Dear White People... Feat. Van Lathan

Good Moms Bad Choices

The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts

Kids & Family, Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Parenting

4.9 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2020

⏱️ 77 minutes

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On today's episode Good Moms are joined by TV Host and Culture Commentator, Van Lathan. Join them as they discuss George Floyd, the global protest in support of his wrongful execution, and how today’s social climate affects mental health. Van touches...

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0:00.0	L. Welcome back to Good Mom's bad choices. I'm Erica and I'm Mela. Happy Wednesday. Happy
0:26.7	Hump Day. Happy Hump Day. How are you? I'm okay. It's been quite a week. It's a lot going on. How's your week then? How are you?
0:37.0	I'm not feeling great, honestly. Like I've had, like yesterday I was feeling a little better, today I'm like, I don't know, I just feel, I don't want to say helpless, but I do in some ways. I don't want to say helpless but I do in some ways I don't not like obviously I know like
0:57.2	There's a lot going on and then we're empowering ourselves, but I'm just I'm just I I guess I'm just worried about the future.
1:04.0	But I'm definitely worried about the future.
1:09.0	Yeah, I'm very worried about the future.
1:11.0	2020 is relentless, huh?
1:13.6	Yeah, it doesn't let up.
1:16.3	But you know, with everything going on,
1:20.2	with George Floyd's death and so many, just so many deaths at this point, you know, I think
1:28.6	our people are at a, they're done. I'm done, I'm tired. I'm tired too and like you know as women like
1:35.6	who have kids it's exhausting it is exhausting I don't even know my daughter's five I
1:40.8	don't even know how to have these conversations with her right now.
1:43.8	I haven't really.
1:45.8	But I don't know, I wanted to, when me and Amelia were talking about this week's episode, I know you guys have probably been listening to a lot of
1:55.0	podcasts talking about what's happening and for us like for me my what my big
2:01.0	concern what like what I just can't stop thinking about and all the people that I've been hitting up are like the black men in my life like are you okay you good I love you I appreciate you you know and like for week's episode, I really wanted to have on someone who I respect and who I think, you know, is
2:19.8	well versed in talking about many, topics including you know what's happening
2:23.7	right now so I'm really excited to have you on Van. Hi Van. What up? We have Van
2:30.0	this is Van Lathan. You guys know Van if you've been listening our podcast. He was on our
2:35.2	podcast last year. We were on his this year. He's a friend of good moms. So welcome.
2:46.0	What's up? How you always, I appreciate the intro.
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