Testimonies

Testimonies are personal accounts, oral and living histories pertaining to black grandmothers. When we testify, we share our stories to liberate ourselves and others, in this case black grandmothers and their grandchildren. Each testimony will feature a visual and/or audio representation of the story being shared. From across generations, time periods, and time zones, testimonies will reveal how black grandmothers, past and present, help define who we are and what we can become.

TESTIMONY: JUANITA SIMMONS

By RBGM Staff • Coping/Grief, Testimonies

“I’m a scrub the black off you!”

As a child I spent weekends at my paternal grandmother’s house But not because I wanted to Actually, I dreaded it But, I …
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2 years ago

Pollinator, cook, and writer Gabrielle Eitienne shares her joy for the garden and food legacy on her online journal “Revival Taste Collective” www.revivaltaste.com. Learning and reviving the traditions of her …
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2 years ago

TESTIMONY: TRELANI MICHELLE

By RBGM Staff • Testimonies

Trelani Michelle is an oil and water combination of overthinking and spontaneity. A product of the bayou and the beach. A woman who ain’t afraid to curse when communicating …
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2 years ago

TESTIMONY: BARBARA EDWARDS

By RBGM Staff • Testimonies

2 years ago

TESTIMONY: BLUE WADE

By RBGM Staff • Education, Wisdom/Perspectives, Testimonies

2 years ago

TESTIMONY: ANDRE TURNER

By RBGM Staff • 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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2 years ago

TESTIMONY: HOWARD PAYTON

By RBGM Staff • Coping/Grief, Testimonies

“The Real Help”

Emma Williams (1912-1998) was my maternal grandmother and her mother was Irish American. You remember the movie “The Help?” Well, that’s what she did for …
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