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 society with out guest momologist, Aviva Brown. 

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 Chatter.

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.

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 discuss how to talk to your children about death with our Guest Momologist, Kymberly Akpowowo.

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?

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 lifestyle? Can we (the black woman) collectively say we have the financial confidence to pay, save, and invest? Let’s break it down….

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 fruit and vegetables, instead, relying on convenience stores, which provide processed and sugar- and fat-laden foods, which are known contributors to the United States' obesity epidemic.

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 parenting. In this Mompreneur Spotlight we will be chatting with Founder, Kimberly Davis on how and why she created LACH. 

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 awareness and diversity with co-founder, Dr. Alicia Makaye

Introduced by Sen. Kamala Harris (D)-California and presidential candidate during her campaign, grants will be provided to 500 “family friendly schools” for before school, after school, and summer enrichment.  Mel and Tash will break down the Act providing pros and cons.

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 of it---what you didn’t know about private schools with our guest momologist, Dara Tilghman. 

As black parents, we’ve felt that conversations about race and race relations occur far too young for the mind to even process….or so do adults think. How do we, as black adults, not only teach these lessons to our children, when we struggle with our own challenges with the justice system?

We strive in trying to raise morally sound children. The test is how they navigate the world as functioning adults. We are hearing the unfortunate rise of childhood suicides resulting from real life and cyberbullying. Nearly all of us have dealt with bullies somewhere along the way. Parents may shake their heads in disgust but we have to wonder if we are raising bullies? We’ll discuss the ways we may (unintentionally) be raising a bully.

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 is right for them. Mel and Tash continue the conversation with Dorinda Walker at The Motivated Mom Retreat. Note: Due to technical difficulties there will be feedback noise.

Mel and Tash continue the conversation on why Child Trafficking is the untold story, the hidden epidemic we need to tackle today. It can happen in any community and victims can be any age, race, gender, or nationality.

During the motherhood journey, we often complain that we are “lost’. Our time and energy are consumed with the well being and care or our children and significant others. Previous guest has expressed that once that motherhood journey transitions to empty nesting or even content/stabilization, the idea of self-preservation is new/daunting/familiar/unfamiliar phenomena.

Black hair and hair culture has been a form of political activism for centuries.  We will discuss the most recent piece of legislation, called the C.R.O.W.N act, which was created in support of banning these hair policies. How does this act translate to us as success in the workforce? What are we teaching our daughters about their hair? And what are teaching our sons as acceptable beauty? 

Every August, U.S. Breastfeeding Committee marks this as National Breastfeeding Month. Specifically, in the last week of August, black mothers celebrate Black Breastfeeding Week. The fact that racial disparity in initiation and even bigger one for duration has lingered for so long is reason enough to take 7 days to focus on the issue. We will dive into these factors with our guest Momologist, LaQuita Brazile.

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. Let’s discuss how and why this speech is so moving, and its relevance in our motherhood and personal/professional journey.

“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.” When suffering from Postpartum Depression, there’s the mask that everyone is fine, everything should be fine. Today we are exploring postpartum depression as an African American mom.

Did you know African Americans make up more than 40% of the homeless population?! Nearly half of homeless are families with children. The challenge to overcome the odds is an uphill battle. Today, we want the challenges and inspiration behind this topic, homeless to entrepreneur, with our guest momologist, Chef Sonya Dorsey.

Topic: Navigating our marriages/partnerships when our spouses are battling terminal diseases

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 through podcasting and experiences that help us Release, Reconnect, and Rejuvenate in our motherhood journey.

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 adulthood with our guest, Lillian Flakes.

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 regarding its practice. They want to remove any pain or difficulties from their children’s paths so that their kids can succeed.