to my unborn son, on my 40th birthday, you are the most beautiful surprise I did not know to ask for. in the shadow of the failures of a nation, you grow as a testament to impossibility and abundance. before you came, i did not know to dream of you. Now that you are on your way, my love for you is boundless. you are proof of miracles, signs and wonders. proof that songs of joy are always worth singing. proof that God’s promises are yea and amen even and especially when they least look like it. i vow to protect you and your most precious brother with my life, not simply by my sacrifice, but by the way i live. in my now 40 years on this earth, i am clearer than ever that no matter what they say, i am free. you and your brother will bear witness to a free Black woman so that you will know you, too, are free. you will bear witness to a woman who is proud to be a mother-and everything else i was born to be. you will bear witness to the unbent backs of every mother in me and before me, to the victorious lineage that runs through you, to the unbowed heads of Black people who give your lives pride and your names meaning. you will know a woman who embraces evolution with courage and the unexpected with great faith. you will know a friend who finally knows her sensitivity is not a flaw, but a blessing of compassion that fuels her imperfect but very big heart. you will know a mommy who knows my power and my joy don’t come from the world—and that makes it unbreakable. what a gift you are, butterfly. happy birthday to me. on this, the dawn of a new decade, with more love than there are words, mommy.
this is devastating and it’s not even over. Please share any trustworthy community resources we can support from afar below. Want to make sure to share them on this week’s show 🙏🏾🙏🏾 #california #explore #freetheyouth
In this quickly evolving and changing situation, let’s continue to share resources for all of our siblings impacted by these fires and from afar, let’s support those who are helping directly. I’ve shared many in my stories but wanted to ensure that folks knew about this resource—and the work of @mutualaidla. Praying for LA and hoping we remember faith without works is dead 🫶🏾🙏🏾 check on your people—and if you checked in today, keep doing it! #LA #LosAngeles Repost from @jessicamalatyrivera • MALAN has put together a Google sheet with mutual aid resources for folks affected by the fires in Los Angeles. You can view it at: 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆.𝗰𝗰/𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻-𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲 We will continue to update it with information shared here, and will also update information regarding volunteer and donation needs as it becomes available. Please share widely! #mutualaid
more resources & ways to donate and support. thank you @genevievejroth 🫶🏾 Repost from @genevievejroth • Friends, this is a lot. So many people are being touched by this wildfire crisis in Los Angeles, including our own community—friends, family, and @invisiblehand.co cohorts. We’ve pulled together resources for those who need them and ways to help if you’re looking to pitch in. Take a look, donate if you can, and share this so others can find what they need. The helpers are already stepping in. Let’s keep it going—share what you can, talk about climate action, and check in on your neighbors. We’re always better together.
more resources & ways to donate and support. thank you @genevievejroth 🫶🏾 Repost from @genevievejroth • Friends, this is a lot. So many people are being touched by this wildfire crisis in Los Angeles, including our own community—friends, family, and @invisiblehand.co cohorts. We’ve pulled together resources for those who need them and ways to help if you’re looking to pitch in. Take a look, donate if you can, and share this so others can find what they need. The helpers are already stepping in. Let’s keep it going—share what you can, talk about climate action, and check in on your neighbors. We’re always better together.
more resources & ways to donate and support. thank you @genevievejroth 🫶🏾 Repost from @genevievejroth • Friends, this is a lot. So many people are being touched by this wildfire crisis in Los Angeles, including our own community—friends, family, and @invisiblehand.co cohorts. We’ve pulled together resources for those who need them and ways to help if you’re looking to pitch in. Take a look, donate if you can, and share this so others can find what they need. The helpers are already stepping in. Let’s keep it going—share what you can, talk about climate action, and check in on your neighbors. We’re always better together.
more resources & ways to donate and support. thank you @genevievejroth 🫶🏾 Repost from @genevievejroth • Friends, this is a lot. So many people are being touched by this wildfire crisis in Los Angeles, including our own community—friends, family, and @invisiblehand.co cohorts. We’ve pulled together resources for those who need them and ways to help if you’re looking to pitch in. Take a look, donate if you can, and share this so others can find what they need. The helpers are already stepping in. Let’s keep it going—share what you can, talk about climate action, and check in on your neighbors. We’re always better together.
more resources & ways to donate and support. thank you @genevievejroth 🫶🏾 Repost from @genevievejroth • Friends, this is a lot. So many people are being touched by this wildfire crisis in Los Angeles, including our own community—friends, family, and @invisiblehand.co cohorts. We’ve pulled together resources for those who need them and ways to help if you’re looking to pitch in. Take a look, donate if you can, and share this so others can find what they need. The helpers are already stepping in. Let’s keep it going—share what you can, talk about climate action, and check in on your neighbors. We’re always better together.
more resources & ways to donate and support. thank you @genevievejroth 🫶🏾 Repost from @genevievejroth • Friends, this is a lot. So many people are being touched by this wildfire crisis in Los Angeles, including our own community—friends, family, and @invisiblehand.co cohorts. We’ve pulled together resources for those who need them and ways to help if you’re looking to pitch in. Take a look, donate if you can, and share this so others can find what they need. The helpers are already stepping in. Let’s keep it going—share what you can, talk about climate action, and check in on your neighbors. We’re always better together.
I’ve been watching Black women take care of each other my whole life—and especially in this season. It’s been such a beautiful reminder of our divinity. We’ve been planning and fighting, harvesting and preparing, yes— but we’ve also been resting and planting, breathing deeply and moving slowly on purpose. We’ve been looking after our spirits and one another’s in a special way and it has been such a blessing to be in these rooms, in these calls, and in these chats over the past few months with women with whom I’ve been in community and some who are new. In the end, nobody gon love us quite like us. @seshajoi , thank you for loving us, for honoring me and these other incredible Black women, so many of my sistercousins, and for giving us a reason to (non-alcoholically, at least for my waddling self 😂) toast our damn selves 🫶🏾. We deserve. s/o to hubby @kidnoble on the pics. I love when work brings us together 🫶🏾 and shout out to my closet. she stays holding me down no matter the waistline. swipe to the end for ✨sustainability ✨💁🏾♀️🤰🏾 #AToastToBlackWomen
I’ve been watching Black women take care of each other my whole life—and especially in this season. It’s been such a beautiful reminder of our divinity. We’ve been planning and fighting, harvesting and preparing, yes— but we’ve also been resting and planting, breathing deeply and moving slowly on purpose. We’ve been looking after our spirits and one another’s in a special way and it has been such a blessing to be in these rooms, in these calls, and in these chats over the past few months with women with whom I’ve been in community and some who are new. In the end, nobody gon love us quite like us. @seshajoi , thank you for loving us, for honoring me and these other incredible Black women, so many of my sistercousins, and for giving us a reason to (non-alcoholically, at least for my waddling self 😂) toast our damn selves 🫶🏾. We deserve. s/o to hubby @kidnoble on the pics. I love when work brings us together 🫶🏾 and shout out to my closet. she stays holding me down no matter the waistline. swipe to the end for ✨sustainability ✨💁🏾♀️🤰🏾 #AToastToBlackWomen
I’ve been watching Black women take care of each other my whole life—and especially in this season. It’s been such a beautiful reminder of our divinity. We’ve been planning and fighting, harvesting and preparing, yes— but we’ve also been resting and planting, breathing deeply and moving slowly on purpose. We’ve been looking after our spirits and one another’s in a special way and it has been such a blessing to be in these rooms, in these calls, and in these chats over the past few months with women with whom I’ve been in community and some who are new. In the end, nobody gon love us quite like us. @seshajoi , thank you for loving us, for honoring me and these other incredible Black women, so many of my sistercousins, and for giving us a reason to (non-alcoholically, at least for my waddling self 😂) toast our damn selves 🫶🏾. We deserve. s/o to hubby @kidnoble on the pics. I love when work brings us together 🫶🏾 and shout out to my closet. she stays holding me down no matter the waistline. swipe to the end for ✨sustainability ✨💁🏾♀️🤰🏾 #AToastToBlackWomen
I’ve been watching Black women take care of each other my whole life—and especially in this season. It’s been such a beautiful reminder of our divinity. We’ve been planning and fighting, harvesting and preparing, yes— but we’ve also been resting and planting, breathing deeply and moving slowly on purpose. We’ve been looking after our spirits and one another’s in a special way and it has been such a blessing to be in these rooms, in these calls, and in these chats over the past few months with women with whom I’ve been in community and some who are new. In the end, nobody gon love us quite like us. @seshajoi , thank you for loving us, for honoring me and these other incredible Black women, so many of my sistercousins, and for giving us a reason to (non-alcoholically, at least for my waddling self 😂) toast our damn selves 🫶🏾. We deserve. s/o to hubby @kidnoble on the pics. I love when work brings us together 🫶🏾 and shout out to my closet. she stays holding me down no matter the waistline. swipe to the end for ✨sustainability ✨💁🏾♀️🤰🏾 #AToastToBlackWomen
I’ve been watching Black women take care of each other my whole life—and especially in this season. It’s been such a beautiful reminder of our divinity. We’ve been planning and fighting, harvesting and preparing, yes— but we’ve also been resting and planting, breathing deeply and moving slowly on purpose. We’ve been looking after our spirits and one another’s in a special way and it has been such a blessing to be in these rooms, in these calls, and in these chats over the past few months with women with whom I’ve been in community and some who are new. In the end, nobody gon love us quite like us. @seshajoi , thank you for loving us, for honoring me and these other incredible Black women, so many of my sistercousins, and for giving us a reason to (non-alcoholically, at least for my waddling self 😂) toast our damn selves 🫶🏾. We deserve. s/o to hubby @kidnoble on the pics. I love when work brings us together 🫶🏾 and shout out to my closet. she stays holding me down no matter the waistline. swipe to the end for ✨sustainability ✨💁🏾♀️🤰🏾 #AToastToBlackWomen
I’ve been watching Black women take care of each other my whole life—and especially in this season. It’s been such a beautiful reminder of our divinity. We’ve been planning and fighting, harvesting and preparing, yes— but we’ve also been resting and planting, breathing deeply and moving slowly on purpose. We’ve been looking after our spirits and one another’s in a special way and it has been such a blessing to be in these rooms, in these calls, and in these chats over the past few months with women with whom I’ve been in community and some who are new. In the end, nobody gon love us quite like us. @seshajoi , thank you for loving us, for honoring me and these other incredible Black women, so many of my sistercousins, and for giving us a reason to (non-alcoholically, at least for my waddling self 😂) toast our damn selves 🫶🏾. We deserve. s/o to hubby @kidnoble on the pics. I love when work brings us together 🫶🏾 and shout out to my closet. she stays holding me down no matter the waistline. swipe to the end for ✨sustainability ✨💁🏾♀️🤰🏾 #AToastToBlackWomen
I’ve been watching Black women take care of each other my whole life—and especially in this season. It’s been such a beautiful reminder of our divinity. We’ve been planning and fighting, harvesting and preparing, yes— but we’ve also been resting and planting, breathing deeply and moving slowly on purpose. We’ve been looking after our spirits and one another’s in a special way and it has been such a blessing to be in these rooms, in these calls, and in these chats over the past few months with women with whom I’ve been in community and some who are new. In the end, nobody gon love us quite like us. @seshajoi , thank you for loving us, for honoring me and these other incredible Black women, so many of my sistercousins, and for giving us a reason to (non-alcoholically, at least for my waddling self 😂) toast our damn selves 🫶🏾. We deserve. s/o to hubby @kidnoble on the pics. I love when work brings us together 🫶🏾 and shout out to my closet. she stays holding me down no matter the waistline. swipe to the end for ✨sustainability ✨💁🏾♀️🤰🏾 #AToastToBlackWomen
I’ve been watching Black women take care of each other my whole life—and especially in this season. It’s been such a beautiful reminder of our divinity. We’ve been planning and fighting, harvesting and preparing, yes— but we’ve also been resting and planting, breathing deeply and moving slowly on purpose. We’ve been looking after our spirits and one another’s in a special way and it has been such a blessing to be in these rooms, in these calls, and in these chats over the past few months with women with whom I’ve been in community and some who are new. In the end, nobody gon love us quite like us. @seshajoi , thank you for loving us, for honoring me and these other incredible Black women, so many of my sistercousins, and for giving us a reason to (non-alcoholically, at least for my waddling self 😂) toast our damn selves 🫶🏾. We deserve. s/o to hubby @kidnoble on the pics. I love when work brings us together 🫶🏾 and shout out to my closet. she stays holding me down no matter the waistline. swipe to the end for ✨sustainability ✨💁🏾♀️🤰🏾 #AToastToBlackWomen
I’ve been watching Black women take care of each other my whole life—and especially in this season. It’s been such a beautiful reminder of our divinity. We’ve been planning and fighting, harvesting and preparing, yes— but we’ve also been resting and planting, breathing deeply and moving slowly on purpose. We’ve been looking after our spirits and one another’s in a special way and it has been such a blessing to be in these rooms, in these calls, and in these chats over the past few months with women with whom I’ve been in community and some who are new. In the end, nobody gon love us quite like us. @seshajoi , thank you for loving us, for honoring me and these other incredible Black women, so many of my sistercousins, and for giving us a reason to (non-alcoholically, at least for my waddling self 😂) toast our damn selves 🫶🏾. We deserve. s/o to hubby @kidnoble on the pics. I love when work brings us together 🫶🏾 and shout out to my closet. she stays holding me down no matter the waistline. swipe to the end for ✨sustainability ✨💁🏾♀️🤰🏾 #AToastToBlackWomen
I’ve been watching Black women take care of each other my whole life—and especially in this season. It’s been such a beautiful reminder of our divinity. We’ve been planning and fighting, harvesting and preparing, yes— but we’ve also been resting and planting, breathing deeply and moving slowly on purpose. We’ve been looking after our spirits and one another’s in a special way and it has been such a blessing to be in these rooms, in these calls, and in these chats over the past few months with women with whom I’ve been in community and some who are new. In the end, nobody gon love us quite like us. @seshajoi , thank you for loving us, for honoring me and these other incredible Black women, so many of my sistercousins, and for giving us a reason to (non-alcoholically, at least for my waddling self 😂) toast our damn selves 🫶🏾. We deserve. s/o to hubby @kidnoble on the pics. I love when work brings us together 🫶🏾 and shout out to my closet. she stays holding me down no matter the waistline. swipe to the end for ✨sustainability ✨💁🏾♀️🤰🏾 #AToastToBlackWomen
I’ve been watching Black women take care of each other my whole life—and especially in this season. It’s been such a beautiful reminder of our divinity. We’ve been planning and fighting, harvesting and preparing, yes— but we’ve also been resting and planting, breathing deeply and moving slowly on purpose. We’ve been looking after our spirits and one another’s in a special way and it has been such a blessing to be in these rooms, in these calls, and in these chats over the past few months with women with whom I’ve been in community and some who are new. In the end, nobody gon love us quite like us. @seshajoi , thank you for loving us, for honoring me and these other incredible Black women, so many of my sistercousins, and for giving us a reason to (non-alcoholically, at least for my waddling self 😂) toast our damn selves 🫶🏾. We deserve. s/o to hubby @kidnoble on the pics. I love when work brings us together 🫶🏾 and shout out to my closet. she stays holding me down no matter the waistline. swipe to the end for ✨sustainability ✨💁🏾♀️🤰🏾 #AToastToBlackWomen
New year, same group chat energy. For our first UNDISTRACTED episode of 2025, you know I had to call @drdavidjohns and @professor_crunk. We got into our resolutions: unbridled joy, crafting projects, being a low-key menace… And we’re saying goodbye to what we’re leaving in 2024: no more mental gymnastics and jumping through hoops for people who don’t care about us, because the 2024 feel-good Olympics are over. If you’re like me, December and January hold a special kind of weight: the holidays, solstice, and the energy of a fresh start. Not to mention bracing for the new administration coming later in January. Looking back on this year, identifying as a woman of faith in a world where “faith” is so often weaponized both at home and abroad can leave a girl reaching. Because, full disclosure, the Jesus I worship had bronze skin, was born in Palestine, and lived and died for all people. Enter Rev. Neichelle Guidry (@neichelleg), who I am honored to have join me for the conversation I’ve craved for so long. Faith, radical politics, and why the intimate conversations we share quietly, curiously, and authentically matter just as much as the loud, divisive ones broadcast all over our timelines. We’re leaving broken nails and broken promises in 2024 and stepping into 2025 with clarity, craftiness, and a little side-eye to the moderate agenda. And, oh yeah, we’re still, always, UNDISTRACTED. Listen to the new episode wherever you get your podcasts. And Happy New Year, all!
If you’re not in LA and looking for ways to contribute beyond the ones you’ve seen, @gofundme is renewing their Wildfire Fund, which provides fast grants to people needing to rebuild. You can donate directly via the home page at gofundme.com. #LosAngeles #GoFundMe
If you’re not in LA and looking for ways to contribute beyond the ones you’ve seen, @gofundme is renewing their Wildfire Fund, which provides fast grants to people needing to rebuild. You can donate directly via the home page at gofundme.com. #LosAngeles #GoFundMe
If you’re not in LA and looking for ways to contribute beyond the ones you’ve seen, @gofundme is renewing their Wildfire Fund, which provides fast grants to people needing to rebuild. You can donate directly via the home page at gofundme.com. #LosAngeles #GoFundMe
