When Self-Love Is Sanity: Free mental health courses to help you stay sane while standing up to racism
Challenging racism is exhausting. For Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian communities, in particular, the pandemic has further unveiled racial disparities and systemic injustices in the United States. People of Color are often operating within spaces that uphold values rooted in white supremacy while being called upon to help solve diversity and equity issues. All of this, while dealing with their own personal, social, and cultural traumas… during a pandemic.
Reawakening: Bridging gaps to jumpstart life after incarceration
While Radee Hammett was incarcerated, he witnessed a tragic act of violence that shifted his perspective on the value of his life. He is now a community leader, who uses his experience with incarceration to bridge the gap between prison life and the outside.
Community Care in the time of COVID
Our capitalist-driven culture has promoted productivity, competition, and individual achievements as signifiers of success. We’ve been told, “if you want something done, do it yourself” and, “pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” We were taught that our ability to compete and achieve was where our self-worth lied. Then we realized we were dying inside.
Conscious Brainwashing: A conversation with ‘Grand Agent’ about the roots and power of Hip Hop
The power of their voices has become recognized by the commanders of corporations and the wolves of Wall Street for their ability to galvanize the youth.
11 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Falling In Love
People fall in and out of love everyday. Rocky relationships often lead to marriage, children, divorce, or simply staying in dead relationship far too long. Once love is lost, people may develop a fear of love because they associate feelings of vulnerability with falling into a ‘sunken place’ of emotions and a complicated life course with someone who may not ultimately be the one.
The ‘me too’ Movement’s New Program Director Has a History of Healing
The ‘me too.’ movement has a new Program Director with a history in healing and wellness-focused practices. Shesheena Bray, a Philadelphia-based mental health therapist starts full time in the role on February 15th.
Love is a call to action and a challenge to tell new stories
Before the pandemic, we knew that there was a disconnect between mainstream news narratives and Black communities. Almost a year into the pandemic, we have experienced a multitude of moments that have crystallized the need for a shift in how stories are served up.
Float. Kick. Breathe.
By Stephanie Malson Featured in Little Love Stories Volume 6 Theme: Lessons on Love One. There is something both freeing and terrifying in that number. One. It’s full of possibility but also the unknown. Uncharted territory. The idea of being at the beginning of something can be paralyzing and at first for me, it was. […]
Duality
By Hezekiah Featured in Little Love Stories Volume 6 Theme: Lessons on Love I’ve always owned my duality 100%. I reference my Jekyll and Hyde in numerous songs. I coined the phrase “Conscious Porn” as my own version of Yin and Yang. Funny thing about karma is, just like God, it works in mysterious ways. […]
Love As Miraculous As Natural Pearls
By Blew Kind Featured in Little Love Stories Volume 6 Theme: Lessons on Love My passion is lovely. i can charm an entire room To bring lightness and hope, But for some reason i am standing, open handed, pregnant Raising my soon to be three children. i know i am worth all the stars. All […]
