Black Motherhood with Kerry Washington & Gabrielle Union
Black History Year
PushBlack
4.6 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2020
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Kerry Washington and Gabrielle Union bring an inspiring level of wisdom, humility, humor and Black pride to this conversation on Black motherhood. Give it a listen and then share it with every mother, father, sister, brother, other mother and friend in your life. This is for all of us!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, |
| 0:02.0 | Jay from Push Black here with a special bonus episode of Black History year. |
| 0:07.0 | So we had planned to do six episodes this spring, |
| 0:10.0 | then come back for 12 more this fall, but an opportunity came our way that we just had to bring to y'all. |
| 0:17.0 | Up next, a conversation on Black Motherhood with Gabriel Union and Carrie Washington. |
| 0:23.1 | So turn off the notifications on your phone. |
| 0:25.8 | You might want to save this one for a walk. |
| 0:27.7 | Whatever you got to do, because this goes deep. |
| 0:30.6 | These women have things you need to hear |
| 0:32.3 | and that you won't hear anywhere else. |
| 0:36.3 | Kerry Washington is an actress, producer, and director known for her roles in Ray Jango Unshane, scandal, and the Emmy-nominated American son. |
| 0:46.8 | For years, Washington was known as an extremely private person who didn't really discuss |
| 0:51.1 | her family life. |
| 0:52.1 | Lately, though, she's talking more about what motherhood means to her. |
| 0:57.0 | Washington is the mother of three, she calls them littles, |
| 1:00.0 | with actor-producer and former NFL star Namdi Asamois. |
| 1:07.0 | Gabriel Union is an actress, activist, and author. |
| 1:11.0 | You may know her from her starring roles in Deliverus from Eva, Think Like a Man, |
| 1:15.8 | and Being Married Jane. She's married to the retired NBA star Duane Wade and is the stepmother |
| 1:21.3 | to three kids from Wade's previous relationships. |
| 1:24.0 | They've also raised Wade's nephew for the past 12 years. |
| 1:28.0 | Union and Wade had their daughter Kavia in 2018 via surrogacy after many years struggling with |
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