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The Chocolate Auntie Podcast

The Chocolate Auntie Podcast

By: Shewanda Riley PhD
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This podcast will explore pop culture, literature, film, and current events through the lens of the African American aunt. Dr. Shewanda Riley, is a writer, educator and public speaker, but most importantly, she is an African American aunt. She will share the “Auntastic” wisdom she’s earned in the 3 decades she’s been an auntie. She will also dialogue with other aunties, authors, creatives, familiar and emerging perspectives on the complexities of the 21st century African American life.ChocolateAuntiePodcast Relationships Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Badge of Shame: Childfree, Childless or Carefree

    Badge of Shame: Childfree, Childless or Carefree
    May 8 2025
    You aint got no kids! This episode probes the complicated emotions that come with the child status of African American auntie. For some, to be childfree is a badge ofshame in a society that values being a mother. This episode will unpack what it means to willingly love the children of others when you have none of your own.
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    27 mins
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