Archive for the 'empowering' Category

The Power Within

Posted in , , , , , , , Racism, Stereotypes, Women of Color, Embracing and Empowering, identity, self-identity, Significant Life, Embrace you, Positive thinking, Rediscover, Reinvent and Redefine You, Meaningful life, self-empowerment, Self-esteem, Self-Love, Black Women, Respect, Disparate treatment of Black Women, girls of color, race and color barriers, High Standards, High Expectations, professional goals, The Power Within, Higher Ground, The Sky is the Limit, define yourself for yourself, Paving your path, Being original, Dreams, Inspiration, Haters and naysayers, Dignity and self-worth, The pursuit of happiness, Unapologetically you, good choices, empower, dreaming in color, mentoring, National Girls and Women of Color Council, Inc., self-worth, Helping hand, Self Worth, Everybody needs somebody sometime, reaching for the stars, rebalance, rising to the top, social well-being, the power of prayer, the power within, Yes you can and you will, your good place, Visibility, Black Girls, Black women, unity for us, empowering, advancing, Be the change, voices, unfinished business, toxic people, colorism, advancing the dream, Advancing Girls of Color, Advancing Women of Color, Visibility Talk Radio, Dr. Donnamaria Culbreth, psychological well-being, emotional well-being, Celebrating women of color writers, Our Voices Our Stories Anthology, body image, body shaming, empowering girls of color, empowering women of color on Mar 28th, 2019

Join Dr. Culbreth and guests, Dr. Meghna Bhat and Ms. Alicia Thompson, authors and contributors to “Our Voices Our Stories: An Anthology of Writings Advancing, Celebrating, Embracing and Empowering Girls and Women of Color” for a discussion on empowering girls and women of color. This episode will focus on the empowerment of girls and women of color personally, academically and professionally. Topics will include how we can empower girls and women of color psychologically, emotionally, physically and socially.

Additional discussion topics will include realizing the power within, self-esteem, self-love, self-identity, self-respect and self-pride, colorism, race,  hair, body image, inner beauty, words of wisdom, self-validation, on being original, defining yourself for yourself, standards of beauty, setting high standards and expectations among other topics.  The episode will also focus on how women of color can inspire, set examples and empower girls and teens of color and the development of coping strategies to deal with race, color and disparate treatment issues.

 
 

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Embracing Our Differences: Girls of Color and Physical Differences

Posted in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , live life beautiful, Embracing and Empowering, race, self-identity, Embrace you, Positive thinking, Meaningful life, Self-esteem, girls of color, women of color, self-love, define yourself for yourself, significant life, Loving yourself, Dreams, Inspiration, Dignity and self-worth, The pursuit of happiness, dreaming in color, National Girls and Women of Color Council, Inc., Self Worth, emotional, finding balance, social well-being, strength, the power within, Yes you can and you will, your good place, Black Girls, Love, celebrating, empowering, Be the change, talents, creativity, a dream not deferred, physical differences, disabilities, book of hope, inspiration on Mar 15th, 2018

Join Dr. Culbreth and guest, Ms. Brenda Scott-Coleman, author of Bren-Dee: A Child Who Survived On Bookmarks and The Girl With Many Faces for a discussion on how physical differences and disabilities affect children psychologically, emotionally, physically and socially. Topics include how being treated differently by other children can affect self-love, self-esteem, self-identity, self-respect and self-pride; love and nurturing, teachers, family, community members, medical care, adversity, race and color, paper dolls, creating your world, bookmarks, faith, prayer,  making friends, and inner beauty, among other topics. The discussion will also focus on Ms. Scott-Coleman’s best-selling books The Girl With Many Faces, a children’s book about a little girl with physical differences and Bren-Dee: A Child Who Survived On Bookmarks. Learn how Bren-Dee survived “school days that were hell and hospitals that became heaven.”

 

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Be the Change Needed: Using Your Unique Calling to Trailblaze as a Torchbearer

Posted in , , , , , , , , , , , , Embracing and Empowering, Black Americans, Positive thinking, Meaningful life, girls of color, define yourself for yourself, Paving your path, Being original, Dignity and self-worth, good choices, knowledge is power, dreaming in color, National Girls and Women of Color Council, Inc., Helping hand, Self Worth, Biased, Everybody needs somebody sometime, Curveballs, distractions, faith, rising to the top, social well-being, strength, the power within, welcoming change, Yes you can and you will, Visibility, Black Girls, Black women, We are our sisters' keepers, celebrating, empowering, advancing, Be the change, Unique calling, Time, talents, creativity, voices, unfinished business, a dream not deferred, haters, naysayers, toxic people on Mar 8th, 2018

Join Dr. Culbreth for "Be the Change Needed: Using Your Unique Calling to Trailblaze as a Torchbearer. Topics include unique callings, girls and women of color, societal ills, being empowered, the change needed, things that matter, opportunity, advocating, broader concerns of humanity, unfinished business, dreaming in color, silence, voices, visibility, a helping hand, passion, purpose, haters, naysayers and living your dream.

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Unity Among Us, For Us and By Us

Posted in , , , , , , Embracing and Empowering, identity, self-identity, Self-esteem, Self-Love, Black Women, Respect, Disparate treatment of Black Women, race and color barriers, The Sky is the Limit, loving yourself unapologetically, self-love, define yourself for yourself, Paving your path, Loving yourself, Being original, Inspiration, Dignity and self-worth, Validate yourself, good choices, dreaming in color, National Girls and Women of Color Council, Inc., Helping hand, Self Worth, reaching for the stars, rebalance, rising to the top, social well-being, the power within, your good place, Visibility, Black Girls, Sisters' Keepers, Black women, We are our sisters' keepers, unity for us, unity by us, celebrating, empowering, advancing on Mar 2nd, 2018

Unity Among Us, For Us and By Us, the final episode of the mini-series “We Are Our Sisters’ Keepers: Black Girls and Women Empowering Each Other in the Millennium.”

Topics include a summary of We Are Our Sisters' Keepers, unity moving forward advancing, celebrating, embracing and empowering each other, power in numbers, support systems, resources, and collaborations, etc. 

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Young, Gifted & Black in the Millennium

Posted in , , , Racism, live life beautiful, Embracing and Empowering, self-identity, self-empowerment, Self-esteem, Self-Love, Loving yourself, Dignity and self-worth, empower, education, National Girls and Women of Color Council, Inc., self-worth, emotional, reaching for the stars, social well-being, strength, the power within, Black Girls, Sisters' Keepers, Black women, We are our sisters' keepers, unity for us, unity by us, unity among us, celebrating, empowering, advancing on Mar 1st, 2018

Dr. Culbreth and guests, Ms. Nicole Fenner, author and founder of Sistergirl Collection and Ms. Victoria Goodlow and Ms.Chanesia Johnson, co-founders of The R.O.S.E. Foundation discuss being “Young, Gifted and Black in the Millennium" with a focus on Black girls (Episode 4 of We Are Our Sisters’ Keepers) 

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This episode focuses on girls, pre-teens and teens and the love, support, nurturing, and guidance needed as they grow into young women. Topics include self-love, self-esteem, self-identity, self-pride, and self-respect (Foundation of I Am Beautiful Global) and the National Girls and Women of Color Council, Inc.’s Pillars of Character for Girls, Pre-Teens, and Teens. Additional topics include quality education, nutrition, health, race, color, disparate treatment of black girls, racism, colorism, defying negative stereotypes, bullying, peer pressure, family, friends, dating, community service and the role the Village plays in their psychological, emotional, physical and social well-being and growth.

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