Why do we set such high expectations for teenagers, individuals whose brains aren’t fully developed, individuals who are unable to completely organize behavior? Read on
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Rather than focusing on negative influences, it is helpful to recognize that there are areas of the teenage experience that positively affect teenagers and their mental health. One of these areas is music. Read on
I enjoy Black History Month each year. It’s a time when I get to hear about and study great African American people that have made a great contribution to society. Frederick Douglass is a notable person of interest. “He’s Black royalty,” as my mother would say. During my studies of him this year, something that… Read on
When attending public schools all your life, you don’t expect much from the school restroom. That all changed when I got older and got the gift of my period at school. A period occurs when a woman’s vagina bleeds for several days throughout her menstrual cycle. Most women’s periods occur every 28 days, although it’s… Read on
This podcast is filled with everything Teen and everything Real. In this podcast three teen girls Ila-Rose, Paige, and Emmanuella sit and talk about everything that we as teens experience and can grow from. We will talk about the truth about relationships at our age to mindfulness or self-awareness. Our goal is to connect with… Read on
I am the caramel drizzle I am the mocha found in your coffee I am the rich soil I am the cocoa bean found in the chocolate I AM THE DARKER BROTHER & SISTER that society criticizes I am the creator Lewis H. Latimer, Garrett Morgan, George Washington Carver, Elijah McCoy, Marie Van B. Brown,… Read on