By Rashida Harmon — 2012
Vegan women of color around the country are on a mission to prove just how connected animal welfare is to gender, race, and class issues.
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Barbara Ford Shabazz, PsyD, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, is painfully familiar with the various mental health issues that many members of the Black community face.
Psychologist Riana Elyse Anderson explains how families can communicate about race and cope with racial stress and trauma.
“These are opportune times to transmute the energy of angst into actions that deepen our insight,” says Dr. Kamilah Majied. She invites us to rest in unrest, staying steady in impermanence.
Thurman taught King Jr. that spiritual cultivation was necessary to take on the intense work of social activism.
Many argue the Black American struggle for freedom and justice in the 20th century was facilitated mainly via two paths: faith (the church) and the law (the courtroom).
Black women are 37 cents behind men in the pay gap—in other words, for every dollar a man makes, black women make 63 cents.
There is a belief among some African-Americans that to defeat racism, they have to work harder, be smarter, be better.
Muhammad Ali’s advocacy for racial justice began with his awareness and experience of racism and white supremacy in Louisville, Kentucky. His dedication to his boxing career was accompanied by his profound conviction that he had a greater purpose.
Here’s a list of resources that may help if you’re looking for mental health support that validates and celebrates your Blackness.
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Arisika Razak shares her reflections on trauma, oppression, and healing the wounds of racism.