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May 13
54m 34s

Spilling the Mama Tea with Tina Knowles

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Keke is LIVE from the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles for a fun and inspiring conversation with Tina Knowles, affectionately known as Mama T. Tina shares powerful life lessons from her memoir, Matriarch, and gets radically honest about love, marriage, betrayal, loss, and self-liberation. She talks about raising her superstar daughters, Beyoncé and Solange, with intention and in the public eye, as well as the importance of family, legacy, and Black womanhood. Keke also gets into chosen family and what being a matriarch to others really means, shining a light on Mama T’s wisdom, strength, grace, and resilience. Plus, surprise guests and unexpected moments as we celebrate this incredible matriarch!

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