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    Empathy is a Luxury Item: An Interview with Michael Tennant

    Michael Tennant is the Chief Executive Officer of Curiosity Lab – an integrated storytelling studio dedicated to spreading inclusivity, empathy, and well-being. Not only is Michael the creator of the HIGHLY popular empathy-driven conversation game, @actuallyc_rious, but he’s also a keynote speaker, author, and new dad! Did I also mention that his company was featured […] More

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    God is The Vagus Nerve: An Interview Jacinta Lomba

    Jacinta Lomba is really that girl. That’s the first thing you need to know. A Cape Verdean baddie, she grew up in central Connecticut with her parents and two sisters. Although Connecticut is where her family home is, her heart belongs to many places. As a graduate of Brown University, she is no stranger to […] More

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    Three Black Millennial Doctors To Watch

    It’s June, y’all! Can you believe it? We are officially halfway through 2021. But, honestly, it feels like the year is just starting since outside seems to finally be opening up. As someone who had to have a Zoom graduation last year, I cannot tell you how happy I was to see the graduation season […] More

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    Five Health Insurance Terms To Know To Get That Mental Health Together

    If you didn’t know, May is Mental Health Awareness Month. As we are finally (possibly?) emerging from the depths of the pandemic, we all know that this past year and a half has forced us to get right with our mental health one way or another. In my kind of world, mental health resources would […] More

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    Why Doulas Are The Future of Black Millennial Birthing

    SeQuoia Kemp is Syracuse’s most illustrious doula. She is a nurse by trade who has been standing up for Black maternal health since she was a teenager. SeQuoia recently presented at Upstate Medical University’s Health Justice Conference and was an instant hit. Since we are still in the times of COVID-19, SeQuoia was kind enough […] More

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    President Biden Can’t Forget About Black Millennials

    During the disrespectfully long Election Week (no shade to the Election Day workers…y’all did your thing), I went through a large range of emotions. I was excited, apathetic, nervous, exasperated, and fed up. Between the pandemic, social justice uprising, and the general trials and tribulations of being a student, I was just about done. After […] More

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    The Black Millennial’s Guide to Telemedicine Visits

    So, we are officially a year into this pandemic (Panera Bread, panorama, panzanella…whatever alternative name you have for this little pandemic that we are going through)…but, the point is that we are more than 365 days into what some of us (me!) thought was going to be all wrapped up by September 2020. So, the […] More

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    We Need To Talk About Colon Cancer

    Like many others in our community, I am mourning the death of Chadwick Boseman. It’s a very strange feeling to mourn the death of someone who you did not know but feel like could have easily been an older cousin, an uncle, or a brother to you in another lifetime. His tragic death from colon […] More

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    How To Create The Talk As A Black Millennial

    When talking about sex and relationships, my friends and I have a good ol’ time laughing about the ways that our parents did (or did not) have “The Talk” with us. Some of us sat awkwardly in our chairs and just prayed and prayed that the moment would be over. For others, the talk was […] More

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    How To Set Boundaries As A Black Millennial

    Danielle and I are sitting in a small vegan cafe in Queens. We are attempting to be adventurous in our meal choices. We decide that we are going to try a whole vegan meal – from drinks to our main course and dessert. Before we dive into the interview, we chat about our families, adulting, […] More

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    Three Easy Ways for Black Millennials to Prevent High Blood Pressure

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    Why Black Men Need to Speak Up About Their Health

    Wadnes Castelly is making big waves within the media industry as a Client Solutions Partner at Spotify. We met and bonded over repping Haiti big during our internship program… (shout out to the T. Howard Foundation!) We met up on a very chilly winter day in midtown Manhattan. Wadnes was kind enough to travel from […] More

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