By Joan Acocella — 2015
What’s behind stagefright?
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CLEAR ALL
Artistic activism draws from culture, to create culture, to impact culture. If artistic activism is successful, the larger culture shifts in ways big and small.
Works of art create a picture of activism and resilience, and reenforce the strength of black culture across generations.
We normally think of intelligence as cognitive intelligence, which is measured by IQ. Our emotional intelligence is looking at how our emotions effect everything that we do and think. We feel before we think.
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Today’s climate activists are driven by environmental worries that are increasingly more urgent, and which feel more personal.
For the owners of Magnolia Wellness, LLC, mental health is more than just a brain issue. Rather, say Gizelle Tircuit and her daughter Janelle Posey-Green, emotional wellness goes far beyond what’s inside someone’s head, encompassing their body, their community, their culture and more.
Receiving a new mental health diagnosis can be a difficult time. To support our folks navigating new diagnosis, we have compiled a collection of resources, tools and links that can help you navigate insurance, finding a therapist, understanding medication and much more.
Here are helpful ways to find support and make your mental wellbeing a top priority.
What happens at the intersection of mental health and one’s experience as a member of the Black community?
Our culture has taught us that we do not have the privilege of being vulnerable like other communities.
The Black community is more inclined to say that mental illness is associated with shame and embarrassment. Individuals and families in the Black community are also more likely to hide the illness.
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