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Dem Black Mamas Podcast

84 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 116 ratings

Dem Black Mamas answers all the questions yo mama won't! From sex & dream chasing to adulting & raising free Black children, Crystal Tennille Irby, NeKisha Killings, & Thea Monyee, three #BlackMamaCreatives give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold.

This is for Black girls/women who need an auntie. This is for Black Mamas who believe healing is a form of generation wealth. This is for Black girls/women who believe creativity is tool for liberation. This is for Black mamas who believe motherhood is not the graveyard of dreams.

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Episodes

DBM Episode 22 Ask Us Anything

February 15, 2019 18:52 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB

EPISODE INTRO & SHOW NOTES #DearMamas Dear Village.  Thank you for loving us, sharing us and engaging with us.  Thank you to everyone who sent us questions and showed us some love.  Thank you for thinking enough of us to want to hear from us. We are so grateful you want to connect with us.  We don’t want Dem Black Mamas to be a presentation or monologue. We want Dem Black Mamas to be an energy exchange, a dialogue between three #BlackMamaCreatives and a conversation with you. So please kee...

DBM Episode 21 Black Mama Feminist

December 21, 2018 09:41 - 1 hour - 38.5 MB

#DearMama Ask for what you want and what you need.  Believe you are worthy of help and you deserve to be free.  Believe your fave is watching your work and if you send her an email she’ll say “Of course I know your podcast and I’d love to be a guest” Yes Yes Mama! our fave Black Mama Feminist Jamilah Lemieux joins us in the Mac & Cheese segment! Be sure to tag us on social media when sharing the episode and use the hashtag #BlackMamaFeminist. Please amplify our collection plate cause and sti...

DBM Episode 20 Dem Black Mamas Classics

November 28, 2018 22:57 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

Dear Mama, Thank you for rocking with us for 20 episodes.  My, my how we've grown together.  This podcast is like our journal.  In this episode we're gonna look back at all the moments that helped us grow.  We hope you laugh, cry, exhale, learn, and heal. Love, real, free, Black Mama Magic Love, from Dem Black Mamas, Crystal, NeKisha, & Thea SHOW OUTLINE Clip 1 & 2 - Episode 2: Michelle 4C LaVaughn Chocolate Robinson Clip 3 - Episode 3: OOOOHHHH Baby Clip 4 - This clip is an outtak...

DBM Episode 19 Raw & Uncut

November 17, 2018 13:02 - 1 hour - 40.5 MB

#DearMama Sometimes the armor gets heavy.  Sometimes we gotta put down our sword and shield and cry and grieve and hold each other.   There is no outline for this episode because we scrapped it.  We felt heavy and decided to show up authentic. When we hit record, we had no idea where we were going and releasing this episode and laying bare all of our vulnerability is scary as the truth often is.  The truth is this is where the healing is. The truth is this is how we get out of the valley, ...

DBM Episode 18 Deez Black Votes

October 27, 2018 08:24 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

#DearMama In our darkest hour, when our deepest fears come to life, do we bury our head in the bloody wounded sand of America or do we heal?  We look back at our first episode, recorded immediately following the 2016 Election, and examine where we are now as opposed to where we thought we’d be and how that election transformed our lives as Black women, as Black creatives, and as Black mothers surprisingly for the better.  Be sure to tag us on social media when sharing the episode and use the...

DBM Episode 17 Dem Black Births

October 04, 2018 18:54 - 1 hour - 59.5 MB

#DearMama Black women are fighting to stay alive while giving birth and Black babies are fighting to be born.  No one is coming to save us.  We are the ones we've been waiting for and there have been and continue to be brave Black women on the front lines of this fight. Our intention of this episode is to share the importance of Black birth workers and encourage Black mothers to discover the power within themselves to become active engaged participants in their pregnancy and birthing process...

DBM Episode 16 Raising Free Black Children

September 10, 2018 01:20 - 1 hour - 61 MB

Dear Mama We often dream FOR our children. What if we dreamed WITH our children? What if we discovered who they are instead of trying to determine who they should become? What if we allowed them to dance outside the box no matter how much it scared us? What if we let our children be free? Our intention in this episode is to share how our personal journeys towards freedom impacted our parenting and inspire you to begin to parent from a place from freedom and not fear.  As Black mothers we KNO...

DBM Episode 15 Black Mama Creative

July 20, 2018 09:29 - 1 hour - 51.4 MB

Dear Mama: We know you got dreams. We know you wanna  start something, write something, build something, have always had a dream they haven’t given birth to...This episode is for you! We want you to know it ain’t over for you and we refuse to let you believe motherhood is the graveyard of dreams. Thea Monyee gives 7 concrete tips to begin that thing you’ve been thinking of doing but putting off.   SHOW LINE UP Church Announcements: DBM Partnerships & New Endeavors What's Good in the Ho...

REWIND DBM Episode 9 Building Mama's Village

July 02, 2018 18:38 - 1 hour - 66.1 MB

What’s up Everybody! We’re kicking off the month of July with an oldie but but goodie, a special REWIND episode of Dem Black Mamas.  We’ll be dropping new content on the 1st and the 15th of each month. Until then check our most listened to episode Building Mama’s Village.  In this episode we discuss the importance of and our different journeys in building villages, virtually and physically that have nurtured us on every level of our being as mothers, Black women, creatives and entrepreneurs....

DBM Episode 14 Thea Monyee Live at Black Girl Mixtape

June 22, 2018 01:15 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCreat...

DBM Episode 13 Mamactivist

June 07, 2018 16:17 - 1 hour - 69.8 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCreat...

DBM Episode 12: Black Love

May 13, 2018 04:33 - 1 hour - 54.9 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCrea...

DBM Episode 11: Ask Yo Mama Live At Cal State LA

May 07, 2018 18:43 - 1 hour - 48.6 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCrea...

DBM Episode 10: #MeToo, Mama Live At Cal Poly Pomona

April 22, 2018 14:08 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCrea...

DBM Episode 9: Building Mama's Village

December 23, 2017 00:10 - 1 hour - 64.2 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCrea...

DBM Episode 8: Not Yo Mama's Sex Talk

November 27, 2017 19:58 - 1 hour - 71.2 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCrea...

Sway

October 11, 2017 11:31 - 4 minutes - 8.32 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCreat...

Motherhood Is Not the Graveyard of Dreams

September 25, 2017 11:24 - 1 minute - 1.35 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCreat...

DBM Episode 7: Dear Mama - Listener Letters

September 15, 2017 19:50 - 1 hour - 85.5 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCrea...

DBM Episode 6: I Get It From My Mama

May 14, 2017 15:37 - 1 hour - 46.7 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCrea...

DBM Episode 5: You Gon Learn Today

May 12, 2017 12:36 - 1 hour - 102 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCrea...

Easter Speech: You Can't Outdo Black Folk

April 13, 2017 20:10 - 5 minutes - 4.07 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCreat...

Iunno Nothing Bout Birthing No Babies

March 23, 2017 11:36 - 31 minutes - 17.7 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCreat...

WARNING: DON'T FEED MISS ANN

March 14, 2017 13:51 - 14 minutes - 8.42 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCreat...

Imprints & Impact: Mental Health in the Postpartum Period

March 09, 2017 21:01 - 11 minutes - 6.3 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCreat...

Wednesday Wisdom: Suga Free Comes Thru Every Time

February 22, 2017 12:54 - 12 minutes - 8.58 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCreat...

BIG

February 21, 2017 14:50 - 3 minutes - 6.23 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCreat...

DBM Episode 3: OH BAAAAABY!

February 10, 2017 17:36 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCrea...

Thank You Michelle Obama (Episode 2 Clip)

January 19, 2017 10:48 - 2 minutes - 1.94 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCreat...

Dat 4C Life(Clip from Episode 2)

January 18, 2017 23:29 - 4 minutes - 3.09 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCreat...

DBM Episode 2: Michelle 4C LaVaughn Chocolate Robinson Obama

January 18, 2017 07:45 - 1 hour - 53 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCrea...

Dream Chaser Squad - DBM Episode 1

December 22, 2016 00:00 - 4 minutes - 2.92 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCreat...

Black Mama Say DBM Episode 1

December 21, 2016 19:40 - 3 minutes - 2.77 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCreat...

DBM Episode 1: Meet Dem Black Mamas

December 16, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MB

Three #BlackMamaCreatives (Crystal Tennille Irby, Nekisha Killings, & Thea Monyee) give you all the #BlackMamaMagic your heart can hold as they discuss how to raise free Black children in an unfree world while pursuing their own dreams. #WomeOfColorPodcaastToo #WOCPodcasters #BlackPodcasts #PodcastsInColor #PodsInColor #DemBlackMamas #BlackJoy #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackChildren #BlackKids #BlackMoms #BlackMamas #BlackMomsMatter #FreeBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BlkCrea...

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