Dear Madgean, Your first month working with DPSCD has been surrounded by a world undergoing drastic social change. The pain and harm that has plagued the black community for so long is being pushed to the forefront. People are out there protesting for justice over so many lives taken without any accountability by the system […]
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Dear Future Me, This is a tough time for you. Defining the word “community” used to be effortless. “Community” reminded you of home. This word could be the liquor stores, fast food chains, and churches on every block. “Community” used to be the ones kissed with melanin who shared your laughs and felt your pain.
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Dear Future Me, Just imaging the future, 9 weeks from now, seems like an impossible task to do in light of how fast today’s climate is constantly changing and how hectic this first week at SDEV has been. Coming from a potato quarantine-self has been somewhat of a difficult transition into a full-time internship position.
Sean, Well, you’re doing it. The world has been turned upside down and everything is crazy, but there’s also opportunity in this moment. You have the ability to help a community. You’ve been a member and a leader in communities before, where you knew who you were and what your role was. You’ve been surrounded
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Dear Future Jas, Congrats on completing your first week at Authority Health despite all the things going on in the world. Even though things aren’t ideal you still found a way to get through it all like you’ve always done. Growing up life wasn’t always sunshine and rainbows, but the things that got you through
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Dear Rakira, Two years ago if you were asked what “community” means to you I am sure you would have described the street you lived on, everyone, and everything inside your neighborhood. But I can tell you now that it is so much more than that. Your community should be a group of people that
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Dear Sasha, As you start your first week at DFA, the world ablaze with pain and rage over hundreds of years of the Black community suffering at the hands of white people. You have been struggling with how best to show your support and allyship, and how you can be actively contributing to positive change
Dear Le’Elle,Do you remember when you were a little girl? On Sunday mornings, your father would take you to your grandmother’s two-family flat on the corner of Mack and Gratiot. You would play games with your cousins in her big yard, while she prepared for church. Then, your father would escort grandmother Juanita to church
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Dear Future Mackenzie, Happy week one at ProsperUS! So far I’ve settled into the placement by reaching out to all of the members of the team, and it has made virtual onboarding not so bad. There seems to be a nice sense of community at ProsperUS… speaking of community, to me, community describes a close-knit
Dear Leslie, These weeks have been pretty intense. Heck, these past three months have been pretty hectic, but I know you’ve really been through it recently. With all the racism, Covid, and recent sexual assault allegations in the circles around you, all while you’re trying to start an internship, you’re probably wondering when it’s all
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