#blackgrandmamamagic

[sandeeafterdark]

I have so much to be grateful for and family is definitely on the top on my list... I’m a honey (grandmother) and these are my beautiful honey babies (my granddaughters) ❤️ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #cutekidsclub #kidslookbook #blackgrandmothersmatter #blackmomsrock #blackfamilymatters #siblingsquad #trendykids #cutebabies #igtoddlers #trendykiddies #blackgrandmamamagic #childmodels #bourgiebabies #afrobabies #siblinggoals #stylishigkids #blackfamilylove #kidsfashion #blackbabiesofinstagram #ig_fashionkiddies #curlybabies #cutekidsgotswag #breastfedtoddler #bourgiemoms #blackplatinumkids #sandeeismyname #trendy_tots #raisingqueens #babyigmodels #beautifulblackbabies https://www.instagram.com/p/CBJR8ZfgnWM/?igshid=op4evpz2c07w

[realblackgrandmothers]

Ella Watson, photographed here by Gordon Parks, was raising her two grandchildren. American Gothic (1942)⠀ #realblackgrandmothers #blackgrandmothersmatter #blackgrandmothers #mygrandmothersaid #blackgrandmamamagic #thingsblackgrandmotherssay #grandmasays #blackhistory365 #fubu #oralhistory #blackfamily #blackfamilylove #blacklove #GordonParks #testimonials #womenshistorymonth #blackwomenphds ⠀ https://buff.ly/2HX1XIS

[realblackgrandmothers]

Tell us your favorite grandmother quote and help interpret this one! #thingsblackgrandmotherssay #realblackgrandmothers ⠀ #mygrandmasaid⠀ #blackgrandmothersmatter⠀ #blackgrandmothers ⠀ #blackgrandmamamagic #blackfamilies #blacksayings #blackgrandmothers #blackfamilylove #elders #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory

[realblackgrandmothers]

Lived is about lessons from and for a life well lived. Lived=beyond grown woman. What black grandmothers have learned and taught from the lives they’ve lived. Granny Ivy talks about how important family is. Living is family!⠀ #realblackgrandmothers #blackgrandmaadvice #blackfamily #blackgrandmothersmatter #blackhistoryisbeingmadenow #blackgrandmamamagic #blackhistorymonth⠀ https://buff.ly/2nPRSoH

[realblackgrandmothers]

Tell us your favorite grandmother quote and help interpret this one! ⠀ #realblackgrandmothers⠀ #blackgrandmothersmatter⠀ #blackgrandmothers⠀ #mygrandmothersaid⠀ #blackgrandmamamagic⠀ #thingsblackgrandmotherssay⠀ #grandmasays #blacksayings #motherwit #grandmaisms

[realblackgrandmothers]

#realblackgrandmothers⠀ #blackgrandmothersmatter #blackgrandmothers #mygrandmothersaid #blackgrandmamamagic #fixyourfeed #blackholy #sanctified #getyourlife #blacksayings #grandma #grandmaisms #thingsblackgrandmotherssay⠀ #grandmasays

[realblackgrandmothers]

Tell us your favorite grandmother quote and help interpret this one! ⠀ #realblackgrandmothers⠀ #blackgrandmothersmatter⠀ #blackgrandmothers⠀ #mygrandmothersaid⠀ #blackgrandmamamagic⠀ #thingsblackgrandmotherssay

[realblackgrandmothers]

Alisa Crumpler-Callender talks about the lessons she learned from her grandmother-compassion and support, that family is everything and to not let the white folks take the land her family sacrificed to buy. Read more here:⠀ ⠀ https://buff.ly/2CY9J2W⠀ ⠀ There is power in testifying!⠀ When we testify (verb) we: ⠀ 1. ⠀ bear witness to; affirm as fact or truth; attest.⠀ 2. ⠀ give or afford evidence of in any manner.⠀ 3. ⠀ declare, profess, or acknowledge openly.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #realblackgrandmothers⠀ #blackgrandmothersmatter⠀ #blackgrandmothers⠀ #blackgrandmamamagic

[realblackgrandmothers]

Tonya Dedeaux talks about how her grandmother Ora D. Bradford taught her that among other things a lady always has class. "My grandmother was very regal.... Sometimes she would run out to the garden in her dress and heels and pull up some vegetables to cook." Read more by clicking on the link in the profile- ⠀ There is power in testifying!⠀ When we testify (verb) we: ⠀ 1. ⠀ bear witness to; affirm as fact or truth; attest.⠀ 2. ⠀ give or afford evidence of in any manner.⠀ 3. ⠀ declare, profess, or acknowledge openly.⠀ ⠀ #realblackgrandmothers⠀ #blackgrandmothersmatter⠀ #blackgrandmothers⠀ #blackgrandmamamagic⠀ ⠀ https://buff.ly/2DD2Wuy

[realblackgrandmothers]

It feels fitting to end the year with a testimony that emphasizes the importance of family above all else! Alisa Crumpler-Callender drives home the importance of family by sharing how her grandmother, Lydia Dell Bryant modeled this value for her during her summer stints in Cedar Creek, North Carolina. Read and listen to more about how her grandmother and her 12 siblings cultivated safety, economic self-sufficiency, and love amidst Jim Crow segregation on Sophia Bill Road—named after Lisa’s ancestors. Like Lisa- this interview is everything! ⠀ ⠀ When we testify (verb) we: ⠀ 1. ⠀ bear witness to; affirm as fact or truth; attest.⠀ 2. ⠀ give or afford evidence of in any manner.⠀ 3. ⠀ declare, profess, or acknowledge openly.⠀ ⠀ #realblackgrandmothers⠀ #blackgrandmothersmatter⠀ #blackgrandmothers⠀ #blackgrandmamamagic⠀ ⠀ https://buff.ly/2lwjGwn

[realblackgrandmothers]

Tell us your favorite grandmother quote and help interpret this one! ⠀ #realblackgrandmothers⠀ #blackgrandmothersmatter⠀ #blackgrandmothers⠀ #mygrandmothersaid⠀ #blackgrandmamamagic⠀ #thingsblackgrandmotherssay⠀ #grandmasays

[realblackgrandmothers]

Marcia Michael is a London based photographer. She shares, "The Study of Kin explores how the invention of photography prompted and furthered the creation of stereotypical representations of black people in Britain. The work was made as a reaction to finding very few positive, empathetic historical photographs of British black people and families in the national archives." It is AMAZING! Thank you for sharing your work with us Marcia! ⠀ https://buff.ly/2nTNEig⠀ ⠀ #realblackgrandmothers⠀ #blackgrandmothersmatter⠀ #blackgrandmothers⠀ #blackgrandmamamagic #marciamichael

[realblackgrandmothers]

https://buff.ly/2BdBNks⠀ ⠀ This 12-year-old told her grandmother that for her birthday she wanted to collect 500 cases of water for Puerto Ricans affected by the hurricane. She collected 3000! Talk about Black Girl Magic! What are you doing to level up coming into the New Year?⠀ ⠀ #realblackgrandmothers⠀ #blackgrandmothersmatter⠀ #blackgrandmothers⠀ #blackgrandmamamagic #puertorico #blackphilanthropy #blackgirls #blackgirlmagic

[realblackgrandmothers]

Tell us your favorite grandmother quote and help interpret this one! #thingsblackgrandmotherssay #realblackgrandmothers⠀ #mygrandmothersaid #blackgrandmamamagic #grandmasays

[realblackgrandmothers]

Ifalade Tashia Asanti- talks about being there for the birth of her first born grandson. It was sacred and humorous and something you can only know if you've been there: ⠀ ⠀ "That first baby is pivotal because it changes your life. But seeing my daughter now become a parent was very, very sacred and special to me and something that I will always cherish. I got to be there to witness that moment and to see the baby coming into the world. That was so wonderful and such an honor to be present.The first one she was in a birthing center and it was just a beautiful and peaceful environment. The room was very warm, low lighting, beautiful colors. I brought in meditation music and it was just a beautiful environment. I’m so happy that she was able to give birth in such a nice space. We were laughing and telling birthing stories We still have jokes about when she thought she was going to be able to do natural childbirth, and when the first contraction hit she was like, “Oh, this is nothing ma. I don’t need any type of medication.” But by the time the real contractions hit she’s like, “Mom go get the doctor. I need pain medicine.” So, we always laugh about that.⠀ ⠀ But to be there and to get to hold her hand and just see her in her strength and her courage and that she was just such a wonderful mother even in that moment before the baby had actually gotten here. She was already to me exhibiting the strength and the courage that I knew she would need to—we didn’t know it was going to be four at that time—but to get through that birth and to get through that journey of motherhood because it is not for the faint of heart."⠀ ⠀ Read more about Ifalade and Danielle here- ⠀ ⠀ https://buff.ly/2iTOMAC⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #realblackgrandmothers⠀ #blackgrandmothersmatter⠀ #blackgrandmothers⠀ #mygrandmothersaid⠀ #blackgrandmamamagic⠀ #thingsblackgrandmotherssay⠀ #grandmasays

[realblackgrandmothers]

Watch ‘Grandmother,’ New Zealand-based musician Estère’s tribute to the mother of her father, the grandmother she never met. The video was filmed in Capetown and co-stars legendary South African writer Sindiwe Magona. Beautiful landscape and message! ⠀ ⠀ #realblackgrandmothers⠀ #blackgrandmothersmatter⠀ #blackgrandmothers⠀ #mygrandmothersaid⠀ #blackgrandmamamagic⠀ #thingsblackgrandmotherssay⠀ #grandmasays⠀ ⠀ ⠀ https://buff.ly/2iRY9Re