It’s time to take a close look at pride and intersectionality. Pride month: a time to celebrate and protest, a time to reflect on how far we’ve come, while acknowledging how far we have to go. It is important to prioritize joy during this time, but it is equally important to recognize that that joy […]
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It’s an honor to receive a Phenomenal Woman Award. On June 14th, the YWCA held its inaugural Phenomenal Woman Award Celebration celebrating over 3500 First Responders and Essential Worker SHEROES, coining the day as the National Unsung Sheroes Day. The YWCA of Greater L.A. encourages Americans across the country to honor their personal SHEROES or
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“To accept one’s past – one’s history – is not the same thing as drowning in it. An invented past can never be used; it cracks and crumbles under the pressures of life like clay in a season of drought.” ― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time This quote from James Baldwin’s The Fire Next
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