Delivering New Worlds: Black Doulas Talk about Black Futures Wednesday, February 22, 5:30-7:30 pm at Y-WE (5623 Rainier Ave S.) If we are our ancestors’ wildest dreams, then what are our dreams for Black futures? This Black History month we are celebrating the past, but also contemplating how it’s shaped the… [ Keep reading ]
Victoria Santos is a Co-Founder of the BIPOC ED Coalition of Washington State, a multicultural, cross-sector collaborative of 200+ Black, Indigenous, and People of Color nonprofit leaders working in solidarity to promote wellness and restore resources in our region’s communities. She is also the Director of the Center for Healing… [ Keep reading ]
Like Fine Wine, Black Joy Over Time: The Necessity of Black Joy Narratives to Black Liberation by Nacala Ayele As a Joy Actualization Coach for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, I define joy as the internal sense of well-being, satisfaction, and contentment that is independent of external circumstances. For… [ Keep reading ]
Reimagining Black History Month by Reagan Jackson The earliest memory I have of celebrating Black History Month was in the fourth grade. I attended a predominantly white school in Middleton, Wisconsin. One day my mom noticed my backpack was much heavier than usual. She asked why I was taking so… [ Keep reading ]
The Importance of Black History Month by Yodahe Maaza A problem in Seattle, and many other places, that needs to be addressed is mental health within Black communities. There is an omnipresent stigma in the Black community around mental health. There is no talk about it, just silence, making individuals… [ Keep reading ]
Happy Black History Month. But Know the TRUTH – We Are Amazing 24/7 365 (PASS IT ON) By Lincoln Wilmore Being Black in America can be complicated, misunderstood, powerful, and empowering. I would like to take this time to share my views and take you on a journey to empower,… [ Keep reading ]
Remembering Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. , Baptist Preacher and Civil Rights Leader By Phyllis Ratcliff-Beaumonte Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. has been underrated as a key player in the struggle for equality and civil rights for African Americans. Today, very few young people know anything about him except those living in… [ Keep reading ]
My Gardening Story by Paula Harris-White Gardening has been a part of my life since I was a child. Every generation had a garden. My great grandparents owned a farm in Brooklyn before the turn of the 20th Century. Despite having to call on the police for protection from their… [ Keep reading ]
Building Right Relationship with the Land by Ganesha Gold Buffalo Growing up in the Rural South as a Black/Afro-Indigenous, Fat, Disabled, Two-Spirit, Intersex Trans Girl– I found myself gravitating toward the attention and lessons offered by my natural surroundings rather than that of relatives, neighbors, friends, and peers. I was… [ Keep reading ]
Five Lessons from the Past: How History Can Inspire a More Equitable Future by LaNesha DeBardelaben It is to history that we owe our frames of reference, our identities, and our aspirations. James Baldwin History is full of trauma, tragedies, trials, and triumphs. The closer we look at history, the… [ Keep reading ]
