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For Colored Nerds: Why Brittany wants to be a bad Black mom

Recently, host <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1123917129/brittany-luse">Brittany Luse</a> has found herself curious about motherhood. As she's thought about the kind of mom she might be, she looked for models in film and TV – and found that there's little room for mothers, and Black moms in particular, to be anything but excellent. From Brittany's previous podcast, For Colored Nerds, a discussion with <a href="https://twitter.com/eeddings">Eric Eddings</a> about motherhood and misbehaving, and why less than perfect is more than enough. Follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin">@NPRItsBeenAMin</a> or email us at <a href="mailto:ibam@npr.org">ibam@npr.org</a>. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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