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Historically, communities of color experience unique and considerable challenges in accessing mental health services. However we always seem to dust it under the carpet. Here are some shocking facts that we need to realize. According to the US HHS Office of Minority Health: Adult Black Americans are 20 percent more likely to report serious psychological distress than … Continue reading
You’ve seen the # floating around South African social media: Men are trash. What does it really mean and are we simply overreacting and stereotyping? In case you needed to be reminded, a 2016 report on Victims of Crime by Statistics SA‚ found that one in every four women faced violence from within their own homes … Continue reading
We love it when men break barriers too. Watch how Pravin Nikam talks about the “taboo” of periods in his talk Continue reading
Judge Helen Whitener was a former Washington State Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals Judge and a former pro-tem judge in Pierce County District Court and the City of Tacoma Municipal Court. She is very active locally, nationally and internationally in various community service activities. She speaks often on Human Rights, Access to Justice, and the … Continue reading
Khadija Gbla grew up in Sierra Leone. As a young girl, she was subjected to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). As a woman, she lives with the consequences of FGM everyday. She is determined that this form of abuse against young girls will end, and she wants to end it in her lifetime. Khadija strives to … Continue reading
Vuyelwa Maluleke’s poetry is influenced largely by her urban surroundings, the women within them, the men they choose to love, and the sisters and children they make room for in the world. Watch this talented young lady as she recites her poetry. Sourced from YouTube Continue reading
In a world where light skin, light eyes and long “real” hair are sought after features, Chika Okoro tells us how she copes, and what we can do to unlearn this deep rooted, destructive mindset. Okoro is a second year MBA student at Stanford. Passionate about race and gender equality, she is excited to raise … Continue reading
Nana Yaa Asantewaa (c. 1840 – 17 October 1921) was appointed queen mother of Ejisu of the Ashanti Empire—now part of modern-day Ghana—by her brother Nana Akwasi Afrane Okpese, the Ejisuhene “ruler of Ejisu”. Prior to European colonization, the Ashanti people developed an influential West African empire. Asantewaa was the Gatekeeper of the “Golden Stool” (Sika ‘dwa) during this powerful Ashanti Confederacy (Asanteman), an independent federation of Asanti … Continue reading
She’s everything in one, a chef, teacher, psychologist, repairman, magician, singer, doctor, referee, and even a lawyer. Why a lawyer? She could win an argument with a single statement- “because I said so.” You could search high and low for something you’ve lost, and you’re kind of convinced that it’s disappeared off the face of … Continue reading
Our paths in life are all different. Whatever your goal or dream is, go for it. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Taraji P Henson is living proof that you shouldn’t always listen to what everyone tells you about your dreams. https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgoalcast%2Fvideos%2F1364815656928954%2F&show_text=0&width=560 Video Source Goalcast Facebook Continue reading
