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They moved pretty slow as matriarch. Having passed on your love and wisdom and nurturing now to your daughters, what kind of matriarchs are they? Oh, God.

But now you understand. I mean, we understand why you were mad at your mom. That moment you overheard that conversation.

But now you understand. I mean, we understand why you were mad at your mom. That moment you overheard that conversation.

But now you understand. I mean, we understand why you were mad at your mom. That moment you overheard that conversation.

where you'd been taken to the hospital, you overheard your mom say after you were examined, was she pregnant or is she pregnant?

where you'd been taken to the hospital, you overheard your mom say after you were examined, was she pregnant or is she pregnant?

where you'd been taken to the hospital, you overheard your mom say after you were examined, was she pregnant or is she pregnant?

Yeah. And that's what I thought about your mom. I thought, yes, she was passive, but she also was fearful, as all Black moms needed to be, because look at what happened to your brother. Right. The whole family was traumatized for years in that town. Your brother beaten and the family harassed and you arrested and all that. And so your mother had reason to fear.

Yeah. And that's what I thought about your mom. I thought, yes, she was passive, but she also was fearful, as all Black moms needed to be, because look at what happened to your brother. Right. The whole family was traumatized for years in that town. Your brother beaten and the family harassed and you arrested and all that. And so your mother had reason to fear.

Yeah. And that's what I thought about your mom. I thought, yes, she was passive, but she also was fearful, as all Black moms needed to be, because look at what happened to your brother. Right. The whole family was traumatized for years in that town. Your brother beaten and the family harassed and you arrested and all that. And so your mother had reason to fear.

Okay, I want to end with this beautiful passage in the memoir. Would you read it?

Okay, I want to end with this beautiful passage in the memoir. Would you read it?

Okay, I want to end with this beautiful passage in the memoir. Would you read it?

Liberation. Liberation time. I'm telling you all, you're going to love this memoir. It's going to open up you to thinking about the matriarchs in your own life. You did such a great job. Congratulations to you and to your editor and all the people who made this possible, who decided, look at you on here, honey. I don't know if you think you're cute, but you ought to think you're really cute.

Liberation. Liberation time. I'm telling you all, you're going to love this memoir. It's going to open up you to thinking about the matriarchs in your own life. You did such a great job. Congratulations to you and to your editor and all the people who made this possible, who decided, look at you on here, honey. I don't know if you think you're cute, but you ought to think you're really cute.

Liberation. Liberation time. I'm telling you all, you're going to love this memoir. It's going to open up you to thinking about the matriarchs in your own life. You did such a great job. Congratulations to you and to your editor and all the people who made this possible, who decided, look at you on here, honey. I don't know if you think you're cute, but you ought to think you're really cute.

Matriarch is available wherever books are sold. And Miss Tina also reads the audio version of this book. Thank you so much.

Matriarch is available wherever books are sold. And Miss Tina also reads the audio version of this book. Thank you so much.

Matriarch is available wherever books are sold. And Miss Tina also reads the audio version of this book. Thank you so much.

Hi there. So glad to be with you here on the Oprah Podcast. This is where we are having conversations around ideas that I certainly hope are going to make your life better, more enhanced. And maybe you'll see yourself in my guests or hear something that sparks a new way of thinking about something that you're struggling with. You'll have an aha to remind you of what