Dear Sisters and Brothers: This Tool Kit is for us—developed by and for people of African ancestry to comfort and inspire us in these difficult times. It provides resources to help us take care of ourselves and each other, and
Community Service Ideas for Kids: Why Giving Back Matters
If you are searching for community service ideas for kids, you may be hoping to help them: 1) Meet school or scouting service requirements; 2) Build positive resumes for college; and/or 3) Develop into more empathetic and caring young people.
Identity Politics Podcast: Heyy Auntie – (ft. The Villiage Auntie)
The Village Auntie herself, Angelica Lindsey-Ali, joins us to discuss the importance of owning your sexual health and finding spaces to explore issues around intimacy, pleasure and womanhood. GUEST: Angelica Lindsey-Ali, @villageauntie, is a community scholar whose research interests include
Taqwa (Virtue) through Anti-Bias Education
My first taste of racism occurred in kindergarten, where my classmates barred me from drinking out of the water fountains. When I was in fourth grade, a sixth grader in the neighborhood took her rage out on me, called me
Practice These 5 Communication Levels to Boost the Intimacy in Your Marriage
We know communication is vital to any relationship. Communication is the heart of the human connection. It can be verbal, or it can be nonverbal. Either way, rest assured, communication exists whether you are saying anything or not. It is the
7 Ways to Start Making Kindness the Norm in Your Daily Life
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Tips for teenage online reputation management
Today’s teens have grown up connected to the Internet, and they practically live on social media. This makes them experts on how to behave online, right? Wrong. While young people might understand how to use the latest apps and online games,
Building Effective Youth-Adult Partnerships
Many adults still hold negative stereotypes about the perceptions and capabilities of teenagers. As these stories of activist youth have shown, teenagers and young adults have acute perception and immense capabilities. How, then, can adults tap into youth’s energy, passion,
Automatic Thoughts–Are you plagued by negative thinking?
Are you plagued by negative thinking? This week on WellCast, we’re talking about automatic thoughts—those destructive worries that creep into your mind and escalate without reason, like “I’m not going to graduate,” or “I’m going to get evicted.” These
How to Raise Boys Who Are in Touch With Their Feelings
After college, psychologist Michael Reichert worked as a counselor at family court, helping make recommendations for the many teenage boys caught up in delinquent acts like stealing, fighting, and running away from home. When reading through police and school reports,