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Sheinelle Jones is the co-host of Today with Jenna and Sheinelle on NBC. \;She&rsquo\;s \;also the host of Throug h Mom&rsquo\;s Eyes\, a digital and broadcast series for To day where she interviews the mothers of celebrities to discuss their journeys raising successful children. She co-hosts a weekly radio sh ow\, &ldquo\;Off the Rails&rdquo\; on Sirius XM with co-hosts Al Roker and Dylan Dreyer\, and hosts &ldquo\;Wild Child&rdquo\;\, \;an award-winn ing weekly educational series\, part of NBC&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;The More You Know&rdquo\; family programming. Sheinelle is also the executive producer of the Gracie Award-winning MSNBC documentary\, &ldquo\;Stories We Tell: T he Fertility Secret.&rdquo\; She lives in New York City with her three kid s. \;
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Glory& nbsp\;Edim \;is a writer\, editor\, and literary curator best known as the founder of Well-Read Black Girl\, a literary festival and on line community celebrating the voices of Black women authors. She is the a uthor of the memoir \;Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books T hat Saved Me\, as well as the anthologies Well-Read Black Girl: Findi ng Our Stories\, Discovering Ourselves and On Girlhood: 15 Stories from th e Well-Read Black Girl Library. \;Glory \;is also the publisher of Well-Read Black Girl Books\, an imprint of Liveright dedicated to champio ning debut fiction writers. Her work has been recognized with numerous hon ors\, including the Hurston/Wright Foundation&rsquo\;s Madam C.J. Walker A ward and the Innovator&rsquo\;s Award from the Los Angeles Times Book Priz es. Through her writing and community-building\, \;Glory \;continu es to create spaces that celebrate the transformative power of Black liter ature\, sisterhood\, and storytelling.
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\nFrom the beloved&nb sp\;Today \;show host Sheinelle Jones comes an inspiring collection of heartfelt life-lessons from hard working moms who raised some of our favo rite celebrities.
\nWhen Sheinelle Jones launched &ldquo\;Through Mo m&rsquo\;s Eyes\,&rdquo\; a recurring \;Today \;show segment inter viewing celebrities&rsquo\; mothers about raising successful kids\, she ha d an ulterior motive&mdash\;she wanted to bring all their wisdom to bear o n raising her \;own \;three children. So she asked Lin-Manuel Mira nda&rsquo\;s mom about staying present with kids while balancing a demandi ng career\, talked with Lady Gaga&rsquo\;s mom about how to recognize bull ying\, and got tips from Steph Curry&rsquo\;s mom on making sure even futu re NBA royalty does his chores. She has since interviewed dozens of remark able women and gathered a candid\, warm\, and insightful collection of val uable lessons about life\, love\, and parenthood.
\nNow in her first book\, \;Through Mom&rsquo\;s Eyes\, Sheinelle is ready to share even more of those life-changing secrets with the world. Combining insights fr om celebrity mothers with her own journey through modern parenting\, Shein elle reveals how to make it through the hard parts of motherhood and still tap into the joys of it with empathy\, generosity\, and solidarity. \ ;Through Mom&rsquo\;s Eyes \;is a beautiful celebration of those who a re the guiding light for their loved ones&mdash\;mothers.
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g advice from the moms of:
Lady Gaga * Kevin Durant * Matthew McConau
ghey * Venus and Serena Williams * Lin-Manuel Miranda * Steph Curry * Padm
a Lakshmi * Tyra Banks * Donnie and Mark Wahlberg * Rob &ldquo\;Gronk&rdqu
o\; Gronkowski * Jessica and Ashlee Simpson * Shaquille O&rsquo\;Neal * Br
andon Maxwell * The Jonas Brothers * Thomas Rhett
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