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Welcome to Grandma Knows Best

Rooted in Black love and legacy, Grandma Knows Best is a home for storytelling, healing, and intergenerational wisdom.

Here, stories become medicine, lived experience becomes wisdom, and care is treated as something we build together.

The Family That Goes Out Together — Stays Together?

The Family That Goes Out Together — Stays Together?

The Family That Goes Out Together — Stays Together?

Carla Rodney

Apr 295 min read

Healing from Racial Trauma: A Path to Racial Trauma Recovery Canada

Healing from Racial Trauma: A Path to Racial Trauma Recovery Canada

Healing from Racial Trauma: A Path to Racial Trauma Recovery Canada

Carla Rodney

Feb 244 min read

Elder Wisdom & Modern Care

Elder Wisdom & Modern Care

Elder Wisdom & Modern Care

Carla Rodney

Feb 234 min read

A Black woman gazes upward beside a window at night, her face softly lit, reflecting contemplation and quiet hope.

A Black woman gazes upward beside a window at night, her face softly lit, reflecting contemplation and quiet hope.

What Would Anne Frank Say to Us Now?

Carla Rodney

Dec 15, 20254 min read

Carla Rodney, Black grandmother and advocate, reflects on her journey through academia and her decision to leave her PhD program

Carla Rodney, Black grandmother and advocate, reflects on her journey through academia and her decision to leave her PhD program

Why I Dropped Out — and Fought Back Against One of Canada’s Top Universities

Carla Rodney

Sep 11, 20256 min read

Illustration of a microphone being grabbed away by a shadowy white hand, symbolizing white rage, while a group of Black children stand in the background looking shocked and dismayed. The style is bold, colorful, and graphic, with strong emotional contrast between hope and suppression.

Illustration of a microphone being grabbed away by a shadowy white hand, symbolizing white rage, while a group of Black children stand in the background looking shocked and dismayed. The style is bold, colorful, and graphic, with strong emotional contrast between hope and suppression.

When Black Joy Meets White Rage – A Song for Survival, whilst being young, gifted and Black

Carla Rodney

Aug 12, 20253 min read

The Price of Passing: What Fitting into Society Really Costs

The Price of Passing: What Fitting into Society Really Costs

The Price of Passing: What Fitting into Society Really Costs

Carla Rodney

Jul 9, 20251 min read

The Grandmothers They Never Saw Coming | Redefining Aging with Power

The Grandmothers They Never Saw Coming | Redefining Aging with Power

The Grandmothers They Never Saw Coming | Redefining Aging with Power

Carla Rodney

Jul 4, 20252 min read

Every Tool in the Box: My Journey into AI Storytelling

Every Tool in the Box: My Journey into AI Storytelling

Every Tool in the Box: My Journey into AI Storytelling

Carla Rodney

Jun 21, 20252 min read

Can Real Men Wear Skirts? A Bold Look at Gender Norms and Masculinity

Can Real Men Wear Skirts? A Bold Look at Gender Norms and Masculinity

Can Real Men Wear Skirts? A Bold Look at Gender Norms and Masculinity

Carla Rodney

Jun 19, 20252 min read

Black stiletto, pink diaper bag, and graduation cap — visual metaphor for feminism and survival

Black stiletto, pink diaper bag, and graduation cap — visual metaphor for feminism and survival

Can a Feminist Be a Stripper, Too?

Carla Rodney

Jun 17, 20253 min read

The Single Story and Academic Power: How Institutions Push Students Toward the Edge

The Single Story and Academic Power: How Institutions Push Students Toward the Edge

The Single Story and Academic Power: How Institutions Push Students Toward the Edge

Carla Rodney

Jun 17, 20254 min read

Not Always Rage: Naming What We Carry on the Path to Healing

Not Always Rage: Naming What We Carry on the Path to Healing

Not Always Rage: Naming What We Carry on the Path to Healing

Carla Rodney

Jun 16, 20253 min read

When the System Says ‘No’ Until It’s Too Late: Disability, Homelessness, and the Price of Being ‘Different’

When the System Says ‘No’ Until It’s Too Late: Disability, Homelessness, and the Price of Being ‘Different’

When the System Says ‘No’ Until It’s Too Late: Disability, Homelessness, and the Price of Being ‘Different’

Carla Rodney

May 29, 20252 min read

The Cost of Silence: How a Colonial Approach to Learning Harms Women

Carla Rodney

Oct 16, 20243 min read

Unseen, Yet Unbroken: The Resilience of Black Women

Carla Rodney

Sep 22, 20242 min read

Exploring Cultural and Race-Related Differences in Coping with Loss

Carla Rodney

Sep 18, 20245 min read

Breaking the Cycle: Advocating for Marginalized Students at Educational Institutions

Carla Rodney

Aug 19, 20248 min read

Empowering Children: A Grandmothers Journey Through Generational Wisdom

Carla Rodney

Jul 27, 20242 min read

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