RISE Blog

This is our space to post up and be free, without limitations or boundaries. In this blog space, I will share creative expressions through reflections relevant to the Black culture and lived experiences.

Lean In

March 16, 2022

How are we conditioned to think about behaviors? Growing up, we hear that children are somewhere between good and bad. The notion of being good or bad is often carried through adolescence and into an adult’s identity based on their actions, who they are, or perceived to be. Never mind the white supremacist, hierarchal system […]

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What do you think of when you hear the term juvenile? What about juvenile justice? Do you think of words or phrases like bad or those kids? Take a mental note of things that may come to mind and breathe with me as we journey through this blog post. We will discover why shifting the […]

Shifting the Paradigm for Legally Involved Youth

March 16, 2022

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Gentleness, Kindness, & Resistance

March 16, 2022

Life experiences and the systems that impact and create those experiences can make us feel like we don’t deserve gentleness and kindness. Especially for Black people, this country is intentionally cruel. So, this is a reminder that gentleness and kindness are birthrights; they are yours to have, mine to have, they are resistance. Let’s define […]

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