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By Abigail Glasgow, Photo: Camila Falquez, The Guardian, July 4, 2022 Camila Falquez has photographed many of the most famous people in the world: Zendaya, Lil Nas X, Penélope Cruz. But her portraiture intentionally straddles two worlds: one of global stars and the other of local community leaders, from drag queens to flower merchants, whom she deems “the gods that walk among us”. It’s a phrase she first discovered the phrase on a sign in Bushwick, Brooklyn, that featured photos of...

By Equal Justice Initiative, Image: Screenshot from article, Equal Justice Initiative, June 30, 2022 Since opening last fall, the new Legacy Museum has attracted international attention and acclaim. "The new Legacy Museum opens at an exceptional moment for America," Ed Pilkington wrote for The Guardian . The new museum has been featured on MSNBC's The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart , NPR's All Things Considered , the Vox Conversations podcast, and CBS Sunday Morning . "The brutal...

By Eliot Schrefer, Illustration: Ælfleda Clackson/The Washington Post, The Washington Post, June 30, 2022 I n 1913, naturalists captured a flock of penguins from the Antarctic and brought them to spend the rest of their lives in the Edinburgh Zoo. The birds that survived the transition came to enchant the Scottish public with their antics. They could go from suave to goofy and back again, simply by gliding in the water, toddling around on land for a bit, then diving in once more. Over the...

By Steve Snyder, Image: Screenshot from article, The 74, June 30, 2022 After two years of pandemic chaos, classroom disruptions and trauma, this spring has seen school communities across the country rally their way back to something approximating normal. At the center of these efforts are inspiring teachers, school staffers and neighborhood leaders who for years now have put their time and energy into guiding students, families and wider school communities through a time of unprecedented...

Drama=Trauma. Extreme disrespect and button pushing between parent and child leads to constant drama. And in this pandemic world, disrespect is amplified to an all-time high, as stress in the family skyrockets. When this happens, family trauma explodes as attachment or nurturance between parent and child turns into unforgiveness, bitterness, and resentment. DATE: Wednesday, July 20 TIME: 12 - 1 pm EST COST: Free with REGISTRATION HERE Dr. Scott Sells, the author of the FST| Family Systems...

Hi. Let me note, that while much could be written, I am keeping this short. This link goes to the Office of Minority Health (OMH)’s page for National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month (observed in July) https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/minority-mental-health/ Here are some of the issues: The official name is actually, Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month , which is not on the landing page; and that history is significant. There is the office’s name of,...

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By Christine Emba, Illustration: Luci Gutiérrez/The Washington Post, The Washington Post, June 30, 2022 My regular editor is off this week because she has contracted covid-19. And I’m glad for her. Well, not glad about the covid — we may have vaccines and Paxlovid now, but I wouldn’t wish that still-mysterious disease on anyone. Yet the actual taking of a few sick days, even while working remotely? That I respect. Because doing so has become unusual , even though in reality it’s more...

By Elle Hunt, Image: Getty Images, The Guardian, June 29, 2022 Everyone knows the benefits of exercise: stronger muscles, more energy, weight management, better sleep. A mood boost is often tacked on as a bonus. But there is stronger evidence than ever before that movement not only improves your mental health, but also protects it. Depression is the fourth most serious disease worldwide , yet the psychological benefits of exercise have been overlooked, says Jack Raglin, a professor of...

By Adilia Watson, Photo: Malik Rainey, The Imprint, June 30, 2022 Another teenager had just been shot, and Buffalo community activists were, yet again, taking to the streets. This early April afternoon, a dozen outreach workers gathered at the intersection of Roslyn Street and East Delavan Avenue, determined to curb gun violence and reduce the chances of retaliation once shootings have occurred. Weeks before an avowed white supremacist was arrested for gunning down shoppers at the Tops...

By Mark Keierleber, Photo: Erik Ewers, The 74, June 25, 2022 When brothers Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers set out to film a documentary about the mental health struggles of American youth, they knew they were tackling a pervasive problem unspoken about for far too long. What they didn’t realize were the lessons they’d come to uncover about themselves. Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness , a two-part documentary that premieres Monday on PBS, presents the raw accounts of nearly...

Thorne plans to use her time as Ms. Black North Carolina to share what she has learned about adverse childhood experiences, trauma and building resilience.