By Jaylor Brenner — 2021
The beginning of the fall semester can provoke a lot of stress, but hopefully this advice can help you thrive this year.
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Battling stigma is nothing new in the ADHD community. In Black and other marginalized communities, it abounds—outside and, even worse, inside Black families. But reducing stigma in BIPOC communities is not all on us.
Who gets to be diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and who gets left out? You can probably guess the answer.
While visiting historically Black campuses, I began to reimagine what my college experience could be.
“My work never adequately represented my effort or my intelligence. No one saw how often I stayed up late to finish projects or how many used sticky notes were pasted all over my room and planner to remind myself of tasks.”
So many of the little rituals I have each day—like my makeup or skincare routine—do help soothe and/or rejuvenate me. For me, any type of solo practiced routine is good. But I’ve learned that self-care does not, and cannot, sustain me. And I believe that this may be the case for many of you.
Who owns your identity, and how can old ways of thinking be replaced?
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To the list of identities Black people in America have assumed or been asked to, we can now add, thanks to this presidential election season, “Obama’s people” and “the African Americans.”