Writer Mother Monster: Riché Barnes, “Black women have had to come up with strategies for the survival of their children, families, and communities. It’s a toolkit passed down through the collective memory of Black mothers.”
Writer Mother Monster
English - April 17, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBBooks Arts Kids & Family Parenting writer mother author literature fiction parent parenting motherhood working mother writer mother Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
(April 15, 2021) Riché J. Daniel Barnes, a socio-cultural anthropologist who studies Black families, is the author of Raising the Race: Black Career Women Redefine Marriage, Motherhood, and Community. She has a 20-year-old daughter and twin 18-year-old sons, and she describes writer-motherhood in three words as: “Supporter. Creative. Industrious.” In this episode, Riché talks about raising kids while pursuing a PhD, redefining “family time,” and Black Strategic Mothering. And, she reveals the talent she performs at her family talent show!
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