GANGSTAS TO GROWERS: EMPOWERING AT-RSK YOUTH IN GEORGIA
It's a rainy, yet bustling, day at 640 West Community Cafe in the Historic West End of Atlanta, Georgia. Abiodun Henderson, 36, enters the locally-owned meeting place and cafe with haste, greeting neighbors with heartfelt words of affirmation in passing.
"Hi, smart baby," she whispers to a plump baby bouncing on a nearby hip.
"Hi, sister, how you doing? Oh, your skin is so pretty."
No one is a stranger to this community organizer, activist, and founder of Gangstas to Growers, a social enterprise designed to empower at-risk and formerly incarcerated youth through agriculture, employment, and entrepreneurship.
"Hi, smart baby," she whispers to a plump baby bouncing on a nearby hip.
"Hi, sister, how you doing? Oh, your skin is so pretty."
No one is a stranger to this community organizer, activist, and founder of Gangstas to Growers, a social enterprise designed to empower at-risk and formerly incarcerated youth through agriculture, employment, and entrepreneurship.
MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL: A LESSON IN GETTING OFF TO YOURSELF
I remember the first time I climaxed while gazing upon my own reflection. The moans, the body-shaking ecstasy. It’s a great power in having dominion over your own pleasure. Something women have in a sense been castrated from experiencing in what is our current patriarchal society.
9 BLACK WOMEN PIONEERING THE HOLISTIC HEALTH MOVEMENT
A vast majority of people today are in search of wellness, the kind that requires less of an external quick fix and more internal healing and sustainability. The holistic health movement is a vital part of this transformation.
From practitioners and doctors to educators and healers, here are nine black millenial women redefining what it means to be healthy — and they all do it with style.
From practitioners and doctors to educators and healers, here are nine black millenial women redefining what it means to be healthy — and they all do it with style.
LET FOOD BE THY MEDICINE
What we choose to feed our body is a radical act of self respect. So today, intend to give your whole self what it deserves. For to be healthy and to feel whole is our birthright.
GIFT IDEAS FOR YOUR WOKE FRIEND
Whether they are socially conscious, spiritually conscious, or somewhere in between, here are a few gift ideas for your friend who wants for nothing.
YOU'RE MEDITATING ALL WRONG
Trying to start a meditation regime is almost like having sex for the very first time. Not only can it feel awkward, but you have all these unanswered questions. Am I doing it right? How long is this supposed to last? Like how deep is this supposed to go? But fret not, here are some “dos” and “don’ts” of meditation to help you find your “zen” spot.
NOT WAITING FOR VALIDATION TO BE VALID
Being vulnerable is me allowing my creations to take form and root in someone else’s life. May my own vulnerability liberate you from your fears.That is how we connect to each other. That is how we grow. We must make vulnerability a practice.
GO A DAY WITHOUT WASTE - I DARE YOU
The average person generates more than four pounds of trash every day and about one-and-a-half tons of solid waste per year. Yes, that includes you, me and your cousin too.
WH AFRO SOUL ISN'T A TREND BUT A MARK OF REVOLUTION
Afro Soul is the manifestation of liberated ideals, black empowerment, awareness, and a unity furnished by globalization. It’s as much ancestral empowerment as it is modern style and black excellence. From urban farmers to urban professionals, it is our unyielding protest to the status quo.
While some may deem the Afro Soul movement as just another trend where black men and women don dashikis, do yoga, and refer to each other as kings and queens. To them I say, look deeper.
While some may deem the Afro Soul movement as just another trend where black men and women don dashikis, do yoga, and refer to each other as kings and queens. To them I say, look deeper.
BEFORE I KNEW RELIGION, I MET GOD
What if we could look at everything that we do as a form of spirituality? Instead of some place we turn to for salvation, what if we could experience fellowship all around us and in every moment?
6 EASY WAYS TO SURVIVE THE HOLIDAYS AS A VEGAN
Bah Humbug. This will be my first holiday season as a vegan and I’ve been dreading it since I adopted the fully plant-based lifestyle a few months back. If your family is anything like mine, there’s not a thing on the menu that doesn’t have meat, dairy, or at least an egg — with the sole exception of cranberry sauce. But I refuse to let my strides in good health be compromised by glad tidings and seasonal cheer. Here are six tips to help you survive the holidays as a vegan.
7 ROOKIE MISTAKES WHEN GOING VEGAN
I got mung beans in my bag, swag.
5 REASONS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH JOSIAH BELL
In an industry that is littered with manufactured talent and over-processed tunes, it’s refreshing and so necessary to encounter a true musical genius in Josiah Bell. If you’ve never heard the sultry sounds of the man behind the “Love Movement,” it’s time you got acquainted.
THE RECIPE THAT WILL MAKE YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH KALE
Meet the salad of all kale salads — the cranberry and hemp kale salad.
THINKING ABOUT DOWNSIZING?
Can you imagine if Nelly’s infamous “Tip Drill” video was shot in a tiny house? Well, I don’t think any of us want to, but it certainly wouldn’t have the same effect. We’ve been sold — literally and figuratively — the lifestyle of fast cars and mansions of mammoth proportion. I certainly set my sights on a mansion after watching MTV Cribs. But what if you could live just as well, if not better, in a house a (very small) fraction of the size?
WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU MOVE BACK IN WITH YOUR PARENTS
Moving back in with your parents has got to be the antithesis of growing up. It’s been ingrained in us since infancy to go to school, graduate, start a career, get married, get your white picket fence (that is noticeably bigger and nicer than your parents’) and finally live happily ever after. At no time do we even consider a detour back to momma’s house.
KAREEM TAYLOR: THE AUTHOR WHO WILL HELP YOU GET YOUR LIFE
Through his popular weekly newsletters like Biscuits and Honey and Resignation Letter, Taylor inspires a global audience of young mavericks to not only pursue their dreams, but to conquer them. Get Your Life is the culmination of these newsletters with his inquisitions of self-discovery and motivation. As revealing as the book is, Taylor fought through great moments of vulnerability to produce the content he knew was needed.
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