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Kwanzaa and Christmas—the Importance of Cultural Tradition

By Jovan A. Brown — 2021

Kwanzaa was instituted as a means to reaffirm the human agency and cultural dignity of people of African descent. This agency was disrupted during enslavement as persons who owned enslaved Africans, influenced a displacement of practices that were intrinsically African. In its stead, Christianity was often misused to justify the institution of slavery.

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4 Steps to Achieve a Sense of Belonging

Through the years, I have learned ways to manage these people-pleasing tendencies, and feel more like myself. Here are four tips — if you find yourself feeling lonely — to achieve a greater sense of belonging.

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Elizabeth Su
2020
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Eliot Halverson Challenges the Gender Norms of Figure Skating

A three-time U.S. champion in figure skating, Eliot Halverson is Colombian-born, was adopted and raised by a white Minnesotan family and is transgender non-binary.

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Jillian L. Martinez
2021
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With ‘No Fats, No Femmes,’ Fatima Jamal Aims for More than Just Visibility and Representation

“Representation and visibility is given to us by larger power structures, but what do we give ourselves? I’m more interested in that. What questions are we asking ourselves to grow and heal? To challenge the ways this world constantly teaches us to hate ourselves?”

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Tre’vell Anderson
2020
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After Not Feeling ‘Queer Enough’ Kept Him Closeted, Pro Wrestler Logan Black Found Camaraderie in Coming Out

Out pro wrestler Logan Black found the response to his coming out ‘overwhelming in the best way.’

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Brian C. Bell
2021
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You Already Have What You’re Looking For

For Lion’s Roar’s 40th anniversary, we’re looking ahead at Buddhism’s next 40 years. In our March 2019 issue, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche shares what he feels is the most helpful message Buddhism can offer in coming decades.

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Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
2019
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Buddhanature: You’re Perfect as You Are

Why feel bad about yourself when you are naturally aware, loving, and wise? Mingyur Rinpoche explains how to see past the temporary stuff and discover your own buddhanature.

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Yingey Mingyur Rinpoche
2021
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Why to Say F**k It to Your Diet

Stop making food such a big thing. If you’ve lost your job and your girlfriend’s dumped you, then have a frickin’ chocolate bar. In fact, get a cab down to the nearest candy factory and do the tour where you can scoop up fistfuls and stuff them into your mouth. You’ll feel better.

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John C. Parkin
2013
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The Story of You

If you use your awareness, you will see everything you believe, and this is how you live your life. Your life is totally dominated by the system of beliefs that you learned.

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don Jose Ruiz
2011
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Which Personality Types Are Most Likely to Be Happy?

We all want more well-being in our lives.

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Scott Barry Kaufman
2017
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3 Surefire Ways to Change Your Energy

How would you define energy? Is it the caffeinated overdrive feeling that gets you through the day or the electrical current charging your laptop? Contemporary thought leader Panache Desai, one of the featured speakers at the upcoming Thrive: A Third Metric Live Event, offers new ways to bring...

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