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Over the past few months, we’ve had plenty of opportunities to dwell on all that’s wrong, but you’d be surprised at how you can find ways to smile, even laugh, amidst turmoil. Comedian and U.S. Coast Guard veteran Jim Tews (BA ’10) was walking across a New York City street in September 2018 when aContinue reading “5 TIPS FOR FINDING HUMOR IN EVERYDAY LIFE: ADVICE FROM COMEDIAN JIM TEWS, BA ’10”

What Causes Negative Self-Talk? Negative self-talk can come from a place of depression, low self-confidence, and anxiety and be part of a more significant mental health concern. However, you may also have habits that are causing negative self-talk. Do you ever find yourself asking this question; why am I so negative about myself? You are not alone;Continue reading “What is negative self-talk?”

In the right context, negative emotions like anger, grief, sadness or jealousy are perfectly normal. Long lasting bouts of negative emotions can stop you enjoying life. Coping strategies can help to curb persistent negative feelings. About negative emotions Negative emotions can be described as any feeling which causes you to be miserable and sad. TheseContinue reading “Coping with Negative Emotions”

Celebrate the innovators, past and present, with deep-rooted impacts on agriculture and horticulture. By Nina Malkin | Updated Feb 23, 2022 George Washington Carver Born into slavery and freed during abolition, Tuskegee University educator George Washington Carver is perhaps our country’s best known botanist. He devised a method of crop rotation, alternating peanuts and other legumes with crops suchContinue reading “11 Black Americans Who Have Changed the Way We Garden”

About The National Museum of African American History and Culture is a place where all Americans can learn about the richness and diversity of the African American experience, what it means to their lives, and how it helped us shape this nation. Highlights Harriet Tubman’s hymnal; Nat Turner’s bible; A plantation cabin from South Carolina;Continue reading “National Museum of African American History and Culture”

By Paula Niño Kehr / Photography By Sonya Sellers | July 07, 2021 Black Farmer Box aims to create sustainable food system in Sunnyside In the historically Black community of Sunnyside, in south Houston, two young Black farmers have created what they feel could become a sustainable and equitable model to help feed and reinvigorate food desert communities. Ivy WallsContinue reading “Two Young Black Farmers Work to Feed and Reinvigorate a Houston Community”

Art lovers around the world have come to appreciate the wonders of world-class street art. Whereas street art was once looked down upon, back when it was commonly known as graffiti and viewed as a nuisance, it has now become a desireable art form. In New York and elsewhere, street art has become an attraction as a hostContinue reading “13 Famous Street Artist”

Sibling abuse is the most common but least reported abuse in the family. Prevalence is higher than spousal or child abuse combined with consequences well into adulthood similar to parent-child abuse. Often labeled rivalry and ignored, sibling bullying and abuse cause real trauma. Sibling abuse is the most common but least reported abuse in theContinue reading “Physical Abuse by Siblings”

Who Was James Van Der Zee? James Van Der Zee developed a passion for photography as a youth and opened up his own Harlem studio in 1916. Van Der Zee became known for his detailed imagery of African American life, and for capturing celebrities such as Florence Mills and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Following hardContinue reading “James Van Der Zee”

Who Was Augusta Savage? Born in Florida in 1892, Augusta Savage began creating art as a child by using the natural clay found in her hometown. After attending Cooper Union in New York City, she made a name for herself as a sculptor during the Harlem Renaissance and was awarded fellowships to study abroad. Savage later served asContinue reading “Augusta Savage”