Podcast: In Our Mother's Gardens
Image credit: Lyndsay Dunn, NOISE
By Ashley Salem
Our latest podcast episode is an homage to Black motherhood. While the United States recognizes February as Black History Month, at NOISE every day of every month is a moment to recognize Black history and culture. The conversations in this episode are a tribute to Black mothering -- which is not always rooted in biology, blood or even gender. Mothering is the act of loving unconditionally, protecting, and preparing our little ones to take on this world, and grow into Black history in the making.
Our guests on this episode, Pastor LaShea Pogee and foster parent Mercedez Langford Brown, chat with NOISE's Ashley Salem about the many dimensions of mothering.
Using a garden as a metaphor, in this episode their conversations wind up and down the beanpoles of resiliency, self- sufficiency and self respect. Both raised by strong single mothers, our guests share what seeds were planted in them and how they plan to pass that onto the next generation.
