Archive for the 'Women of Color' Category

Sexual Harassment, Assault, Molestation and Girls and Women of Color: Victims, Visibility, Voices, and Silence

Posted in , , Girls of Color, Women of Color, Embracing and Empowering, Self-esteem, Black Women, Disparate treatment of Black Women, sexual abuse, sexual assault, loving yourself unapologetically, self-love, Loving yourself, Dignity and self-worth, National Girls and Women of Color Council, Inc., self-worth, Dignity, emotional, social well-being, molestation on Dec 30th, 2017

Dr. Donnamaria Culbreth, Dr. Julie Jung and guests: Dr. Nakisha Castillo, Dr. Michele Meservie-Montecalvo, Mrs. Loretta Moore, Dr. Lata Murti and Ms. M. Yvonne Taylor discuss the psychological, emotional, physical and social traumas of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and molestation, etc. experienced by girls and women of color. Topics also include victims’ visibility, voices and silence. 

 

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Refusing to Settle: Setting High Standards and Expectations

Posted in Girls of Color, Women of Color, self-identity, Significant Life, Positive thinking, Rediscover, Reinvent and Redefine You, self-empowerment, Self-esteem, Self-Love, Respect, Emotional Intelligence, The Icarus Paradox, Zero Tolerance & Taking Action, High Standards, High Expectations, professional goals, On Being Bitter, The Power Within, Higher Ground, The Sky is the Limit on Dec 9th, 2015

Listen as Dr. Culbreth and guest, Ms. Sonia Renee Brown discuss Refusing to Settle: Setting High Standards and Expectations. The discussion focuses on refusing to settle, setting high standards and high expectations on three dimensions: Personal, Professional and Social; and how setting high standards and expectations (for self) make a difference in the lives of girls and women of color from the following perspectives: psychological, emotional, physical and social.  

The discussion will be thought-provoking with final thoughts on setting high standards and expectations for yourself in 2016!

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The Incarceration of Girls and Women of Color

Posted in Racism, Girls of Color, Women of Color, race, Institutionalized racism, Disparate treatment of Black Women, race and color barriers, prison piepline, juvenile complexes, incarcerated girls and women of color, mental illness, sexual abuse, sexual assault on Nov 22nd, 2015

Join Dr. Culbreth and guests, Ms. Liz Alexander, Ms. Jaquala Yarbro and Ms. Chaundra Whitehead for a discussion on the incarceration of girls and women of color. Topics include the school to prison pipeline, sexual abuse, mental illness, families, and the over representation of girls and women of color in juvenile/prison complexes among other topics.

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Psychic Prisons In The Workplace

Posted in , Education, Colorism, Stereotypes, Prejudice, Negative Stereotypes, Women of Color, Black Americans, Institutionalized racism, Positive thinking, Rediscover, Culture of Ignorance, Disparate treatment of Black Women, race and color barriers, psychic prisons, respect, Plato's Cave, Groupthink & Office Politics, Negative Cultures & Negative Nancy’s, The Negative Grapevine, The Bitter Employee, Racism & White Privilege, Crabs in the Barrel & Colorism, Pettiness, Envy and OPBS, Emotional Intelligence, Bullies & Street Business in the Workplace, The Icarus Paradox, The 20-70-10 Rule, So you were thrown under the bus?, Zero Tolerance & Taking Action on Nov 1st, 2015

Are you dealing with drama in the workplace?  Crabs in the barrel? Have you been thrown under the bus?  Listen to Dr. Culbreth explain Psychic Prisons in the Workplace and strategies to deal with all of the DRAMA!

Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 8:00 pm EST

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·         Plato’s Cave

·         Psychic Prisons & Ark

·         Groupthink & Office Politics

·         The Negative Grapevine

·         Negative Cultures  & Negative Nancy’s

·         The Bitter Employee

·         Racism & White Privilege

·         Crabs in the Barrel  & Colorism

·         Pettiness, Envy and OPBS

·         Bullies & Street Business in the Workplace

·         Emotional Intelligence

·         Incompetence, Professionalism, Ethics & ARI

·         The Icarus Paradox

·         The 20-70-10 Rule

·         So you were thrown under the bus?

·         Zero Tolerance & Taking Action

·         The Culbreth 4D Approach

·         Moving On

 

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Defying Negative Stereotypes About Girls and Women of Color

Posted in Colorism, Girls of Color, Negative Stereotypes, live life beautiful, Women of Color, Celebrating, Embracing and Empowering, self-identity, Embrace you, self-empowerment, Self-esteem, Self-Love, Disparate treatment of Black Women, girls of color on Oct 10th, 2015

In celebration of the upcoming launch of the National Girls and Women of Color Council, Inc.  Complexity Talk Radio – Complexity Live and the National Girls and Women of Color Council, Inc. are extending a warm invitation to everyone to join us for the  Celebrating, Embracing, and Empowering Girls and Women of Color Talk Radio Series,

We live in a society that does not always embrace or value the diversity of girls and women of color. Sometimes girls and women of color are often perceived negatively, negatively stereotyped, negatively labeled because of the color of their skin or race. Join Dr. Culbreth and Dr. Jung-Kim and learn how to defy negative stereotypes and rise above the negativity.

Air date: Friday, October 9, 2015 at 8:00 pm EST

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Women of Color: More Than Just A Trend/Stereotype

Posted in Stereotypes, Prejudice, Girls of Color, Negative Stereotypes, live life beautiful, Women of Color, People of Color on Jun 5th, 2015

Dr. Culbreth and Dr. Jung-Kim discuss how girls and women of color are depicted in media, in print, and in their daily lives.

Live Show: June 4 ,2015

Women of Color: More Than Just A Trend/Stereotype.

Topics:

  • Women of color as trends?

  • The continued insults (conscious/unconscious and intentional/unintentional)

  • Defying negative stereotypes

  • So much more than a stereotype (morals, ethics, sexuality, etc.)

  • When apologies are not enough

  • The reality of it all

  • Psychic prisons and breaking free

  • One size does not fit all

  • Deeper thought processes

  • On being bigger, better and bolder

  • Keep the faith

  • Why we must celebrate, embrace, and empower girls and women of color

 

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The Effects of Colorism on Girls and Women of Color: An Interview with Ng’endo Mukii (Yellow Fever)

Posted in Colorism, Girls of Color, Women of Color, Yellow Fever on Apr 17th, 2015

Dr. Culbreth and award winning filmmaker Ng'endo Mukii discuss Ms. Mukii's film Yellow Fever, a mixed-media documentary focusing on the effects of colorism on the self-image and self-esteem of girls and women of color. 

Air date:  April 16, 2015

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Celebrating and Embracing Girls and Women of Color: Rising Above Colorism and Negativity.

Posted in Colorism, Girls of Color, Women of Color, Celebrating, Embracing and Empowering on Mar 26th, 2015

Dr. Culbreth and Dr. Jung-Kim discuss Celebrating and Embracing Girls and Women of Color: Rising Above Colorism and Negativity.

Topics 

·         Colorism

·         Psychic prisons 

·         Breaking down skin color and race barriers

·         Defying negative stereotypes 

·         Celebrating and embracing each other           

·         Perceptions                             

·         The power within

·         You are so much more

·         Reality TV                                                      

·         Higher Ground

·         Sisters in unity

·         Self-validation                                                

·         The Movement

·         National Girls and Women of Color Council  (NGWCC)

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