Mothership Connected: The Women of P-Funk

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Whilst the Board was down, Mallia Franklin’s son, Seth Niblett, posted on Instagram and Facebook that he has just signed a publishing deal for a forthcoming book about the women of Parliament / Funkadelic / Parlet / The Brides… Seth knows his stuff, this should be excellent… :sunglasses:

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That’s great news! He’s been working on that for a while. :slightly_smiling_face:

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It has been a while. I remember it being discussed in the last One Nation Board Room, around 2014 or so.

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Just a refresher/teaser for the (hopefully) upcoming book…

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Looks like we’re finally getting this book. :slightly_smiling_face:

Hardcover
September 30, 2025
304 pages
10” x 7” x 1” (around 25x18x2.5 cm)

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Yes! It’s about time! Woohoo!

I was hoping some of the interview footage would end up being edited into a documentary. Perhaps that’s still a possibility. But quite a bit of time has passed. I’ll take whatever I can get.

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The chapters have been released. :slight_smile:

  • Foreword. Flipping the Prism on the Mythology of Parliament-Funkadelic, by Ayana Contreras
  • Prologue. Abducted by the Mothership
  • Chapter 1. America Eats Its Young
  • Chapter 2. Free Your Mind, and Your Ass Will Follow
  • Chapter 3. Hollywood Squares
  • Chapter 4. Crossword Puzzle
  • Chapter 5. Family Affair
  • Chapter 6. Mothership Connection
  • Chapter 7. Fantasy Is Reality
  • Chapter 8. Hardcore Jollies
  • Chapter 9. Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
  • Chapter 10. Flash Light
  • Chapter 11. Pleasure Principle
  • Chapter 12. Placebo Syndrome
  • Chapter 13. Are You Dreaming?
  • Chapter 14. Misunderstanding
  • Chapter 15. When You’re Gone
  • Chapter 16. Disco to Go
  • Chapter 17. Amorous
  • Chapter 18. One Nation Under a Groove
  • Chapter 19. Funk or Walk
  • Chapter 20. Deep
  • Chapter 21. Invasion of the Booty Snatchers
  • Chapter 22. Never Buy Texas from a Cowboy
  • Chapter 23. Smoke Signals
  • Chapter 24. Play Me or Trade Me
  • Chapter 25. The Big Bang Theory
  • Chapter 26. Theme from the Black Hole
  • Chapter 27. Just Foreplay
  • Chapter 28. Atomic Dog
  • Chapter 29. Bulletproof
  • Chapter 30. Sample Some of Disc, Sample Some of DAT
  • Epilogue. Long Way Around
  • Acknowledgments
  • Photo Credits
  • Index
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Damn it. No Nappy :joy:

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Hilarious! :rofl::rofl:

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Here’s the cover.

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From what I’ve read, the book highlights the roles of Mallia Franklin, Lynn Mabry, Dawn Silva, Debbie Wright, and Shirley Hayden. What about Sheila Horne, Jeanette McGruder, Jeanette Washington and Janice Evans? Just wondering…

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Good point since it was written by the son of Mallia Franklin; I think it’s more about his mother and her gang… additionally it’s an oral history book, so maybe he hasn’t access to reliable interviews about that particular members… Belita and Kendra comes also to my mind… :dizzy: :sparkling_heart: :sparkles: :rocket:

Anyway… can 't wait to read about these heavyweights of funk… :hugs: :man_lifting_weights: :smiling_cat_with_heart_eyes:

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That makes sense, and I’m sure the book was written with good intentions…I just hope no one feels slighted.

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Belita, Kendra…Jessica, Diane Brooks, Taka, Leslyn Bailey…

More than enough for a second volume…nudge nudge…wink wink :wink:

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Seth said that he interviewed Belita for the book. I would really like to see Diane Brooks and Leslyn Bailey in it.

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