By: Domonique Henderson Many Black mothers worry that if they do not raise their children perfectly along with teaching them how to maneuver inside and outside of Black spaces, their children will never be safe. When African American mothers have concerns about having children because the depth of their melanin brings about fear, discrimination, inequity, […]
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Women In Social Work
“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” – Maya Angelou By: Bianca Gonzalez In honor of women’s history month, I want to take a moment to emphasize the diversity of women in Social Work, and acknowledge contributions to the work […]
Welcome Vice President: Kamala Harris
See the red box? Until then, she would have been enslaved. See the blue box? Until then, she couldn’t vote. See the yellow box? Until then, she had to attend a segregated school. And the green box? Until then, she didn’t have the right to have her own bank account without a […]
Health Disparities & the Pregnant Black Woman
By: Ciara White Unpacking the issues: Black Americans have endured hundreds of years of racism in the United States. This has occurred within the various systems and institutions that are part of America’s history with the African American population. Black American’s have and currently experience inequality in the health care system and have been […]