Mocha Mamas

07/09/2020

We have a new episode for you TOMORROW!! 🙌🏽 In the mean time, catch up on last week’s episode or one of our top episodes. You can find the links at linktr.ee/mochamamaspodcast or link in bio. Enjoy your Labor Day! 💕

31/08/2020

Look who’s back!! 🙌🏽 We are putting the finishing touches on Season 2, episode 1. Come catch up with us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts... TOMORROW!! 🎧

06/08/2020

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04/08/2020

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Representation Matters! ✊🏽 If you want to raise anti-racist children, reading books with representation is imperative. It may seem like a small step but it’s a crucial one! Representation normalizes people of color (and others from marginalized groups) rather than centering whiteness as the default. Make sure you follow along with my IG stories because I frequently share books for children. I’ve also made a list. Check out my affiliate link. {Link in Bio}

13/07/2020

"The real test of allyship is what you and your family do after the Black Lives Matter hashtag is no longer trending."
https://www.parents.com/kids/responsibility/racism/little-things-you-can-do-to-be-anti-racist-as-a-family/

Committing to be anti-racist is an ongoing mission and not a trend to follow in the moment. Here are ways to come together as a family and be vocal about social injustices.

11/07/2020

Yes!!

I keep learning. Who else?

03/07/2020

Are you celebrating the 4th of July? Check out our latest episode with Mocha Mamas founder & host, . {LINK IN BIO}

30/06/2020

“Fellow citizens, above your national, tumultuous joy, I hear the mournful wail of millions, whose chains, heavy and grievous yesterday, are today rendered more intolerable by the jubilant shouts that reach them.” - Frederick Douglass

https://youtu.be/H-cVwuMmylA

Provided to YouTube by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July" · Ossie Davis A Voice Ringing O'er the Gale! The Oratory of ...

30/06/2020

Wow!!

25/06/2020

A little lesson for you. 🧠

Unconscious or implicit bias is actually a sign that your brain is working. 🧠 Seriously! Your brain has millions of pieces of information thrown at it in a second. There is no possible way to process all of this information, so your brain has to QUICKLY decide what to focus on. Everything else gets categorized in the subconscious according to our experiences (memories) and socialization. This can be a good thing. For example, we don’t have to think about whether or not we will touch a hot stove every time we encounter one. It only took once (maybe twice for some of us 🤪) and then that information was filed in the subconscious and we instinctively know not to touch without having to consciously think about it.
Over time, though, through socialization and experience, this is also how implicit bias is born. Our brains will categorize people based on their skin, how they’re dressed, they’re accent, etc. and we will instinctively respond without even being consciously aware.
The good news is we CAN retrain our brains! We can learn to be aware of the biases and then replace them with non biased thoughts. This second piece is crucial because if you are simply aware of the bias but do nothing about it, what good does it do to be aware? 🤔

19/06/2020

We will be sharing some facts about Juneteenth in our stories. While we are happy that people are learning of and recognizing Juneteenth... we have to know the TRUTH. Let’s stop trying to make our history sound nice. It’s not. It’s ugly. But our future doesn’t have to be. ✊🏽

𝕵𝖚𝖓𝖊 19, 1865
“The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor."

18/06/2020

New episode with our cutest guest yet. 😉 {LINK IN BIO}

17/06/2020

This is a MUST-watch.

17/06/2020

Let’s stop saying that talking about racism is divisive. Ok? We will never get anywhere by doing that. 💯 Via

15/06/2020

"Most of us don’t like conflict but we must understand that it’s the conflict that will bring about the change."
https://www.fortheloveofmom.org/blog-1/why-talking-about-racism-is-not-divisive

I've noticed a trend among some people, particularly on social media. Instead of engaging in conversation about race and racism, there are those who call it "divisive". Is it really, though? Click to find out!

12/06/2020

We are discussing racial disparities in the U.S. public school system with guest co-host Tamika Thomas of .
Tamika has a WEALTH of knowledge and an evident passion for children and, particularly advocating for children of color. ⚠️ Some of these statistics and stories may shock you. {LINK IN BIO} 🎧

11/06/2020

“Notions of family saturate the black freedom struggle in all of its aspects, especially the threat of police brutality. Under the constant surveillance, suspicion, and violence of law enforcement in America, black people share a kinship of calamity. A brotherhood and sisterhood of suffering. Like any family, it is not something we choose. This sense of solidarity through hardship is forced on us by the oppression we endure in a white-supremacist society.”

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/06/familial-language-black-grief/612847/

Black people feel the pain and loss of black life as if it were our very own blood that had been brutalized—because it easily could have been.

10/06/2020

Many parents are asking right now how they can raise anti-racist kids. This is a very important question but we must remember that it starts in the heart and if we are going to mold little hearts that have love and compassion, it starts with our OWN hearts!
👉🏽 Check your heart
👉🏽 Check your biases
👉🏽 Check your complicity
Being anti-racist is a daily work! 💕 Our Mocha Mamas host recently took over The Simple Home Podcast and talked about raising anti-racist kids. {LINK IN BIO}

09/06/2020

Here is a must-watch list put together by Mocha Mamas host, .

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👉🏽 Little White Lie
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👉🏽 Skin Short Film

09/06/2020

Have you heard our latest episode? We are covering some of the biggest misconceptions about Black Lives Matters!

https://www.mochamamas.com/episodes/blacklivesmatter

Today on Mocha Mamas, we are addressing some of the misconceptions of Black Lives Matter. It is more than a hashtag and it is not a movement that endorses or promotes violence, hate or Black superiority.  It is a necessary movement to draw attention to police brutality and how it is impacti

02/06/2020

29/05/2020

This is good but it does not mean justice will be served. The other officers need to be arrested as well! And they ALL need to be convicted which is a big feat, considering the statistics. But this is a step in the right direction!

27/05/2020

So many are asking what they can do. Sign and call!

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27/05/2020

This is a POWERFUL statement. What if we had actually listened to Kap and did something instead of running him off the field (literally)?

22/05/2020

More good news! This shows the power of organizing. However, let’s not forget that we should not *need* organizing for justice to be served and equity to be attained.

Kenneth Walker, a legal gun owner, shot at Louisville Metro police officers who killed his girlfriend, a 26-year-old EMT, in her own home.

19/05/2020

We mentioned the book I’m Still Here a couple of weeks ago on our episode Girl, Get Your Own Quotes where we talked about . We ended the episode with encouraging listeners to listen to and elevate the voices of Black women. This book by is a must read. .
If you missed the episode, click the LINK IN BIO. 👆🏽Or head to mochamamas.com/episodes. @ Stockton, California

19/05/2020

We did an episode on the impact of coronavirus on the Black community. Here is some information on how it is is disproportionately affecting the Latinx community.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-17/latino-essential-workers-coronavirus?fbclid=IwAR232dIjkV_85FCyuVPh0GrB8twxZ4bSDP-6T2i59ISkvwQYKKsDpUWy9X4

Check out the episode: bit.ly/MochaMamasEpisode17

Many essential workers — cashiers, truck drivers, meat packers — are Latino. They can't stay home. And they're being hit hard by the novel coronavirus.

17/05/2020

This is an AMAZING list for all non-Black folks. 🙌🏽 #14 is especially important!

https://medium.com/awaken-blog/20-allyship-actions-for-asians-to-show-up-for-the-black-community-right-now-464e5689cf3e

In light of and ongoing police violence, how can the Asian and Asian American community show up for our Black siblings?

19/04/2020

What can you do to brighten someone’s day today? Be someone’s sparkle! 💕

19/04/2020

This!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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The only job you have right now is to take care of yourself.
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17/04/2020

On our latest episode of Mocha Mamas we are talking about caring for our own mental health and that of the ones we love - including our children! 💕 Thank you to for being our guest! Click the link in bio to listen. 🎧

10/04/2020

We are wishing Delores Huerta a VERY happy 90th birthday! 🎉 A true legend and inspiration. 💕
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Happy 90th Birthday Dolores Huerta!
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Dolores Clara Fernández Huerta is labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Cesar Chavez, is a co-founder Of the National Farmworkers Association, which later become the United Farm Workers.
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Today along with her foundation she continues to fights for equality.
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We say thank you to this poderosa Latina.
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06/04/2020

Listen to our latest episode where we talk about how our lives have changed since coronavirus and the good and bad of this new episode ay of life. Tell us how your life has changed!

31/03/2020

Yes!! Learn, grow, help others. 💕

28/03/2020

Just your friendly reminder not to let your guard down during this time of global crisis. Racism has, can and will rear its ugly head. We must be vigilant, we must be woke, we must be anti-racist! ✊🏽 Check our our latest post for more on this topic.

26/03/2020

𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕪𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕠𝕜𝕖 𝕕𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕔𝕠𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕣𝕦𝕤 💕
Check out our most recent episode where we talk about why it’s important to stay alert (“woke”) with coronavirus.
Quote by julian_s_newman_ from his article, How to Cure the Virus of Racism. 👏🏽 Link to article in show notes. 😉

22/03/2020

This is a great piece on why calling Coronavirus the Chinese Flu or Virus is not only problematic but racist.

https://medium.com//how-to-cure-the-virus-of-racism-a36ba0b4698e

Implicit bias is a kind of distorting lens that’s a product of both the architecture of our brain and the disparities in our society.” ―…

20/03/2020

Please do not forsake your mental health! Reach out (virtually, of course 😀) and talk to someone. If you need someone to talk you, WE ARE HERE!!

19/03/2020

"Wherever a pandemic goes, xenophobia is never far behind."

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-covid19-xenophobia-racism/607816/

As the coronavirus spreads across the globe, so too does racism.