1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Desiree Cooper, author of the award-winning short fiction collection Know the Mother&amp;nbsp;talks with host Lissa Jones about the complexities of motherhood and the ways that motherhood interacts, and at times conflicts, with the many other roles that women take on.&amp;nbsp; Desiree Cooper is a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, community activist, and a former attorney. She was also a founding board member of Cave Canem, the national residency for emerging black poets. Copies of her book can be purchased from on Amazon or from her publisher:&amp;nbsp;http://www.wsupress.wayne.edu/books/detail/know-mother &amp;nbsp; Givens Foundation | Black Market Reads http://givensbmr.libsyn.com/podcast <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6368824/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/6368824