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"God of our weary years, God of our silent tears..." "To The God of Harriet Tubman, Nat Turner, Martin Luther King Jr..." "The lynching...

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I started this site with specific intent to focus on black people. I was raised in a black neighborhood in Vallejo, CA that was...

On the day that George Floyd died, after desperately pleading to regain ownership of his breath, many black people stopped breathing...

I am Dr. Jessica M. Smedley, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in the Washington DC Metro Area. My background and interests are founded...