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Honoring James Baldwin and His Legacy Through ‘Inviting In Day’
The Root and the National Black Justice Coalition commemorate the late American writer who invited others into his full, multifaceted life as a Black gay man.
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'We Don't Just Change on a Dime': The Importance of Prioritizing Mental Health and Self-Care as We Transition Into a Post-Pandemic World
“We’ve been told that we’ve had to stay six feet away, and then three feet away, and then we can all of a sudden be back together. And that’s not how human beings work. We don’t just change on a dime and decide that it’s OK for us to do something different when we’ve been…
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Psychotherapist Chamin Ajjan Recommends These Dos and Don'ts for Navigating Post-Pandemic Life
“What happened to us with the pandemic was just kind of thrust upon us and we didn’t have a chance to really think about it. We had to pivot immediately. And now we have an opportunity, really, to think about what we want post-pandemic life to look like.” — Chamin Ajjan, Psychotherapist text It’s no…
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'The Most Positively Challenging Rollercoaster You'll Ever Be On': Here's How These Three Women Are Experiencing First-Time Motherhood
Keara James and her husband were long distance for three years when she got pregnant in October 2019. “He didn’t move up to Seattle until March. So we combined lives,” James said. “Cohabitation was one thing, then I was pregnant. Six months later we had a baby. So we just had a whirlwind for 2020.”…
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Self-Care, Sleep and Sisterhood: Mommy Advocate Cynthia Simpson Shares Practical Takeaways About Motherhood
“As a mother, especially a Black mother, I think it’s important to be transparent about how you feel as a mother, and actually the highs and lows of motherhood.” — Cynthia Simpson, GatherBK, Co-Founder text When Cynthia Simpson noticed that none of her friends were going through pregnancy around the same time she was, the…
