Sentences with phrase «strong black mother»

I have been raised the correct way by a strong black mother.

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As long as these mothers continue to perform Strong Black Woman, people will love them, but if at any moment they were to break down and show the grief they feel, and the pain, and the trauma, and the tears, and the rage, they would cease to be our heroes.

Dr. Smith, on the other hand, while deeply influenced by the strong, prophetic black preachers his mother made sure he heard, exercised considerable resistance to the call initially.

Though I love black mothers (I'm one myself) and feel that we are some of the strongest, hard working, most enduring people on the planet - no matter how hard I work, am educated, or endure as a black woman the one thing I can not do is to 100 % teach my sons how to be a black man.

In a narrative showcasing her signature black humor and spot - on observations about life, Chast, an only child, also looks back on her family's history, exploring the identities of her volatile, strong - willed mother, Elizabeth, and her needy, anxious father, George.

Along the way, he offers an unforgettable portrait of his father, a brilliant farmer and strict segregationist who treated black workers with his own brand of «separate» respect and fairness, and his strong - willed and well - read mother, a nurse who cared for all in need — regardless of their position in the community.