Season 5
Episode 114: “Grandmothering While Black” Aug. 22, 2024
Over the decades, more and more US children are being raised by their grandparents. Dr. LaShawnDa Pittman, author of the new book, “Grandmothering While Black: A Twenty-First-Century Story of Love, Coercion, and Survival,” joins us to talk about how the interweaving of love, obligation, bureaucracy, historical factors, race, gender, and economic inequality particularly shape Black Grandmothers’ role in the family—and how the subsequent effects are passed on to their children.
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Dr. LaShawnDa Pittman
Dr. LaShawnDa Pittman is an Associate Professor of American Ethnic Studies and Sociology at the University of Washington, Seattle, and author of the new book, “Grandmothering While Black: A Twenty-First-Century Story of Love, Coercion, and Survival.”
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Episode 112: “Live from NYC! The 2024 ROR Leadership Conference“ July 25, 2024
Season 5 of our podcast kicks off with highlights from expert voices in early relational health, pediatrics, and publishing, captured live at the Reach Out and Read Leadership Conference in New York City in May 2024
Episode 112A: “The Gretchen Hunsburger Award Goes to … “ July 25, 2024
The Gretchen Hunsberger Medical Champion Award honors a clinician whose exemplary personal and professional medical leadership has helped to make delivery of the Reach Out and Read program model all it can be. Meet this year’s winner!
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