Yvette Nicole Brown: Black women and the importance of joy and sisterhood

About this sermon

In this heartfelt conversation, actress and activist Yvette Nicole Brown joins Jen Hatmaker and Amy to share profound insights on the power of joy, caregiving, and sisterhood among Black women. Yvette opens up about her journey from the music industry to becoming a beloved figure in entertainment, all while navigating the unique challenges faced by Black women. The discussion explores the unbreakable bonds within the Black sisterhood and how white women can learn to foster similar connections. Yvette also talks about the joy of caregiving and finding love in her late 50s. Thought-Provoking Quotes: “I always felt that I would be impactful in people's lives in some way because of the way that I love people.” – Yvette Nicole Brown “I’m Forrest Gump in the flesh because I just say yes to things that feel right.” – Yvette Nicole Brown “Black women are always so close because whenever you see a ‘sista,’ you know her story without knowing her story.” – Yvette Nicole Brown “I’m going to use my joy as my strength and laugh through this thing.” – Yvette Nicole Brown “When it comes to current events, I just look to Black women. It’s always for the greater good.” – Jen Hatmaker Resources Mentioned: I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America by Tyler Merritt - https://amzn.to/3U6nMfN Yvette’s acting and producing credits - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1304328/ Kamala Harris for President - https://kamalaharris.com/ How Black Women Organizers Broke Zoom to Raise $1.5 Million - Fortune.com K-Pops by Anderson .Paak at Toronto International Film Festival - https://tiff.net/events/k-pops Frasier - https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/frasier-2023/ Among Us - https://www.innersloth.com/voice-cast-for-the-among-us-animated-series-round-1/ Donors Choose - https://www.donorschoose.org/ The Creative Coalition Commission on Caregiving - https://thecreativecoalition.org/caregiving/ Emily’s List Guest’s Links: Yvette’s website - http://www.actressyvettenicolebrown.com/ Yvette’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yvettenicolebrown Yvette’s Twitter - https://x.com/ynb Yvette’s Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/YvetteNBrown/ Yvette’s Squeezed Docupodcast - https://lemonadamedia.com/show/squeezed/ Connect with Jen! Jen’s website - https://jenhatmaker.com/ Jen’s Instagram - https://instagram.com/jenhatmaker Jen’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/jenHatmaker/ Jen’s Facebook - https://facebook.com/jenhatmaker Jen’s YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/JenHatmaker The For the Love Podcast is presented by Audacy.

Topics

• Joy