In a time where the world is seemingly falling apart more everyday, wallowing in how sad everything is or viewing things through rose colored glasses to protect your mental health could seem like attractive options. In times like this however, we have to learn to recognize when we are protecting our mental health and blinding ourselves with toxic positivity from the realities of the world.
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Three Advocacy Organizations To Celebrate All Year Round
Pride month should not be the only time we search for ways to uplift and support the LGBTQ+ community, especially when there are organizations on the local level that we can support. Here are just a few working to improve the lives of Black LGBTQ+ members in Dallas that we can prop up.
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Boss: The Black Experience in Business: A Recap
I had the opportunity to attend the screening and panel discussion for Boss; The Black Experience in Business, a PBS documentary detailing the racism and hate crimes frequently weaponized to hold Black business owners back and how they continued to succeed despite those harrowing odds.
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The #Metoo Movement and Black Women
The #Metoo movement has illuminated how much powerful men are allowed to get away with in Hollywood and in turn, has led to many of them being taken down. However, with all of the good the movement has been able to bring, we also must reconcile with how #Metoo may have left Black girls and women behind.
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DISD’s Moldy Food Conditions
Hundreds of students walked out of Dallas’ Justin F. Kimball High School in late March, in protest of being served what they described as “undercooked or moldy” food. The walk-out […]
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The Stigmas and Realities of an Absent Father
Absentee fathers and the issues that come as a result have been criticized for being a catch-all explanation for more complex issues. I spoke with Crystal Lockett-Thomas about the effects of an absentee father, how the issue is discussed, and the work that can be done to rectify the pain of an absent parent.
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The Experience of Black Motherhood
Are Black mothers being placed under a more intense lens and if so, what inspires this push to hold such expectations for Black women to be good mothers? A “Good” […]
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Classism, Racism & Black Health
The intersection of classism and racism has created a disparity in Black health. What steps have we made toward healthcare progress and what more can we do to progress how […]
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The Black Community and Depression
In light of minority health month, in what ways do we as a Black community handle depression and what steps can we take to handle it better? On January 21, […]
