Shonda Buchanan

Los Angeles

Writer and Senior Lecturer at Freelance

Author of forthcoming The Lost Songs of Nina Simone (5/26/25) & Black Indian #ninasimone #blackindian Write abt. #culture #race #bipoc #DEIA #amwriting

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Mothers: Parent Yourself

1 month ago | laparent.com | Shonda Buchanan

Cautiously, I cracked open my daughter’s bedroom door. “Hey, Ma,” Lina said as she stuffed her clothes — sweaters, tight jeans and size two skirts — into the largest suitcases we owned. “Hello, beautiful daughter of mine,” I said. My eyes were watery, but I was not crying. Not yet. Lina grabbed an armload of scarves she’d knitted and some bulky sweaters and hats she would wear while walking briskly in the New York air with her boyfriend, Lawrence.
What an amazing interview! Thank you, Nicole, for letting me discuss my…

Jan 30, 2025 | linkedin.com | Shonda Buchanan

Shonda Buchanan Author, The Lost Songs of Nina Simone & Black Indian | Education, Culture, Race & Diversity Speaker, Keynote Lecturer, Workshop Leader, Book Consultant, Oxfam Ambassador, Storyteller 1h Report this post What an amazing interview! Thank you, Nicole, for letting me discuss my vocation and my forthcoming book, The Lost Songs of Nina Simone! Available for PRE-ORDER: https://lnkd.in/d6UA4NbE Let's Talk: Passion & Purpose with Nicole Thomas 13 followers 4d Edited In Episode 12 of...
Becoming a New Grandparent: Celebrating Intergenerational Connection

Nov 6, 2024 | laparent.com | Shonda Buchanan

With each contraction, my daughter’s breath came in low gasps. I, her hyper-alert doula, waited for Lina to tell me what to do. Lay down the plastic bags. Put the blankets on top. Give me a little water. Place the ball in the center of the room. Queue up Beyonce’s “Homecoming” on my laptop. Call my husband! This was a home birth, and while Lina’s husband and midwife were on their way, in this moment — when my only child was preparing to give birth to her first baby — it was just the two of us.
George Floyd, Black Deaths and Lynchings By Other Means

Jul 28, 2023 | capitalandmain.com | George Floyd |Shonda Buchanan

Three years after Floyd’s death, a poet searches for meaning amid 400 years of Black dispossession.