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The Unfair Self-Esteem Trap Faced by Minority Students

By Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton — 2012

African Americans internalize, or come to believe, the negative stereotypes directed against them, and thus suffer from low self-esteem. Twenge and Crocker (2002), however, in a large meta-analysis, have shown that African Americans, on the whole, have significantly higher self-esteem relative to White Americans.

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The Meaning of Serena Williams

There is a belief among some African-Americans that to defeat racism, they have to work harder, be smarter, be better.

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Bruce Lee’s Philosophy on Life: 6 Simple, Transformative Words.

“Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.” ~ Bruce Lee The premise of his philosophy was efficiency—complete and utter efficiency of the soul.

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Healing Self Perspective through Movement

Kaylee Rattray interviews performance artist Madelaine McCallum. Equipped with the lessons from the adversities of her past, McCallum now shares her story of resilience and authentic self-expression ahead of the launch of her newly conceived mental health campaign “As I am, is Enough.

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Navigating the Corporate World as Your Authentic Self

By showing up and consistently performing, your results speak for themselves.

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Be Your Authentic Self at Work—But Only If You’re White

Some argue that no one, regardless of race, can or should truly bring their whole selves to work. And, though this may be true, the issue is far more complex for people of color.

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The Disguises We Wear Every Day

Hiding your feelings can be freeing. But eventually you have to take off the mask.

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