the discussion about IT...
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Season 2, Episode 28: Family Friendly Schools Act
Topic: The Family Friendly Schools Act will create a first-of-its-kind pilot program to give schools resources to stay open during the entire work day throughout the school year and to invest over $1 billion in enriching summer learning programs – all without forcing teachers to work longer hours...
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Season 2, Episode 27: What You Didn't Know About Private School
Season 2, Episode 27: What You Didn't Know About Private School. Finding the right educational pathway for your child can be daunting. Private school vs. public vs. charter--what's best for our children? Whatever your thoughts are on the state of our educational system, we'll discuss a fraction…
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Season 2, Episode 26: Teaching your child justice while you fight injustice
Topic: Teaching your child justice while you fight injustice Recent news once again is showing the challenges of living in America. #BlackLivesMatter. The untimely deaths of Bothan Jean and Atatiana Jefferson, both in their 20's & both killed by police officers, has sparked outrage in the...
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Season 2, Episode 25: Are You Raising a Bully
Mahogany Moms of the Week: This Momologist of the Week is Dr. Raissa Ferron. This wife, and mother of two is an Associate Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate coursework within the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental...
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Live Episode: Living Your Authentic Self Financially
Topic: Living Your Authentic Self Financially Can we talk finances and money management?!? As a mom, I always feel like I'm 'robbing Peter to pay Paul'. This becomes a bit challenging as a budding entrepreneur. The constant shift our finances may leave one to wonder if this entrepreneur journey…
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Season 2, Episode 24: Child Trafficking
Mahogany Mom of the Week: Our Mahogany Mom this week is K.Rashard. She owns the only black woman owned trucking school in Texas called @On Track Truck Driving School LLC Where to Find Us Next: The Motivated Mom Retreat on September 21 at the Omni Mandalay in Irving, TX:...
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Season 2, Episode 23: The Rejuvenated Mom
Season 2, Episode 23: The Rejuvenated Mom During the motherhood journey, we often complain that we are "lost'. Our time and energy are consumed with the wellbeing and care or our children and significant others. Previous guest has expressed that once that motherhood journey transitions to empty...
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Season 2, Episode 22: The CROWN Act
Topic: Black hair and hair culture has been a form of political activism for centuries. When black women were forced to cover our heads, we wore beautiful headwraps, highlighting our beauty. But penalized for the creativity and originality. To the 1960's, when certain types of hairstyles were...
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Season 2, Episode 21: Midwifery
Season 2 | Episode 21: Midwifery Every August, U.S. Breastfeeding Committee marks this as National Breastfeeding Month. The World Health Organization (W.H.O) encourages breastfeeding for at least 6 months, with numerous benefits to the growth and development of you child. Specifically, in the…
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Season 2, Episode 20: Help Somebody Cross
Season 2, Episode 20: Help Somebody Cross Topic: If you watched the 2019 BET Awards you heard Tyler's inspiring speech about how certain people's influence and seat at the table helped him so he could help somebody cross. He said "When I built my studio, I built it in a neighborhood that is one…
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Season 2, Episode 19: I Have Postpartum Depression
Topic: "One of the greatest tragedies in life is to lose your own sense of self and accept the version of you that is expected by everyone else." As someone who suffer(s) from Postpartum Depression, there's the mask that everyone is fine, everything should be fine. We create versions of portray…
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Season 2, Episode 18: Homelessness is not Hopelessness
Topic: Did you know African Americans make up more than 40% of the homeless population?! Nearly half of homeless are families with children. Specifically in the Dallas and surrounding counties, these numbers are growing, even in cities that previously sighted no homeless populations. While cities...
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Season 2, Episode 17: 'Till Death Do Us Part
Topic: Navigating our marriages/partnerships when our spouses are battling terminal diseases Produced By: Greenville Ave. Recording Studio Continue the Discussion, Download, Subscribe, Rate, Like, Follow Us, and Share on: Website: https://linktr.ee/mahoganymomology Marvelous Mahogany Mom…
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Season 2, Episode 16: Release, Reconnect, and Rejuvenate
Topic: Our communities of moms feel as if they have to suck it up and push through regardless of being overwhelmed and over work with no breaks in between. In previous episode we've discussed the idea of "supermoms" "independent wives", etc. In this episode we will chat about what we have learned...
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Season 2, Episode: 15: Motherhood with a Special Needs Child
Topic: The idea of being a mother and facing motherhood brings on varied emotions. What about when your child is identified as having special needs? In today's episode, we are exploring the perspective of a mom and her daughter who has special needs on their journey during childhood and into...
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Season 2, Episode 14: Snowplow Parenting
Topic: In prior episodes, we've discussed Free-Range Parenting. There are other styles including Helicopters, Tiger Moms and the like. Today we will be discussing Snowplow parenting. From the cited Today's Parent website, this is a fairly newer 'parenting technique' that has caused controversy...
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Season 2, Episode 13: Diversity in Schools
Topic: As parents, we constantly want the best educational foundation for our children. This playing field is not always leveled equally for African American children.. Various factors such as socioeconomic status, demographics, and naivete affect positive projection for our children. Let's not...
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