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By Hannah Giorgis, Image: Getty/The Atlantic, The Atlantic, February 25, 2022 Zora Neale Hurston once observed that America’s most prominent historical narratives prioritize “all these words from the seller, but not one word from the sold.” Much of American life is built on the knowledge and labor of Black people, especially those who were once enslaved. But the origins of, for example, the country’s cuisine or its music are commonly underreported, under-credited, or intentionally...

By Shaila Dewan, Photo: Jason Andrew/The New York Times, The New York Times, February 27, 2022 On an early Monday morning in a chilly classroom in Baltimore, a diverse group of recruits to one of the nation’s most troubled police departments gathered for a new kind of training. The screen flashed a photo of a man whose face is now familiar to the world. “What happened to George Floyd?” the instructor barked. “He was lynched,” one trainee responded. “He was murdered,” another said. “How many...

By Summer Allen, Greater Good Magazine, February 24, 2022 Humans are social creatures with a propensity to connect with others and to form relationships. Our relationships can be sources of fun, gratification, peace, well-being, obsession, love, pain, and grief. They inform the rhythms of our days, the work that we do, and how we feel about ourselves—and they add meaning to our lives. But our social nature isn’t just a product of the way we are raised or the culture we live in. It’s actually...

By Tatyana Turner, Photo: Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, February 25, 2022 Tonya Hammaker, the principal of Farragut Career Academy high school, had been hearing students make comments like " Can you believe it?” and “I wish that was us” in the hallways all throughout the week. The young scholars were referring to the Chicago Public School students who got the news that their college education has been paid for with the help of Hope Chicago, a citywide, multigeneration...

Given my work, this is an all too common question I get from all kinds of people -- clients, friends, family, journalists. I always appreciate when people ask this question, because it means they are trying to wrap their head around an experience, categorize it in some way that gives them an anchor or foundation to start a healing journey. I also know that sometimes this question is driven by fear or a need to dismiss or minimize something that has happened. Just the other day, I was asked,...

Connect All is a global initiative based on goodness and logic, “To address all that can be, for all life to have the most safety and hopeful possibilities.” Which is both necessary and doable. To give some background to Connect All, I’ll start with a little bit about me. I cope with being neuro-atypical, and until recently, I didn’t understand how much that had impacted my life. That doesn’t tell you much about me or the why for Connect All, simply gives a bit of context. Then as far as the...

Norwescap Child and Family Resources (CFRS) is seeking a Regional ACES Collaborative Assistant . Norwescap CFRS is the designated Child Care Resource and Referral Agency for Hunterdon, Sussex and Warren Counties, by the NJ Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development (DFD). Our mission is to empower families and the community through enhancing the quality and accessibility of early education and by providing information and resources to community services. The RAC Assistant...

Survivors of complex trauma often see the world as a horrendous place where there is only pain and sorrow. It is very difficult for people like us to step back and see the trees for the forest. During this season of the year, the thinking patterns of survivors can turn dark as we consider what happened to us and the way our family of origin behaved during the holidays. To feel better, survivors must change their thinking habits and this article will center on that premise. What are Cognitive...

Join Dr. Gentry as he welcomes General Kathleen Flarity, PhD, DNP and Jeffrey “Jim” Dietz, MD for a one-hour conversation about professional resilience in the 21 st Century. The presentation is entirely free of charge. Dr. Kathleen Flarity, DNP, PhD, CEN, CFRN, FAEN, FAAN is the Deputy Director of the CU Anschutz Center for COMBAT (COmbat Medicine and BATtlefield) Research. Additionally, Brig Gen Flarity is the Mobilization Assistant to the Command Surgeon, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB,...

Abundant data on wholistic health disparities mandates intentional, sustainable quality improvement action. Will the next generation of metrics account for this reality?

Yesterday I logged onto Goodreads, the website that tracks the books you and your friends are reading, and I noticed that an old college classmate had marked a book "to-read": What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing From Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo. "Ooh a new trauma book?" I thought, my interest piqued. Turns out this book was very new—the newest. It was released on the auspicious 2/2/22, mere days ago. I wondered if her story and insights would be boring since I've been spending at...

By Matt Barnum, Photo: Eli Imadali/Chalkbeat, Chalkbeat, February 25, 2022 Schools should only mandate masks when COVID cases and hospitalizations are high, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Friday, in a shift that means most U.S. schools now have the agency’s OK to go without masks. The move is the first major change in national guidance on masks in schools since last summer, and follows decisions by many states and districts to lift mask mandates in recent weeks.