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How to relate to other human beings in a range of relationships, including intimate, familial, work, community, church, and so forth. How to choose the best partners.  What constitutes healthy relationships versus toxic and unhealthy ones? “Treat people how you want to be treated!” Sherelle’s grandmother had a collection of obituaries in what became the family Bible. She’d say, “You got to honor people when they live and remember them when they die. Sometimes these [the obituaries] are all we have of people.” “Don’t never let a man beat on you or your friends walk on you.” “Keep your enemies close to keep an eye on them.”   How grandmothers were instrumental in helping to maintain family connections, bequeathing things to the next generation, and planning family events (reunions, holiday gatherings, etc.). Views about the family, what and who constitutes a family, and what it means to act with a sense of family obligation and responsibility. Divisiveness within families. The use of oral tradition and other mechanisms to keep family stories and history. Genealogical practices. This category also includes caregiving–done by grandmothers and for grandmothers!

TESTIMONY: TARRELL JOHNSON
2 years ago

TESTIMONY: TARRELL JOHNSON

By  •  Relationships, Testimonies

“King and Queen for a Day”

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Rochelle Johnson is a loving grandmother to Tarrell Johnson. When reminded about his grandmother, the first words …
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TESTIMONY: DR. AKINYELE UMOJA
2 years ago

TESTIMONY: DR. AKINYELE UMOJA

By  •  Relationships, Religion/Spirituality, Rituals

Akinyele Umoja (born 1954) is an American educator and author who specializes in African-American studies. As an activist, he is a founding member of the New Afrikan People’s Organization and …
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TESTIMONY: SAHARA ANTHONY JR.
2 years ago

TESTIMONY: SAHARA ANTHONY JR.

By  •  Education, Relationships, Testimonies

“I Saved You for a Reason”

Jessie Simone Gordon (1929-) was born in Port Arthur, Texas to Cornelius Wilson and Alvin James Paul.  Her grandchildren affectionately call her ‘Gramma’ or …
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TESTIMONY: FELICIA CONN-PAYTON
2 years ago

TESTIMONY: FELICIA CONN-PAYTON

By  •  Relationships, Rituals, Wisdom/Perspectives

“The Porch”

What I remember most about my grandma Gladys Dawson (1923-1998) is sitting on her porch every summer and my mama would go buy peas and bushels of …
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TESTIMONY: ANDRE TURNER
2 years ago

TESTIMONY: ANDRE TURNER

By  •  Relationships, Religion/Spirituality, Testimonies

“Her faith gave her the salvation and she was salvation!”

Andre Turner is first and foremost up to being a dad. He tells me during our interview, “You can’t see …
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TESTIMONY: REAGAN JACKSON (BARBARA JAMES)
2 years ago

TESTIMONY: REAGAN JACKSON (BARBARA JAMES)

By  •  Education, Relationships, Creativity

TESTIMONY: LASHAWNDA PITTMAN
4 years ago

TESTIMONY: LASHAWNDA PITTMAN

By  •  Relationships, Work, Gratitude/Happiness

Real Black Grandmothers Creator and Founder, Dr. LaShawnDa Pittman talks about the importance of preserving Black grandmothers stories.

TESTIMONY: SHEREE JOHNSON
4 years ago

TESTIMONY: SHEREE JOHNSON

By  •  Religion/Spirituality, Gratitude/Happiness, Testimonies

“Baby It’s Enough of Waneda to Go Around”

My grandmother, Waneda Loretta Pittman (Neda) (May 30, 1933-May 2, 2015), kept us in church with her. She raised her household in …
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TESTIMONY: SHERYL BURKE
5 years ago

TESTIMONY: SHERYL BURKE

By  •  Relationships, Gratitude/Happiness, Health

“A Haiku for Maw Maw”

Eat Organic Save Money Listen to sages Practice kindness and interdependence Repeat

As a child, I was left in …
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TESTIMONY: NAIMA MORA
5 years ago

TESTIMONY: NAIMA MORA

By  •  Creativity, Gratitude/Happiness, Testimonies

Naima Mora, talks about the stories she can recollect and those that she wish were documented from her grandmother sculptor Elizabeth Catlett (April 15, 1915-April 2, 2012).

 

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