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The Legacy of Audre Lorde

By Roxane Gay — 2020

There is this thing that happens, all too often, when a Black woman is being introduced in a professional setting. Her accomplishments tend to be diminished. The introducer might laugh awkwardly, rushing through whatever impoverished remarks they have prepared.

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When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir

Raised by a single mother in an impoverished neighborhood in Los Angeles, Patrisse Khan-Cullors experienced firsthand the prejudice and persecution Black Americans endure at the hands of law enforcement. For Patrisse, the most vulnerable people in the country are Black people.

Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Asha Bandele

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Sojourner Truth—Civil Rights Activist | Mini Bio | BIO

Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree, c. 1797 to November 26, 1883) was an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist best-known for her speech on racial inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?", delivered extemporaneously in 1851 at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention.

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Empowered Black Girl: Joyful Affirmations and Words of Resilience

“It’s time for us Black girls and Black women to be empowered, and I’m glad we have Fievre to show us the way.”―Monique Jones, author of The Book of Awesome Black Americans Even strong, fearless, and badass Black teen girls and Black women need empowering words of affirmation.

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Native Americans Know How Place Affects Health | Place Matters Oregon | OHA

For thousands of years, the Klamath Tribes have had a deep physical and spiritual connection to southern Oregon. But in 1954, the U.S. government took over their tribal lands there.

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Never, Ever Give Up | Diana Nyad

In the pitch-black night, stung by jellyfish, choking on salt water, singing to herself, hallucinating Diana Nyad just kept on swimming. And that’s how she finally achieved her lifetime goal as an athlete: an extreme 100-mile swim from Cuba to Florida—at age 64. Hear her story.

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Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us about Race, Resilience, Transformation, and Freedom

Leading African American Buddhist teachers offer lessons on racism, resilience, spiritual freedom, and the possibility of a truly representative American Buddhism. With contributions by Acharya Gaylon Ferguson, Cheryl A.

Pamela Ayo Yetunde (editor), Cheryl A. Giles (editor), Gaylon Ferguson (foreword)

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Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

It is the rise from falling that Brown takes as her subject in Rising Strong.

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How Misty Copeland Made It in Ballet, and Her Junk Food Guilty Pleasure

The American Ballet Theatre's first African-American principal dancer says she was often discouraged from following her dream.

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Sankofa: Reclaiming Humanity, Joy & Wellbeing for People of African Ancestry | Jenée Johnson

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Overcoming Adversity: Conquering Life’s Challenges

No one searches for adversity. Bad experiences are simply part of life.

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