"What's in a Name?"

What is the importance and significance of your name? In this episode, Lawrence and Male-Rose open the show discussing potential baby names, including Langston Hughes. Our names can affect how we are perceived in professional settings. What do other people think about you before you walk into your room based on your name? The conversation then turns to The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration. We are always trying to prevent our kids from experiencing a particular type of racism and discrimination. After all, we have to think about it even before they are born because dodging discrimination comes into consideration when thinking of baby names. For instance, the name Sir became popular because it was a way for black people to demand respect and imbue pride into their children. Children go through phases of not liking their name. Eventually, they get over it and start to appreciate it. Plus, throughout life, they will see people respect their names. Then, Lawrence and Male-Rose speak about the phases they went through with their names. We were all given our names for a reason, despite rocky relationships with our parents. Personally, if we don't have total respect for our parents, we can still have respect for the rest of our families and honor our birthnames. Stay tuned as Lawrence and Male-Rose discuss taking your partner's last name, Louis Farrakhan, and Malcolm X. Reach out to Lawrence and Male-Rose @1900fatherhood and tell them about your name! In this Episode:

• Thinking of baby names [ 4:30 ]
• About The Warmth of Other Suns [ 10:30 ]
• Discussing baby girl names [ 15:20 ]
• Staying connected with historical events [ 21:50 ]
• The relationships that Lawrence and Male-Rose have with their names [ 24:35 ]
• Taking your partner’s last name [ 36:30 ]

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