“If a Man Ever Hits You Just Kill Him”
I have a lot of stories that I could tell you about my grandmother Myrtice Lewis (1915-2005). My grandmamma was a …
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Real Black Grandmothers Creator and Founder, Dr. LaShawnDa Pittman talks about the importance of preserving Black grandmothers stories.
“What Did I Tell You About Climbing Those Damn Apple Trees?”
My grandma was Valerie Smith (1926-1968). We used to live on an apple orchard. She would make us go …
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“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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“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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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).
Resilience is cultivating religious/spiritual practices. They give you something bigger than yourself to believe in and to rely upon. Not to mention, provide a sense of wonder and magic. Loreli Warren …
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