Motherhood in Black & White

In a special Labor Day episode, Kaanji and Tara are joined by two very special guests, fellow moms Dominique and Dianthe.   All four mothers share their wildly different labor and delivery stories th…

 This week, Kaanji and Tara talk about their views on allowing their kids more privacy and how it's changed as their sons have gotten older.  This topic has polarizing opinions, so they look to the i…

 If you have student loan debt or are considering taking out loans to help your kids pay for college, then this is the episode for you! This week, Kaanji and Tara chat about the pitfalls of student l…

As our hosts caught up on their summer activities, the conversation of vacations and how to be fully present with our families came up.  Tara admits that she's never really 100% unplugged from work, …

After an unexpected hiatus, our hosts are back!  The timing is perfect, too, because Tara is about to start navigating the challenges of her son starting middle school, and Kaanji has plenty of advic…

 In honor of Mother's Day, our hosts are sharing this encore episode from Season One, which is one of Kaanji and Tara's all time favorites! Can you guess who are their Top 5 TV moms of all-time? List…

This week, Kaanji and Tara take time to share their favorite (and least favorite) moments during the phases of motherhood. Find out what our hosts thought of the experience of parenting infants, todd…

This week our hosts talk about the importance of looking for joy in the motherhood journey.  They both discuss where they struggle with fear and expectations as moms and how both can steal the joy fr…

 How would you handle the situation if your child was called a racial or ethnic slur? In this powerful episode, Kaanji discusses a recent incident where her son is called the N* word and our hosts ha…

This week, Kaanji and Tara discuss some really bad parenting advice that they have received during their motherhood journeys. Listen as they share some insights into how their childhoods have informe…

This week, Kaanji and Tara dive into the discussion about critical race theory (CRT) and share their thoughts on the controversy brewing in some school districts about school curriculum and book bans…

Kaanji and Tara take time this week to reflect on why resilience and perseverance are important skills to cultivate and model for their families. Our hosts share their thoughts about the confirmation…

In this Season 3 premiere, Kaanji and Tara are joined by parenting writer and journalist, Ericka Souter, to discuss how to have age-appropriate conversations with our kids about the war in Ukraine.  …

 In this final episode of 2021, Kaanji and Tara reflect on the highlights - and low points - of this year.  Our hosts share some candid thoughts about pivoting during the pandemic and discuss what th…

Christmas came early for our hosts as they are joined by the Emmy award-winning journalist and documentarian, Soledad O'Brien. They discuss her new series on HBO, Black and Missing, and the ongoing m…

This episode, we review two new media releases- movie King Richard and the docu-series Black and Missing. Kaanji and Tara discuss explaining marginalization and racism fo their kids and offer insight…

This week, Kaanji and Tara talk about grades and how they each approach motivating their sons to feel successful in school.  They navigate a complex conversation about how they define success, how th…

 In this episode that originally aired in November 2020, Kaanji and Tara chat with journalist, author, nonprofit founder, and mother, Gretchen Carlson. You may know Gretchen as a former Miss America …

This week, Kaanji and Tara untangle issues of beauty standards and Black hair discrimination in America.  Listen as Kaanji talks about her and her son's Black hair care journey. Tune is as our hosts …

Can working moms have it all? This episode, Kaanji and Tara are joined by Whitnee Hawthorne of The Savvy Working Mom to talk about the challenges working moms face and how to find balance in it all. …