Sistahs in the Story Book Club (Part 1)

Keturah Kendrick chats with The Sistahs in the Story Book Club about "No Thanks: Black, Female, and Living in the Martyr-Free Zone." Based in Illinois, the group of friends wanted to talk about why they identified with certain themes, had questions about others and general thoughts on the book's importance and relevance. Moderated by performance artist, speaker and reader, Dr. Kimberly Chandler, the women discuss the depth of the book's content with laughter and lightness. One sistah shares her story of her 21-year-old self marrying the father of her child even though her gut was telling her it was a huge mistake. "He was a liar and a cheater and I knew it and still married him anyway. That's really sad." Another sistah entertains the group with her story of being cornered at a family cookout and told by the women in her family it was time for her to start using her womb for the reason God had given it to her. "They called my grandma over too and all of a sudden it turned into this whole thing where everyone was dissecting what was wrong with me because I didn't want kids." Sprinkled in with anecdotes from Keturah's own experiences while on book tour and Kimberly's personal choices that have also caused pushback in her church community and others, The Sistahs in the Story Book Club probe deep into the messages of "No Thanks" and courageously share their connections to it.

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Sistahs in the Story Book Club (Part 1) is an episode from Unchained. Unbothered. by Keturah Kendrick.

This episode is 43:12 long.

This episode was published on Aug 30, 2019.

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