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My Sistas KeeperDying for A Thank You; Bad Bunny; Super Bowl LX; Wendy and Eddie OsefoSend us a textThe same folks who love arroz con pollo, taco Tuesdays and margaritas are losing their collective minds because Bad Bunny is performing at Super Bowl LX - clearly first world problems,What is going on in society, where holding the door for someone resulted in the taking of a life?Join Lori as she discusses some of the recent goings on.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf...
2025-10-1621 minMy Sistas KeeperKarruche Tran and Deion Sanders; In Sickness and In Health; Till Death Do We Part; Ride or Die; Hospice WivesSend us a textMen are more likely to leave their sick and/or terminally ill wives/partners. Why? If we are taking our vows seriously, why is it so easy for men to walk away? Women are expected to stay in relationships and shoulder the responsibility of taking care of their sick spouses/partners. Are alpha men shirking their responsibilities? Let's get into it.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are i...
2025-10-1228 minMy Sistas KeeperWhat's Going On? Ep 12: The Adults Failed Celeste Rivas Hernandez; D4VD is Being Protected.Send us a textThe LAPD investigation into what happened to Celeste Rivas Hernandez continues. People are wondering why an arrest has not been made. There is alot of speculation with the social media sleuths trying to solve the case.Celeste is the victim, not D4VD. Who is protecting the children? Will Celeste ultimately be just another Latina young woman who will not receive justice?Adults who prefer minors are often all grouped into one category. There are three distinct categories.Terms to Knowpedophilia
2025-09-2928 minMy Sistas KeeperWhat's Going On? Episode 11:Celeste Rivas Hernandez Was a Child and D4VD is a Grown Man; Do Men Love Biological Women or DoThey Just Hate Trans Women? Chris Brown, The Blue Vein Society and the Brown Paper Bag TestSend us a textThe commentary around D4VD and Celeste is infuriating. Blame the victim is alive and well. People are saying that Celeste knew what she was doing and knew what she had gotten herself into. So, Celeste knew what she was doing but Shannon Sharpe didn't, when he laid on top of a 19 year-old young woman?Why is Candace Owens obsessed with what Mrs. Macron has between her legs? Join Lori as she discusses the above and more.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman...
2025-09-2436 minMy Sistas KeeperBlame the Victim in 3, 2, 1...... (Mini Episode)Send us a textThe blame the victim fallacy has become normalized in society. Go on social media, find a horror story involving the murder or rape of girls and women, go in the comments and you will see how the victim is always blamed. Regardless of her age, socioeconomic status, size, race, sexual orientation or if she is differently abled - she will be held accountable for demise. The narrative is "she should have chose better" not men need to do better.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman...
2025-09-1812 minMy Sistas KeeperAs We Wait With Baited Breath For the Verdict If Diddy is Innocent or Guilty: It Will Be Open Season on Black Women and GirlsSend us a textOctober 3 2025 is Diddy's day of recogning. No matter the verdict, women will pay for it. The anti-woman.girl energy is alive and well. The Diddy debacle is shining a light on how much men and male identified women hate, despise, loath, detest, and abhor women and girls. I am afraid for us. Stay alert my sistren.Listen while you work, commute or chill to hear Lori's two cents.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook...
2025-09-0609 minMy Sistas KeeperDoes Loriann Hate Men? You Know How Those Damn Feminists Are; Stop Trying to Tear a Black Man Down!Send us a textLori is onn holiday, in Aruba. Let's revisit a fan favorite.Listen in as Loriann answers the question that age old question that folks ask if feminists hate on men.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me on a guest on your podcast or speaking at your organization please contact me at:https://mysistaskeeper.buzzsprout.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@loriwheaton9376...
2025-09-0215 minMy Sistas KeeperLet's Talk About Sex: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Penises, But Was Afraid To AskSend us a textIgnorance is not bliss. Listen in as Loriann discusses all things penises. This episode is one of three. She gives practical information and fun facts.We can keep our heads in the sand and subscribe to the notion that if we don't talk about sex, young people won't do it. Think again. Adults don't fare much better when it comes to what they know about below the waist stuff.And FYI, there aren't any bones in the penis.https://www.cdc.gov/s...
2025-08-2222 minMy Sistas KeeperAdult Fairy Tales: Cassie and Diddy Love Story - Was It All A Dream or a Nightmare?Send us a textFairy tales can be entertaining. But do they set up; little girls to be rescued and little boys to be rescuers?Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast, Rapunzel, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Cassie and Diddy, A Love Story?Will the glass slipper fit? Where is the fairy godmother? White horses and castles.Listen as Loriann reads The Cassie and Diddy Love Story.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook...
2025-08-0312 minMy Sistas KeeperWhat's Going On? Episode 10: Pornography is Sex Education? Corpses Used as Incubators?Send us a textIt is a sad state of affairs when young people and adults mistake pornography for sex education. Society has it's collective panties in a bunch at the mention of comprehensive sex education in schools. We live in a so-called civilized society that forces brain dead pregnant women to incubate a developing fetus. Anti-woman sentiment is alive and well all over the world.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you ar...
2025-08-0123 minMy Sistas KeeperWhat's Going On? Ep 9 - The Groom of Frankenstein;From Pimp to Pastor; Circling the BlockSend us a textThe lightskins vs. the dark skins? In 2025, we are still having that old tired discussion? Paper bags and the blue vein society. Have you every circled the block? Was it worth it? Passa, I'm going to need you get out of the pulpit, talking crap. Everybody say "amen."Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me on a guest on your podcast or speaking at your organization p...
2025-07-2324 minMy Sistas KeeperLet's Talk About Sex: Are Vaginas Inside Out Penises? Ignorance is Not Bliss; I'm Not Sensitive, You're an Idiot!Send us a textLori loves talking about all things sex and sexuality. Listen in as she discusses salt and vinegar douches. Do vaginas need to smell like rainbow skittles or apple jolly ranchers? Are vaginas moist 24/7? Can he fall into an overly "loose" vagina?The first installment in the vagina series of Let's talk About Sexhttps://i.ytimg.com/vi/tpcRjaoojYc/maxresdefault.jpghttps://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601c78a30054af4ba942800e/c664833f-b443-4232-93a1-e0800de835d2/Pelvic-Floor-Physical-Therapy-Overland-Park-KS-enCore
2025-07-0724 minMy Sistas KeeperMissing, Murdered and Abused Ep 4: Diddy Cassie Syndrome; Why Don't Women Leave? They Must Like the Abuse...Send us a textBlack girls and women are not safe anywhere in the world. I am convinced that as a society we have "dumbed down." What happened to intelligent, critical thinking when addressing society's ails?Women are girls are not safe at work, in their homes, with family and friends. In 2025, and the term "fast girls" is still in our lexicon? What is honorable about killing a woman or girl who wants to live life on her own terms, even though her brother is sexually violating her? Is he honorable?Why didn't...
2025-06-3014 minMy Sistas KeeperWhat's Going on Episode 8: Stop Clocking Women's Vaginas and Uteri; Coco Gauff Whipped Sabalensky's Butt; Were Some of the Folks in This Administration Dropped on Their Heads When They Were Babies?Send us a textVanessa Bryant can do what she wants with her female bits. If she wants to have sex, date or get married, so what? People need to mind their business. She was married to a man, not a deity. She is allowed to move on and be happy. Damn.Coco Gauff, beat the Sabalenka girlie and homegirl was mad. Sabalenka is a sore loser. Girl take the "L", fire your coaches and get your game up.Listen to this mini episode and hear my two cents on, what's going on?
2025-06-2317 minMy Sistas KeeperWhat's Going On Episode 7: Miss Shirley is Not the Problem - Her Mama Is; There is a Male Lonliness Epidemic? Women Rate Men Too!Send us a textChildren want to please their parents. We all did. Miss Shirley wants to please her mother. Miss Shirley is not the problem, the adults around her are. She is mimicking adults and the grown folks are egging her on and encouraging her.Men, if you are lonely get a pet, get a hobby, learn how to play pickleball.Men love to rate women. They are not the only ones. While men like to rate a woman's physique and beauty; women rate a man's sex game. Support the sh...
2025-06-1331 minMy Sistas KeeperWhat's Going On? Episode 6: Cassie on Trial;There Are Dogs Who Are Treated Better Than Woman and Girls; In Georgia, A Brain Dead Pregnant Woman is Being Kept Alive to Carry a Pregnancy to TermSend us a textThe Diddy discourse is unbelievable and overwhelming. Everyone is weighing in and I look at social media sparingly. The misogny, misogynoir and the hate and disdain for women and girls - black women and girls in particular has reached an all time high. The protective bubbles around Diddy, Chris Brown, DDG and Torey Lanez, are off the chain. Listen in as Loriann gives her take on all things Diddy, DDG, Torey Lanez and Chris Brown.The abortion ban has nothing to do with zygotes, blastocysts, embryos and fetuses. The b...
2025-05-2828 minMy Sistas KeeperMissing, Murdered and AbusedSend us a textIt is no secret that when black and brown girls go missing, those cases rarely make the national news. All girls and women deserve the same attention.This episode has been re-posted.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me on a guest on your podcast or speaking at your organization please contact me at:https://mysistaskeeper.buzzsprout.comhttps://www.youtube.com...
2025-05-1219 minMy Sistas KeeperAnthony Edward; Can You Opt Out of Your Daughter's Life? Terrance Howard Can Play A Pimp, But He Can Play A Gay Man? Marvin Sapp - Why Are You Counting My Monies?Send us a textHow does a father opt out of his daughter's life? What's wrong with Anthony Edwards and Ayesha Howard? Terrance Howard, where can I get a man card? Did you hear what Marvin Sapp said? He's a character. Terrance, you doth protest too much. Hone in to your acting ability. He is a good actor. Listen in, as Lori discusses the above and much more. Please like, share describe at suubscribe.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."
2025-05-0531 minMy Sistas Keeper"At Least She's Legal": The Shannon Sharpe Debacle; RFK Jr. and Autism; $5,000 to Get Married and Procreate? Kanye West: It's Not Funny, He Needs HelpSend us a textWhere is Shannon Sharp's publicist and PR people? Do not him speak. It's not a good look for him. RFK Jr., your father is rolling over in his grave. RFK Jr., does not know anything about autism. Are Women of A Certain Age jealous because old men salivate over young women? We don't care. Trust me.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me...
2025-05-0122 minMy Sistas KeeperSis - Date A Man's Actual, Not His PotentialSend us a textHow many times have you heard women say, "he has so much potential, I just have to bring it out of him and hold him down.Do you want an already complete man or a Build-A-Man. His momma and daddy were charged with that task. If they failed, therapy might help.Listen as Lori discusses the pitfalls of dating a man's potential.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-Wheaton...
2025-04-2315 minMy Sistas KeeperI Love You Babe...Now ChangeSend us a textI will never understand why men and women will make a list of the characteristics they require in a partner. They will pray on it, do manifestation meditations and affirmations. They meet someone - that person is the polar opposite of who they wanted and then they proceed to try to change them.Listen in as Loriann discusses the absurdity of it all and the audacity that some people have.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155
2025-04-2015 minMy Sistas KeeperWhat's Going On? Episode 3 (Out of Sight, Out of Mind?; Sundown Towns; Jonathan Majors "Aggressed" Her?; Baton Girl)Send us a textHave you heard of "sundown towns"? Is baton girl guilty or innocent? Is Jonathan Majors a victim or victimizer. Who says "aggressed"? Listen in as Lori discusses these topics and more.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me on a guest on your podcast or speaking at your organization please contact me at:https://mysistaskeeper.buzzsprout.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@loriwheaton9376yemaya150...
2025-04-0924 minMy Sistas KeeperLet's Talk About Sex- Part 2Send us a textWho doesn't like to talk about all things penis and vagina? Don't be shy. Loriann is giving a pop quiz. Sharpen your pencils because class is in session.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me on a guest on your podcast or speaking at your organization please contact me at:https://mysistaskeeper.buzzsprout.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@loriwheaton9376yemaya150@hotmail.com...
2025-03-2427 minMy Sistas KeeperCaleb Wilson: Died in the Name of Brotherhood? Sudiksha Konanki and a Person of Interest; Umar Johnson and His Daughter Anisa; Straight Men Cancelled Doechii?Send us a textWhat's Going On? March 9, - March 15, 2025. Loriann explores, what is the difference between hazing and being jumped in by a gang? Punching someone in the chest equals brotherhood? Another young woman goes missing during spring break and society blames Sudiksha Konanki and her friends. Umar Johnson, the self proclaimed Prince of Pan-Africanism crashes out on-line because his daughter, Anisa called him a deadbeat dad. Doechii said that straight men are red flags and they lost their collective minds. Why are they so upset?Support the showStay connected:...
2025-03-1734 minMy Sistas KeeperLet's Talk About Sex- Part 1Send us a textThere is nothing worse than ignorance (no tea, no shade) around all matters sexual. Lori makes the case for why comprehensive sex education is sorely needed for adults. Listen and shake your head.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me on a guest on your podcast or speaking at your organization please contact me at:https://mysistaskeeper.buzzsprout.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@loriwheaton9376
2025-03-1025 minMy Sistas KeeperSingle Mothers Are to Blame For Everything: Global Warming, Price of Eggs, the LA Fires and the Kendrick/Drake Beef...Send us a textSingle mothers are to blame for everything that ails society. Single mothers have to settle when dating and they are not allowed to have expectations. According to deadbeat fathers, single mothers are trying to get rich off of the $50 a week they sporadically send to take care of their children. Single mothers did not become single mothers by themselves. It's hilarious to hear men say they don't date single mothers, yet they are single fathers who have nothing or very little to do with their progeny.Support the showS...
2025-03-0329 minMy Sistas KeeperD.J. Akademics Behavior - "Weird" or Abhorrent?Send us a textWhat happened to the uproar and hoopla concerning Livingston Allen aka D.J. Akademics? YouTubers and social media pundits where dragging him for filth. Everyone had commentary were giving commentary on his behavior. Faux outrage and faux indignation. Labelling his sick behavior "weird" does not do justice to the predatory actions visited upon a 15 year-old boy.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me on a...
2025-02-2241 minMy Sistas KeeperChrisette, #47, A Dogg, A Fool and a St. LunaticSend us a textListen in as Loriann explore an age old issue. Society has two sets of standards. One for women and one for men. Men can do whatever they want with little or no repercussions. Women are held to a much higher standard and will be dragged if they dare step out of line. Black women catch the most heat.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me on...
2025-02-1515 minMy Sistas KeeperStephen "tWitch" Boss: Dear Black People, Let's Talk About Mental Health and Suicide in Our CommunitySend us a textLet's normalize talking about mental health and suicide in our communities. We must come out of the proverbial closet and stop reinforcing the stigma around black people having hard conversations about taboo subjects.Black people need a soft place to land, especially in our homes. Listen in as Loriann explores this often stigmatized topic.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me on a guest...
2025-02-0630 minMy Sistas KeeperMisogyny in the Pulpit: Casting Stones at Pregnant Women?Send us a textIn 2025 so-called men of the cloth and church congregations are publicly shaming pregnant women. Bishop Terry W. Jackson from True Vine Apostolic Church in Hampton, Virginia decided it would be a good idea to publicly shame a 19 year old woman because she was pregnant out of so-called wedlock. What was the pastor trying to accomplish? Why would her mother co-sign the misogyny? Why would the congregation who largely consists of women be okay with it? Where is the father of the child? Is he a member of the church? Why was h...
2025-01-3022 minMy Sistas KeeperThe Men Who Slept With the Woman Who Slept With 101 Men in One DaySend us a textWhy would a man sign up to be number 53 out of 100 men to have sex with a virtual stranger? Para-social relationships are not real relationships. I'm sure some of her fans think that they are in a relationship with her.Much of the disgust, disdain and hatred has been leveled towards Lily Philips, the young woman who was on a mission to sleep with 100 men in one day.What about the men? Should they be raked over the coals for participating in such a feat? Listen to Loriann attempt...
2025-01-1626 minMy Sistas KeeperWhy is a 13 year-old Girl Trying to Attend the VMA's? Is That the Question We Should Ask?Send us a textNothing like good old victim shaming. The blame game is alive and well. Blaming and shaming is low hanging fruit. Inevitably the victim will be blamed for the violation that they experienced. From "where are the receipts?" to "where were her parents?" Society is often looking for a way to take the onus off of the perpetrator(s).Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me on...
2025-01-0631 minMy Sistas KeeperWhat is Men's Obsession With Tight "Vaginas?" - The Husband StitchSend us a textHave you ever heard of the "husband stitch?" Once again the patriarchy has found its way in-between women's legs.Also called the "daddy stitch" or the "vaginal tuck." Listen as Lori discusses the so-called "daddy stitch" and how it is harmful to women.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me on a guest on your podcast or speaking at your organization please contact me...
2025-01-0217 minMy Sistas KeeperLet It Rain: The Tik Tock Only Fans Model That the Patriarchy Loves to HateSend us a textMen are losing their collective minds over Sophie Rain. But why? She is giving them what they want. The law of supply and demand. Why are they so mad? XY's are okay with women and girls taking off their clothes and providing them with sexual gratification; but when these women make lots of money off these men, they go into shenanigan mode.Listen as Lori, discusses the patriarchy and their love hate relationship with women and their bodies.Support the showStay connected:YouTube...
2024-12-2716 minMy Sistas KeeperMissing, Murdered and Abused: Part 2Send us a textWith all that's going on in the world, it's easy to forget the violence against women and girls that happens every day.I think that society has become jaded and those women and girls become statistics. Behind statistics are people, families and communities.We must ask ourselves why do the stories of so many woman and girls go unheard of. Do we not care? Are these women and girls just collateral damage of patriarchy.Listen as Lori says the names of the girls and women and tell...
2024-12-1522 minMy Sistas KeeperShe Married A Monster? Hypergamy vs. HypogamySend us a textWhat is the difference between a high value man and a high earning man? Just because a man has a lot of zeros in his net worth, that does not mean he is high value. How do fairy tales set us all up for failure?What is the definition of a trophy? Listen as Lori tries to untangle this massive web of lies, myths and misinformation.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: L...
2024-12-0938 minMy Sistas KeeperMinors and Some Women Are Prostituted, Not Prostitutes; Minors Cannot Consent to Sex With an AdultSend us a textThe host of the YouTube channel, "Soft White Underbelly", interviews a cross-section of individuals. The interviews that stand out to me are the interviews with "child prostitutes." Minors can't consent to sex with adults - so there is no such thing as a child prostitute.Statutory rape laws presume coercion because a minor... is incapable of giving consent to the act. Refers to sex between an adult and a minor past the age of puberty, and may therefore be distinguished from child sex abuse.Please join Loriann as she...
2024-11-2528 minMy Sistas KeeperThe Not All Phenomena.....Send us a textWhat's up with this not all bull crap. When "not all" is added to the discourse it is a distraction. Let's start from the premise that of course it's never, "all." I find it interesting when the conversation is about women and the mistreatment at the hands of men, the first thing out of some folks' mouth is "well it's not all."Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested...
2024-11-0819 minMy Sistas KeeperThe Board of Pardon and Parole: Who's Minding the Store?Send us a textIt is frightening to know that some of these men (and a few women) who committed heinous crimes, most against children could be walking amongst us and be released back into our communities.The behind the scenes at these boards needs to be monitored by us, the public.Trigger Warning: This episode contains content that discusses rape, sexual assault, sexual abuse and violence against women and girls. Please take care of yourself.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain...
2024-10-2836 minMy Sistas KeeperSilence is not Golden: Finding Our VoiceSend us a textYou talk too much. Always running your mouth. So, I interrupted you again, what's the big deal? In a 2014 study done by George Washington University, men interrupted women 2.1 times in a three-minute conversation compared to 1.8 times when they interrupted other men.If you're like me, you have probably experienced, "manterrupting." In this episode Loriann will talk about this phenomenon and explore the silencing of women and girls.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: L...
2024-09-2621 minMy Sistas KeeperIt's Hard Out Here For a Pimp? Pimp Culture and the Exploitation of Women and GirlsSend us a textIt's no secret that pimp culture is glamorized and celebrated. While society is looking at pimp's as role models - the girls and women and exploit are forgotten and/or dismissed.The bodies of women and girls are bought, sold and violated by men. The demand for very young girls and young girls is in high demand.Listen in as Lori explores pimp culture, the sex trade, sex trafficking and the exploitation of women and girls.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A...
2024-09-2035 minMy Sistas KeeperIt Is Not Safe to Be a Woman or Girl Anywhere in The World: Femicide is a Global Public Health IssueSend us a textFemicide is the intentional killing of a woman or girl because of their gender. In 2022, the United Nations recorded 89,000 cases of intentional killings of women and girls worldwide. 55% of these murders were committed by intimate partners or perpetrators from the victims own environment.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1,821 Black women and girls were murdered in 2020 in the United States. Why don't we talk about these alarming, disturbing statistics? Is it a case of out of sight, out of mind? Or, if we are not directly affected, is...
2024-09-1222 minMy Sistas KeeperBBLs, Mommy Makeovers and Snap Backs - What Are Women Snapping Back From?Send us a textSome women get cosmetic surgery for themselves. Some get surgery for their significant other and/or the pressure from society to look "perfect." What is perfection? Who gets to decide? The male and female gaze is alive and well.Even more disturbing is the number of tween and teen girls who aspire to have cosmetic surgery. Listen along as Loriann discusses some of the issues.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn...
2024-09-0435 minMy Sistas KeeperDoes Colorism, Texturism, Featurism Impact the Desirability of Black Women?Send us a textIt's 2024 and in some circles, light skin, darkskin, 4C hair are topics of conversation. Remember the iconic musical number in Spike Lee's School Daze? Is it still jigaboos versus wannabees?Why do black women still hear "you are attractive for a black woman," or "if you were a little lighter, you would be fine."Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me on a...
2024-07-1928 minMy Sistas KeeperMISSING, MURDERED AND ABUSEDSend us a textSocial media is bringing attention to the missing, murdered and abused women that too often the public does not hear about. Listen as Lori recites a horrifying list of cases from social media,Attention must be brought to these cases. Lest we forget.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me on a guest on your podcast or speaking at your organization please contact me...
2024-07-0212 minMy Sistas KeeperMaternal Mortality in Black Women: Why Are We Dying?Send us a textGiving birth is supposed to be one of the most joyous occasions for women and their friends and family. Unfortunately, far too many Black women are dying after childbirth. Why? What can be done?In part one of a multiple part series, Lori examines the issue.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me on a guest on your podcast or speaking at your organization please...
2024-06-2016 minMy Sistas KeeperWhy We Choose the Bear: Believe WomenSend us a textWho protects women? Why don't we believe women? The anti-woman sentiment is alive and well. Why do people not believe women, unless there is visual proof? Are women inherently liars?Lori discusses the P. Diddy sh** show and other issues related to domestic partner violence and intimate partner violence.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me on a guest on your...
2024-06-1337 minMy Sistas KeeperTaking Down a Teachers Braids? Setting BoundariesSend us a textWhat's appropriate or inappropriate teacher behavior? When and how should educators draw the line?Lori has over 30 years experience as an educator and has seen it all. Listen in as she discusses setting boundaries.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me on a guest on your podcast or speaking at your organization please contact me at:https://mysistaskeeper.buzzsprout.comhttps://www...
2024-05-2826 minMy Sistas KeeperWho is Protecting Our Precious Black Girls From Predators?Send us a textToo often black girls are described as "fast", mature for their age and hypersexual. The Jezebel trope. Other girls are given grace to be innocent so therefore are protected. The narrative about black girls is not true and if society thinks that they have no innocence - no one will protect them.Join Lori as she discusses this very important topic.*My apologies - this podcast was scheduled to go live several weeks ago.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A...
2024-05-1137 minMy Sistas KeeperWhy Are Black Women Being Misdiagnosed?Send us a textIn March 2024, a beautiful black woman who was a mom, wife, daughter, friend and social media influencer/personality died as a result of being misdiagnosed with fibroids. Turns out she had stage 3 cervical cancer.Why are black women disproportionately misdiagnosed with medical illnesses as well as mental illnesses?Please join Loriann as she explores this disturbing reality.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in...
2024-04-1235 minMy Sistas KeeperBlack Women and Girls Are Being Murdered and Very Few People Seem to Care.Send us a textViolence against women/girls unfortunately has become part of the fabric of the culture. Misogyny and misogynoir has created an atmosphere that make women and girls vulnerable and victims to violence. Join Loriann as she discusses violence against women and intimate partner violence and how the intersectionality of racism and sexism contributes to a culture of violence.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me on a...
2024-04-0134 minMy Sistas KeeperDo We Raise Our Daughters and Love Our Sons?Send us a textDo Black mothers treat our sons different than our daughters? Do we coddle our sons, with little or no expectations and raise our daughters to be responsible?Have you ever dated a grown man who was coddled by his mother and/or sisters? It's not cute. Listen to Loriann as she discusses the issue.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me on a guest...
2024-03-1719 minMy Sistas KeeperBlack Men Donning Dresses and Bad Wigs to "Portray" Black Women.Send us a textIt's an age old issue - Black men putting on frumpy dresses and bad wigs to "portray" black women and girls for "entertainment". The laughs are often at the expense of black women. Think Flip Wilson's Geraldine, Tyler Perry's Madea, Eddie Murphy's Rasputia, Martin Lawrence's Big Momma and Shenae Nae and Jamie Fox's Wanda.What is it about those caricatures/characters that engender such laughter? Is it the wigs? the dresses? the loudness? the blackness?Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman o...
2024-02-2827 minMy Sistas KeeperBlack Girls and Mental HealthSend us a textJoin Loriann as she discusses mental health as it relates to black girls and why the intersection between adolescence, gender, socioeconomic status and race must be addressed by mental health providers.If you have a black girl in your life that you love or you are an ally, I invite you to download this episode.https://therapyforblackgirls.com/https://www.blackgirlssmile.org/https://www.melaninandmentalhealth.com/between-sessions-podcast/https://www.balancedblackgirl.com/podcast/Support the showStay connected:YouTube...
2024-01-3134 minMy Sistas KeeperBlack Women/Black Girls and Mental IllnessSend us a textHave you ever heard the term "racial battle fatigue?" You may be familiar with the strong black woman trope. While mental illness does not discriminate, let's not pretend that the intersectionality of one's identities (socioeconomic status, age, race, sexual orientation) should not be considered in the discussion about mental health and mental illness.Listen as Loriann addresses some of the issues that are relevant to the discussion. This is the first of several episodes that will be dedicated to mental health and mental illness.Suggested reading...
2024-01-1721 minMy Sistas KeeperVaginas, Clitorises and Vulvas, Oh My!Send us a textVaginas and vulvas are not synonymous. Listen as Loriann discusses all things related to all things "below the waist." Uplifting and empowering women to be subjects not objects in regard to their bodies and sexual pleasure. Girls need to be taught accurate information and not only as vessels for procreation. Women should be the architects of their sexual lives.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me...
2024-01-1057 minMy Sistas KeeperSelfish Season for Black WomenSend us a textBlack women are some of the most selfless people on the planet. Often putting on their oxygen masks last. We are moms, grandmothers, aunts, daughters, and besties. Listen as Loriann discusses why it is okay for black women to be architects of their lives. Black women do not owe anyone anything.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me on a guest on your podcast or speaking...
2024-01-0321 minMy Sistas KeeperMy Sistas' Keeper: IntroSend us a textLoriann Holmes-Wheaton, MPH, CHES, and a Harlem native, discusses topics, issues and concerns of women and girls - unapologetically centering Black women and Black girls. Educator, public health practitioner and an advocate for women and girls. My Sistas' Keeper is sometimes controversial, serious, compelling and at times light, humorous and hopefully educational, thought-provoking and empowering.Support the showStay connected:YouTube - "A Woman of A Certain Age."Instagram: harlemgurl155Facebook: LoriAnn Holmes-WheatonIf you are interested in having me on a g...
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