Live Awake
This first episode is a quick introduction to the 'live awake podcast'. The raison d'être.
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Alzo Slade participates in an “Emotional Emancipation Circle,” an Afrocentric support group created by the Community Healing Network and the Association of Black Psychologists. It’s a safe space for Black people to share personal experiences with racism and to process racial trauma.
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Tamara talks about self-acceptance. People should appreciate themselves as they are. Tamara is 15 years old at Brookhouse School. She is currently in Year 11. She is about passionate singing, painting, and dancing and aspires to be an engineer.
In her talk, Jabrea will discuss the three steps in self-transparency that can improve mental health among our youth. Jabrea is a high school senior. She also is the President of her school’s Black Student Caucus, a member of the National Honor Society and Golden Eagle (School) Ambassador.
Harnaam Kaur gathers together inspiring examples, to speak on the topic of individuality and the power that comes from being yourself, regardless of others opinions.
Esperanza Spalding talks about her process in making music.
BLOSSOM welcome remarks including a guided practice from Eileen Ybarra, Electronic Resources Librarian, Los Angeles Public Library.
Ta-Nehisi Coates says we must love our country the way we love our friends—and not spare the hard truths.
How have Black women elders managed stress? In Black Women’s Yoga History, Stephanie Y.
In Hijas Americanas, author Rosie Molinary sheds new light on what it means to grow up Latina.
Rich with storytelling, history, and folklore, The Lakota Way expresses the heart of Native American philosophy and reveals the path to a fulfilling and meaningful life.