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in TipsWho Teaches Black Millennials How to Network Effectively?
I was not prepared to be mentally manipulated by the job searching process. I graduated from my Master’s program during a global pandemic with record high unemployment rates. As a Black millennial, I immediately understood that the job searching process would be difficult, but I did not expect it to be brutal. When the process began […] More
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So, What’s The Antidote To This Racial Battle Fatigue We’re Feeling?
I believe that focusing on habit making can help to overcome racial battle fatigue. Let me explain. Very early in the pandemic, quarantine trapped me in a vicious cycle of repetitiveness. This cycle was not grounded in any type of positivity or productivity. I was stuck in a state of ugh. A state of ugh […] More
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Self-Help Books Are Missing The Mark With Black Millennials
I have an unexplainable love for self-help books. I’m unsure if it’s because of the excitement of following an author through their most difficult point in their life or how eloquently they seem to make hardship sound. Regardless, I would rather pick up a self-help book than any fictional book to relax. Authors who venture […] More
