Watching My Mom Go Black Jun 2026

She had always been my rock, my guiding light. But now, as I watched her navigate the challenges of aging, I saw her struggle with the weight of her experiences. The trials and tribulations of life had taken their toll, and I could sense her feeling overwhelmed.

Jolie Rocke's Watching My Mom Go Black is a poignant, multi-disciplinary performance piece and memoir utilizing storytelling, jazz, and gospel to explore the emotional journey of witnessing a mother with Alzheimer's disease [2, 4]. It highlights themes of memory loss, cultural identity, and the profound role reversal of caregiving [4, 5]. Watching My Mom Go Black