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Stress Less: Episode Two
Episode 2 This week was very busy but incredibly rewarding. I was hired this week and I am so happy and excited. There was a lot I got done one of which is finishing the mini-album I have been working on since 2006. I try to incorporate 1 stress relief activity for maintenance every day.…
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I Am Not My Skin
Originally posted on Black America from a Black American: I just finished watching “Dark Girls” on Netflix, an amazing documentary on the subject of skin tone. I have always referred to myself as toasted caramel and never have considered myself “dark”. It was really interesting to see women who are my complexion talking about the perils of…
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Upon encountering the doubters of the existence of racism (in their neighborhood) in this day and age.
I give you well reasoned facts from a reasonable white dude. If you still can’t conceive after seeing this clip, that race *might* play a part in our everyday society, then ask yourself, why is it so important to hold onto your views in the face of overwhelming evidence that they may be wrong?
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“Peace is the fruit of love, a love that is also justice. But to grow in love requires work — hard work. And it can bring pain because it implies loss — loss of the certitudes, comforts, and hurts that shelter and define us.” ― Jean Vanier, Finding Peace
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Welcome to Elle!!
Please check out my site for my podcasts (under ElleCasts) I will be posting the original music in the next few days.
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Elle Cast #1 Welcome and Intro
AAM Episode #1 (Loosely Based Transcript) Greetings, My name is Elle Madelyn and this is my podcast Alert Aware Mindful or AAM for short, which includes my own thoughts and reactions to current events, pop culture, social justice activism and consciousness, I will also discuss coping skills to deal with the inevitable stress that dealing…
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The Cost
Originally posted on Longreads: Rilla Askew | 2014 | 21 minutes (5,065 words) ? Download .mobi (Kindle) Download .epub (iBooks) ? When my godson Trey was a toddler growing up in Brooklyn, every white woman who saw him fell in love with him. He was a beautiful child, sweet natured, affectionate, with cocoa-colored skin and a…
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