Research suggests that the stress that develops due to experiencing or witnessing racism can have long-lasting effects, increasing the risk of chronic disease and mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression in both children and adults. Maybe, it’s time for us to do the work of healing our own wounded souls.
Read More“Research in the past two decades has shown that the heart is an information processing center that can learn, remember, and act independently of the cranial brain and actually connect and send signals to key brain areas such as the amygdala, thalamus, and hypothalamus, which regulate our perceptions and emotions. It seems we have a second “brain” in our chest.”
Read MoreI’m no longer buying that I’m gonna be sick cause momma and daddy were. Genetics may load the gun, but lifestyle pulls the trigger. And, every single day, there’s another study that shows how lifestyle choices and simple remedies can change our “genetics” for the better. Don’t believe me? Look up Epigenetics!!!
Read MoreWhile legally free, they faced a much desired but challenging prospect of actually living free in a country that had prospered from their labor, had grudgingly granted that freedom and regarded them as less than human. And, for the last 157 years this country has wrestled with the threads of racism and injustice that are woven deeply into its fibers.
Read MoreWe are the Black History that the future will read. Will it inspire hope or be a source of sadness to those who come behind?
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